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A glitch in biotechnology turns people into serial killers. When survivors take refuge at a compound on Lake Tahoe, they encounter something worse than the homicidal maniacs running amok in the outside world.

A mother’s diabolical son plans a school massacre while her daughter battles brain cancer. A murdered dog returns to haunt the house in which it died. A lovelorn woman seeks eternal revenge through black magic. An assassin falls for a prostitute and attempts to kill her inhuman pimp. These scenarios and more fill this terrifying collection—sixteen tales of horror that will linger in your mind long after you’ve turned off the lights.

A young girl and her mother escape the mother’s abusive lover to the safety of a remote cabin—where life descends further and unravels around them, as addiction and starvation lead to drastic measures that challenge both their stomachs and their minds. From Brian Bowyer (author of Old Too Soon, Flesh Rehearsal, Autumn Gothic, and more) comes a twisted novelette that will linger in your mind long after you’ve turned off the light. “Brian Bowyer is a master of extreme horror. You’ve been warned!” — Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Tome, Beautiful Atrocities, ...

Fiona’s mother—a schizophrenic—accuses her husband of molesting their children, which threatens to tear the family apart. When Fiona falls in love with a girl whose father abuses her, things turn deadly and dark. Fans of bleak, transgressive fiction are sure to enjoy this twisted novella. “Brian Bowyer is a master of extreme horror. You’ve been warned!” — Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Tome, Beautiful Atrocities, and The Devil’s Pocketbook. “Brian Bowyer is one of the greatest writers of our generation. Years from now, if there’s any justice, his ...

Two killers, when not on the road, share a compound in Los Angeles. One of them allows his necrophiliac brother to move into the main house. Meanwhile, a teenager—forced to kill a husband and wife who cheated on each other with her—flees to Los Angeles and falls in love with a bloodthirsty woman who lives with the two killers and the necrophiliac. When the necrophiliac sets his sights on the bloodthirsty woman’s new girlfriend, chaos quickly ensues. Fans of dark, transgressive fiction will enjoy this harrowing novella.

Vampires. They kill. They love. They drink human blood. Their prey, however, often make the vampires feel like angels in comparison. Fans of both classic and contemporary horror fiction will enjoy this chilling tale.

An alcoholic father, out to rescue his daughter from a psychopath, finds himself in the middle of an extinction event. From Brian Bowyer (author of Old Too Soon, Flesh Rehearsal, Autumn Gothic, and more) comes a harrowing novelette that will appeal to readers of dark, transgressive fiction. “Brian Bowyer is definitely a modern master. Like Tarantino, if Tarantino had turned his hand to the blackest horror. Prose so sharp it cuts like a scalpel, and enough craziness to out-crazy an insane asylum!” — Joseph Sale, author of The Claw of Craving.

An assassin rescues a young girl from sex-trafficking parents. A drug addict, haunted by past abuse, returns home to murder her father. An alcoholic, tortured by the loss of his wife, battles to resist the allure of suicide. When these lives and more collide in Los Angeles, chaos quickly ensues. “Brian Bowyer is a master of extreme horror. You’ve been warned!” — Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Tome, Beautiful Atrocities, and The Devil’s Pocketbook. “Brian Bowyer is one of the greatest writers of our generation. Years from now, if there’s any justice, his ...

A serial killer uses the blood of his victims to make art. A haunted painting made with the blood of a murdered child tells its owner that the artist is planning another painting. From Brian Bowyer (author of Flesh Rehearsal, Autumn Gothic, Sinister Mix, and more) comes a dark novelette that will linger in your mind long after you’ve turned off the light. “Brian Bowyer is a master of extreme horror. You’ve been warned!” — Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Tome, Beautiful Atrocities, and The Devil’s Pocketbook.

A famous novelist and the obsessed fan who stalks her. A traveling musician haunted by the ghosts of his family. A mentally-ill woman and the two killers who rescue her from a deranged psychiatrist’s basement. A jilted lover who murders her ex-girlfriend for sleeping with other women. When these worlds collide in the outer darkness of Los Angeles, can any of them possibly survive? Fans of dark, transgressive fiction will love this harrowing novella.

Following years of abuse, Gretchen runs away from home after her sister dies by suicide. While on the road, she accepts a ride from Jacob and Amelia Sloane, who are driving back to Los Angeles from Chicago. Gretchen knows their dead father was the lead singer in a famous band. After hearing Gretchen sing, they convince her to be the vocalist in their rock band and to live with them in Los Angeles, where Gretchen meets and falls in love with the girl of her dreams. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, a predator lurks. The Lobotomizer—a serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles—plots an attack ...

Two killers leave Los Angeles in a tour bus with a ferocious guard dog. While traveling east, they abduct people from highways and chain them to poles in the back of the bus. Along the way, while the hostages plot their escape, the killers rescue a mentally-ill woman from a deranged psychiatrist’s basement. Indebted to the killers, and with nowhere else to go, she accompanies them to their journey’s end—where a shocking revelation threatens the remnants of her sanity.

This author's journey from darkness into light is unlike anything you have ever read. Part love letter to the craft of writing and the writing life, and part cautionary tale about the dangers of excess and addiction, this is a book that strives to inspire by example. If you like to write (or know someone who does), or if you've ever battled addiction (or know someone who has), WRITING AND RISING FROM ADDICTION will be a welcome addition to your library.

In San Francisco, Sierra falls in love with her favorite author. After learning that Vivian Kane grew up in a haunted house, she persuades Vivian to take her to the mansion in West Virginia, where they encounter a savage entity known as the Sorceress of Night. In Los Angeles, Delilah—a celebrated musician—kills humans as sacrifices to the ancient gods of death. When Mark—her guitar player—discovers her evil ways, she gives him two choices: leave California, or become her next victim. He flees, and then Delilah changes her mind, killing people across America while pursuing him as he ...

Nina has issues. She wants to be a writer when she grows up because she needs to get some things off her mind. Her mother abandoned her at birth, then went on to become the world's most popular porn star. Nina lives with her father, an alcoholic, drug-addicted screenwriter in Los Angeles. Her father's best friend (a deranged schizophrenic) also lives with them. The madness of her life is driving her crazy. Then she gets brain cancer. Determined to beat it, she meets another child genius in the hospital and they form an immediate friendship. Just as things are looking up, she discovers that ...

A father receives messages from a daughter he thought was dead. A cannibal hunts for food after a plague decimates humanity. A mother loses her son and will do anything to find him. A killer meets the man of her dreams at the tavern where she works. These stories and more are gathered in SINISTER MIX—thirteen tales of terror that will keep you reading long into the night.