Dubuque author Ryan Bankson is a contributor with his story "Farewell, Thomas."
Contents:
Introduction / Gerri R. Gray -- Bug motel / James Musgrave -- Urshanabi / Carlton Herzog -- Blood and bread / Ann Wuehler -- Lyttle abuses the innocent / Stephen McQuiggan -- Oh withered agave / J. N. Cameron -- Vow of obedience / Gerri R. Gray -- The fresh blood of birds / Paul O'Neill -- The woods / Steven E. Belanger -- Farewell, Thomas / Ryan Bankson -- Presage of a sacrificial lamb / Spyder Collins -- Gant's shortcut / Stephen McQuiggan -- Collateral / Josh Darling -- Some of the parts / Jason R. Frei -- Farsighted / Robert Allen Lupton -- Venom / John James Minster -- A good thrashing / Edward Ahern -- Melting / Donna J. W. Munro -- A confession of a funeral maker / Drew Nicks -- Shot reverse shot / J. B. Toner -- La belle dame sans merci / Carlton Herzog -- The fall of man reimagined as a zombie apocalypse / Adam Breckenridge -- The savage wind / Tim Mendees -- Rest stop / Tim Blaine -- Passion at the Old Hag Inn / John Mara -- Sluggish / Eddie Spohn -- Fall tea time with a murderer / N. A. Battaglia -- Inhabitants of the catacombs / Frederick Pangbourne -- In the dark places / Cynthia McDonald -- The horror at Highgate / Chris McAuley -- Blood bath / Rebecca Kolodziej.
Summary:
"Restroom reading at its most loosening. There exists a mysterious dimension outside the three known to man. It is a dark realm of unspeakable evils that extends from beyond the stars to the infernal regions lying deep within the human, or more fittingly, inhuman heart. A place where demons dwell, where nightmares tend to be more than just bad dreams, and where anomalous terrors can rise up at any moment from the still, watery depths beneath you. Compiled and edited by HellBound Books' very own mistress of the macabre, Gerri R. Gray, this third volume in The Toilet Zone series overflows with 30 hair-raising tales, each one ideal in length for a sit-down read when nature calls. And, for those 'wee' visits to the smallest room, there are a handful of shorter stories we affectionately refer to as 'flush fiction.' In our dimension, where the signposts are written in blood, you'll meet all sorts of intriguing individuals: a nun who makes a habit out of murdering, a magician whose tricks will leave you stumped, and an incarcerated killer who brings an entirely new meaning to the term 'jailbird.' You'll also visit public restrooms that'll make you want to 'hold on to it' until you get home. Watch out for the neck-biters and ankle-biters, and rest assured, there's an abundance of bugs and slugs and other creepy-crawlers waiting to make you squirm in your seat. And that's not to mention all the dead things that simply refuse to stay dead. So, prepare yourself for some restroom reading at its most terrifying!"-- Back cover
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