The lead title story 'Deeper, Darker Things' was shortlisted for a Shirley Jackson Award for best novella of 2019. Steve Dillon's second collection of weird fiction, short stories, and dark poetry. Dark, surreal, and often weird. These are Dillon's trademarks, which he firmly established with his first collection "The Beard and Other Weirdness." Dillon's chief influences include Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Stephen King, and H.P. Lovecraft. And it shows.