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Granny's Grinning

Robert Shearman

Publisher: ChiZine

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Summary

Sarah gets a new zombie costume for Christmas - and it's such a sweet and thoughtful gift, and it makes Granny grin so very widely. From Remember Why You Fear Me, this story is one of a set of deliciously frightening and darkly satirical tales by Robert Shearman, winner of the World Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Edge Hill Reader's Prize. 
ChiZine Publications (CZP) curates the best of the bizarre, bringing you the most excitingly weird, subtle, dark, and disturbing literary fiction. Look for more titles in the ChiZine short stories collection to build your digital library.
Available since: 01/29/2013.

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