Dieser Autor schreibt schon seit jungen Jahren und verfasste im Alter von vierzehn Jahren seine erste richtige Kurzgeschichte sowie einen Roman. Seit 1993 hat er über siebzig Kurzgeschichten, zwei Kurzgeschichtensammlungen und drei Romane verkauft. Er ist ein begeisterter und vielseitiger Leser, gibt aber auch eine Vorliebe für Reality-TV zu, sodass man von ihm nicht immer ein intellektuelles Gespräch erwarten sollte.
In a unique town, a colossal metal figure serves as both a grave and a source of sustenance. The deceased are disposed of by being carried up a winding staircase and deposited within him, while the Bitters, a vital liquid that flows from his toe, nourishes the living. This intriguing setup intertwines themes of life and death, showcasing how the community thrives on the very essence of their giant guardian. The juxtaposition of mortality and prosperity shapes the town's identity and its inhabitants' reliance on this extraordinary being.
STEVIE IS A KILLER.But she brings her victims back to life to demand of them: "WHAT DO YOU SEE?P"Now she's about to find out for herself...After an accident in which her mother dies, Stevie has a near-death experience, and finds herself in a room full of people - everyone she's ever annoyed. They clutch at her, scratch and tear at her. But she finds herself drawn back to this place, again and again, determined to unlock its secrets. Which means she has to die, again and again. And Stevie starts to wonder whether other people see the same room... when they die.The most disturbing novel of 2010... read it if you dare.
People come to visit my home, and I love to show them around. It's not the original house; that was destroyed the day my entire family died. Pera Sinclair was nine when a pilot intentionally crashed his plane into her family's grand home, killing everyone inside. As the sole survivor, she became a sympathetic oddity, growing stranger over the years. She rebuilt the sprawling house on the original site, each room narrating pieces of her life and the lives lost there, including her murdered sister and a soldier broken by war. Death follows Pera, and she welcomes it as an old friend. Though she doesn't believe in ghosts, she enjoys sharing ghost stories with her visitors.
During the last haunted house tour of the season, an unexpected group of men arrives. While she recognizes one, the others are strangers—dangerous men who will harm the family without hesitation and keep an old woman alive only for her usefulness. As she shows them around and reveals her home's secrets, they will discover that she is far from helpless. After all, death seems to follow her wherever she goes. Sinister and lyrical, this tale explores loss, self-preservation, and the darkness that lurks beneath the surface.
