Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia
- Sale Date
- ISBN
- 9781959030683
- Page Count
- 256
- Language
- English
- Imprint
- Tin House
Meet the Author
Lena Valencia
“Delicious”—The Los Angeles Times
“Full of menace and delight.”—Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love
Introducing an electrifying new voice in contemporary fiction that illuminates the many forces that haunt us.
An influencer attempts to derail a viral TV marketing campaign with her violent cult following. A marriage between two ghost hunters is threatened when one of them loses her ability to see spirits. The lives of a famous painter in the twilight of her career and a teenage ufo enthusiast converge when a mysterious glowing orb appears in their small desert town. And a slasher-flick screenwriter looking for inspiration escapes a pack of wild dogs only to find herself locked in an suv with a strange man beside her.
From the all-too-real horror of a sexual predator on a college campus to a lost sister transformed by cave-dwelling creatures, Lena Valencia’s debut story collection, Mystery Lights, grapples with terrors both familiar and fantastic.
“Full of menace and delight.”—Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love
Introducing an electrifying new voice in contemporary fiction that illuminates the many forces that haunt us.
An influencer attempts to derail a viral TV marketing campaign with her violent cult following. A marriage between two ghost hunters is threatened when one of them loses her ability to see spirits. The lives of a famous painter in the twilight of her career and a teenage ufo enthusiast converge when a mysterious glowing orb appears in their small desert town. And a slasher-flick screenwriter looking for inspiration escapes a pack of wild dogs only to find herself locked in an suv with a strange man beside her.
From the all-too-real horror of a sexual predator on a college campus to a lost sister transformed by cave-dwelling creatures, Lena Valencia’s debut story collection, Mystery Lights, grapples with terrors both familiar and fantastic.
Praise for Mystery Lights
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“Eerie. . . . depict[s] women as artists, cult leaders and lost souls who are often on a path of self-discovery and frequently brush up against the supernatural.”
New York Times Book Review -
“T"he American Southwest is a stage for slippage between reality and the weird, between horror and beauty, and between speculative and literary fiction…. If you enjoy the work of Kelly Link or Carmen Maria Machado, you will find much satisfaction in Mystery Lights.”
Esquire, A Best Horror Book of 2024 -
“Delicious. . . . In the umbra of these darkly tinged stories, readers will experience late-night fears and the sweet relief of daylight.”
The Los Angeles Times, A Best Book of Summer
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