Who's There?: A Collection of Stories (Where Nightmares Dwell)

Written by Dimas Rio

Narrated by Bill Allender

"Rio’s tales do more than just entertain and unnerve, they articulate and connect us to some sunken knowledge within, where the shadows are.”--Alan Warner, Booker Prize Nominated Novelist

Asian mythology and folk tales crossed with the supernatural horror of Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, and Arthur Machen!

Drawing on local folk tales of vengeful banshees, dusk-dwelling monsters, ghouls hiding in the woods, and other forms of the undead, this collection transports listeners to the darkest abyss where demons forever reside: the human mind.

A woman goes missing a week before her wedding. A man recalls his nightmarish encounter with the devil. Letters sent from beyond the grave. A phone call from deceased loved ones. Limbs that have a mind of their own.

These ghostly tales of revenge, greed, and desperation writhe and squirm in the dark corners of modern-day Indonesia. Rich in cultural undertones that are uniquely Asian combined with classic horror. These stories are equal parts grotesque and poetic, irreverent and spiritual, unusual and universal.

Revised and expanded including 3 brand new stories!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dimas Riyo Kusumo
• Release date: May 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781662217753

Dimas Rio

Dimas Rio was born in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 28, 1985. He wrote his first novel in his birth home entitled "Dinner with Saucer" (Katakita, 2006) which was shortlisted in the “Talented Young Writer” category of 2007 Khatulistiwa Literary Award in Indonesia. He went to write a series of short stories for a local teen magazine entitled "Huru-Hara Rako" (Rako's Chaotic Life) from 2006 to 2008.Recently he published his second book entitled "Siapa di Situ? (Sebuah Kumpulan Cerita") which was translated into English under the title of "Who’s There? (A Collection of Stories)" which he self-published and sold on Amazon.When not writing, he has a hobby of being lost. He spends his weekdays being lost in the sea of office paperworks, and spends his weekends being lost in procrastination. But his favorite state is being lost in a good book, an engaging conversation and cultural places that broaden the mind. And also B grade horror movies.