Steve Rasnic Tem - 2:00 pm: The Real Estate Agent Arrives (The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20, 2009)

Minilugude austajale on selline tekst muidugi taevast saadetud kingitus. Oleks kogu horror selline! Aga ei, ikka need õuduse autorid peavad oma hirmulugusid muudkui käiama ja käiama kuni viimaks lugejal ahastusest selgroog murdub. Tem sellistesse liialdustesse ei lasku.

„In the backyard, after the family moved away: blue chipped food bowl, worn-out dog collar, torn little boy shorts, Dinosaur T-shirt, rope, rusty can, child’s mask lined with sand. In the corner the faint outline of a grave, dog leash lying like a hallf a set of parentheses. Then you remember. The family had no pets.“ (lk 471)