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“I know them, these hills.” In the foothills of the Green Mountains, a child grows up in an abandoned village, haunted by memories of his absent parents. In a wayside tavern, a murderous innkeeper raises a young girl among the ghosts of his past victims. Elsewhere the village of Whistler’s Gore is swept up in the tumult of religious fervor, while in rural Falmouth, the souls of the buried dead fall prey to a fungal infestation. This is New England as it was once envisioned by Hawthorne and Lovecraft, a twilit country of wild hills and barren farmland where madness and repression abound. The Lord Came at Twilight presents 14 stories of doubt and despair, haunter and haunted, the deranged and the devout.
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- Published on: 2015-10-19
- Released on: 2015-10-19
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The Lord Came at Twilight, by Daniel Mills Review "Reading the stories in this wonderful debut collection from Daniel Mills is like waking into an older, haunted America. The God of the Puritans holds sway, with terrible power and terrible beauty. The night is wondrous with spirits. Though these stories bear the influence of Hawthorne, Lovecraft, and Palliser, the numinous dread fills them is his alone. Mills recalls to us America's own dark wood, and it is lovely to behold." -- Nathan Ballingrud, author of North American Lake Monsters"The Lord Came At Twilight is silk-smooth and as dark as the shaft of an off boarded-over mine. Mills takes us that place and drops us in. He's kind enough to flash the lamp light down upon us now and again, so we can glimpse the claw-marks on the rock, the bones, the moving shadows... A terrifically affecting collection." -- Laird Barron, author of The Beautiful Thing that Awaits Us All"Mills has a poetic and visionary style of his own, capable of uncovering the beauty in horror and the horror in beauty. He has Lovecraft's ability to evoke awe and wonder, but he avoids the old writer's hysterical edge and tendency to adjectival excess. The Lord Came at Twilight is a significant and sophisticated contribution to modern weird fiction." -- Reggie Oliver, Wormwood
About the Author Daniel Mills is the author of Revenants: A Dream of New England (Chomu Press, 2011), selected by ALA Booklist as one of the Top 10 Historical Novels of 2011. His short fiction has appeared in a variety of horror journals and anthologies, including Black Static, Shadows & Tall Trees, and The Mammoth book of Best New Horror 23. He lives in Vermont.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Of Twilight & Time By C.M. Muller In reading through the fourteen tales which comprise this remarkable debut, I could not help but wonder about the author's method in creating them. Did his preparation include nineteenth-century garb, a pair of infinity-shaped eyeglasses, a dark chamber excluding all but antiquated desk, candle and quill? I share this fantastic premise simply because I am at a loss as to how Daniel Mills so perfectly taps into the era of which he writes. There is an effortless magic to both his prose and imagination, a magic which quite literally sweeps the reader out of their known world.In his illuminating introduction to "The Lord Came at Twilight", Simon Strantzas rightly includes Mills with a cadre of contemporary authors who have the ability to "re-contextualize what's come before in new and exciting ways." This is nowhere more evident than in "Dust From a Dark Flower", which reads like an exquisite cross between the tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne and John Carpenter's "The Thing". Personally, I found Mills' creation more terrifying."MS Found in a Chicago Hotel Room", which jumps up the time-stream only slightly to 1893, is one of the finest (and most imaginative) renderings of a "King in Yellow" story that I have ever read, not only in its seedy and convincingly-sketched backdrop but in its use of a very unique first-person protagonist--a certain gentleman who I simply cannot reveal for fear of spoiling the denouement.Fans of H.P. Lovecraft (and I include myself here) will rejoice in "Whisperers", which features two familiar characters from the old gent's oeuvre--namely Randolph Carter and Henry Ackley. This is one of the few tales that ventures into twentieth-century territory. Indeed, the introduction of a Ford truck in the opening scene comes as a bit of a shock after acclimating oneself to the horse-and-buggy milieu of the previous century."House of the Caryatids" is a carefully-wrought tale which brings to mind the Civil War fiction of Ambrose Bierce (I'm thinking here of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"), as well as Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan". The story involves three soldiers who stray from the battlefields of Shiloh, only to encounter stranger horrors when they stumble upon a seemingly derelict old manse in the woods."The Naked Goddess" features an elderly narrator recalling his experience as a young man in a