Noctuary by Thomas Ligotti
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If a noctuary is a record of the happenings of the night, then Thomas Ligotti's "Noctuary" is the diary we all wish we didn't have. The collection offers a menu of nightmarish courses that touch upon existential terror, grim fates, and the sort of fear that doesn't just bump in the night—it lurks, it waits. The stories in this anthology don't scream; they whisper, leaving a lingering sense of dread that follows you long after you've put the book down. This is precisely the kind of gem that SFcrowsnest keeps in its treasure trove for the most fearless of readers.