Un lugar soleado para gente sombría

Mariana Enriquez's collection of short stories collects tales of horror set mostly in Argentina and around the world. They show the haunted corners of ordinary life: ghosts and curses in decaying houses, strange rituals, uncanny encounters and the traces of history, including the dictatorship, in the city. Her writing moves from the everyday to the macabre, with an eye for the class divide and the real social violence that gives her horror its force. The title suggests places that look cheerful on the surface but hold dark things for the people who live there.

It's for readers who loved Things We Lost in the Fire or who like literary horror from Latin America. Expect eerie atmosphere, social comment and no easy answers.

Thought-provoking; a moderate read.

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