secluded town made up entirely of blind residents. It is only at the very end of the tale (in the form of a historical pamphlet) that we learn of the diabolic cause of this oddity. While most of the stories in this collection are accompanied by illustrations, I found the one complimenting this to be the most haunting and effective.Daniel Mills strikes me as writer who thrills at the idea of imagining the past, someone who will stop at the side of the road to admire a lonely field, derelict house, leaning barn or crumbling chimney. He understands the dark mysteries such structures hold and is only too willing to listen to the ghosts of the past. "The Lord Came at Twilight" is an important and original book in the field of weird fiction, belonging in all enthusiasts' libraries.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Praise the lord! By Ginger Nuts Horror is such a broad term, it is a term that despite years of work from some of the best writers working today, one that carriers so many misconceptions. Horror is so much more than hormonal girls and angsty vampires. Horror is about heart, it's about emotions, it's about feelings, it is about man’s struggle to find his way in the world and understand the mysteries of life, love fear and death.Horror has the ability to make the reader take a look themselves, it challenges us ponder on our place in the universe, and it challenges us on what makes us, us.Daniel Mills' The Lord Came At Twilight, is a short story collection that takes the reader on a deeply emotional journey into the darkest regions of our souls.The Lord Came At Twilight, almost feels like a book out of time, you can feel the ghosts of the past masters looking over the shoulder of Mills as he created this wonderful anthology. There are subtle and sometimes not so subtle influences of Poe, Lovecraft, and Blackwood permeating throughout this book. This is a haunting book that almost feels as though it should discovered in an old chest, such is the wonderful sense of time and place. Mills writing perfectly captures a proper sense of time and place, where the stories feel right. . If an author isn't able to get this sense of period and place correct it throws the reader out of the story. The Lord Came At Twilight is full of stories that transport you straight into the worlds in which they are set.Many readers also believe that all stories should have nicely wrapped up resolutions, where the evil is vanquished, or they all live happily ever after. Don't read this book if this what you want from a story. Many of the stories here are open ended, some of them are perplexing and leave you with more questions than were answered, but they all have the perfect conclusion for their narrative. Mills has created a collection that manages to be challenging and yet accessible at the same time. His evocative writing style will take you in its grasp and lead you through some poignant tales.The collection starts off with beautiful melancholia in the short story The Hollow. This is deeply moving story where the protagonists sense of loneliness and abandonment is handled with some beautiful writing, and contains one of the best closing paragraphs to a short story I have ever left. This is one of those stories that goes beyond mere storytelling it gets into the readers mind a deeply moving story that cannot help but stir the emotions of the reader."We live, we die, and still the land remembers"It is always a gamble to start a collection with such a strong entry, as you set the benchmark by which all the other the stories have to reach. So it is a good thing that Daniel is up to the task. Not all of the stories here have the same emotional punch as The Hollow, however even when these stories don't pack the same emotional punch they do share a common parentage of fabulous writing and stunning world building.Some of the stories take a wry look at the genre, in particular MS Found In A Chicago Hotel Room. Taking its cues from the classic The King In Yellow, this story takes us on a mind bending trip that peeks at the vastness of the cosmic world as our protagonist goes in search of the mysterious and alluring Camilla.Dust From A dark Flower is one of the more standard stories here, a mysterious growth is extending its influence in the village of Falmouth, and it is up to the village's Doctor, Hosea Edwards to unravel the mystery surrounding it. Despite knowing the fate Edwards, Mills still manages to conjure up feelings of shock and despair as story closes. A creepy story that slowly builds up the levels of foreboding.Other stand out stories in this collection included the title story The Lord Came At Midnight. Is another fantastic period piece. The story itself while directly related to Ligotti's The Mystics of Muelenberg, still strongly maintains Mills' wonderful narrative voice. This is another story that really gets into the reader's mind with its deep, dark narrative."And so it was that the Appointed Day came to Muelenberg, arriving in our city like a thief in the night - and then, having robbed us of all hope and