Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road

It's dangerous out there...on the road. The highways, byways and backroads of America are teeming day and night with regular folks. Moms and dads making long commutes. Teenagers headed to the beach. Bands on their way to the next gig. Truckers pulling long hauls. Families driving cross country to visit their kin. But there are others, too. The desperate and the lost. The cruel and the criminal. Theirs is a world of roadside honky-tonks, truck stops, motels, and the empty miles between destinations. The unseen spaces. And there are even stranger things. Places that aren't on any map. Wayfaring terrors and haunted legends about which seasoned and road-weary travelers only whisper. But those are just stories. Aren't they? Find out for yourself as you get behind the wheel with some of today's finest authors of the dark and horrific as they bring you these harrowing tales from the road. Tales that could only be spawned by the endless miles of America's lost highways. So go ahead and hop in. Let's take a ride. Line-up: Introduction by Brian Keene doungjai gam & Ed Kurtz - "Crossroads of Opportunity" Joe R. Lansdale - "Not from Detroit" Kristi DeMeester - "A Life That is Not Mine" Robert Ford - "Mr. Hugsy" Lisa Kröger - "Swamp Dog" Orrin Grey - "No Exit" Michael Bailey - "The Long White Line" Kelli Owen - "Jim's Meats" Bracken MacLeod - "Back Seat" Jess Landry - "The Heart Stops at the End of Laurel Lane" Jonathan Janz - "Titan, Tyger" Nick Kolakowski - "Your Pound of Flesh" Richard Thomas - "Requital" Damien Angelica Walters - "That Pilgrims' Hands Do Touch" Cullen Bunn - "Outrunning the End" Christopher Buehlman - "Motel Nine" Rachel Autumn Deering - "Dew Upon the Wing" Josh Malerman - "Room 4 at the Haymaker" Rio Youers - "The Widow" Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Tales from the Darkest Depths.

HorrorAddicts

"Lost Highways is an expertly curated collection of the best that Horror has to offer."

Chuck Buda, author of Curse of the Ancientsand Slashing Away

"Lost Highwaysis reminiscent of family road trips...lonely stretches of pavement, lots of weird roadside attractions and plenty of roadkill treasures. Buckle up for a creepy adventure."

Brian James Lewis

"Lost Highways brought to you by the frightening folks at Crystal Lake, is a travel themed anthology. It digs deep into the mysteries of the road and reveals more than blue skies, apple pies, and playgrounds for the kiddies. The roads in this collection are dangerous and filled with strange stuff."

Mama Loves to Read

"When you've finished Lost Highways, you'll never look at a road trip the same way again."

Michael Patrick Hicks

"Lost Highways offers a number of trips, and more than a few satisfying detours, across the nation's highways and byways that you'd be remiss not to take."

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