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by C.M. Saunders

The fourth volume of short stories by C.M. Saunders features ten slices of horror and dark fiction taken from the pages of Liquid Imagination, Feverish Fiction, The Horror Tree and several anthologies including Terrors Unimagined and Monsters Among Us. Also includes extensive notes and original artwork by Greg Chapman. Meet the old man with a dark secret under attack from ghosts, the city worker who comes face-to-face with himself, the teenager who learns that love really can conquer all, the commuter who takes a train into the past, and many more. Table of Band of Souls As the Crow Flies Jessica Jumping at Shadows Other Me Vicar on the Underground The Past Entombed My Tormentor Lakeside Park Harberry Close Afterword Graphic Content “A superb story teller, Saunders is well on his way to becoming a true master of the macabre.” - Mark Edward Hall (Author of Soul Thief and Apocalypse island) "A great writer with unparalleled potential" - Bloody Good Horror Books

Genres: Horror

105 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 20, 2020

About the author

Christian Saunders, a constant reader who writes fiction as C.M. Saunders, is a freelance journalist and editor from south Wales. His work has appeared in almost 100 magazines, ezines and anthologies worldwide including Fortean Times, the Literary Hatchet, ParABnormal, Fantastic Horror, Haunted MTL, Feverish Fiction and Crimson Streets, and he has held staff positions at several leading UK magazines ranging from Staff Writer to Associate Editor. His books have been both traditionally and independently published, the latest release being Tethered on Terror Tract Publishing.

Reviews

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great storis

Great read! CM Saunders is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Give him a shot if you haven't read any of his works.

[Brett Grossmann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick short snippets of horror. Book has ten short stories. They get going quickly and then finish. Might be better if the tales had more meat on their bones

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

To let you know where I'm coming from I don't often read short story collections as too often I've found them by their very nature rather uneven, so tend to go for novels. Still, this a short collection of horror tales set in the UK and I know he writes well as I'm also currently re-reading an updated version of his 2017 novel, Sker House (Spoiler: it's good, you should read it) so I thought why not give these a go.
Overall I thought this was a pretty strong collection and definitely worth a read for fans of short stories. None of the stories were bad, most were decent, and two or three I thought were very good indeed.

[Christian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hugely enjoyed this collection of short stories by CM Saunders. The fourth in the X collection. No bad stories amongst the bunch although I did feel that the stories got stronger and stronger (from this reader’s perspective) the further through I got. Overall well worth the read and recommended for any fans of horror out there.