If you are a fan of horror, then you’ve got to get your hands on Dark Screams: Volume One. This delicious little anthology features short stories by Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, and Ramsey Campbell. Your fearless editors are Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar. If you are at all familiar with Cemetery Dance Publications, then you know who they are.
Dark Screams: Volume One is being published by Hydra, an imprint of Random House, and is available via eBook for just $2.99.
Weeds, by Stephen King, was originally published back in 1976, so it’s nice to be able to step back in time and read this lost story. Weeds is a nice creepy story, just like you would imagine it would be. Jordy Verrill has a meteorite land on his property and he sees dollar signs. Unfortunately for Jordy, the meteorite doesn’t come with an instruction book (not that he’d be smart enough to read it if it had), and classic King craziness ensues.
The Price You Pay by Kelley Armstrong will leave you feeling a little leery of your friends. This is a disturbing tale not to be missed. I don’t want to say more, because you just need to read it.
And then we get to Magic Eyes by Bill Pronzini. This is a haunting tale that takes place in an asylum. I love the way Pronzini tells this dark tale that will make look a little closer into other people’s eyes.
What would you do if you woke up in a strange place, chained by the neck to a brute of a man who seems to have no qualms about murdering others? Murder In Chains, by Simon Clark, creates this nightmarish scenario, and it’s not to be missed.
The Watched by Ramsey Campbell will make you think twice about where you go, who you speak to, and what you wish for. Made all the more difficult when you are just twelve years old.
These five stories are very well-written and entertaining, and I highly recommend Dark Screams: Volume One.
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