There's something that awaits you on the road ahead, lurking in the darkness at the intersection between the Here and the Hereafter.
It's at the crossroads of this existence and the next, where the forces of the Living and the Dead converge in a terrifying place known as Death's Realm. And it's here where armies from either side of the veil wage an everlasting battle in the struggle for control.
This is a volume containing sixteen stories of those wars by award-winning modern masters of the horror and speculative fiction genres.
DEATH'S REALM FEATURES:
"OMNISCOPIC" by Rhoads Brazos - Mankind has forever sought proof of existence beyond death. This terrifying Lovecraftian tales proves that sometimes the secrets of the universe are better left undiscovered.
"SOME OTHER DAY" by John F.D. Taff - Following the death of his mother, a boy goes to great lengths to maintain a relationship with his grief-stricken father, no matter the cost to all of mankind.
"HAUNTER" by Hank Schwaeble - Matthew has found love again after a tragic loss, but the nightmares of the past threaten his new reality and seem determined to repeat themselves.
"BURIAL SUIT" by John C. Foster - An ex-con embarks on a dangerous journey to ensure his dead father's soul finds safe passage to eternity, risking his own in the process.
"NINE" by Aaron Polson - An anthropologist's obsession with a lost civilization becomes strangely intertwined with the bizarre behavior of her two young sons.
"PENUMBRA" by Jay Caselberg - Newly dead, a young man is determined to reach across the veil to the woman he left behind, refusing to let death stand in the way of their true love.
"FOXHOLE" by JG Faherty - As the only survivors of a military unit engaged in a jungle battle, soldiers and childhood buddies stop at nothing to protect each other from the unseen enemy that pursues them.
"DROWNING" by Gregory L. Norris - Edgard miraculously escaped death when he survived the sinking of Titanic. Having made a new life for himself in America, a terrifying force threatens to drag him back to the dark and icy waters of the North Atlantic.
"THE WEIGHT" by Jane Brooks - Experiencing debilitating pain that has her at the edge of consciousness, a woman struggles with the events of her past in order to remain alive.
"HARDER YOU FALL" by Brian Fatah Steele - The ability to talk to the dead has provided Madeline a lavish lifestyle. Now, desiring something more, she must find a way to escape the influence of her dark mentor.
"MIRRORWORLD" by Martin Rose - All Jude needed was the signature of a Satanist on divorce papers. What he got instead was an untimely death and a tortured hereafter, thanks to some dangerous black magic.
"MARCH HAYS" by Matthew Pegg - When WWII leaves him wounded, Sam finds himself in a familiar place, where pleasant memories of his youth are darkened by a terrifying specter.
"HIGH ART" by Karen Runge and Simon Dewar - Raymond is living the life he always dreamed of now that his wife is out of the picture. But he quickly begins to question whether divorce would have been less painful.
"A PIRATE'S RANSOM" by Jay O'Shea - Somali pirates discover a disabled, abandoned freighter adrift in the warm waters of the Arabian Sea, yet it is mysteriously covered in ice. They soon realize they should have let this opportunity pass them by.
"TO TOUCH THE DEAD" by Paul Michael Anderson - When our possessions are all that remain of our existence, future psychics from the People's History Project are employed to catalog the energy we've left behind, with horrifying consequences.
"YOU ONLY DIE ONCE" by Stephen Graham Jones - There are no pearly gates or angels on high to welcome the dead into the afterlife. Instead there is only mysterious rooms, filthy shadows and terrifying beings. Views: 20
Every ten years a convention is held in a neutral location where people from all the realms come together and reunite. This is no ordinary conference, though, because everyone who shows up holds a place of honor in the legends of old. But there’s one person who doesn’t care that Earth is neutral territory. The Evil Queen, Naomi, is out to settle a score, and she’s brought along one of her most talented henchman to teach the one who got away a harsh lesson. Snow’s past is shrouded in mystery. Mild cryptozoologist by day, private investigator by night, Snow is dead set on one thing — staying far away from the Huntsman who haunts her dreams. When she shows up to the conference with her two best friends in tow, things start going awry right away. Mere minutes after arriving, they find themselves thrust back into the world they’ve tried so hard to avoid. Now, along with the help of her friends, Snow is struggling to stay one step ahead of the queen who wants to destroy her — and the Huntsman who wants to possess her at all costs. The hunt for Snow is on. But who will find her first?
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5 Stars from Readers' Favorite! I was not only pleasantly surprised but really enthralled by this book. There is everything that one would want from a book; a good guy, a bad guy, romance, and quips. The cover is very pleasing and sets the stage for the book. The prose, plot, and character development all move towards this book being a solid five star. I look forward to the rest of the series - Andretta
About the Author
S.E. Babin has a passion for writing books with a paranormal twist. Whether it's romance or mystery, she loves taking the norm and turning it into the extraordinary. Her love of reading turned into a curious exploration to see whether or not she could write her own novel. Beginning with random, terrible poetry and a slightly popular reimagining of Beowulf's Grendel in her high school English class, Sheryl spent way too much time in the library, killing any chance of her becoming a cheerleader or anything even remotely cool. Find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SEBabin or over on Twitter @hungrybiblio. She loves to hear from readers! Views: 20
