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GUISES is a classic Charlee Jacob collection featuring a mix of twenty-one short stories and novelettes.

Charlee was one of the most respected authors in modern literary horror. This collection showcases her unique talents as one of the premier storytellers of the genre.

GUISES is a masterful example of Jacob's beautifully brutal and grotesque style of dark fiction. Within GUISES, Jacob explores endless variations of the masks—literal and figurative—that hide human frailties and reveal the true nature of the wearer. From the works of art in the titular story to the seemingly surface attraction of the weary hero of "The Piper," the nature of the camouflage ranges from the breathtakingly beautiful to heart-stopping horror. And sometimes, the extremes are indistinguishable from each other…