Douglas Ford’s first collection of horror fiction, Ape in the Ring was called a “must have collection for every horror library” by Owl Goingback. Now, from the author of the best-selling The Beasts of Vissaria County comes a new collection of tales that will infect your imagination and unsettle your dreams. In these stories, a horrific truth lies concealed beneath the wrappings of a mummy costume; a church potluck becomes the scene of a satanic communion; the ruins of a road-side attraction hides a forgotten, monstrous entity; an illicit transaction in a hotel room awakens a demonic presence; an overnight trip in the Everglades is disturbed by something unworldly preserved in an old still of moonshine; and in the title story, the presence of a black box brings dread to a gathering of teenagers.
Welcome to the party and enjoy the refreshments—if you dare!
If you enjoy short horror fiction as much as I do, these stories are for you. These 19 tales are cleverly crafted and I had multiple favorites including the title story.
In The Infection Party a pandemic has arrived but never fear, the religious zealots have a plan, much like those who host chicken pox parties they will attempt to infect all their kids at once to get it over with. It's scientific don'tcha know!
The Halloween Mummy is about a costume malfunction that has far-reaching consequences more dire than mere temporary embarrassment.
I Will Not Eat The Son Of God finds the fun and fellowship of a church potluck interrupted by a gluttonous stranger and his disturbing children.
When Sith Arrives, someone tries to drown a kitten and gets what they deserve.
Mama's Hand Of Glory was chopped off her dead body and kept in the china cabinet. Too bad it didn't stay there!
What Aunt Kaye Brought begins with seeing her lick the bathroom towels which let me know straight off that whatever she is bringing is nothing good and nothing anybody would want.
I enjoyed all the stories but those for me were the 5 star reads in this collection.
It's the most fun you'll ever have with plague and pestilence. Perhaps the author will tackle fire and flood next. If he does I'll be there for it!
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