My spoiler-free review goes something like this:

This story strikes right for the heart of the surreal and disturbing, two things I love in short fiction. There’s a weirdness to the world and the characters that burns into your brain.  Also, the whole story hinges on this mysterious fantastical element, which is pulled through all the way to the end.

This is one read I’ll remember for a long, long time to come.

http://www.bartlebysnopes.com/stories.htm

— Shawn