Denizen of the Dead: The Horrors of Clarendon Court

Stewart Home's provocative anthology reframes the traditional haunted house narrative as a sharp protest against contemporary property speculation. Blending contributions from authors like Paul Ewen, Chloe Aridjis, and Tom McCarthy, the collection trades supernatural ghosts for the very real, systemic dread of urban displacement and corporate greed. The atmosphere here is cold, clinical, and unsettling, building an ambient dread that feels uncomfortably close to home rather than safely fantastical. It avoids cheap jumps in favor of a sustained, atmospheric unease rooted in the bleak realities of modern architecture and real estate. This eclectic mix of fiction suits readers who appreciate literary horror with a distinct political edge, offering a thought-provoking challenge to conventional genre tropes.