First published 2005
A frigid breeze sweeps across barren cornfields and withered vineyards, carrying something terrible in its wake. The wind moves through shadowy railroad tunnels and forgotten towns beside the tracks. It drifts over the blood-stained floors of a deserted Los Angeles butcher shop and stirs the air around a bouncer working the door at a club where Death himself might drink. In one story, it circles a crimson container resting on an unknown person's knees. In another, it pounds against the entrance of a remote facility surrounded by corpses. The gusts bear the melancholy melody of piano keys, the harsh shriek of amplified guitars, infant cries, therapeutic conversations, and demonic cackling. Wherever this wind travels, it delivers insanity, violence, and plague. These thirteen narratives guide readers into territories they have never explored, led by established writers and emerging voices who understand how ordinary places become theaters of horror.
Genres: horror, supernatural, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: anthology, supernatural-elements
Setting: Los Angeles, Railroad Tunnels, Forgotten Towns
Period: Contemporary
210 pages · Paperback · Echelon Pr
Content warnings: violence