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Eric LaRocca is a American horror author best known for their viral novella, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, first published by Weirdpunk Books in 2021 and reissued with additional short stories by Titan Books (PRH) in 2023.

Work

Unfolding in the form of online chats, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke was named one of the Best 59 Horror Books of All Time by Cosmopolitan.^[1]

LaRocca's debut novel, Everything the Darkness Eats, was published by Clash Books in 2023, while Titan Books issued a new volume of short stories in 2024. Both received positive review in the New York Times.^[2]

LaRocca identifies as genderqueer and uses he/they pronouns. His books frequently feature LGBTQ+ characters and themes.

Bibliography

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke - Titan Books, 2023 ISBN 1803363762

Everything the Darkness Eats - Clash Books, 2023 ISBN 1955904278

The Trees Grew Because I Bled There - Titan Books, 2024 ISBN 9781803363776

References

^ "You Won't Be Able to Sleep After Reading These Iconic Horror Books". Cosmopolitan. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ Trussoni, Danielle (May 26, 2023). "Gothic Whodunits and Exploding Heads: Summer's New Horror Books". The New York Times.

Category:Living people Category:21st-century American writers

[1] "You Won't Be Able to Sleep After Reading These Iconic Horror Books". Cosmopolitan. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-09-24.

[2] Trussoni, Danielle (May 26, 2023). "Gothic Whodunits and Exploding Heads: Summer's New Horror Books". The New York Times.

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