Spooks!

by John Everson (editor), Tina L. Jens (editor), Martin Mundt (contributor)

29 tales of the unexplained, unexpected & undead. Some people just refuse to stay in their graves! Featuring:
Jay Bonansinga/The Beaumont Prophecy
J.A. Konrath/Redux
Charlee Jacob/The Vivi
Edward DeGeorge/Hearken Not to the Zurry Bird's Cry
Linda Addison/Fleeting Light (poem)
Maria Alexander/Agnus Dei
James S. Dorr/The Sending
Martin Mundt/And Death Came Down like Moonlit Frost
Viki Rollins/I Walk through Arid Places
Barbara J. Ferrenz/The Portrait Room
David P. Munger/Two Sizes Too Small
John Weagly/The Forgotten House (haiku cycle)
Allen Salter & Jay Bonansinga/Terror Terror on the Wall
Eric M. Cherry/Genie's Last Wish
Jerry Gilio/Wisps of Dreams
Janet L. Hetherington/The Death of Uncle Edgar
Liz Mandville Greeson/The Ghost in the Attic (true ghost tale)
John Everson/The Tapping
Steve Laurent/Burial Ground
Carrie Richerson/Nuestra Senora
Tina L. Jens/Red Whiskey
Lisa Mannetti/The Haunted Lizzie Borden House (true ghost tale)
Laura Anne Gilman/Dispossession
Katherine Norem/Education/Magnificence (poems)
Ken Goldman/One Last Duet with Davy
Jody Lynn Nye/Trick
Lawrence Schimel/Old as a Rose in Bloom
Bruce Hoff/The Lost Pictures of Franklin Field
Tina L. Jens/A Word about the Ghosts: Interview w/John Cordwell, c. '91 (true ghost tale)

312 pages, Paperback

First published October 23, 2004

About the author

John Everson is a former newspaper reporter who writes thrillers filled with erotic horror and supernatural suspense. He is the author of the Bram Stoker Award winner Covenant, and finalist NightWhere, which reviewers called "50 Shades Meets Hellraiser!" He is also the creator of the characters Danika and Mila Dubov, seen in the Netflix series V-Wars, based on the books created by Jonathan Maberry. Booklist said his recent New Orleans novel, Voodoo Heart, "is a solid blend of supernatural horror and hard-boiled detective fiction, and should appeal to horror devotees as well as mystery buffs” while Living Dead Magazine called him "the master of dark and sexy."

Follow John on the BookBub: John Everson page for information on book sales and new releases as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For information on his fiction, art and music, visit John Everson: Dark Arts at www.johneverson.com.

Reviews

[Morven · Rating 5 out of 5]

It takes me a long time to read any anthology because I like to pause between stories and consider what I read. I also tend to "lose" the book under piles of to-be-read books while I ponder, which is what happened to this one. Only recently did I find it again.

With the exception of a couple of stories, I often forget which ones I really liked as opposed to ones that were just enjoyable. With this anthology, I started the practice of jotting down notes (in pencil, of course) on the table of contents. Most of the stories got "good" or "okay," but three got "the ending is weird" or "it doesn't make sense." I won't call them out because this could be the fact that I read before I go to sleep, and maybe microsleeps interfered with my comprehension.

The stories that did break through my nodding off are "Trick" (very good, very creative) by Jody Lynn Nye, "Disposition" by Laura Anne Gilman, "Wisps of Dreams" by Jerry Gilio, "The Death of Uncle Edgar" by Janet L. Hetherington, "Red Whiskey" by Tina L. Jens, and one that I actually read twice because I was so blown away, "The Lost Pictures of Franklin Field" by Bruce Hoff.

[Cecelia Isaac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solid collection. The stories were linked by the ghost/haunting theme, but there was tons of variety within. Some favorites were Creak's Halloween story and the visionary photographer. Good way to learn about new authors!

[John Everson]

My first co-edited anthology, released by Twilight Tales in 2004.