The Poorly Made and Other Things: A Story Collection

Before publishing his acclaimed debut novel, Edenville, set in the fictional Renfield County, NY, Rebelein wrote a series of stories framed around the place, tales that not only elevate the novel but also establish their author as a must-read voice in horror. The Renfield stories, collected here, begin with a distraught Rachel emailing her brother Tom to explain that she has been researching the notorious history of their hometown in Renfield and has learned that the land itself may be responsible for innumerable deaths, including that of the siblings’ own mother. Rachel’s emails keep coming, in between terrifying, unnerving stories steeped in madness, evil, and violence, featuring other characters who are all connected to the Renfield universe. Taken on its own, each tale is horror perfection, as dread seeps in slowly until it explodes, and readers are left in breathlessly horrifying awe. Framed by Rachel’s urgent revelations and a final story starring Tom, Rebelein’s book ratchets up the terror and brings it straight into readers’ homes.