The Patient Routine, the newest statement of horror by Luna Rey Hall
The Patient Routine
Thenewest statement of horror by critically acclaimed author, Luna Rey Hall
Released and published by Brigids Gate Press
The book is available worldwide in e-format and paperback
"Filled with frantic death energy.Entrancing, gruesome, and heartening too. hall's lyrical hospital saga showsthat we are small inside the grandiose mortality machine."
— Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth
Ashton is convinced they are dying. whether it be from cancer, heartdisease, or a fungal infection, they know something bad is always about tohappen. after a night of health-related panic attacks, & urged by a voicein their head, Ashton decides to check in to the ER again but when anotherpatient is brought in with an unknown ailment that puts the entire hospital onlockdown, Ashton may be trapped in their worst nightmare.
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"Apsychedelic, propulsive stream-of-consciousness narrative that feels at timesclaustrophobic, at times conspiratorial, and at all times curiouslysuspenseful. Unlike anything I've ever read."
— Nick Cutter, author of The Troop
"the patientroutine is a merciless, anxiety-charged, possible-apocalypse,possible-zombie thriller, long narrative poem about the body in maddeningconversation with itself. luna rey hall takes us through the terrifying hallsof a hospital in lockdown while deftly exploring an immensely personal journeythrough the shifting realities of an over-medicalized mind, a body snared insystems that do not understand or serve it. The tension between inner and outerworlds is relentless and the body horror hits all the worst/best buttons whileraising philosophical questions of identity and power. What a torturously smartlittle book."
— Joe Koch, author of The Wingspan ofSevered Hands and Convulsive
About Luna Rey Hall:
lunarey hall is a queer trans non-binary writer. they are the author of spaceneon neon space (Variant Lit, 2022), no matter the diagnosis (GameOver Books, 2023), the patient routine (Brigids Gate Press, 2023), and loudestwhen startled (YesYes Books, 2020), longlisted for the 2020 Julie SukAward. they are the winner of the 2013 Patsy Lea Core in Memorial Award forPoetry. their poems have appeared in The Florida Review, The Rumpus,& Raleigh Review, among others. find more at lunareyhall.com.
To request additional review copies oran interview with Luna Rey Hall, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at CreativeEdge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.
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