HORROR STORIES

HORROR STORIES

If there are links to the stories, you can read them. For the ones without links, in the words of the esteemed 20th century philosopher Dean Martin, “Ain’t that a kick in the head.”

“A CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD POE” 

Paul Germano interviews Richard Poe, author Perfect Fear (New York), July 2012.

Note: Political commentator and author Richard Poe talks with fellow author and fellow Syracusan Paul Germano about horror, fear, inspiration, their days at the Syracuse New Times, Catholicism, writing and more. The extensive Q&A interview appears in Poe’s book Perfect Fear, a collection of horror stories. The interview can also be read online at Poe’s website.

PERFECT FEAR: AUTHOR INTERVIEW, PART 1 : http://www.richardpoe.com/

“LUNCH HOUR”

Soup of Souls (England, United Kingdom), horror anthology.

Published by Panic Press, 2011.

Teaser: James Berger is having a rough day at work. But when he heads to a seedy area on his lunch hour in hopes of letting off a little steam, his real troubles are only just beginning.

“TRUDGING THROUGH MURKY WATERS” (Reprint)

House of Horror Magazine (United Kingdom), Issue #2, May 2011 issue.

Note: Originally published in The Scruffy Dog Review (North Carolina), Summer 2008 issue.

“TRUDGING THROUGH MURKY WATERS”

The Scruffy Dog Review (North Carolina), Summer 2008 issue.
Teaser: All is not what it seems, when a group of hungry soldiers trudge through murky waters in unfamiliar terrain in search of food.

“EVEN THE BEST LAID PLANS”

Twilight Times (Tennessee), Spring 2002 issue.

Teaser: What if God’s original plans for our planet have gone terribly wrong?

https://www.twilighttimes.com/apr02/p_Germano16.html

“A HOT BATH WILL MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE”

The House of Pain (California), April 2001 issue.

Teaser: While caving in the Adirondacks, a college student gets nicked by a bat and is convinced that he will become a vampire, despite his friend’s assurance that it’s all in his head.