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35 Brand New Tales of Terror
Not all monsters are fantasy. Some are very real, and they walk among us. They're our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. They're the people we're supposed to trust...and they know it. Contained within this anthology are 35 never-before-published works by supremely talented authors and best-selling novelists. Brace yourself for the unexpected and unimaginable horror of…human monsters.
Print ISBN: 978-1-958598-00-9
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-958598-10-8
Audiobook ISBN: Coming 2023
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Featured In
The New York Times
"The range of authors in this collection is impressive. As Christopher Golden writes in the introduction, there is everything from 'superstars to rising stars to the very first sparks of hoped-for careers,' making this an ideal horror sampler." -Danielle Trussoni
Alphabetical by Last Name
The Authors
Full Bios Coming Soon
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Linda D. Addison
Me & My Shadow
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Gemma Amor
Eggshell
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Jena Brown
The Better Man
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Nat Cassidy
Jubilee Juncture
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Venezia Castro
Between the Crosses, Row on Row
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Andrew Cull
The Heartbreak Boys
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Andy Davidson
The Myth of Pasiphaë
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L. P. Hernandez
The Bystander
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Laurel Hightower
Scrying Eyes
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C. S. Humble
Ambush Predator
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Emma Alice Johnson
Five Ways to Kill Your Rapist on a Farm
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Jeremy Robert Johnson
The Protest
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Stephen Graham Jones
One and Done
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Rebecca Jones-Howe
BodiBag
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Caroline Kepnes
I Did a Thing
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Samantha Kolesnik
One Man's Trash
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Chad Lutzke
Grave Bait
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Josh Malerman
A Sunny Disposition
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Catherine McCarthy
Monster Misunderstood
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Francesca McDonnell Capossela
Hair
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Jeremy Megargee
Paypig
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Tim Meyer
The Total Price of One Human Baby, Sales Tax Included
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S. P. Miskowski
Down the Road You Might Change Your Mind
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Archita Mittra
The Other Wives
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Leah Ning
Prototype
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Cynthia Pelayo
Kill Me With Lipstick
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Sam Rebelein
7 PM Awards Ceremony, Followed by Girl Scout Auction at 8
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Stephen S. Schreffler
Barry & Lich
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Greg Sisco
Everyone's a Critic
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Elton Skelter
Wetwork
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John F. D. Taff
Everything You Want to Be, Everything You Are
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Dana Vickerson
Drea's Sparkly Kaboodle
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Kelsea Yu
I Swear I Didn't Kill the Others
The Introduction Author
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Christopher Golden
Author of Road of Bones
The Editors
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Sadie Hartmann
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Ashley Saywers
The Cover Artist
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Olly Jeavons
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