When a reader approaches a short story collection, there are certain expectations they have. First off, that a story will have a familiar structure, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. Secondly, that there will be characters who they will grow to like, hate, or find compelling. Lastly, that the stories will run a gamut of emotions. Adam Nevill takes all those preconceptions and uses his new collection Wyrd and Other Derelictions to show us what short stories can be capable of.