Flicker

A terrifying short story by the writer of Host ('scariest movie of the decade'), with original illustrations by renowned horror artist Trever HendersonAn eager film journalist writing an article for the anniversary of a beloved horror film, The Flicker Man, visits the home of the reclusive lead actress. An actress who, following the success of the movie, refused to work again and locked herself up in her Hollywood mansion without apparent reason. Stories of unusual and gruesome deaths that plagued the film’s production have been rife for decades, but what if the horror never stopped? What if the ritual to summon the abominable Flicker Man actually worked?“A short, sharp whisper in the dark that plays with the unsettling rumors and legends surrounding the making of certain horror films. This candle burns bright.”—Brian Keene, Best-Selling author of The Rising and End of the Road“With Flicker, Jed Shepherd again expertly demonstrates that our most frightening nightmares aren't satisfied with hiding in the shadows”—Paul TremblayAbout the authorJED SHEPHERD is a filmmaker who grew up in sunny South London and is a die-hard horror fan. Jed is currently enjoying success with "The Scariest Movie of the Decade", HOST which he wrote and executive produced. He also wrote and exec produced the upcoming DASHCAM for Blumhouse and has upcoming films with Sam Raimi and StudioCanal. The live-action real-time horror video game GHOSTS that Jed wrote and directed is coming out in summer 2022, where he is working with Jim Henson’s Creature Workshop and viral monster illustrator Trevor Henderson. The game is being distributed on all formats by Limited Run Games.About the illustratorTREVOR HENDERSON is a writer and illustrator who specializes in horror. His love of monsters, ghosts and other horrible entities is enduring and vast. He's currently working on a middle-grade horror book for Scholastic, and when he is not drawing or writing horrible things, he is thinking about the unknowable and hostile forces working against all of humanity, and playing with his cat Boo. He lives in Toronto with his partner Jenn.

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