Dark Screams: Volume Four

Dark Screams: Volume Four

Clive Barker, Heather Graham, Lisa Morton, Ray Garton, and Ed Gorman lead readers down a twisted labyrinth of terror, horror, and suspense in <i>Dark Screams: Volume Four, </i>from Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar of the revered Cemetery Dance Publications.<br />  <br /> <b>THE DEPARTED by Clive Barker</b><br /> On All Hallows’ Eve, a dead and disembodied mother yearns to touch her young son one last time. But will making contact destroy them both?<br />  <br /> <b>CREATURE FEATURE by Heather Graham</b><br /> What could be better publicity for a horror convention than an honest-to-goodness curse? It’s only after lights out that the hype—and the Jack the Ripper mannequin—starts to feel a little too real.<br />  <br /> <b>THE NEW WAR by Lisa Morton</b><br /> Mike Carson is a war hero and a decorated vet. He doesn’t deserve to be trapped in a hospital with some black <i>thing</i> sitting on his chest as patients die all around him. His only hope is to take out the nurse—before it’s his turn.<br />  <br /> <b>SAMMY COMES HOME by Ray Garton</b><br /> It’s what every family prays for: a lost pet returning home. But when Sammy, the Hale family sheepdog, appears on their doorstep, he brings back something no parent would ever wish upon his or her child.<br />  <br /> <b>THE BRASHER GIRL by Ed Gorman</b><br /> Cindy Marie Brasher is the prettiest girl in the Valley, and Spence just has to have her. Unfortunately, Cindy has a “friend” . . . a friend who tells her to do things . . . bad things.<br /><br /><b>Praise for the Dark Screams series</b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “A wicked treat [featuring] some of the genre’s best . . . <i>Dark Screams: Volume One</i> is a strong start to what looks to be an outstanding series.”<b>—Hellnotes</b><br /> <b> </b><br /> “The editors have set themselves a high bar to meet in future volumes. . . . It’s going to be a solid series.”<b>—Adventures Fantastic</b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “<i>Dark Screams: Volume Two </i>[is] a worthwhile read and a great entry to this series. If this upward trend in quality continues, we are sure to see amazing things in the volumes to come.”<b>—<i>LitReactor</i></b><br /> <b> </b><br /> “Five fun-to-read stories by top-notch horror scribes. How can you lose? The answer: you can’t.”<b>—Atomic Fangirl</b>