For every novel, there was a diverse collection of stories and just when Evenson began a rhythm, he stepped outside of the box and experimented with everything from limited edition books adorned with his own bloody fingerprints ( Baby Leg, 2009) to co-writing innovative tomes like The Deaths of Henry King with Jesse Ball and Lilli Carré. Writers tend to find their niche and continue to grow within that carved-out section of a genre, but not Evenson. Since then, Evenson has published upwards of 20 unique books that have continued to push the boundaries of both literary fiction and horror. In fact, Evenson had to step down from his post at Brigham Young University after its publication, with the school citing “divergent missions” for his departure. The prolific and innovative author’s first book, Altmann’s Tongue (1994), is a collection of stories that so boldly exhibited gruesome horror-including depictions of characters cutting off their own body parts-that it caused quite a bit of a stir. Brian Evenson has unearthed many a rock in search of the darkest horrors of the human psyche.
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