by Tim Lebbon
First published 2006
Mona Gallagher stares into her mirror and sees something impossible: a huge swirling dent carved into her forehead. Her terrible day just became a nightmare. This collaborative horror story started as a fragment by Ray Garton, then grew through the combined efforts of twelve acclaimed writers. Tom Piccirilli, Brian Keene, Gary A. Braunbeck, Tim Lebbon, Al Sarrantonio, Bev Vincent, Thomas F. Monteleone, Joe Hill, John Skipp, Dominick Cancilla, Kealan Patrick Burke, and Robert Morrish each added their voice to this surreal mystery. What begins with Mona's disturbing reflection becomes something far stranger and more frightening. The story moves through multiple hands, each writer building on what came before, creating a unique narrative that shifts and evolves. This limited signed edition features artwork by Alex McVey and represents the first volume in Cemetery Dance's Signature Series. The collaborative process transforms a simple premise into an exploration of identity, reality, and the horror that lurks behind familiar surfaces.
Genres: mystery, horror, thriller, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Mona's Mirror
Period: Contemporary
87 pages · Hardcover · Cemetery Dance Publications
Content warnings: body-horror