Horror Lite

by Anel Viz

Unlike the sinister figures who inhabit the pages of Dark Horror, the vampires, stalkers, aliens, and shape-shifters in these four short stories prove less threatening than the main characters feared -- if they were afraid to begin with, that is. The vampires, stalkers, aliens, and shape-shifters in these stories prove less threatening than the main characters feared. "A Layover at Atatürk International"-- When their plane is delayed in Istanbul, Chase looks forward to sharing a hotel room with fellow passenger Viet Bloedrank. "Coffee and Aftershave"-- Skyler discovers that the creepy individual who followed him home from the subway is also stalking the men he dates. "Bryce Olson is Pregnant"-- Hoping for benefits, Russell decides to play along when Bryce Olson gets it into his head that his ex-boyfriend is an alien. "The Stray"-- John thought it just coincidence that his housemate and the big grey dog that came by for handouts never crossed paths. How long would it take him to catch on? CONTENT This anthology contains scenes of dubious consent, rape or near rape and possibly an orgy. "The Stray" is a re-edited, re-release story.

220 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2012

About the author

Anel Viz, born and raised in New York City, currently resides in the Midwest, where he has taught at the same small liberal arts college for over thirty years. He has lived about one-quarter of his life in French-speaking countries. He returned to his childhood passion of writing at age sixty, and ever since he has churned out works in a variety of M/M genres: poetry, short and novel-length fiction, humor, essays, etc. He likes to experiment. Though most of his stories are romances, few of them would be called traditional romance. His work appears regularly in Wilde Oats and GayFlashFiction online magazines.