contentment, did not linger, and in departing left no sign of itself, ..."For sheer intense storytelling The Falling Dark, is probably the most intensive story in the whole collection, centered around one man's fascination with a girl, this story twists the readers mind into one overtightened spring, will his obsession over her lead him to nefarious acts, or will he find a way to salvation."The opening seethes and pulses, exuding the blankness of nightmare, the no-life for which he has always been fated"This is one of those books that makes you want to go and read everything else the author has written. Full of hauntingly ethereal prose this is a book that traverses the spaces beyond the genre to deliver a book that will chill you while leaving you with a great sense of awe and wonder.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A stunning collection of weird fiction By "Seregil of Rhiminee" Do you want to read beautifully written weird fiction that is reminiscent of classic weird fiction? Are you looking for horror stories that are genuinely frightening and unsettling? If you answered "yes" to these two questions, you have found what you're looking for, because the stories in Daniel Mill's The Lord Came at Twilight are old school weird fiction. They're brilliantly unsettling and sophisticated stories that stay true to their roots that lie deep in classic weird fiction.These past couple of years have been exceptionally good years for weird fiction, because many excellent short story collections have been published to critical acclaim. The Lord Came at Twilight joins the canon of these excellent collections and makes its way all the way to the top. It's one of the best weird fiction collections of the year, and it's right up there at the top with Clint Smith's Ghouljaw & Other Stories and Simon Strantzas' Burnt Black Suns. I dare say that if H. P. Lovecraft were alive today, he would be tempted to call this collection his own and would be very proud of these stories.Daniel Mills' The Lord Came at Twilight is almost like a short story collection out of the past, because the author writes evocatively about the historical past of New England and what goes on in the remote areas. When you read these stories, you are instantly reminded of old gothic and haunting stories that have fascinated and terrified readers for many decades. These stories instantly transport the reader to the ancient (and not-too-distant) past of New England when the world was a different place, because the author beautifully evokes a proper sense of time and place with his sentences. You can easily believe that everything that happens in these stories truly takes place in the past.I'm glad I had the opportunity to read and review Daniel Mills' The Lord Came at Twilight. Because I've been fascinated by Lovecraftian horror and weird fiction for a long time, it makes me glad to see that new and talented authors have followed in Lovecraft's footsteps and have written similar kind of stunningly weird stories. Daniel Mills is definitely one of these talented authors, because he writes excellent Lovecraftian weird fiction that pays homage to the old master's tales and the terrifying atmosphere in them. He is a gifted storyteller and a remarkable new talent who has the ability to evoke vivid and realistic images of an age gone by. He's able to write old-fashioned weird fiction without being too old-fashioned, because there's a modern edge to these stories.The Lord Came at Twilight contains the following stories:- The Hollow- MS Found in a Chicago Hotel Room- Dust from a Dark Flower- The Photographer's Tale- Whistler's Gore- The Wayside Voices- John Blake (original to this collection)- The Falling Dark- Louisa- The Tempest Glass- House of the Caryatids (original to this collection)- Whisperers- The Naked Goddess- The Lord Came at TwilightThis collection also contains an introduction written by Simon Strantzas. It's a good and well written introduction, because Simon Strantzas tells of how he found Daniel Mills and describes what kind of weird fiction the author writes.Here's a bit of information about the stories and my thoughts and comments about them:The Hollow:- The protagonist of this story visits a hollow and sees an enormous and ominous oak tree.- This memorable story contains atmospheric descriptions of the protagonist's tragic life and his survival.- This is a powerful opening story that sets the mood for the other stories.MS Found in a Chicago Hotel Room:- A story about a man who visits a brothel and gets into trouble because of a woman.- A beautifully written, imaginative and atmospheric King in Yellow story.- I won't the name of the protagonist, but I'm sure that it will be a pleasant surprise for all readers who have read weird stories and are familiar with classic weird fiction.Dust from a Dark Flower:- In this story a physician writes down his macabre tale before being sentenced to death by hanging so that people shall know the truth about what has happened.