Killing It

The most-watched YouTube video in history is driving its viewers insane. Why won't people stop watching?A Greek resort has a vampire problem. Will it survive its online reviews?A cursed fortune puts a Nigerian prince on a direct course to your spam folder. Will you send him money?A DJ’s playlist leads a nightclub into a destructive orgiastic rage. Why is the US government weaponizing it?It's Taco Tuesday. The avocados still aren't ripe. How far will she go?He was supposed to take the secret to the grave. But how could anyone keep a secret as good as the Ninja BBQ?This new collection of frightening and hilarious short stories from Christian A. Dumais offers a twisted reflection of the 21st century and a dark preview of what’s to come.

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He was supposed to have his wisdom teeth removed. So why are his legs missing?A magic trick at a children's birthday party goes terribly wrong. Are the parents ready for what comes next?A university allows its students to carry guns on campus. Is it time for the professor with the worst reputation to update his syllabus?A warning from an apocalyptic future is transmitted into a writer's brain. Will the message survive the book's editor?A detective is confronted with an impossible locked room mystery. But who is the real victim?There's something in the basement of the factory killing the workers. How many more people is management going to send?Birds keep crashing into their new house. Will they figure out why before something worse happens?It was a simple misunderstanding at a French car rental agency. Will these two Americans survive this road trip to hell?

From the Back Cover

The most-watched YouTube video in history is driving its viewers insane. Why won't people stop watching?A Greek resort has a vampire problem. Will it survive its online reviews?A cursed fortune puts a Nigerian prince on a direct course to your spam folder. Will you send him money?A DJ's playlist leads a nightclub into a destructive orgiastic rage. Why is the US government weaponizing it?There's something in the basement of the factory killing the workers. How many more people is management going to send?It's Taco Tuesday. The avocados still aren't ripe. How far will she go?The secret was meant to be taken to the grave. But how could anyone keep a secret as good as the Ninja BBQ?He was supposed to have his wisdom teeth removed. So why are his legs missing? Birds keep crashing into their new house. Are they ready for what's coming next? This new collection of frightening and hilarious short stories from Christian A. Dumais offers a twisted reflection of the 21st century and a dark preview of what's to come.

About the Author

Who is Christian A. Dumais? That depends on where you're coming from...In Poland, he's been known as one of the best American stand-up comedians working the English comedy scene for the last decade.On the internet, Christian is best known as Twitter's @DrunkHulk, an internet and pop culture sensation that accumulated nearly 200,000 followers. Drunk Hulk has been featured in various publications like Time, Rolling Stone, Huffington Post , and mentioned on NPR, Comedy Central, and MTV . A collection of Drunk Hulk's tweets, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes material, was published as SMASHED: The Life and Tweets of Drunk Hulk.In the shadows, he's a writer who has written sketch comedy, journalism, comic strips, comic books, short stories, academic articles, and books - including Empty Rooms Lonely Countries, Cover Stories, and Go West.

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