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GabaGhoul: A Mafia Horror Anthology
In the world of wise guys and made men, loyalty is everything—even in death. GabaGhoul features a sinister and exciting collection of mafia horror stories where the Don isn’t the only one in control. The street will run red with blood – and other horrors beyond comprehension.
Inside these pages, you’ll find hitmen haunted by the ghosts of their last jobs, cursed objects that will ruin entire families, and a Sunday Gravy containing special ingredients. Zombies, vampires, ghosts, cryptids, and more wait to greet these gangsters. Each tale twists the codes of La Cosa Nostra into something monstrous and will plunge you into unspeakable horrors.
In this underworld, omertà won’t save you, and even the toughest mobsters can’t make a corpse stay dead. Welcome to GabaGhoul—where the only thing more dangerous than crossing the family is crossing into the unknown.
Alex Rosenberg – Alyanna Poe – Brian Keene – Bridget D. Brave – Bridgett Nelson – Bryson Richard – C.J. Goldberg – Dex Bryant – Gregory L. Norris – Jeff Strand – Jerry Purdon – Jessica McHugh – JG Faherty – Jo Kaplan – Joseph Sale – Judith Sonnet – Matthew M. Bartlett – Max Booth III – Michael Balletti – Michael Boulerice – Richard Beauchamp – J. Rocky Colavito – Ryan A. Fleming – Ryan C. Bradley – Trey Andrusky – Vivan Kasley
Inside these pages, you’ll find hitmen haunted by the ghosts of their last jobs, cursed objects that will ruin entire families, and a Sunday Gravy containing special ingredients. Zombies, vampires, ghosts, cryptids, and more wait to greet these gangsters. Each tale twists the codes of La Cosa Nostra into something monstrous and will plunge you into unspeakable horrors.
In this underworld, omertà won’t save you, and even the toughest mobsters can’t make a corpse stay dead. Welcome to GabaGhoul—where the only thing more dangerous than crossing the family is crossing into the unknown.
Alex Rosenberg – Alyanna Poe – Brian Keene – Bridget D. Brave – Bridgett Nelson – Bryson Richard – C.J. Goldberg – Dex Bryant – Gregory L. Norris – Jeff Strand – Jerry Purdon – Jessica McHugh – JG Faherty – Jo Kaplan – Joseph Sale – Judith Sonnet – Matthew M. Bartlett – Max Booth III – Michael Balletti – Michael Boulerice – Richard Beauchamp – J. Rocky Colavito – Ryan A. Fleming – Ryan C. Bradley – Trey Andrusky – Vivan Kasley
- GenresHorror
387 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 31, 2025
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9 people want to read
About the author
Mark Scioneaux
10 books13 followersMark C. Scioneaux is employed as an industrial hygienist by day and a horror writer by night.
His passion for the macabre left him dissatisfied with many of the zombie stories and movies shambling around, so he was determined to blaze a new trail – one littered with slick patches of gore and more than a few empty shotgun shells. He is an avid reader and movie lover and is always looking for a way to share a good story.
He is the author of “Faye Believes,” “Riser,” “The Wanderer,” and “How Stopping a Zombie Invasion Will Get You Grounded.” His short story, “The Demon in the Water,” is published by Severed Dead Press. His newest short story, “How Slappy Ended Christmas,” appears in Dead Christmas: A Zombie Anthology. He is also the author of the thrilling zombie novel, Hollow Point, and the editor of the anthology, Bigfoot Tales. His smash-hit novelette, “The Glass Coffin,” is available for download on Kindle.
He is also the founder of “Horror for Good,” a charitable anthology created with Cutting Block Press. It features some of the biggest names in horror as well as several rising stars. All proceeds from the anthology will go to amfAR, an international AIDS research charity.
Mark is a graduate of Louisiana State University and currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with his wife, Jessica.
His passion for the macabre left him dissatisfied with many of the zombie stories and movies shambling around, so he was determined to blaze a new trail – one littered with slick patches of gore and more than a few empty shotgun shells. He is an avid reader and movie lover and is always looking for a way to share a good story.
He is the author of “Faye Believes,” “Riser,” “The Wanderer,” and “How Stopping a Zombie Invasion Will Get You Grounded.” His short story, “The Demon in the Water,” is published by Severed Dead Press. His newest short story, “How Slappy Ended Christmas,” appears in Dead Christmas: A Zombie Anthology. He is also the author of the thrilling zombie novel, Hollow Point, and the editor of the anthology, Bigfoot Tales. His smash-hit novelette, “The Glass Coffin,” is available for download on Kindle.
He is also the founder of “Horror for Good,” a charitable anthology created with Cutting Block Press. It features some of the biggest names in horror as well as several rising stars. All proceeds from the anthology will go to amfAR, an international AIDS research charity.
Mark is a graduate of Louisiana State University and currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with his wife, Jessica.
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June 19, 2025
What, you think you’re gonna find a better book a stories about gangsters, ghouls, grimoires and ghosts? Fuggedabahtit!
