Gristle & Bone: a twisted collection of Horror Short Stories from the author of GHOSTLAND and WOOM (Violent Words: Short Horror Stories and Novellas)

"Intelligent, character-driven horror tales." Jack Ketchum, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Girl Next DoorThe terrifying debut from the author of WOOM and the Ghostland Trilogy. (Level 3: Horror Junkie on the Disturbing Novels Iceberg)Candace learns not every child is a gift when doctors tell her she can never be pregnant.Gonzo pornographers learn a brutal lesson following a tragedy they inadvertently caused when life imitated "art."Disgraced soldier Dean Vogel returns to his hometown and confronts the bullies, and a violent incident, from his past.A reporter uncovers what really happened to the latest internet sensation, a troubled teenage girl who vanished on camera.Anti-social conspiracy theorist Mason Adler's life is turned upside-down when he begins receiving eerily personal and prophetic spam that could be heralding the Apocalypse.A couple discovers the secret of a tourist town's prosperity may lie in its sinfully delicious cuisine, and they might be on the menu.Scavengers (novella) - When successful restaurant owners confess to a grisly series of small town murders, their neighbor learns the gruesome truth that led them to kill. In Knee High, Nebraska, someone--or something--has been stalking household pets in the dead of night... but would they rather be hunting us?Short and novella-length fiction from the twisted imagination of Duncan Ralston, author of WOOM and the Ghostland Trilogy. Read more