Two years ago I pledged to read books only set in, connected to, or written by authors from the state of Florida. What followed was equal parts overwhelming, disorienting, and hallucinatory. That much Florida does a man no good.
Some of the most exciting works in the canon of "Floridapocalyptic" writing are not necessarily warnings about natural disasters and tropical storms. The four works below are more imaginative takes on the state's doom, each offering a glimpse into yet another way that night could fall on the Sunshine State.