Song for the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evenson is a wild ride of short horror stories. I had to have it after reading the opening line of the two-page-long opening story: "No matter which way we turned the girl, she didn't have a face."
Evenson creates scenarios of anxiety, paranoia, and existential dread like few other authors, and this 2019 collection easily sees him at the top of his game. Additionally, "Lord of the Vats" is the best contemporary Lovecraftian short story I've ever read, as it weaves cosmic horror into an Alien-like setting, all the while doing such in an understated yet effective manner. Highly recommended.
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