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The introduction frames the author’s intent to set modest expectations while inviting readers to follow the stories in order, emphasizing narrative style and thematic resonance across the book. Early chapters plunge into psychological dread and self-destructive thoughts, then shift into vivid, grotesque imagery that centers on uncanny injuries, distorted perception, and dark interpersonal tension.","VELOX BOOKS  \nPublished by arrangement with the author.  \nA Deep Horror That Was Very Nearly Awe copyright © 2023  \nby J.R. Hamantaschen.  \nAll Rights Reserved.  \nThis book is a work of fiction. People, places, events, and situations are the product of the author ’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or historical events, is purely coincidental.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author and publisher.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSOME SORT OF INTRODUCTION  \nI always tell myself that I should get one of my more popular or more respected peers to write my introductions. Yet it’d be hard for me to criticize the hyperbolic “this young author will blow your mind and probably cure cancer” type of introductions that are so common in the small press world if I succumb to the temptation myself. Also, there’s nothing that readies the pitchforks of critical approbation like an introduction that overpromises and under-delivers, so like my mother told me growing up, keep expectations about yourself low and people likely won’t be as disappointed.  \nThis is my third collection of short horror fiction. At the time, I was planning on it being my last collection, so it has kind of a feeling of finality. I view this collection as a fitting end point and an encapsulation of the themes and motifs I’ve explored in my short fiction (particularly with the last story in this collection: hopefully that’s enough of an impetus to get you to read the whole book!), and a showcase of the styles that worked best in my previous two collections. Like always, I prefer that you read the stories in order. But it’s best to say as little as possible and just hope you enjoy what is to come.  \nAs always, I can be reached at [Jrtaschen@gmail.com. In addition to my](Jrtaschen@gmail.com. In addition to my)[ ](Jrtaschen@gmail.com. In addition to my)previous two collections,“You Shall Never Know Security” and “With a Voice that is Often Still Confused But is Becoming Ever Louder and Clearer,” I also host a weekly podcast called The Horror of Nachos and Hamantaschen, where I bloviate about horror movies, horror fiction, and general horror “culture” with my trusty co-host Derek Sotak. I live in Queens, New York, and if you ever find yourself in New York City, I’m often available to grab a coffee (or a hamantaschen, naturally) and talk horror / ceaseless psychological torments. Over the years I’ve met several readers for coffee or at conventions, and you’ve never read any heinous news stories about any of these meetings, right? Right! That’s really all the commendation I can give to keep expectations correspondingly low.  \nSincerely,  \nJ.R. Hamantaschen  \n[Jrtaschen@gmail.com](Jrtaschen@gmail.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nROCOCO VEINS AND LURID STAINS  \nI WALK TO the window, as swiftly as I can without drawing attention to myself. I don’t want to alert my parents to what is going on. There’s no point. Scaring my family needlessly won’t do anything. No one would know what happened. I could tell them now what might happen, but why? Who would believe me? I would just die in my sleep, I guess, and that’d beit.  \nKristen killed herself, they’d say, and in a way, they wouldn’t be wrong. It’s what I’d wanted. I hope that’s what my father and mother and brother would eventually settle on. I should write a note, tell them that I chose to kill myself, that it wasn’t their fault, that I know they tried their best. It’s the best I could really do for them.  \nI wanted to die, but I never wanted to make my family suffer. 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