by Paul Kane
First published 2023
A mysterious bleeding sickness kills its victims before bringing them back in a twisted future world. The world's most famous vampire discovers unexpected love. Sherlock Holmes confronts his most perilous adversary yet. A paranormal investigator tackles his strangest case. Award-winning author Paul Kane presents nine stories that reimagine the works of literary giants like Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Allan Poe. Each tale explores the hidden truths behind classic characters and situations. What really happened in the Jekyll and Hyde story? How does someone escape the most infamous curse ever created? How will investigators catch a deadly serial killer? Kane transforms familiar dark fiction into new nightmares while honoring the original masters who created them.
Genres: short-stories, mystery, horror, paranormal, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: paranormal-investigation, twisted-endings
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century
235 pages · Paperback · Black Beacon Books
Content warnings: body-horror, graphic-violence