Evander Lang

Writer + filmmaker in Chicagoland. Originally from MA, lived for a while in TX and a lot of my work is set there. Trying to find the human in the surreal.

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Chicago, IL, United States

Selected work (5 publications)

The Satirist, 2021

BusinessAn eerie horror-satire about an investment conference on an island governed by a fascist regime.

Willows Wept Review, 2021

Getaway CarA flash fiction about a woman driving her dying husband to the city so he can testify against the chemical plant that poisoned him. (on p. 12 of link)

Le Danse Macabre, 2021

Half-Lives"At night she takes what’s left of her son to the lake to watch the birds die."

Le Danse Macabre, 2021

WeimarA surreal, satirical flash fiction about the American military-entertainment complex, the Siege of Yorktown, and the availability of castles in Germany.

flash

absurd

United states politics

Videos

StayingA couple still negotiating their own relationship move into a new house; its former owners are not quite finished with it, and it may not be quite finished with them. (Not horror.)

Pinned

Flood MythA woman forced to evacuate during Hurricane Harvey stays for a night with a wealthy woman in Austin. They talk, they can't sleep, they go for a drive.