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The Half That You See

“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”

 -The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)


Poe’s classic tale told of a state of the art hospital boasting a curiously experimental treatment, but things were not as they seemed. In The Half That You See, twenty-six writers from around the globe share their literary optical illusions in never before seen stories of portentous visions and haunting memories, altered consciousness and virulent nightmares, disordered thinking and descents into madness. Take a walk down the paths of perception that these dark fiction raconteurs have tunneled for you, but keep a tight grip on your flashlight: the course twists and turns, and once you’re on route to your destination, there is no turning back. That which creeps about in the poorly lit corners of the human mind has teeth, and it’s waiting for you. 


"Chalk" by Elin Olausson

A young man rents a room at a bed & breakfast and meets a girl who sleepwalks during the day and is only herself at night. 


"Winnebago Indian Motorhome by Tonka" by Eddie Generous

Chasing down nostalgia, Josh Dolan buys a vintage Tonka Winnebago, but it isn't quite like the toy he'd had as a kid; this Winnebago knows the future, and it knows Claire Dolan's secrets.


"Sepia Grass" by Sam Hicks

A young man begins to question the recurrent visions he has always believed to be flashbacks to a childhood drug overdose.


"Prisoner "by T.M. Starnes

Kidnapped prisoners sometimes survive, but that's when their terror truly begins.


"Turn a Blind Eye" by Kelly Griffiths

An explosion leaves an ornery pharmacist with shards of mortar in his eyes and disturbing changes to his vision, especially when he looks in the mirror.


"Falling Asleep in the Rain" by Robert P. Ottone

A man recounts his youth through a dream, revealing as a young boy his experiments with love for another boy, only to face the ire of his murderous father.


"Black Dog Blues" by Luciano Marano

In a story inspired by an actual urban legend popular among American truckers about a spectral black dog that appears to drivers just before a lethal crash, a haunted man recounts his own devastating encounter with the creature and sets out for revenge with a hapless hitchhiker reluctantly in tow. 


"Imaginary Friends" by Nicole Wolverton

Julie Strawbridge is called in to see the principal of her nephew Augie's school after he is expelled for selling imaginary friends to his classmates for a dollar.


"Boogeyman" by Susie Schwartz

One boogeyman; two perspectives, and the horror of mental illness that torments them both.


"Safe as Houses" by Alex Giannini

Carrie and Will moved into a new home, into a new phase of their lives. But every love story is a ghost story, and theirs is no different. 


"The New Daddy" by Scotty Milder

A crumbling marriage and a new home is filtered through the eyes of its smallest witness.


"Cauterization" by Mack Moyer

A woman on a methamphetamine binge harbors a dark secret from her past that begins to manifest in vivid waking nightmares that may, or may not, be real.


"The Tapping at Cranburgh Grange" by Felice Picano

When an American couple leases and then buys a manse in England, they become aware of a strange noise only some people can hear. 


"Elsewhere" by Bill Davidson

Colin lives a stressful life in an overcrowded flat with a sick daughter and a mother with dementia, in the middle of crammed and noisy London. More and more, however, he is elsewhere.


"Daughters of the Sun" by Matt Masucci

A retired homicide detective living in Florida finds that a past case investigating a dark nature cult twists into his reality.


"The Coffin" by Victoria Dalpe

A young woman still grieving a recent loss discovers an exhumed coffin on the street. 


"Old Times" by Mark Towse

A man suspects his wife is cheating on him, and when she leaves for the evening, he considers the possibility over a bottle with an old friend.


"Lonely is the Starfish" by Lena Ng

Many people have pets, but one lonely young man becomes too close to his pet starfish.


"Hagride" by Justine Gardner

A cormorant speaks, and Josie tries not to listen as it begins to resemble ghosts from her past.


"Raven O’Clock" by Holley Cornetto

A man seeking shelter from the tragedies of his life finds more than he bargained for in a mysterious cabin.


