A fearless, scathing, and irresistible novel about madness, power, and
the hypocrisy of religious institutions.
Lay provost Eldon Fochs is a happily married father of four. Based on
his disturbing dreams, he may also be a sex criminal. His therapist
isn't sure, and his church is determined to protect its reputation.
Written from the perspectives of Fochs, his analyst Dr. Alexander
Feshtig, and the letters exchanged between Feshtig and his superiors in
the church hierarchy, Father of Lies is Brian Evenson's fable of
power, paranoia, and the dangers of blind obedience. It offers a
terrifying vision of how far institutions will go to protect themselves
against the innocents who may be their victims.
This edition includes an introduction by Samuel R. Delaney (Dhalgren).
"Evenson's literary genius lay in his ability to spread reasonable doubt
and blur lines of inquiry." --New York Journal of Books
"Father of Lies stands out among Evenson's work as the most
institutionally critical, morally unsettling." --Vice
"Packed with the kind of psychological tension that creates classics and
a critique of organized religion that's too loud, clear, and sharp to
ignore." --Horror Talk
"[Evenson's] scary fictional treatment of church hypocrisy has the
feeling of a reasoned attack on blind religious obedience."
--Publishers Weekly
