Useless Things: A Short Story

Name: Useless Things: A Short Story
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ISBN: 9781722691172

✍️ James Mulhern

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🏛 Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 📅 2018 📖 34 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781722691172

📝 Description: Useless Things: A Short Story

A high school student and her grandmother come upon a grisly discovery. James Mulhern has won several awards for his writing. In 2017, he was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in Fiction.

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James Mulhern demonstrates a keen eye for unsettling domestic realism in this short story. By juxtaposing the innocence of a high school student with her grandmother against a grisly discovery, he taps into deep-seated fears about family safety and hidden truths. The narrative likely benefits from his award-winning background, ensuring the prose remains sharp and evocative without unnecessary embellishment. This work suits readers who enjoy psychological tension and gothic undertones in modern settings. It is a strong entry for those who value concise horror that relies on atmosphere and implication rather than explicit gore to unsettle the reader.

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Horror Reads editorial team

James Mulhern demonstrates a keen eye for unsettling domestic realism in this short story. By juxtaposing the innocence of a high school student with her grandmother against a grisly discovery, he taps into deep-seated fears about family safety and hidden truths. The narrative likely benefits from his award-winning background, ensuring the prose remains sharp and evocative without unnecessary embellishment. This work suits readers who enjoy psychological tension and gothic undertones in modern settings. It is a strong entry for those who value concise horror that relies on atmosphere and implication rather than explicit gore to unsettle the reader.