Psychological Dread

A Melvillean descent into the terror that arises when ordinary safety is shattered by righteous fanaticism.

1. The Reckoner's Ledger

2. Author: Victor Yates
3. Case Prototype: Joseph v. Garrett
4. Story Tags: Preventive Justice;Psychological Dread;19th Century Gothic;Dystopian Fiction

1. The Gutted Canon

2. Author: Katherine Maxwell
3. Case Prototype: Jones v. Kijakazi
4. Story Tags: Social Noir;Literary Crime;Psychological Dread;Revenge Tragedy

1. Purity's Daily Betrayal

2. Author: Edward Fairchild
3. Case Prototype: Day v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
4. Story Tags: Psychological Dread;Social Welfare Dystopia;Female Protagonist;Procedural Terror

1. The Ink's Redemption

2. Author: Katherine Maxwell
3. Case Prototype: Kailing v. United States
4. Story Tags: Metafiction;Legal Suspense;Psychological Dread;Cycle of Redemption