Scars and Candy: Tales of Terror and Dark Mystery

by Sidney Williams

Scars and Candy opens the door on a dark world of monsters, crime, mayhem and human evil. Demons, dark creatures and dangerous humans lurk in 16 tales that gaze into the darkness of the human heart and paths of revenge, retribution and terror.

This collection includes:

The Cherry Meadow Massacre
A couple sidetracked on the way to a rural wedding, spin into an encounter with strange people who hold offbeat religious beliefs. Then the man they’ve all been waiting for arrives.

Scars
A young man’s affair with a married woman begins with a misguided thought of romance then leads in a soul-wrenching new direction.

Eyes
Reeling from a divorce, a young writer seeks refuge in her friend’s apartment on the edge of an overgrown field. Eyes beckon to her at night, drawing her toward a relationship that she believes may be her restoration.

Daoma
Who is the strange blind girl next door? A young man’s obsession drives him to the dark secrets of her past

Aleshia’s Casserole
A flash of Aleshia’s down home cooking.

November’s Breath
A barroom conversation about a relationship gone wrong leads to startling truths.

Good Kids
A group of nerds reach a point where bullying can no longer be tolerated. When good kids, with good imaginations go bad, the results can get brutal.

Jack-o-Lanterns
A flash course in Halloween preparation.

PRAISE FOR SIDNEY WILLIAMS & SCARS & CANDY

“Sidney Williams has the ability to conjure the genuine reek of hell.” – Graham Masterton on Sidney’s novel Azarius

"Both savage and sublime, that's all you need to know about Sidney Williams' short fiction." –Wayne Allen Sallee, author of The Holy Terror

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 2010

About the author

Sidney Williams is the author of thrillers including Dark Hours, Midnight Eyes and Disciples of the Serpent. Early horror novels include Azarius, Blood Hunter, Gnelfs and When Darkness Falls. He also penned three young adult horror novels under the name Michael August. Sidney worked for years as a newspaper reporter with varied beats that included crime and entertainment news. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College and currently teaches creative writing.

Reviews

[Joshua Begley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short story collection with teeth. Scars and Candy is the perfect name for it, as it offers up delights, but also horrors. Williams has a real knack for blindsiding you with a surprising, horrible, but somehow inevitable conclusion that's dark and disturbing and will stay with you for a long, long time.

[PrettyBookish13 · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️4.5
A very interesting compilation of short stories, I enjoyed reading them and will be looking out for more!

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scars and Candy is a collection of short horror stories by the author of Night Brothers and Blood Hunter. Some of these tales have appeared elsewhere and others are new to this collection. The stories range from the gory "Repast" to the creepy "Eyes," and everywhere in between. The collection showcases Williams' talent for setting and atmosphere. I very much enjoyed them.