From the dark between the stars... Indifferent gods drive mankind to madness. Dangerous curiosities conjure the unspeakable. Ambition reaches beyond the boundaries of mankind.
Cultivated within these pages is a garden of tales tapping into mankind’s greed, ego, curiosity, and insanity. Of people driven to the very limits of the human psyche in search of answers they were never meant to have. Eldritch stories of humanity reaching for the stars, only to touch them and realize there are places man was never meant to tread.
Chris Miller is a native Texan who has been writing from an early age. He began publishing in 2017 with his first novel, A Murder of Saints, and since then he has published several novels—including the Amazon bestselling Splatter Western, Dust—and has also been inducted into many anthologies. When not writing, Chris enjoys playing guitar, watching movies, and reading. He is first and foremost a family man and is happily married to the love of his life (and best friend) Aliana. They have three beautiful children and live in Winnsboro, TX.
Eldritch Gardens: Stories From Beyond is a work of Cosmic Horror art. From the cover to the stories, there are a multitude of fascinating perceptions of what lies among the stars, in the inky blackness beyond light, that can affect humanity directly and indirectly if given a chance--or called from the depths of either despair or through the thrill of knowing the unknowable. It begins with a tale worthy of the title of Lovecraftian, and ends with the absurd story that Miller tells so well. Not only a work of cosmic horror, however, but also one of human suffering and chaos--fears that leave one devastated at the end of each story and still wanting more. Decidedly one of the best collection of short stories in one tome. These seven tales run the gamut of human suffering from the gory to the mentally terrifying, and each leaving the reader wondering, "What if?". Capturing the imagination and hearkening to humans to abandon all we think we know about horror, this is the perfect book for those nights when you fear to hear a tapping at your door. And if you know cosmic horror, you'll absolutely get the dedication and glimpse the influences.