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| Editor | Kasey Lansdale |
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| Cover artist | Timothy Truman |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror, short story collection |
| Published | July 2013 Subterranean Press |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print hardcover, limited edition |
| Pages | 205 |
| ISBN | 978-1-59606-505-5 |
Impossible Monsters is a horror anthology edited by actress and musician Kasey Lansdale. It was published as both a limited edition and a trade hardcover by Subterranean Press in July 2013. It was Lansdale's first edited anthology. [1]
The reviewer at Fearnet called Impossible Monsters "refreshingly lean" and "fun to read". [2] The reviewer at Elitist Book Reviews praised its variety. [3] The Publishers Weekly reviewer wrote that Lansdale had chosen "visceral, creative pieces about ordinary people encountering the extraordinary". [4]
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