October 22: Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand (1994)
Quote 1:
They never found her. Nothing at all: no clothes, no jewelry, no bones or teeth or locks of auburn hair.
Quote 2:
By the door the two figures remained still. I slitted my eyes, afraid that they would see that I was awake, be moved by the reflection of starlight in my pupils to reach for me with those terrible arms. Still they said nothing, only stood there unmoving, watching, waiting.
This novel is so, so good. And sooooo spooky! Back in the day it won both the Mythopoeic Award for Best Novel and the James Tiptree Jr. Award. Delicious stuff. I'm so glad you found the quotes to be properly scary!
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re: waking the moon
Date: 2021-10-22 03:52 pm (UTC)Re: waking the moon
Date: 2021-10-22 08:36 pm (UTC)