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Shadows And Teeth: Ten Terrifying Tales Of Horror And Suspense
Out of the shadows and meaner than ever, volume three of this award-winning horror series packs international star power. Featuring ten brand-new stories by the legendary Guy N. Smith, the prolific Adam Millard, master of horror Nicholas Paschall, and others, this collection is certain to keep you up at night. Take care as you reach into these dark places, for the things here bite, and you may withdraw a hand short of a few fingers.
Cannibal House, by Guy N. Smith
—Jack Enfield’s home comes with a history, and a hunger he can neither understand nor sate.
The House Wants What The House Wants, by Adam Millard
—As four college friends settle into their new home, little do they know that their home has plans for them as well.
Tree Huggers, by Nathan Robinson
—A group of friends chain themselves to trees to protest deforestation. None of them suspected that something in those woods was stalking them, looking to make them its next meal.
No Thanks, by Antonio Simon, Jr.
—A meek employee perpetrates a workplace massacre, knowing he can dispel away the consequences with the two most powerful words in the universe.
A Missed Phone Call, by Nicholas Paschall
—On her walk home, Gwen crosses a stranger who knows more about her than he puts on, and who draws her into a world she never knew existed.
Bernadette, by R. Perez de Pereda
—Amid crusades and inquisitions, a medieval Spanish priest makes a devil’s bargain to save his niece’s life and unleashes a horror into the world.
Picture Not So Perfect, by David Owain Hughes
—For too long has Adam suffered beatings and disgrace, but is his revenge worth the cost?
The Screaming, by Richard Ayre
—With his uncle’s passing, Felix has inherited an old country home in the Highlands, and a ghastly curse that has followed his family for generations.
Cruciform, by S.J. Deighan
—Mark’s pursuit of occult knowledge has culminated in his finally summoning a demon slave, but who can say which is really the prisoner and which is the master?
(Sub) Routine, by Duncan P. Bradshaw
—Oliver is a good boy; he does his chores and always does what the ghosts tell him to, until one day, he doesn't...
Cannibal House, by Guy N. Smith
—Jack Enfield’s home comes with a history, and a hunger he can neither understand nor sate.
The House Wants What The House Wants, by Adam Millard
—As four college friends settle into their new home, little do they know that their home has plans for them as well.
Tree Huggers, by Nathan Robinson
—A group of friends chain themselves to trees to protest deforestation. None of them suspected that something in those woods was stalking them, looking to make them its next meal.
No Thanks, by Antonio Simon, Jr.
—A meek employee perpetrates a workplace massacre, knowing he can dispel away the consequences with the two most powerful words in the universe.
A Missed Phone Call, by Nicholas Paschall
—On her walk home, Gwen crosses a stranger who knows more about her than he puts on, and who draws her into a world she never knew existed.
Bernadette, by R. Perez de Pereda
—Amid crusades and inquisitions, a medieval Spanish priest makes a devil’s bargain to save his niece’s life and unleashes a horror into the world.
Picture Not So Perfect, by David Owain Hughes
—For too long has Adam suffered beatings and disgrace, but is his revenge worth the cost?
The Screaming, by Richard Ayre
—With his uncle’s passing, Felix has inherited an old country home in the Highlands, and a ghastly curse that has followed his family for generations.
Cruciform, by S.J. Deighan
—Mark’s pursuit of occult knowledge has culminated in his finally summoning a demon slave, but who can say which is really the prisoner and which is the master?
(Sub) Routine, by Duncan P. Bradshaw
—Oliver is a good boy; he does his chores and always does what the ghosts tell him to, until one day, he doesn't...
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305 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 2017
About the author
Guy N. Smith
176 books304 followersI was born on November 21, 1939, in the small village of Hopwas, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. My mother was a pre-war historical novelist (E. M. Weale) and she always encouraged me to write.
I was first published at the age of 12 in The Tettenhall Observer, a local weekly newspaper. Between 1952-57 I wrote 56 stories for them, many serialized. In 1990 I collated these into a book entitled Fifty Tales from the Fifties.
My father was a dedicated bank manager and I was destined for banking from birth. I accepted it but never found it very interesting. During the early years when I was working in Birmingham, I spent most of my lunch hours in the Birmingham gun quarter. I would have loved to have served an apprenticeship in the gun trade but my father would not hear of it.
Shooting (hunting) was my first love, and all my spare time was spent in this way. In 1961 I designed and made a 12-bore shotgun, intending to follow it up with six more, but I did not have the money to do this. I still use the Guy N. Smith short-barrelled magnum. During 1960-67 I operated a small shotgun cartridge loading business but this finished when my components suppliers closed down and I could no longer obtain components at competitive prices.
