First published 2024
The year is 1980. You clutch three dollar bills and head to the local drugstore where a black wire rack spins with fresh horror paperbacks. Their glossy covers promise gothic mansions shrouded in mist, blood-streaked faces with bulging eyes, and rows of sinister dolls. You must choose your nightmare: will it be the vengeful vampire, the stalking werewolf, demonic children, or flesh-eating insects? This collection delivers twenty stories that capture those golden years of horror fiction. Giant spiders lurk in dark corners while haunted books whisper forbidden secrets. Swarms of cicadas descend on unsuspecting towns as killer bears prowl the wilderness. Chemical spills transform ordinary people into monsters, and those creepy dolls watch from shadowy shelves. Each tale channels the spirit of classic horror paperbacks, complete with their delicious blend of terror and dark humor. The rack keeps spinning, always offering new horrors to discover.
Genres: short-stories, horror, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: anthology, horror-anthology
Period: 1980
403 pages · Kindle Edition · Greymore Publishing