The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories

by Ann VanderMeer

‘It is the body of the state,’ said Vaslav, so softly his voice was barely above a whisper, ‘it is the shape of our lives.’

‘What did he mean?’ said Mick, as they stood looking at another locked door. ‘He was talking metaphor–’ ‘All that stuff about giants?’ ‘It was some Trotskyist tripe–’ Judd insisted. ‘I don’t think so.’