This collection is most suited to those who enjoy a subtle, introspective read in which the reader's imagination is called upon to enrich and enliven the experience. At the same time, the style and the mood of these stories may not satisfy those readers seeking a more visceral or dynamic experience. His work is so accomplished, so cleanly polished, that he's quickly acquired a devoted following. The same quality is true of Strantzas's work. Robert Aickman is a favorite of many readers of horror fiction, but some consider his work too vague or low-key. The influences underlying these stories are acknowledged up-front, in John Langan's introduction, which mentions Ramsay Campbell and Robert Aickman. While these earlier collections might be characterized by more of a Ligotti or Lovecraft vibe, Nightingale Songs takes the reader into quieter, more restrained territory. Nightingale Songs is the third story collection from Canadian writer Simon Strantzas, following Beneath the Surface and Cold to the Touch. But you will remember them." - Glen Hirshberg "Like the subtly disquieting locations in which they take place-a suburban house obscured by weeds and dark butterflies, the basement of a former home grown suddenly unfamiliar, a sleep clinic where the patients never meet-Simon Strantzas’ elegant stories worry at the reader’s sense of certainty. "Strantzas deftly establishes ordinary and seemingly innocuous situations that spin out of the characters' control and always end with an uneasy sense of menace, even when their resolution is ambiguous or cryptic." - Publishers Weekly " - Lisa Tuttle "He does not show you the gate to this new Golden Age of weird fiction that is upon us, but leads you through it." - Joseph S. "Simon Strantzas displays a gift for evoking disturbing atmospheres and creating odd, frightening encounters with the uncanny.
Strantzas demonstrates once again why he is so highly regarded amongst connoisseurs of the macabre and the fantastic." - Laird Barron In the Nightingale, Waiting for the Curtain to Rise, an Introduction by John Langan
Because, for you, it is already too late. Like a siren, the nightingale sings them onward to face their end. From the shores of a remote oil-stained sound to deep within the familiar heart of suburbia, these are the songs of broken people who cannot find a way to fix themselves, who must search the dark for salvation. Simon Strantzas, master of the subtle and the bizarre, returns with a dozen strange tales and eerie mysteries. In the dead of night, the nightingale sings. In the dead of night, you hear a discordant tune.
In the dead of night, your past mistakes will haunt you. In the dead of night, there are footsteps in the hall.
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