The Fleshless Man

Prentiss is a master of the dark fiction novella, and this book is even more powerful and haunting than his debut Invisible Fences. The story of two brothers, their dying mother, and an enigmatic nurse, the horrors that unfold are those we all must face—the death of a parent, the inexorable progress of terminal disease, painful memories of sibling torments, and the dark thoughts that arise in even the best of us that we try to bury and repress. Add to that a metaphorical monster that just might be something more than imaginary and you have a haunting, dreamlike story that won't easily be forgotten.