THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS by Red TashGenre: Dark Fantasy Amazon.com
Amazon Top 20 Dark Fantasy, rated 4.5 stars:
When an ancient, troubled entity identifies quirky Christine Grace as his latest threat, all hell breaks loose in the urban forest of Indiana University's Dunn Woods. Will Christine piece together his destructive plan in time to save herself? And what exactly is going on with this peculiar star, Stella Mirabilis?
This fast-paced story moves quickly from character to character, through the headspace of not just Christine and the monster Greachin, but also to Tom, her devoted boyfriend, and Richard, an aging physicist interested in the time-traveling star overhead, and others. Along the way, singing street people, cosplaying environmental activists, and heaven-sent beings come to populate the unique cityscape of Bloomington, IN, where encountering the bizarre is an everyday experience.
BUZZARD'S LAST DAY IN THE BIG Q (Short Story) by J TannerGenre: Horror Amazon.com
Buzzard Crosby is about to be released from San Quentin State Prison (the Big Q to residents) and no one, not the guards, not the protesters outside, not the other inmates, is happy about it. Not even Buzzard, who is worried he won’t make it through his final day inside—releasing him is the death penalty as far as he’s concerned.
But who’s after him? Can he count on the guards to protect him? Why is he still in general population instead of isolated?
Spend a day skulking in the shadows with Buzzard as the terrifying plan his enemies have in store for him is revealed.
Also included is a bonus flash fiction story: SIX.
THE DEAD PHONE by Bryan W. Alaspa
Warren starts asking questions. He stays in a small cabin outside town. There's just one strange thing: a big, heavy black phone at the top of the stairs. Something about it disturbs Warren, the way Knorr disturbs him. Someone is hiding something about "The Boogeyman."
Then the killing starts again.
And, in the middle of the night, a phone that shouldn’t be able to ring - begins to do just that...
But who’s after him? Can he count on the guards to protect him? Why is he still in general population instead of isolated?
Spend a day skulking in the shadows with Buzzard as the terrifying plan his enemies have in store for him is revealed.
Also included is a bonus flash fiction story: SIX.
THE DEAD PHONE by Bryan W. AlaspaGenre: Horror, Mystery Amazon.com
Warren Hollis is a true crime writer who likes to submerge himself in the local culture when he writes, so he packs his essentials and heads to Knorr, Pennsylvania where, years ago a man known as "The Boogeyman”, snuck into the bedrooms of young girls and took them.
Warren starts asking questions. He stays in a small cabin outside town. There's just one strange thing: a big, heavy black phone at the top of the stairs. Something about it disturbs Warren, the way Knorr disturbs him. Someone is hiding something about "The Boogeyman."
Then the killing starts again.
And, in the middle of the night, a phone that shouldn’t be able to ring - begins to do just that...
