57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides
"57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides" is a 2013 horror short story by Sam J. Miller. It was first published in Nightmare.
Synopsis
Jared is a teenage boy who lists the reasons why he mind-controlled a group of bullies into committing mass suicide.
Reception
"57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides" won the 2013 Shirley Jackson Award.[1]
Tangent Online praised the story, and considered it to be "steeped in unmet yearnings and thwarted rage".[2]
Background
Miller has stated that the story is "about how privilege warps people’s relationships, and can turn people into monsters",[3] and emphasized that "(t)he real reason for [Jared's actions] isn't one of the 57 that Jared lists."[4]
References
- ^ 2013 Award Winners, at ShirleyJacksonAwards.org; published July 2014; retrieved August 11, 2020
- ^ Nightmare #15, December 2013, reviewed by Lillian Csernica, at Tangent Online; published November 30, 2013; retrieved August 11, 2020
- ^ Author Spotlight: Sam J. Miller, by Erika Holt, in Nightmare; published December 2013; retrieved August 11, 2020
- ^ Charles Tan Interviews Sam J. Miller, at ShirleyJacksonAwards.org; published July 11, 2014; retrieved August 11, 2020
External links
- Text of the story, at Nightmare