"Gemma Files's stories are always so smart and humane, and overwhelm the reader with a true sense of wonder, awe, and horror. She is, simply put, one of the most powerful and unique voices in weird fiction today."

-Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World

"When we speak of the best in contemporary horror and weird fiction, we must speak of Gemma Files."

-Laird Barron, author of Worse Angels

"Gemma Files has one of the great dark imaginations in fiction-visionary, transgressive, and totally original."

-Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach trilogy

"Boldly, brazenly, Gemma Files pushes her hands deep into the red and seeping unconscious places and finds the bits of treasure worth pulling back out into the light."

-Caitlín R. Kiernan, author of Houses Under the Sea

"Files' prose is terse and muscular yet highly poetic. Her stories are equally full of pain and humanity, injustice and solace. And they enter your brain like a spike between the eyes."

-Dale L. Sproule, Rue Morgue Magazine

"Traditionally, those horror protagonists who catch sight even briefly of the naked malevolence of the world tend to die, go mad, or forget what they have seen. But Files offers a fourth alternative: meaningful survival, accepting responsibility for those around you, getting on with your chosen work. You might think of it as optimistic nihilism. This renewed sense of what horror fiction can do will resonate deeply for readers who find themselves overwhelmed by the increasingly prominent and disturbing images of the real world."

-Helen Marshall, Los Angeles Review of Books