For author Eric LaRocca, horror is a form of healing

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You can try reading Eric LaRocca's new collection “This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances” in the daylight. But even sunshine won’t be able to banish the deep-body chills and that pit-in-your stomach creepiness summoned by the four thematically linked stories in the volume.

You can try reading “” in the daylight. But even sunshine won’t be able to banish the deep-body chills and that pit-in-your stomach creepiness summoned by the four thematically linked stories in the volume.

“This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances” is the latest release from LaRocca, who pens short stories, novellas, and novels, and whose chilling work The New York Times has dubbed “must-read horror.” Though the author is well-established in the genre — their 2021 novella “Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke” went viral on TikTok, earning a Splatterpunk Award and they’ve also been twice nominated for a coveted Bram Stoker Award — this latest release marks a significant first.

Horror is the most cathartic genre because you experience the trauma, you experience the pain with these characters and you come out on the other side.Each of these stories is a gothic cathedral — ornate and rendered with a beauty that’s as much about shadows and dark alcoves as soaring heights.

 

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