Peter Christian Hall

A 15-year-old boy drifts into fantasy in the shadow of a hard-drinking, small-town cop. Dad's brutality drives Tim from their trailer to a nearby summer home, where he explores the life and lingerie of Tracy, whose sexual awakening at boarding school is backfiring. When Tim opts to get rid of his father, Tracy's unexpected presence in that dark, white house kicks off a chilling round of twists.

The Age of Insects follows the metamorphosis of a young delinquent forced by his parents to undergo dubious "orthopodization" treatments from an insect-obsessed doctor.