August 16, 2025
GabaGhoul is a perfectly enjoyable collection of short stories that usually involve Mafia dirtbags getting whacked in unusual ways, often due to various monsters making their lives miserable. It's a good collection, but best read only a couple stories at a time, as the limited focus of the anthology does get a bit confining at times.
All the stories are written well, and the best part is these are not just shoot em' up-bang em' up stories with nothing but mobsters and repetitive gunfights, although there is plenty of shooting. Instead, most of the gunfire is reserved for the creature-feature style monsters that slash and stomp through the pages. Animated corpses put in an appearance, as well as vampires, and best of all, a DRAGON! There is more to the book then just various Vinnies, Tonys, and Angelos getting shredded, though, the more low-key stories add a nice contrast. The story 'Daddy's Girl' is a nice example. Sure, it involves a monster also, but its theme centers around the fun question: how do Mafia bosses react when their only daughter starts dating? 'The Corpse Box' is a doozy that revolves around a foolproof way of dead body disposal, and 'Now That's a Spicy Meatball!' does a nice job putting a culinary twist on the standard revenge tale. There are other oddity tales spaced throughout the book, and it provides a nice counterpart to the mob vs. monsters ones. For comic relief, and possibly the most fun, 'Donnie's First Whack' is a side-splitting laugher where everything that can go wrong during a standard murder, does go wrong. Overall, the book provides an entertaining grab-bag of organized crime chaos.
That being said, the book could have been improved by broadening out the nature of the crime families in it. Every one focuses on the Italian style mob groups, whether this was by design of the editors or author's choices. While they make for good characters, they start to seem like carbon copies after a while. How about some Russian crime groups? (they only put in an appearance as secondary characters in one story) Or some of the Mexican ones? A bit more variety to their activities might have been a good addition also. Most of the mobsters in this seem like they came out of either the movies The Godfather or Goodfellas, and they are usually doing the same thing: racketeering, truck hijackings, etc. A lot of what they do nowadays involves stunts like phone scams and cybercrime stuff like online gambling, a few stories that put a more modern twist on the traditional gangster thing would have been welcome.
It's a good anthology, but just a few minor tweaks could have pushed this book up to the next level.
All the stories are written well, and the best part is these are not just shoot em' up-bang em' up stories with nothing but mobsters and repetitive gunfights, although there is plenty of shooting. Instead, most of the gunfire is reserved for the creature-feature style monsters that slash and stomp through the pages. Animated corpses put in an appearance, as well as vampires, and best of all, a DRAGON! There is more to the book then just various Vinnies, Tonys, and Angelos getting shredded, though, the more low-key stories add a nice contrast. The story 'Daddy's Girl' is a nice example. Sure, it involves a monster also, but its theme centers around the fun question: how do Mafia bosses react when their only daughter starts dating? 'The Corpse Box' is a doozy that revolves around a foolproof way of dead body disposal, and 'Now That's a Spicy Meatball!' does a nice job putting a culinary twist on the standard revenge tale. There are other oddity tales spaced throughout the book, and it provides a nice counterpart to the mob vs. monsters ones. For comic relief, and possibly the most fun, 'Donnie's First Whack' is a side-splitting laugher where everything that can go wrong during a standard murder, does go wrong. Overall, the book provides an entertaining grab-bag of organized crime chaos.
That being said, the book could have been improved by broadening out the nature of the crime families in it. Every one focuses on the Italian style mob groups, whether this was by design of the editors or author's choices. While they make for good characters, they start to seem like carbon copies after a while. How about some Russian crime groups? (they only put in an appearance as secondary characters in one story) Or some of the Mexican ones? A bit more variety to their activities might have been a good addition also. Most of the mobsters in this seem like they came out of either the movies The Godfather or Goodfellas, and they are usually doing the same thing: racketeering, truck hijackings, etc. A lot of what they do nowadays involves stunts like phone scams and cybercrime stuff like online gambling, a few stories that put a more modern twist on the traditional gangster thing would have been welcome.
It's a good anthology, but just a few minor tweaks could have pushed this book up to the next level.
August 19, 2025
A veritable grab bag of goombahs and ghosts, mischief and magari. GabaGhoul is entertaining and fun; scary and silly.
Like any anthology, this Halloween sack of goodies contains the delicious Reese's Peanut Butter Cups sitting on top of a few questionable Good 'n Plenty, and even one or two rocks. Mostly though, GabaGhoul is a howling good read.
And one you should read. If you know what's good for you. Capish?
Like any anthology, this Halloween sack of goodies contains the delicious Reese's Peanut Butter Cups sitting on top of a few questionable Good 'n Plenty, and even one or two rocks. Mostly though, GabaGhoul is a howling good read.
And one you should read. If you know what's good for you. Capish?
June 20, 2025
An anthology of mob stories by multiple authors. A twist of unnatural horror but mob related. my favorite was Red Snow.
July 27, 2025
Mafia horror that was honestly hilarious, even though it was a bit too full of stereotypes. Hell would I know though, I haven’t encountered the mafia. Yet.
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