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
  1. 2013 Award Winners, at ShirleyJacksonAwards.org; published July 2014; retrieved August 11, 2020
  2. Nightmare #15, December 2013, reviewed by Lillian Csernica, at Tangent Online; published November 30, 2013; retrieved August 11, 2020
  3. Author Spotlight: Sam J. Miller, by Erika Holt, in Nightmare; published December 2013; retrieved August 11, 2020
  4. Charles Tan Interviews Sam J. Miller, at ShirleyJacksonAwards.org; published July 11, 2014; retrieved August 11, 2020
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