12 Tales Lie, 1 Tells True

Twelve Tales Lie One Tells True brings together 13 stories of the fantastic and fearsome by award-winning author Maria Alexander. WARNING: This is not your typical short story collection. While twelve of the tales are fictitious, one is a creepy true story sure to amuse and alarm even die-hard horror fans. Guessing which one is half the skin-crawling fun. Is it the man who resurrects his abusive father for revenge that goes awry? The woman who brings home a birthday balloon inflated with hellion instead of helium? Or the couple that accidentally buys a home sitting at The Crossroads, where the “H” in “HOA” has a whole new meaning…? Read on and decide for yourself.2nd Edition has replaced one of the stories and removed references to an author credibly accused by many women of sexual abuse and predation.

About the Author

Maria Alexander is a multiple award-winning author of both YA and adult fiction. Her short stories have appeared since 1999 in publications such as Chiaroscuro Magazine, Gothic.net and numerous acclaimed anthologies. Her debut novel, Mr. Wicker, won the 2014 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Publisher's Weekly called it, "(a) splendid, bittersweet ode to the ghosts of childhood," while Library Journal hailed it in a Starred Review as "a horror novel to anticipate." Her breakout YA novel, Snowed, was unleashed on November 2, 2016, by Raw Dog Screaming Press. It won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel and was nominated for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Children's/YA Novel in mystery writing. When she's not stabbing people with a foil or cutting targets with a katana, she's being outrageously spooky or writing Doctor Who filk. She lives in Los Angeles with three ungrateful cats, a Jewish Christmas caroler, and a purse called Trog.

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