Wyrd and Other Derelictions is not your average collection of stories. Something is missing in them: people. There are seven stories in this collection and we are not in any of them. Instead, Adam Nevill uses horrifyingly descriptive imagery to set the tone and tell the story. It's as if we just walked into a murder scene after all the bodies have been taken away, the police tape removed, etc. He finds ways to build dread and suspense without any dialogue or characterizations at all. It's like we are just walking around someone else's mind while THAT person is looking through a video camera at whatever scene is in front of us. My favorite story is the first one, "Hippocampus," and I think that is on par with a lot of other readers. Like the rest of the stories here, this first one is extremely atmospheric and unsettling. I do think I would have enjoyed these stories more with characters and less of the lyrical prose, but that was not the intent of them so I can't think that way. But one thing is for sure: these stories will change the way I interpret and see my surroundings, especially when it's something dark, ominous, or creepy!