Keeping the Dead

This collection brings together some of the author's favorite horror stories from the past few years—stories which appeared in professional magazines (e.g., “Wanting It” from Shock Totem) and others which appeared in little-read anthologies (e.g., “Keeping the Dead” from Fear of the Dark). As the title story indicates, death is at the center of these dark tales. Death and the dead.

The fear of death is persistent. It can be a monster. But fates worse than death abound. These stories are not simple shocks, basic cut-and-slash horror which leaves a reader panting but unsatisfied. These stories sleep with the cold, impersonal knowing which dwells inside us all—a knowing that death waits, the unknown is coming. It’s close. It’s just beyond the door.

Come inside for a little while. Read a few stories and set your Kindle aside. Tell yourself the world is good and whole and full of life.

I dare you.