Clive Barker, Heather Graham, Lisa Morton, Ray Garton, and Ed Gorman lead readers down a twisted labyrinth of terror, horror, and suspense in Dark Screams: Volume Four, from Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar of the revered Cemetery Dance Publications.
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THE DEPARTED by Clive Barker
On All Hallowsā Eve, a dead and disembodied mother yearns to touch her young son one last time. But will making contact destroy them both?
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CREATURE FEATURE by Heather Graham
What could be better publicity for a horror convention than an honest-to-goodness curse? Itās only after lights out that the hypeāand the Jack the Ripper mannequināstarts to feel a little too real.
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THE NEW WAR by Lisa Morton
Mike Carson is a war hero and a decorated vet. He doesnāt deserve to be trapped in a hospital with some black thing sitting on his chest as patients die all around him. His only hope is to take out the nurseābefore itās his turn.
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SAMMY COMES HOME by Ray Garton
Itās what every family prays for: a lost pet returning home. But when Sammy, the Hale family sheepdog, appears on their doorstep, he brings back something no parent would ever wish upon his or her child.
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THE BRASHER GIRL by Ed Gorman
Cindy Marie Brasher is the prettiest girl in the Valley, and Spence just has to have her. Unfortunately, Cindy has a āfriendā . . . a friend who tells her to do things . . . bad things.
Praise for Dark Screams: Volume Four
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āCollectively, Volume Four constitutes the most cohesive, narratively enriching and entertaining Dark Screams entry to date. Be it the presence of genre icons Barker and Morton, stories from the lesser-known but equally talented Garton and Gorman, or the pure fun of Grahamās tale, fans of horror of every variety will find something to love in these pages.āāLitReactor
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āThe best of the bunch so far.āāExaminer.com
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āStacks up well with any of the other three books so far [with] a fairly good variety in the kinds of horror stories too . . . If youāre new to the series, this is a good jumping-on point.āāWagging the Fox
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āDark Screams is one of the best values on the horror market. . . . Do yourself a favor, and pick it up.āāAdventures Fantastic
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