My Dearest Jezebel: Tales of Horror and the Macabre (Revised E...

"I took hold of her arm and put my mouth to the cut. I tasted her third-grade choir recital. I tasted the sunshine in her backyard as she played in her daddy's arms, spinning round and round like a carousel." -- From "Wrist Carvings" My Dearest Jezebel collects six short tales of horror, suspense, and the macabre into one quick-to-read anthology. The stories explore the darker side of love, where nostalgia leads to terror, passion turns to pain, fame tears friendships apart, and family loss turns the innocent into killers. Six tales, six protagonists, six nightmares come to life."And then came the needle. Long and sharp. Appearing among them, almost as if floating through their bodies, held by a pale hand on the end of a lab coat arm. Reaching out for her. She saw it in her peripheral vision. Felt the sting like an insect bite. Watched as the plunger went down." -- From "Lethean"In the title story, a man learns some memories are better off dead when he reconnects with an old flame with a secret she's dying to share. "Wrist Carvings" introduces a man who awakens the darkest appetites in the women he meets. In "Lethean," a woman discovers her husband of many years may not be real, and she tries to unravel the truth about her life, even as her mind slips further into madness."The angel was beautiful, without a doubt. Long silver-blue-white hair, like waterfall woven into threads. A glowing halo ring hovered over its head. Its wings spread out almost across the entire length of the tiny bedroom, scraping against the stucco ceiling." -- From "The Blood of Heaven"In the dream-like "Medusa Sheds Her Skin," a woman becomes infected with a mythic disease that transforms her body and soul. A legendary musician commits suicide in "We All Have Wings," but death is not the end of his career. And in the longest story, "The Blood of Heaven," an orphan hunts the last angels on Earth through the backwoods of the Deep South.

About the Author

Robert Vasan is a writer and filmmaker with a passion for the strange, the surreal, and the sinister. He writes primarily horror and crime thrillers, but he doesn't mind exploring the darker corners of other genres. He has published under various pen names in various periodicals, and has produced and premiered short films in Texas, Arkansas, and New Mexico.

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