Short & Sharp

Short & Sharp collects 26 small, deadly horror tales by Dave Musson, one for each letter of the alphabet. These compact stories aim to get in, get under your skin, and get out again, offering a range of unsettling moments presented in brief, focused form. The collection includes a family who keep getting closer to pile-ups on their drive home, a mysterious day when a man went out and everyone knew his name, and the dark depths of being awake and sleep deprived with a small child in the early hours. The book frames itself as a macabre dictionary of snackable scares with varied domestic and uncanny incidents.