Dark Corners

by John Manning, Christopher L. Smith

Theres something terrifying around every turn.

When the world as we know it has ended and all that remains of humanitys earthly ways are the stories that reside within the libraries of the space habitats, the view of humanity can be skewed. In these twenty-four stories is a sample of how the earthly mind worked, how it delighted in terrifying, how it indulged in the horrific. What must our future selves think of us?

This second volume in the Night Chills series offers tales from authors who joined us in Terror by Gaslight, as well as some new and delightful minds. Rie Sheridan Rose, Wayne Borean, R. E. Hinkle, Catherine Stovall, and John Manning himself are among those who have filled the pages of this volume with a sprinkling of humor and a large dose of chills.

268 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 18, 2016

About the author

Born on Halloween, John has always been fascinated by the dark and scary world of horror fiction. His earliest favorites were Edgar Allen Poe, Dostoevsky, and Charles Addams. He discovered his passion for writing in the second grade. Through the years, however, publishers did not share his enthusiasm. As a staff member for many fan conventions, he was blessed to meet (and pick the brains of) authors such as Barry Longyear, Robert Asprin, Robert Adams, L. Sprague de Camp, C. Dean Andersson, John Steakley, Jr., Lynn Abbey, Andy Offett, Steven Barnes, and Larry Niven. Evidently osmosis works, for in 2011 his first novel, Black Stump Ridge, written with his long-time friend, Forrest Hedrick, was released on an unsuspecting public. It has gone on to place tenth in the Editors & Preditors Poll in the category Best New Horror Novel for 2011, as well as being placed on the 2011 Nebula Recommended Reading List. His short story,“Disclaimer,” appeared in Janet and Chris Morris’ Lawyers in Hell, released in July 2011. “Showdown at Brimstone Arsenal,” appears in the 2012 release, Rogues in Hell. He also has a short story, “Asylum,” in Michael H. Hanson’s Sha’Daa III – Pawns, published by Perseid Publishing in November 2012. His first anthology as Editor-in-Chief of Fantom Enterprises, What Scares the Boogeyman, was also published by Perseid Publishing and released in January 2013. His first book published by his own company, Terror by Gaslight was published in 2014. John lost a long hard fought battle with Leukimia in January, 2015.

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