- Dust from a Dark Flower is a chilling and memorable story in the vein of H. P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space and John Carpenter's The Thing about a mysterious rot found in the graveyard.- This is definitely one of the best and most memorable stories in this collection.The Photographer's Tale:- A chilling story about a photographer who sees strange things through the camera's viewfinder.- An atmospheric tale that is told in a thrilling way.Whistler's Gore:- This is an interesting story that consists of epitaphs on the gravestones in the old churchyard.- This is a bit different kind of a story, but it works well.The Wayside Voices:- A complex and compelling story that has an interesting structure. This ghost story is told by multiple characters.- One of the best and most memorable stories in this collection.John Blake:- An intriguing story about a young man called John Blake who meets a mysterious stranger and learns new things from him.- I liked this story very much.The Falling Dark:- A powerful story about a man's isolation and fascination with a woman.- One of the best stories in this collection.Louisa:- An interesting story of a man meets a mysterious woman and spends a night with her only to find her gone the next morning.- A well written and atmospherical story that is definitely one of the best stories in this collection.The Tempest Glass:- In this chilling story a reverend sees a terrifying vision in a haunted mirror.- I don't remember when I've read as good a story as this one, because it's perfect and unsettling weird fiction.House of the Caryatids:- A fantastic story about three soldiers and a mysterious plantation in the South during the US Civil War.- This story is one of my favourite stories, because I've always loved stories about persons who wander where they shouldn't go and find themselves in trouble.Whisperers:- An excellent and well written story that will please fans of H. P. Lovecraft.The Naked Goddess:- In this unforgettable story the protagonist wanders into an odd and hostile village where people are blind and finds trouble there.- This story is one of the best "a person wanders into a strange town" stories I've ever read, because the author creates a wonderfully menacing atmosphere.The Lord Came at Twilight:- This brilliant and well-told story is related to Thomas Ligotti's The Mystics of Muelenberg.- The Lord Came at Twilight is a perfect choice for the last story in this collection.- I'm sure that readers who are familiar with Thomas Ligotti's stories will enjoy reading this story.I enjoyed reading all of these stories, because there weren't any filler stories in this collection. Each story is excellent and worth reading.Daniel Mills is undisputedly one of the strongest and most gifted Lovecraftian authors who have emerged during the last couple of years. These stories are marked by the same kind of sense of style, feel of unease, despair and gradually building terror that can be found in Lovecraft's stories. Although there are many similarities to Lovecraft's stories, the author doesn't imitate his works, but writes wholly original fiction.I think that many readers who have read weird fiction have noticed that weird fiction is at its best amazingly beautiful and atmospheric horror fiction. The classic stories written in the late 19th century and early 20th century are especially terrifyingly beautiful in their gloomy and bleak atmosphere, because the protagonists find themselves at the mercy of happenings that make shake them both mentally and physically. Daniel Mills manages to do the same to his protagonists in these stories.To be honest, it's been a long time since I've read anything this good and atmospheric when it comes to weird fiction. I have read lots of Lovecraftian weird fiction and also other kind of weird fiction, but these stories are some of the few stories in which the old and historical New England serves as a background for the terrifying and macabre happenings. This New England setting is something that I love very much, because ever since I first read H. P. Lovecraft, I've been fascinated by weird stories that take place in New England.As much as I love modern horror, I have to mention that there's nothing quite like reading beautifully written classic weird fiction and new stories that have been written in similar fashion. This kind of weird fiction is the best kind of horror for readers who want quality, atmosphere and good prose from their stories, because there's no substitute for good weird fiction and Lovecraftian cosmic terror.The author's most imporant influences have most likely been H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen and other similar classic authors, because there's a deep gothic, supernatural and frightening feel to these stories that can only be found in classic weird fiction. All experienced readers will notice that the roots of these stories lie deep in classic weird fiction and the author owes a debt to the old masters, but he writes his own kind of weird fiction. In my opinion Daniel Mills understands what classic weird fiction means to readers and is extremely talented at creating a