Darkness Ad Infinitum

Villipede Publications' first horror and dark speculative fiction anthology will tenderly caress your amygdalae and viciously twist your imagination. With fifteen short stories and four poems from both established and upcoming authors, this haunting collection will force readers to reevaluate their thoughts on what darkness really is: something we're all born of yet perpetually trying to flee; a malevolent force that desires our servitude or destruction—or something that simply wishes to lock us in its cold, scaly, fathomless grip. Or perhaps, even, it's an asylum for our jittery minds and confused hearts—a place of solace where humans may patiently inspect their primal natures and desires . . . a place where the barriers between monster and man begin to shift and break down.The authors' origins span the breadth of the globe: the UK, Greece, Australia, Sweden, the US—and their stories are just as diverse. While the styles and subject matter of the stories may differ greatly, what is consistent is the dedication each author has harnessed to create unique fiction and scenarios of bewitching caliber.Holding Darkness Ad Infinitum in your trembling hands, you may find yourself faced with a simple ultimatum: Do you turn around and embrace the darkness of your own free will . . . or will it embrace you first?

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: LONGBOAT- Becky RegaladoIN THE WALLS - Adam Millard LOVE GRUDGE - Dot WickliffEARTH, RISEN - Pete Clark SMUDGE - Jonathan TemplarTHE HIGH PRIEST - C. Deskin RinkSTEALING DARKNESS - Geoffrey H. GoodwinTHE WESTHOFF VERSION - Patrick O'NeillTHE BURNING MAN - Tony Flynn BLESS ME FATHER - Lisamarie LambA LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS - Lawrence SalaniPILING UP - Kallirroe AgelopoulouDOOR TO INSANITY - Mathias JanssonBRANNIGAN'S WINDOW - John Mc CaffreyTHE SONG THAT CRAWLED - Adam S. HouseHUNGRY AS THE WIND - Jonathan MoonTHE GOOD MAN - David DunwoodyTHE UNDERTAKER'S MELANCHOLY - Sydney LeighTHE TUNNEL RECORD - J. Daniel StoneWITH ARTWORK FROM: Wednesday WolfDavid ShearerJustin WheelerMark Thompson (Monstark Studios)Eric FordDennis Anderson (Dennis A!)Luke Spooner (Carrion House)Adam DomvilleStephen CooneyMatt Edginton

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