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How to Wear a Human Face

    Step one: Perfect the smile. Step two: Master the routine. Step three: Never let them see what’s underneath.

    Through this series of haunting tales, Gerden Ibrahim guides us into a realm where beautiful surfaces hide monstrous depths.

    I was the star of Dr. Warly’s adventure club: a children’s show that doesn’t exist.

    My sister disappeared five years ago, but last night she knocked on our door.

    Never leave a chair empty in your bedroom at night. You don’t want to know who might take a seat while you sleep.

    I just got a job at a lamp store. Turns out we don’t actually sell lamps…

    When our town smells like cinnamon, you know someone just died.

    These stories and others chronicle terrifying impostors in the home, copies in the neighborhood, and the chilling performance of being human.

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    About the Author: Gerden Ibrahim

    Gerden Ibrahim writes stories about horror, the power of the unconscious mind, and peculiar small towns. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Psychology and enjoys weaving those themes into her work. She lives in Germany and is fluent in German, Kurdish, Dutch, and English. When she’s not writing, she loves traveling, getting lost in a good book, or spending time with friends and family.



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