In "The Dangers of Smoking in Bed," Mariana Enriquez weaves a tapestry of the macabre, drawing readers into a world where the line between the mundane and the horrific is as thin as smoke. Within these pages, the darkness of human history, the depth of personal obsession, and the contours of societal decay are illuminated under the flicker of Enriquez's masterful storytelling. Her characters, from heart-obsessed lovers to lost souls wandering urban landscapes, embody the grotesque and the beautiful, compelling us to confront our own shadows. With each story, Enriquez challenges the boundaries of horror and reality, making us question not just the nature of the tales she tells, but the very fabric of our everyday lives. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Argentina, Enriquez's collection transcends geographical and cultural confines, reaching into the universal human experience of fear, desire, and the unspoken. The stories in "The Dangers of Smoking in Bed" are a dance with darkness, each step a closer examination of the unlit corners of society and the human psyche. Enriquez's prose, both tender and savage, holds a mirror to the horrors that lurk within us and around us, reminding us that sometimes the most terrifying tales are those that could be true. This collection is an urgent, unsettling exploration of the anomalies of the human condition, making Mariana Enriquez not just a storyteller, but a sorceress of the modern macabre, inviting us to light up and smoke in bed, fully aware of the dangers that await.