A Season of Loathsome Miracles

“A Season of Loathsome Miracles, the debut short story collection by Max D. Stanton, is a marvel from every literary angle: Stanton's prose is confident, powerful and precise. He also has a rare gift for comedy, which can often be cruel but always feels organic and earned. These stories—every one of them—feel effortless (a sure sign of excellence). The author is a natural storyteller. His dialogue is crisp and believable. You'll be hard pressed to find lulls or unneeded prose in this exceptional collection. Best of all, Stanton's imagination is top-tier and his plotting is often ingenious—two authorial elements that can neither be taught nor learned. A Season of Loathsome Miracles is a stunning, important debut. Don't miss it.” —Jon Padgett, author of The Secret of Ventriloquism and Editor-in-Chief of Vastarien: A Literary Journal

“With a diverse mix of strange tales and cosmic horror, A Season of Loathsome Miracles pays homage to the roots of weird fiction while also perverting it in interesting and clever ways. Packed with infernal devices, diabolical wax museums, occult films, the transformative properties of yoga, Lovecraftian whodunits, and burning witches, with his debut collection Stanton establishes himself as a haunting new voice calling to you from the shadows.” —Sam Richard, author of Sabbath of the Fox-Devils and To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows