Darkness Ad Infinitum: Villipede Horror Anthology 1

Publisher Marketing: Villipede Publications' first horror and dark speculative fiction anthology will tenderly caress your amygdalae and viciously twist your imagination. With fifteen short stories and four poems from both established and upcoming authors, this haunting collection will force readers to reevaluate their thoughts on what darkness really is: something we're all born of yet perpetually trying to flee; a malevolent force that desires our servitude or destruction-or something that simply wishes to lock us in its cold, scaly, fathomless grip. Or perhaps, even, it's an asylum for our jittery minds and confused hearts-a place of solace where humans may patiently inspect their primal natures and desires . . . a place where the barriers between monster and man begin to shift and break down. The authors' origins span the breadth of the globe: the UK, Greece, Australia, Sweden, the US-and their stories are just as diverse. While the styles and subject matter of the stories may differ greatly, what is consistent is the dedication each author has harnessed to create unique fiction and scenarios of bewitching caliber. Holding Darkness Ad Infinitum in your trembling hands, you may find yourself faced with a simple ultimatum: Do you turn around and embrace the darkness of your own free will . . . or will it embrace you first? Contents: LONGBOAT - Becky Regalado, IN THE WALLS - Adam Millard, LOVE GRUDGE - Dot Wickliff, EARTH, RISEN - Pete Clark, SMUDGE - Jonathan Templar, THE HIGH PRIEST - C. Deskin Rink, STEALING DARKNESS - Geoffrey H. Goodwin, THE WESTHOFF VERSION - Patrick O'Neill, THE BURNING MAN - Tony Flynn, BLESS ME FATHER - Lisamarie Lamb, A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS - Lawrence Salani PILING UP - Kallirroe Agelopoulou, DOOR TO INSANITY - Mathias Jansson, BRANNIGAN'S WINDOW - John Mc Caffrey, THE SONG THAT CRAWLED - Adam S. House, HUNGRY AS THE WIND - Jonathan Moon, THE GOOD MAN - David Dunwoody, THE UNDERTAKER'S MELANCHOLY - Sydney Leigh, THE TUNNEL RECORD - J. Daniel Stone WITH ARTWORK FROM: Wednesday Wolf, David Shearer, Justin Wheeler, Mark Thompson (Monstark Studios), Eric Ford, Dennis Anderson (Dennis A!), Luke Spooner (Carrion House), Adam Domville, Stephen Cooney, and Matt Edginton. Contributor Bio:  O'Neill, Patrick Patrick O'Neill is a professor emeritus in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Queen's University. Contributor Bio:  Dunwoody, David Dr. Kim Paffenroth is a professor of religious studies at Iona College, and the author of several books on the Bible and theology. He grew up in New York, Virginia, and New Mexico. He attended St. John's College, Annapolis, MD (BA, 1988), Harvard Divinity School (MTS, 1990), and the University of Notre Dame (PhD, 1995). He now lives in upstate New York with his wife and two kids. His work in the horror genre includes GOSPEL OF THE LIVING DEAD: GEORGE ROMERO'S VISIONS OF HELL ON EARTH (Baylor, 2006) - Winner, 2006 Bram Stoker Award; DYING TO LIVE: A NOVEL OF LIFE AMONG THE UNDEAD (Permuted Press, 2007); and DYING TO LIVE: LIFE SENTENCE (Permuted Press, 2008). His newest is VALLEY OF THE DEAD (Permuted Press, 2010). He has also edited the anthologies HISTORY IS DEAD (Permuted Press, 2007), and THE WORLD IS DEAD (Permuted Press, 2009). - David Dunwoody is the author of the zombie novel EMPIRE, as well as the horror collections DARK ENTITIES and UNBOUND & OTHER TALES. Dave lives in Utah and can be visited on the web at daviddunwoody.com.