Lullabies For Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror

Shirley Jackson Award Finalist: Best Anthology of the Year'This Is Horror' Award Finalist: Best Anthology of the YearIncludes the Bram Stoker Award Finalist story: 'Beyond the Reef' Addiction starts like a sweet lullaby sung by a trusted loved one. It washes away the pains of the day and wraps you in the warmness of the womb where nothing hurts and every dream is possible.Yet soon enough, this warm state of bliss becomes a cold shiver, the ecstasy and dreams become nightmares, yet we can't stop listening to the lullaby. We crave to hear the siren song as it rips us apart.A powerful list of talent has woven tales featuring the insidious nature of addiction—damaged humans craving for highs and wholeness but finding something more tragic and horrific on the other side. You're invited to listen to these Lullabies for Suffering.TABLE OF CONTENTS:Kealan Patrick Burke: "Sometimes They See Me"Caroline Kepnes: "Monsters"Mark Matthews: "Lizard"John FD Taff: "The Melting Point of Meat"Gabino Iglesias: "Beyond the Reef"Mercedes M. Yardley: "Love Is A Crematorium"*Lullabies for Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror, is the follow up to Garden of Fiends: Tales of Addiction Horror, currently available on Amazon. *

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Lullabies for Suffering is the follow up to Garden of Fiends, also available from Amazon. *Presale is now availale for ORPHANS OF BLISS, the third and final fix of Addiction Horror. Coming 5/4/22!

About the Author

Kealan Patrick Burke is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of six novels, including the bestselling thriller KIN. His latest book is the horror collection WE LIVE INSIDE YOUR EYES. You can find him on the web at www.kealanpatrickburke.com, or on Twitter @kealanburke, where he thinks he's hilarious. An Irish expat who does not believe in ghosts, he nevertheless currently haunts a house in Ohio.Mark Matthews is a graduate of the University of Michigan and a licensed professional counselor who has worked in behavioral health for over 20 years. He is the author of On the Lips of Children, Body of Christ, All Smoke Rises, Milk-Blood and the editor of Garden of Fiends: Tales of Addiction Horror. He lives near Detroit with his wife and two daughters. Reach him at [email protected] Kepnes is the author of YOU, HIDDEN BODIES and PROVIDENCE. The hit Netflix series You is an adaptation of her debut novel. The upcoming second series is based on her sequel HIDDEN BODIES. Caroline was born and raised on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. When she was in high school, Sassy Magazine gave her short story an Honorable Mention in their Fabulous Fiction Contest. They also gave her a Smith Corona typewriter. After graduating from Brown University, Caroline continued writing short stories (on her computer, sorry typewriter) while embarking on a career in pop culture journalism first at Tiger Beat, then at Entertainment Weekly. She also worked as a TV writer on 7th Heaven and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Caroline now lives in a quaint neighborhood in Los Angeles. She goes home to Cape Cod every chance she gets.

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