First published 2021
This collection brings together seventeen stories that showcase Hopkins at his best. The centerpiece is "Five Days in April," the Bram Stoker Award-winning novella that follows characters through a tense crisis period. The volume also includes "Ten Days in July," which precedes the April story in the Watchers series, creating a connected narrative thread. Hopkins adds "These are the Moments I Live For," appearing in print for the first time in this anniversary edition. The stories range across different moods and settings, but all bear Hopkins's signature approach to character-driven tension. Each tale builds toward moments where ordinary people face extraordinary circumstances. The collection demonstrates why Hopkins has earned multiple Stoker Awards for his fiction, including recognition for his novel The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club and novella El Dia de los Muertos. These seventeen stories capture the emotional core that drives people to their breaking points and beyond.
Genres: short-stories, suspense, horror, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-driven, tension
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
262 pages · Paperback · Macabre Ink