The Devil Took Her: Tales of Horror

Michael Botur

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Melanie's increasingly disturbing journal entries have to be delusional ravings-if they're not, there's something terrible out there, snatching runaways in the night and spiriting them off to somewhere unspeakable.

In his debut collection of horror stories, The Devil Took Her, short fiction writer Michael Botur, recognized in his native New Zealand as "one of the most original story writers of his generation," offers twelve terrifying and bizarre tales that take us to the dark extremes of human imagination.

A woman trapped in a coal cellar discovers that in order to live, part of her needs to die. A teen prankster's vicious joke against her tutor brings revenge served cold. Cutting class turns terrifying for two high school introverts. A powerful-yet-paranoid publisher turns a young man's magazine internship into a nightmare. And more . . .

Book Details

Publisher: Sager Group LLC
Publish Date: May 15th, 2022
Pages: 320
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.72in - 0.90lb
EAN: 9781950154838
Categories: • Horror - General• Fantasy - Dark Fantasy• World Literature - New Zealand

About the Author

Botur, Michael: - Michael Botur, born 1984, is the author of five acclaimed short story collections, four novels, a poetry collection and a children's book. He has won awards for short fiction in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Botur has published journalism in most major newspapers and magazines in New Zealand. He lives in Whangarei with his two kids, who beg Daddy to tell them synopses of the scary stories he's writing. In 2021 Botur was the first New Zealand winner of the Australasian Horror Writers Association Short Story Award for "Test of Death."

Praise for this book

"Prolific, dope-as-tits writer Michael Botur is back, with a new collection. His writing in these twelve stories is pure, no-holds-barred revelry in the weird and genuinely scary. Each story is highly imaginative and, most importantly, fun to read." -Jeremy Roberts, GingerNutsofHorror.com

"Michael Botur's work grabs you by the throat and won't let you go. His stories throb with what feel like real people, real conversations, real moments of pain and hope, misunderstanding and reconciliation, remorse and surprise." -Maggie Trapp, New Zealand Listener

"Botur is a superb practitioner with the ability to bring to life these terrifying moments... It's a little like a car crash, you don't want to look - but you just can't help yourself." -Chris Reed, NZ Book Lovers

"Gritty, unsettling, and utterly intoxicating." -Steffanie Holmes, USA Today bestselling and award-winning author

Aside from the incredible inventiveness of its plot, Botur's writing sings at times with fluency and vivacity." -Jenny Purchase, Kete NZ Books

"Botur is considered one of the most original story writers of his generation in New Zealand." -Patricia Prime, Takahē 86