I Hear the Clattering of the Keys (and Other Fever Dreams)

I HEAR THE CLATTERING OF THE KEYS (AND OTHER FEVER DREAMS)by Jamie Stewart.........................................................................................................This debut collection from Jamie Stewart is a collection of macabre tales where ordinary lives find themselves shattered by forces that lurk on the fringes of existence.Meet Alan Madden, who only wants to offer his son advice, even after his death; or Susie Granger, who worries for her neighbour Jane, known to everyone else as The Witch of Denison Street; or Sabina Kyle, who gets a special birthday present that - for a price - can make her dreams come true.Jamie Stewart, co-editor of Welcome to the Funhouse, presents seven nightmarish tales that peel back the skin of normality to show that insanity and horror are only a scrape away.Including:Dead AirInsularTrick or TreatThe Beach HouseAlfie and the Dead GirlsThe Woman Under the White TreeI Hear the Clattering of the Keys.........................................................................................................Praise for I Hear the Clattering of the Keys (and Other Fever Dreams):“These stories will haunt you. They are savage and visceral, full of vivid imagery that leaves no question as to what Stewart wanted you to see. There is gore for those who seek it, along with terror, blistering action, and suspense. Stewart cuts not only to the chase but to the bone with these stories, but it's not all blood and gore. There are also moments that feel quite personal and heartfelt, proving that the intensities of both horror and the heart are not as distant as one might believe.”—Michael R. GoodwinAuthor of How Good It Feels to Burn and Smolder“Consider this a warning: Jamie's brand of horror has a way of getting under your skin. It's like you've taken the wrong road, and ended up somewhere familiar and yet wholly strange. Where things are off-kilter, just to the left or right of normal. He takes you to places where the improbable feels possible, where honest sentiment and the inhumane commingle, and walks you through the horror with a disarming sensitivity.”—Christopher RobertsonAuthor of My Zombie Sweetheart andThe October Society“Stewart’s prose is as capable as it is evocative. Although the collection maintains a simple, straightforward style, there is plenty of vivid imagery and description to hold any reader’s interest. It certainly held mine. I read the whole book in one sitting.”—Briana MorganAuthor of Unboxed, The Tricker-Treater andMouth Full of Ashes

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