First published 2010
Vlad works for the IRS and faces an unusual audit case. A killer wants to write off his basement blood feasts under entertainment expenses. Vlad must decide whether to approve the deduction or nail the taxpayer for fraud. Meanwhile, a pack of she-wolves plots to solve their relationship problems during a ladies night out that turns violent. An elite call girl finds herself trapped in a luxury Los Angeles hotel room with a dead client. She considers making a dangerous deal with a woman who possesses supernatural abilities to escape the murder charges. A half-demon journalist covers tabloid stories about Bigfoot while her thief boyfriend heats up trouble at a museum exhibition that doubles as a battleground for souls. These darkly comic tales from the Horror Writers Association explore twisted scenarios where ordinary problems meet extraordinary solutions.
Genres: horror, comedy, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, darkly-comic, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Los Angeles
448 pages · ebook · Pocket Books
Content warnings: violence