My writing in those days only concerned shooting. I wrote regularly for most of the sporting magazines, interspersed with fiction for such magazines as the legendary London Mystery Selection, a quarterly anthology for which I contributed 18 stories between 1972-82.
In 1972 I launched my second hand bookselling business which eventually became Black Hill Books. Originally my intention was to concentrate on this and maybe build it up to a full-time business which would enable me to leave banking. Although we still have this business, writing came along and this proved to be the vehicle which gave me my freedom.
I wrote a horror novel for the New English Library in 1974 entitled Werewolf by Moonlight. This was followed by a couple more, but it was Night of the Crabs in 1976 which really launched me as a writer. It was a bestseller, spawning five sequels, and was followed by another 60 or so horror novels through to the mid-1990's. Amicus bought the film rights to Crabs in 1976 and this gave me the chance to leave banking and by my own place, including my shoot, on the Black Hill.
The Guy N. Smith Fan Club was formed in 1990 and still has an active membership. We hold a convention every year at my home which is always well attended.
Around this time I became Poland's best-selling author. Phantom Press published two GNS books each month, mostly with print runs of around 100,000.
I have written much, much more than just horror; crime and mystery (as Gavin Newman), and children's animal novels (as Jonathan Guy). I have written a dozen or so shooting and countryside books, a book on Writing Horror Fiction (A. & C. Black). In 1997 my first full length western novel, The Pony Riders was published by Pinnacle in the States.
With 100-plus books to my credit, I was looking for new challenges. In 1999 I formed my own publishing company and began to publish my own books. They did rather well and gave me a lot of satisfaction. We plan to publish one or two every year.
Still regretting that I had not served an apprenticeship in the gun trade, the best job of my life dropped into my lap in 1999 when I was offered the post of Gun Editor of The Countryman's Weekly, a weekly magazine which covers all field sports. This entails my writing five illustrated feature articles a week on guns, cartridges, deer stalking, big game hunting etc.
Alongside this we have expanded our mail order second hand crime fiction business, still publish a few books, and I find as much time as possible for shooting.
Jean, my wife, helps with the business. Our four children, Rowan, Tara, Gavin and Angus have all moved away from home but they visit on a regular basis.
I would not want to live anywhere other than m
I was first published at the age of 12 in The Tettenhall Observer, a local weekly newspaper. Between 1952-57 I wrote 56 stories for them, many serialized. In 1990 I collated these into a book entitled Fifty Tales from the Fifties.
My father was a dedicated bank manager and I was destined for banking from birth. I accepted it but never found it very interesting. During the early years when I was working in Birmingham, I spent most of my lunch hours in the Birmingham gun quarter. I would have loved to have served an apprenticeship in the gun trade but my father would not hear of it.
Shooting (hunting) was my first love, and all my spare time was spent in this way. In 1961 I designed and made a 12-bore shotgun, intending to follow it up with six more, but I did not have the money to do this. I still use the Guy N. Smith short-barrelled magnum. During 1960-67 I operated a small shotgun cartridge loading business but this finished when my components suppliers closed down and I could no longer obtain components at competitive prices.
My writing in those days only concerned shooting. I wrote regularly for most of the sporting magazines, interspersed with fiction for such magazines as the legendary London Mystery Selection, a quarterly anthology for which I contributed 18 stories between 1972-82.
In 1972 I launched my second hand bookselling business which eventually became Black Hill Books. Originally my intention was to concentrate on this and maybe build it up to a full-time business which would enable me to leave banking. Although we still have this business, writing came along and this proved to be the vehicle which gave me my freedom.
I wrote a horror novel for the New English Library in 1974 entitled Werewolf by Moonlight. This was followed by a couple more, but it was Night of the Crabs in 1976 which really launched me as a writer. It was a bestseller, spawning five sequels, and was followed by another 60 or so horror novels through to the mid-1990's. Amicus bought the film rights to Crabs in 1976 and this gave me the chance to leave banking and by my own place, including my shoot, on the Black Hill.
The Guy N. Smith Fan Club was formed in 1990 and still has an active membership. We hold a convention every year at my home which is always well attended.
Around this time I became Poland's best-selling author. Phantom Press published two GNS books each month, mostly with print runs of around 100,000.
