The featured horror short story can also be read in the Best of the Tome Alan Barbrush, Chief Editor at Scalped Olives Publications, had always been accused of skulking around the office cynically. Yet today, his undying cynicism had reached such a huffy zenith, it was as though the weight of a lifetime’s misery had finally – after twenty years – crippled him. For … Continue reading Inky Beast – M.J. Nicholls
He lay in wait like a spider. Thick, clinging darkness enveloped him as he listened for the sound of her car pulling in the driveway. He hadn’t moved from the couch in hours. He was patient, impossibly patient. He knew patience was key. He couldn’t rush these things. Everything had to be planned down to the smallest detail, or he’d end up … Continue reading Mad Love – Blair Frison
“How long’s it been there?” asked Shirley, her flabby arms akimbo. Tina, seventeen, scrawny and wearing too much eye make-up, was jabbing at the dead creature with a broom handle. Her face was contorted in disgust. “Well how am I supposed to know?” “You’re supposed to know because you’re supposed to clean that popcorn machine every night,” said Shirley, her brow heavy over eyes … Continue reading Popcorn – Wayne Summers
Scuttle Bug – Matthew Johnson Amanda’s gut churned, ripping the delicate fabric of sleep. Her eyes flew open as waves of pain shuddered between her legs. She threw off the covers, thoughts veiled in thick fog of disbelief, a dream-like numbing skirting the edges of nightmare, and slowly, as another wave of pain struck, she comprehended what was happening and screamed. Visible in the morning … Continue reading Book of Horrors – Scuttle Bug
Featuring six titillating tales, this anthology delivers a chilling blend of provocative horror. THE WOMAN IN RED opens with a lusting and blood thirsty couple hell bent to outshine Jack the Ripper. Take a bizarre road trip delivering talking heads with a hot blonde with a twisted past in HEAD TRIP. DOSE goes through hookers and drugs faster than Charlie Sheen, explores the S&M scene, … Continue reading HORRGASM PRE-ORDERS
More Plastic Wrap – Florence Ann Marlowe The gloom descended on him the moment his sneaker touched the broken walk leading to his mother’s house. It was as if a cloud had taken up permanent residence over the green tiled house. Michael looked up at the grimy windows and they stared back with baleful black eyes. “The beast” as Michael liked to call it, … Continue reading Book of Horrors – More Plastic Wrap
Mr. Deadman and S. Alessandro Martinez talk about the Deadman’s Tome: Book of Horrors. An anthology loaded with ten great terrifying horror shorts designed to disgust, creep, and frighten you! Continue reading Book of Horrors – S. Alessandro Martinez
