Rigor Morbid: Lest Ye Become

Rigor Morbid: Lest Ye Become is a collection of 12 horror/dark fantasy stories exploring the most terrifying parts of human and non-human nature. Journey into these worlds and face the foes our characters may -- or may not -- overcome. You are … A woman, haunted through every reincarnation by a man who will not let you go. A monster, fighting evil impulses that have guided your kind for centuries. A teen rendered voiceless, forced to be somewhere you don’t belong.. A person conditioned with white supremacist masculinity, facing a situation where you must kill to survive. You change … Unknown curses are fused with your being and threaten to consume you. Beings infect you with their horror and poison your soul. The end of the world frees you from your obligations and gives you a second chance. A villain steals you, piece by piece, until there is nothing left of you at all. You can’t let go ... You sacrificed your heart and life to salvage your pride. You must have the answers you seek. You’re loyal to your host to the end. You love the person who asks you to do the unthinkable. You are silenced … By oppression. By bigotry. By hatred. By an evil that renders you voiceless and threatens to consume your soul. You are invited … Step into the worlds of Rigor Morbid: Lest Ye Become and face the foes our protagonists may or may not overcome ... If you dare. "These stories knock it out of the park ... The writing is tight, terse and so fully formed. The ideas just blew me away." Shamus, Macavity, Barry and Grand Prix de Literature Policiere award-winning author Ken Bruen TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: The Random Convergence of Horror by Sandra Ruttan The Law of Conservation of Death by Hailey Piper Nukekubi by Patrick Winters MRSA Me by Alicia Hilton Trigger Finger by Joanne Rixon Ivan’s Emporium of Curses by N. Sowers Treats by Robert Stahl I Will Make You Holy by V. Medina We All Scream by Hailey Piper We Are Hungry Whether or Not by Jessica P. Wick Sweet Caroline by Angela Sylvaine The Latin Queens of Mictlan by V. Castro Lest Ye Become by Timothy Mudie

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