Featuring crime and dark suspense stories by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Stewart O'Nan, Lisa Preston, Bill Pronzini, Mick Garris, Kate Moretti, Bev Vincent, Jeff Johnson, and James Renner!
Come closer, we have something to tell you. Closer still. This must be whispered. It cannot be shouted. We've gathered these ten crime and dark suspense stories to keep you awake late into the night. These authors have peered into the darkest hearts of men (and women... and more!) and reported back on the evils they've seen there. Be warned, you may not like what you find, but you also will not be able to stop turning the pages. Let's get started...
Table of Contents:
"Man With A Belly" by Stephen King
"Chalk" by Bill Pronzini
"The Winds of Astrodon" by James Renner
"Lilith Wade" by Kate Moretti
"Cantina Kinjiku" by Jeff Johnson
"The Quiet Won" by Lisa Preston
"Ugly" by Mick Garris
"In the Box" by Bev Vincent
"Summer of '77" by Stewart O'Nan
"The Sons of Angus MacElster" by Joyce Carol Oates
For fans of dark thrillers, grounded real-world horror, and some works by some of the all-time greats, this is a can't miss title!
About the editors:
Richard Chizmar is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gwendy Trilogy (with Stephen King), as well as Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting (with W.H. Chizmar), Memorials, Becoming the Boogeyman, and many other books. He is the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited nearly 40 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA’s Board of Trustee’s award.
Brian James Freeman is the author of Walking with Ghosts, The Painted Darkness, Blue November Storms, The Halloween Children (with Norman Prentiss), Darkness Whispers (with Richard Chizmar), and five mini-collections of his short fiction. He has written three children’s books: The Zombie Who Cried Human and The Slow Zombie and the Fast Zombie, illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, and The Girl Who Builds Monsters, illustrated by Vincent Chong. He’s also the editor of Midnight Under the Big Top, Dark Screams (with Richard Chizmar), Detours, Reading Stephen King, and the Halloween Carnival anthology series. He lives in Nova Scotia with his wife, their kids, an English Pointer, and a Beagle mix.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Come closer, we have something to tell you. Closer still. This must be whispered. It cannot be shouted. We've gathered these ten crime and dark suspense stories to keep you awake late into the night. These authors have peered into the darkest hearts of men (and women... and more!) and reported back on the evils they've seen there. Be warned, you may not like what you find, but you also will not be able to stop turning the pages. Let's get started...
Table of Contents:
"Man With A Belly" by Stephen King
"Chalk" by Bill Pronzini
"The Winds of Astrodon" by James Renner
"Lilith Wade" by Kate Moretti
"Cantina Kinjiku" by Jeff Johnson
"The Quiet Won" by Lisa Preston
"Ugly" by Mick Garris
"In the Box" by Bev Vincent
"Summer of '77" by Stewart O'Nan
"The Sons of Angus MacElster" by Joyce Carol Oates
For fans of dark thrillers, grounded real-world horror, and some works by some of the all-time greats, this is a can't miss title!
About the editors:
Richard Chizmar is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gwendy Trilogy (with Stephen King), as well as Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting (with W.H. Chizmar), Memorials, Becoming the Boogeyman, and many other books. He is the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited nearly 40 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA’s Board of Trustee’s award.
Brian James Freeman is the author of Walking with Ghosts, The Painted Darkness, Blue November Storms, The Halloween Children (with Norman Prentiss), Darkness Whispers (with Richard Chizmar), and five mini-collections of his short fiction. He has written three children’s books: The Zombie Who Cried Human and The Slow Zombie and the Fast Zombie, illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, and The Girl Who Builds Monsters, illustrated by Vincent Chong. He’s also the editor of Midnight Under the Big Top, Dark Screams (with Richard Chizmar), Detours, Reading Stephen King, and the Halloween Carnival anthology series. He lives in Nova Scotia with his wife, their kids, an English Pointer, and a Beagle mix.
Genre: Literary Fiction