Dead Bait

A husband hell-bent on revenge hunts a Wereshark...A Russian mail order bride with a fishy secret...Crabs with a collective consciousness...A vampire who transforms into a Candiru...Zombie piranha...Bait that will have you crawling out of your skin and more. Drawing on horror, humor with a helping of dark fantasy and a touch of deviance, these 19 contemporary stories pay homage to the monsters that lurk in the murky waters of our imaginations. If you thought it was safe to go back in the water...Think Again!

Amazon.com Review

Dead Bait is a collection of stories themed around fishing and fish. It's an innocuous premise, promising father-son bonding moments and unusual variants of 'you shoulda seen the one that got away.' But if any of the creatures from Dead Bait got away, you'd be too busy screaming to appreciate your luck. The stories in this anthology manage to be the most ingeniously revolting that I have ever read. The stories range in topic from biochemically mutated parasites that invade the body via the anus ('Test Drive,' by Mike Norris, taking the expression 'ass bandit' to a new level) to fish fellatio ('Something Fishy Is Going On,' by Mark Zirbel, winning hands down as the most whack and enjoyable piece of the entire book), but no matter the premise, each story is a treat--gory, creepy or just plain nuts...Horrorr Web

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