A Cosmology of Monsters

A Cosmology of Monsters

2019 • 338 pages

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A tender and terrifying literary horror novel, the author's debut tells the story of a family that created a haunted house attraction called the Wandering Dark and the hereditary monsters--both metaphorical and all-too-real--that haunt them.aunt them.

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I feel so spoiled having read a book this complex, well written, and downright mesmerizing.

May 6, 2020

Moving, extraordinarily readable play on horror/weird tropes. Multi decade family story with monsters, murders, inter dimensional travel, and backyard haunted houses. Hamill is one to keep an eye on.

March 19, 2020

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