I have written much, much more than just horror; crime and mystery (as Gavin Newman), and children's animal novels (as Jonathan Guy). I have written a dozen or so shooting and countryside books, a book on Writing Horror Fiction (A. & C. Black). In 1997 my first full length western novel, The Pony Riders was published by Pinnacle in the States.
With 100-plus books to my credit, I was looking for new challenges. In 1999 I formed my own publishing company and began to publish my own books. They did rather well and gave me a lot of satisfaction. We plan to publish one or two every year.
Still regretting that I had not served an apprenticeship in the gun trade, the best job of my life dropped into my lap in 1999 when I was offered the post of Gun Editor of The Countryman's Weekly, a weekly magazine which covers all field sports. This entails my writing five illustrated feature articles a week on guns, cartridges, deer stalking, big game hunting etc.
Alongside this we have expanded our mail order second hand crime fiction business, still publish a few books, and I find as much time as possible for shooting.
Jean, my wife, helps with the business. Our four children, Rowan, Tara, Gavin and Angus have all moved away from home but they visit on a regular basis.
I would not want to live anywhere other than m
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March 23, 2018Contents:
... Forward by R. Perez De Pereda
001 - "Cannibal House" by Guy N. Smith
030 - About the author Guy N. Smith
031 - "The House Wants What The House Wants" by Adam Millard
062 - About the author Adam Millard
063 - "Tree Huggers" by Nathan Robinson
096 - About the author Nathan Robinson
097 - "No Thanks" by Antonio Simon, Jr.
114 - About the author Antonio Simon, Jr.
115 - "A Missed Phone Call" by Nicholas Paschall
139 - About the author Nicholas Paschall
141 - "Bernadette" by R. Perez de Pereda
165 - About the author R. Perez de Pereda
167 - "Picture Not So Perfect" by David Owain Hughes
205 - About the author David Owain Hughes
207 - "The Screaming" by Richard Ayre
245 - About the author Richard Ayre
247 - "Cruciform" by S.J. Deighan
291 - About the author S.J. Deighan
293 - "(Sub) Routine" by Duncan P. Bradshaw
339 - About the author Duncan P. Bradshaw
341 - Want More Horror?
342 - Discover other books available through Dark Water Syndicate
344 - About the cover Artist Dane Low
245 - About Dark Water Syndicate
... Forward by R. Perez De Pereda
001 - "Cannibal House" by Guy N. Smith
030 - About the author Guy N. Smith
031 - "The House Wants What The House Wants" by Adam Millard
062 - About the author Adam Millard
063 - "Tree Huggers" by Nathan Robinson
096 - About the author Nathan Robinson
097 - "No Thanks" by Antonio Simon, Jr.
114 - About the author Antonio Simon, Jr.
115 - "A Missed Phone Call" by Nicholas Paschall
139 - About the author Nicholas Paschall
141 - "Bernadette" by R. Perez de Pereda
165 - About the author R. Perez de Pereda
167 - "Picture Not So Perfect" by David Owain Hughes
205 - About the author David Owain Hughes
207 - "The Screaming" by Richard Ayre
245 - About the author Richard Ayre
247 - "Cruciform" by S.J. Deighan
291 - About the author S.J. Deighan
293 - "(Sub) Routine" by Duncan P. Bradshaw
339 - About the author Duncan P. Bradshaw
341 - Want More Horror?
342 - Discover other books available through Dark Water Syndicate
344 - About the cover Artist Dane Low
245 - About Dark Water Syndicate
January 25, 2018
Shadows and Teeth Volume 3 is the latest in a horror anthology series published by Darkwater Syndicate. There are some familiar authors included whose books I have covered before, including Guy N. Smith, Adam Millard and Richard Ayre. The ten stories in the collection bring us a variety of scares without an overarching theme throughout the book.
The first story, Cannibal House by Guy N. Smith, starts the collection off strong. It’s a tale of residual evil that remains locked within a house and the new tenant who has to try to deal with it. Tree Huggers was another story I enjoyed. It had an unusual scenario and situation that our teens found themselves in. It’s always nice to read a really fresh take.
Adam Millard’s story, The House Wants What The House Wants, brought a bizarro and completely unexpected plot that was as creepy as it was excellent. One of the stand out stories of the collection was Bernadette. It’s a tale in the form of a letter. It’s set during the time of the Spanish Inquisition and involves possession and a djinn. It was outstanding. Another stand out is Richard Ayre’s story about a man returning to claim his family estate in Scotland. The mystery and bloodshed that comes along with the land builds to a gripping climax. Another favorite was Cruciform, which is the tale of a summoned and trapped demon. As you can imagine, that does not happen without consequences and retribution. As I’m sure you can tell based on the number of favorites I have, this is a great collection.
