My favourite installment of this collection so far. I've never read anything else by Nghi  Vo, but based on this, I need to try her long form works. This is a chilling, paranormal story that could have been a novella or even full-length novel. Wonderful writing, atmospheric setting, and a story that draws you in and keeps you on tenterhooks. The only problem is that it's so short that the ending feels too abrupt and comes too quickly considering the effective build-up and how many elements could have been drawn out and made more fully realised.

Highly recommend the audiobook for this one.