A review by cherese
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

SGJ has crafted the kind of compulsively readable tale you simply have to stay up late devouring - both because you're utterly enthralled and because there's something viscerally satisfying about consuming good horror in the dead of night. The atmosphere he conjures is quite unsettling.

But this is more than just a spooky page-turner. At its core, it's an exploration of trauma's lasting impacts through the lens of the supernatural. This compact yet richly layered novella builds to a devastating emotional crescendo. It's the type of story that lingers in your psyche long after finishing, leaving you probing its thematic depths while still feeling vaguely unnerved. A masterful, haunting blend of genres that both chills and chills you to contemplate life's tougher truths.