A welcome mix of the strange, the unnerving and the outright gory. - Amazon reviewer.23 Horror StoriesA collection of twenty-three stories inverting witchcraft and demonology tropes, bringing you the supernatural, the occult, hauntings, and creatures of the night, each with a different slant. The tales within these pages rip the fabric of our reality, where loose stitches and threads allow us to see, not just in the dark, but into the core of fear, of wonder, and beyond … into the void. Here you will discover tales that include a hangover from hell, a bizarre Easter egg and its nest, a clinical trial in the 1980s, a grandfather’s secret that carries down through generations, accidental resurrections across the globe, and many other deep-rooted evils humankind should have kept buried.
This book contains the following horror stories:
PILE OF DIRT - ON THE VINE - THE REBIRTH - DUST DEVILS - WELCOME HOME - MIDNIGHT CLAY - DIAGONAL DEAD - A DEMON’S THREAD - THE ARTIST AND THE CRONE - INTENSIVE SCARE - TEN MINUTES TILL DEADTIME - A STORY OF AMBER - DUE SOUTH - MEETING MUM - DEAD LINES - DISTURBED - SEEING IS BELIEVING - NEXT ON THE LIST - THE COMMISSION - CLAIMED - DEMON ALCOHOL - RED, WHITE & BLACK - A SUNSET COMPANION
All stories have been previously published in the collections, Sinister Stitches and Terror Threads, as well as anthologies and ezines.
Author interview
Which subgenre/s of horror does your work fall into?
MC: Genre is fluid. I’m not one for a gorefest. My horror leans towards psychological creeps rather than pathological freaks. What is it about the horror genre that appeals to you as both reader and writer?
MC: The unknown, the unnatural, the supernatural. I’ve always wondered what exists on the Other Side.
Associated publishers: Burdizzo Books, Corpus Press, Crystal Lake Publishing, Dark Terror Publications, EyeCue Productions, Future Chronicles, KJK Publishing, Lafcadio Press, Matt Shaw Publications, Scimitar Press, Severed Press, Shadows at the Door Publishing, Sinister Horror Company, Sirens Call Publications