threatening and strange atmosphere that reminds readers of classic weird fiction. He boldly uses his own voice to tell weird stories and has plenty of imagination. No matter what he writes about - whether it be Lovecraftian weird fiction or other kind of weird fiction - he does it amazingly well and memorably.Daniel Mills beautifully - and addictively - manages to infuse his stories with the same kind of despair and terror that readers have come to love in Lovecraft's stories. The prose in these stories is exceptionally beautiful, evocative and nuanced. The author's hauntingly literary writing style deepens the effect these sophisticated stories have on the reader and grabs the reader's attention and pulls him/her momentarily into a world gone by where people had different lives, values and habits. The eloquent prose and the descriptive sentences make these stories stand out among other similar stories and make for an excellent and unforgettable read. This kind of literary prose is one of the reasons why I consider weird fiction to be the one of best sub-genres of speculative fiction.The characterization is excellent in these stories. The characters are surprisingly realistic and well-created characters, because there's nothing annoying or artificial about them. I was amazed by how genuine the characters and their feelings felt when I read these stories.Many authors have written excellent weird fiction stories, but there's something about these stories that sets them apart from other stories. In my opinion, there's a wealth of emotional depth in a few of these stories that only Laird Barron and Richard Gavin have been able to match in some of their stories. This kind of weird fiction is rare or rather it feels like it's rare, because only a few modern authors are capable of writing this kind of stories.Daniel Mills pays homage to Lovecraft's stories by writing about horrors and isolation in the New England countryside and towns. He reveals what kind of terrors lurk beneath a lush yet bleak and barren landscape. The New England that Lovecraft wrote about in his stories gets a fresh new look in this collection as Daniel Mills writes about the weird happenings that plague the countryside and evoke terrifying fear in the local inhabitants or in the visitors who wander to wrong places. He demonstrates that the New England countryside may look peaceful, but something horrifying may be born in the desolate and isolated areas. His respect and admiration of Lovecraft's stories and writing style can be found on every page of this collection.In my opinion, Daniel Mills is one of the new masters of the weird and the supernatural. He may - for the time being - be an unknown author to many readers, but not for long, because he belongs to the small group of authors who genuinely know how to frighten and impress their readers with atmospheric weird stories. (I'm sure that all readers agree with me on this when I say that it's thrilling to find a new author who is capable of writing sophisticated weird fiction that is reminiscent of classic stories, because most new authors tend to focus mostly on modern weird fiction.)Because I enjoyed reading this collection, I will definitely revisit it soon, and I look forward to reading more stories written by Daniel Mills. I haven't had a chance to read his debut novel, Revenants (Chômu Press, 2011), which he wrote a couple of years ago, but I've heard good things about it, so I intend to read it as soon as possible.Before I write the final paragraphs of this review, I'll mention that the interior illustrations by M. Wayne Miller are beautiful. The cover art by Daniele Serra is also beautiful and impressively artistic.Daniel Mills' stories are beautiful, dark, rich and disturbing, and he has a fantastic way of writing about New England and characters who find themselves allured and frightened by the supernatural happenings. The old and historical New England is broughtly vividly and terrifyingly to life in these stories. All the farmlands, cottages, derelict houses, meadows, fields and hollows are described in such a realistic and vivid way that it's impossible not to be fascinated by the rural atmosphere. These stories are just as good and memorable as all the classic weird fiction stories by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen and Hodgson, so do yourself a favour and read this collection as soon as possible. The Lord Came at Twilight is a short story collection that every Lovecraft fan should buy and read immediately without hesitation.Daniel Mills' The Lord Came at Twilight is a stunning short story collection that boldly follows in the footsteps of H. P. Lovecraft and other writers of weird fiction, but stands proudly on its own feet and competes with the best stories in the field and even surpasses many of them. Dark Renessaince Books have done a huge favour for all readers of the weird by publishing this collection.Very highly recommended - especially to all readers who love weird fiction and Lovecraftian eldritch horror!
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