Ghosts, Goblins, Murder, and Madness

Featuring twenty-one different voices hailing from five different countries and eleven states, Ghosts, Goblins, Murder, and Madness is certain to strike a chord with every horror aficionado.

Devil’s Night, Day of the Dead, and Halloween have been celebrated around the world in one form or another, beginning with the Ancient Celts over two-thousand years ago. For some revelers, it’s a time for guising, or dressing up in elaborate costume; for others, it’s a time for practical jokes and mischief, and for some, it’s a reverent occasion to acknowledge the thin line between earth and the spirit world.

In this same vein, the stories in this collection provide a wide-angle lens at what comprises the unique expanse of horror fiction today. From hobgoblins and apparitions, to haunted dwellings and cursed possessions, to good intentions gone awry and evil ones turned on the perpetrator, these twenty tales will unsettle, frighten, tickle, and caution, and in the end, readers may take heed before ever again accompanying their children trick-or-treating, striking up conversations in anonymous chat rooms, or fortifying their homes in an attempt to prevent Halloween vandalism.

Featuring the following stories and authors: 

Asking for It by JR Pepper

Tenants by George Plank 

Foul Treats by Jon Steffens 

The Boatman’s Rhyme by Neil May 

Gate Night by Nick Manzolillo

Dear Dead Jenny by Ian McDowell

Alone on Halloween by Michael Gore

Home by Lewis Crane

The Bathroom Mirror by Kenneth Stephenson

Small Bites by Rebecca Rowland

The Hermit of Singer’s Creek by J. Tonzelli 

Three Spirits by Daniel Loubier

Not This Girl by Michel Sabourin

The Dark by Jacquelynn Gonzalez

Trapped by Alice La Roux

The Residents by Tyson Hanks

Clutch of Death by Danielle Bailey

bad.dreamer84 by Louis Stephenson

October Surprise by David Grove

Masks by David Garrote & Jean Cleaver