From heartbreaking character studies to exercises in Grand Guignol excess, from scalpel-sharp poetry to sledgehammers of blood-soaked prose, Mike Allen displays not only his own considerable range, but the range of the horror genre as well.
You are holding in your hands an overflowing cornucopia of monstrous goodness.
Allen demonstrates again and.
The consistency, here, is simply excellence, writes Bram Stoker Award finalist and Punktown creator Jeffrey Thomas in his introduction.
A gruesome invasion from outside space and time tests courage--and corporate loyalty--past all rational limits.
In these twenty-three Stories and poems, two-time World Fantasy Award nominee Mike Allen spins twisted narratives, some wound through the fabric of our world, some set in imagined pasts or futures, all plumbing the depths of human darkness.
Enduring nightmares for a living can lead to a fate worse than burnout.
Murderous conspiracies reveal themselves in online video clips, a saint blasphemes as a serial killer prays for mercy, and corrupt families in ancient kingdoms trade blood and souls for leverage over foes.
A ghost cannot communicate how she died, no matter how desperately she tries, while an unconventional ghost hunter incurs the venomous wrath of the Queen of Night. --Laird Barron, author of Swift to ChaseA Korean War veteran must rely on wits, improvised weapons, and words from the dread Necronomicon to escape the lair of a deranged cult. --Christina Sng, author of A Collection of NightmaresMike Allen habitually upends Lovecraftian tropes with his own brand of cosmic horror. --Craig Laurance Gidney, author of A Spectral HueEach tale in Aftermath of an Industrial Accidentpacks a punch that will keep you willingly pinned to the wall. --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewAllen weds the brute visceral punch of early Clive Barker with the demented whimsy of darker Neil Gaiman.
These horror shorts are sure to linger in the dark corners of readers\' minds.
Readers will be impressed by the variety, intensity, and skilled craftsmanship Allen brings to this collection. . . the collection dances through hauntings, carnage, body horror, and psychological chills . . . --Nathan Ballingrud, author of WoundsAllen overflows the tank with nightmare fuel in this collection of 23 Stories and poems that showcase his ability to find the monstrous in almost any setting .
Aftermath of an Industrial Accident will surprise and delight you at every turn.
From heartbreaking character studies to exercises in Grand Guignol excess, from scalpel-sharp poetry to sledgehammers of blood-soaked prose, Mike Allen displays not only his own considerable range, but the range of the horror genre as well
