The Dancing Bears
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A March 2024 release!
Queer Fables for the End Times
by Rob Costello
A lost boy under the spell of a seductive killer suffers the cut of betrayal while on the hunt for blood. The dead son of an abusive horror novelist returns from the grave to tell his father what really happened the night he died. A headstrong girl determined to seduce her ex-boyfriend discovers what being trapped in the closet really means. An ex-child star desperate for a comeback meets a sinister stranger who reveals the terrible price of attaining his heart’s desire. These stories will snatch the reader by the wrist, pull them close, and whisper bitter truths into the ear.
Paperback, 198 pages
Cover design by Inkspiral
Interior by Ryan Vance
"Each story in this collection is fueled by a heart beating with the dark, rich blood of longing and loss. Searching for connection, redemption, and love, the characters open doors best left closed, share secrets best kept buried, and go down paths best left untraveled. Fortunately for us, their choices result in revelations both terrible and marvelous." - Michael Thomas Ford, author of Suicide Notes and Lily
“In the heartbreak fairytales of The Dancing Bears, Rob Costello braves the depths of loss and the fury of endurance and invites us to dance in that darkness too.” - Kathe Koja, author of Dark Factory and The Cipher
"Hauntingly moving and evocative, this collection's got teeth. From a bottomless hole that returns things different but changed, to a former child actor's deadly aspirations to return to the big screen, The Dancing Bears will linger with readers long after they reach the final page." - Aden Polydoros, author of The City Beautiful and Wrath Becomes Her
"Costello’s dark debut presents a wide spectrum of grisly queer supernatural shorts." - Publishers Weekly
“In the heartbreak fairytales of The Dancing Bears, Rob Costello braves the depths of loss and the fury of endurance and invites us to dance in that darkness too.” - Kathe Koja, author of Dark Factory and The Cipher
"Hauntingly moving and evocative, this collection's got teeth. From a bottomless hole that returns things different but changed, to a former child actor's deadly aspirations to return to the big screen, The Dancing Bears will linger with readers long after they reach the final page." - Aden Polydoros, author of The City Beautiful and Wrath Becomes Her
"Costello’s dark debut presents a wide spectrum of grisly queer supernatural shorts." - Publishers Weekly