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Jaws of Saturn

Laird Barron

First published August 2013
Type Short Fiction
Series The Children of Old Leech

Synopsis

When his girlfriend starts to act strangely after beginning smoking-cessation hypnotherapy from the man who lives upstairs from her, a professional bodyguard/killer pays a visit to the therapist to rectify the situation, but encounters a situation more than he can handle.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2014 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (6)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 2013 The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and Other Stories Night Shade Books Collection |7
September 2013 The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and Other Stories Night Shade Books Collection
May 2014 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six Night Shade Books Anthology
June 2014 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six Night Shade Books Anthology 311
July 2014 The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All Night Shade Books Collection
January 2021 Nightmare Magazine, January 2021 Adamant Press MAGAZINE |11