"Officer Baby Boy Blue" by Douglas Ford

An eye injury and a grotesque gift from a police officer in a hospital emergency room ultimately leads a young man to special properties of sight.


"The Intruder" by Lamont A. Turner

Suspecting someone has invaded her home and the homes of those close to her, a woman struggles with delusions that may not have originated with her.


"Alone in the Woods in the Deep Dark Night" by Edward R. Rosick

Trapped in his cabin by a howling snowstorm in the desolate wildness of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Gary Chandler finds that freezing isolation is only the beginning of a descent into bloody madness.


"Mesh" by Michael W. Clark

A regular guy wants too much control in the modern global community: over both his home and his wives.


"Der Hölle Racht" by Laura Saint Martin

A victim of domestic violence embarks on a drug-fueled journey and rampage.


"The Red Portrait" by Mahlon Smoke

A frustrated artist spies a forgotten portrait in a shop and finds himself consumed by its beauty.

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Available in print, eBook, and audiobook March 15, 2021

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The audiobook of The Half That You See is narrated by

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Critical Eyes on The Half That You See

Nightmarish Conjurings

Nightmarish Conjurings

Nightmarish Conjurings

"Usually, in a collection this size, you will find a few stories that are standout and some that are mediocre, but here, all of the tales have an effective creep factor that is wondrously unsettling. Each story is unique, well-written, and vivid, ranging from scares psychological to bizarre. Each one is a shattering request to question your reality and the assembled writers have accomplished that with stories that range from melancholy to murder. Instead of gore, we are treated to the chills that creep in – the kind that scares you, slowly crawling in like the fog on a chilly October night."

J Maddux Entertainment

Nightmarish Conjurings

Nightmarish Conjurings

The Half That You See is "the written version of the Twilight Zone show: heavy on the emotional and psychological horror side, not needing to rely on graphic gore and jump scares"

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Ben Walker, Unnerving

Nightmarish Conjurings

Ben Walker, Unnerving

"Characters run from despicable to tragic, wholesome to hopeful as you follow evildoers and victims alike into various real-world nightmares. Quite a few tales give off Creepshow vibes, featuring vengeful corpses, weird creatures stalking small towns, boogeymen, and sinister imaginary friends to name but a few."

Last Book on the Left

Gab Harvey, interviewer for Bandit Fiction

Ben Walker, Unnerving

"Psychological horror at its BEST"

Gab Harvey, interviewer for Bandit Fiction

Gab Harvey, interviewer for Bandit Fiction

Gab Harvey, interviewer for Bandit Fiction

"Great stories from top to bottom...this is an anthology rich both in quality and content, featuring writers it would be a pity to miss" 

The Faerie Review

Gab Harvey, interviewer for Bandit Fiction

Gab Harvey, interviewer for Bandit Fiction

"These stories will stick with you after you close the pages, haunting you, in a way. They’re unique, emotional, and vivid"

L. Stephenson, author of The Goners

L. Stephenson, author of The Goners

L. Stephenson, author of The Goners

"[An] extraordinary collection, skillfully compiled"

Well Worth a Read

L. Stephenson, author of The Goners

L. Stephenson, author of The Goners

"If The Twilight Zone and Tales of the Unexpected had a baby, then The Half That You See would be their offspring" 

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L. Stephenson, author of The Goners

Beauty's Library of Instagram

"Wildly different and unique"

Guest Blogs & Appearances by The Half authors

Douglas Ford on Silver Dagger book tours

Douglas Ford on Silver Dagger book tours

Douglas Ford on Silver Dagger book tours

Mark Towse on Jazzy Book Reviews

Douglas Ford on Silver Dagger book tours

Douglas Ford on Silver Dagger book tours

Holley Cornetto on The Redheaded Author

Douglas Ford on Silver Dagger book tours

Robert P. Ottone on Inside the Insanity

Alex Giannini on A Place in the Spotlight

Alex Giannini on A Place in the Spotlight

Alex Giannini on A Place in the Spotlight

Alex Giannini on A Place in the Spotlight

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