This is one of the strongest anthologies I’ve covered, full of tight and diverse entries, and with no drop in the quality from one story to the next. The stories cover a range of horror. There is something for all tastes from the more subtle, supernaturally inclined, to cannibalism and monsters. Now I have to catch up on the previous two volumes of Shadows and Teeth and look forward to volume 4.
The first story, Cannibal House by Guy N. Smith, starts the collection off strong. It’s a tale of residual evil that remains locked within a house and the new tenant who has to try to deal with it. Tree Huggers was another story I enjoyed. It had an unusual scenario and situation that our teens found themselves in. It’s always nice to read a really fresh take.
Adam Millard’s story, The House Wants What The House Wants, brought a bizarro and completely unexpected plot that was as creepy as it was excellent. One of the stand out stories of the collection was Bernadette. It’s a tale in the form of a letter. It’s set during the time of the Spanish Inquisition and involves possession and a djinn. It was outstanding. Another stand out is Richard Ayre’s story about a man returning to claim his family estate in Scotland. The mystery and bloodshed that comes along with the land builds to a gripping climax. Another favorite was Cruciform, which is the tale of a summoned and trapped demon. As you can imagine, that does not happen without consequences and retribution. As I’m sure you can tell based on the number of favorites I have, this is a great collection.
This is one of the strongest anthologies I’ve covered, full of tight and diverse entries, and with no drop in the quality from one story to the next. The stories cover a range of horror. There is something for all tastes from the more subtle, supernaturally inclined, to cannibalism and monsters. Now I have to catch up on the previous two volumes of Shadows and Teeth and look forward to volume 4.
September 3, 2022
If you remember when horror was dark and supernatural, free of pop culture nods and knowing smirks to the reader, with twist endings that absolutely eviscerated your imagination, then Shadows & Teeth Volume 3 is sure to be right up your alley - your dark, foggy, cobblestone, garbage-strewn alley.
Guy N. Smith's Cannibal House was a great twist on both haunted houses and cannibalistic slashers, starting and ending with creepy discoveries.
Nathan Robinson's Tree Huggers was a fun story that put a gory new spin on the concept of horror in the woods, complete with a brutally cold ending.
No Thanks, by Antonio Simon Jr., was probably my favorite story in the collection. The telling of it was fantastic, the pacing perfect, the black humor on point, and the very concept of "no thanks" simple, yet brilliant.
R. Perez de Pereda's Bernadette was an unexpected pleasure, a well-told story of a medieval priest, a deal with the devil, and a young woman who refuses to stay dead.
David Owain Hughes' Picture Not So Perfect was a slow-burning sort of tale, one with a tragically human element, an interesting twist of expectations, and a monstrous finale that has more than a few surprises.
Cruciform, by S.J. Deighan, was another favorite - a story of occult secrets, dark rituals, and the unfortunate consequences of summoning a demon to do your bidding.
A solid collection with only a few stories that didn't really work for me, Shadows & Teeth Volume 3 is a perfect read for fans of slasher flicks, splatterpunk, and Twilight Zone endings.
Originally reviewed at Beauty in Ruins
Guy N. Smith's Cannibal House was a great twist on both haunted houses and cannibalistic slashers, starting and ending with creepy discoveries.
Nathan Robinson's Tree Huggers was a fun story that put a gory new spin on the concept of horror in the woods, complete with a brutally cold ending.
No Thanks, by Antonio Simon Jr., was probably my favorite story in the collection. The telling of it was fantastic, the pacing perfect, the black humor on point, and the very concept of "no thanks" simple, yet brilliant.
R. Perez de Pereda's Bernadette was an unexpected pleasure, a well-told story of a medieval priest, a deal with the devil, and a young woman who refuses to stay dead.
David Owain Hughes' Picture Not So Perfect was a slow-burning sort of tale, one with a tragically human element, an interesting twist of expectations, and a monstrous finale that has more than a few surprises.
Cruciform, by S.J. Deighan, was another favorite - a story of occult secrets, dark rituals, and the unfortunate consequences of summoning a demon to do your bidding.
A solid collection with only a few stories that didn't really work for me, Shadows & Teeth Volume 3 is a perfect read for fans of slasher flicks, splatterpunk, and Twilight Zone endings.
Originally reviewed at Beauty in Ruins
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary ARC of this title from the author in exchange for review consideration. This does not in any way affect the honesty or sincerity of my review.
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