An ancient spirit grapples with the new spirit of youth and greed for control over the season of the dead. A woman and her lover take a romantic trip to Mexico where she learns that both love and death are more than she believes. And a dead writer discovers an opportunity for the ultimate revenge. Featuring the work of Dru Pagliassotti, Ron Savage, Gerri Leen and others, Dia de los Muertos provides 29 tales based on the days of the dead, that time of year when the dead are permitted to return to walk again amongst the living.
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Twenty-nine tales related to Día de los Muertos. Representing a wide variety of styles and genres, these stories are both chilling and moving, simple and profound.
Personal favorites include “Mexican Moon,” “The Courtyard,” “The Effect of Place on Love and Death,” “Gabriela,” “The Fat Lady Watches Monster Movies,” “Before the Altar on the Feast for All Souls,” and “The Catrinas Will Dance with Any Boy They Like.”