...by NICK MEDINA
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Strike the Harpy
Todd Dunbar discovers that his wife, Holly, is not just having an affair, but that she’s pregnant with another man’s child. So, when it comes to carrying out the annual festivities, Todd puts a new - bloodier - twist on the old traditions. He even sings his wife's favorite Christmas carol in honor of her… “Deck the halls with bowels of Holly…Fa la la la lah, la la la lah.”
Nothing is sacred and no myth is safe as Living Dead Press' first Book of Horror delves into the darkest reaches of man's mind, and perhaps his very soul. Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride. With stories from Keith Luethke, Richard Moore, Nick Medina, Mark Rivett, Jose Vazquez, Scott Baker, Michael Griffiths, Kelly Hudson, Anthony Giangregorio, David Donaghe, Dane Hatchell, John Skerchock, Matt Nord, Nickolas Cook, Spencer Wendletonand Robert Kuzmeski.
Published by Living Dead Press in The Book of Horror - March 26, 2010
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Dressed in Black
There wasn’t much money after that dreadful Tuesday in October of 1929. There wasn’t much food, either. Thomas Tuttle had started a business seven years earlier. It was one that wouldn’t go under. His family wouldn’t starve.
Thomas Tuttle, an undertaker, must find a way to make ends meet after losing much of his money during the Great Depression. Reluctant at first, he realizes that the solution to putting food on the table is right under his nose. After all, burying it in pine boxes seems like such a waste.
Published by Living Dead Press in The Book of Cannibals - March 4, 2010
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A Gun Without Bullets
When Todd Berringer falls into a depression so severe that he can’t work, live or love, he plans to escape his life by ending it. But when the plan doesn’t go the way he hopes, he’s condemned to a life that he’ll never escape.
Published in Tainted Tea, Issue 2 - February 2010
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Just a Dream
He wakes with an incredible feeling of guilt and a memory of an act so frightfully heinous that it could end his life. He can only hope that the memory isn't a memory at all; please, he prays, let it be a dream.
Published by House of Horror, Issue 9 - February 26, 2010
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The Hunted
Jenny, raped by a man wearing a wolf mask while her husband is out of town, is victimized not just by the sexual assault, but by frightening occurrences that take place in her home after her rapist is caught, leaving Jenny in fear until she learns that someone she loves has made the kill of a lifetime.
Published by Midwest Literary Magazine - January 23, 2010
A Shot of Tea
Night after night, Wendy finds the same disturbing image in the tea leaves at the bottom of her teacup. She can't help but wonder if the image is a warning of things to come or if it's meant to convey a message from her past. She is sure of one thing, however: the formation is most definitely an indication of something awful.
Published in The Random Eye, Volume 2 - January 19, 2010
The Body by the Bridge
When three dead bodies are found under the same bridge on three consecutive nights, Sherilee Jones, a (former?) prostitute, is suspected of murder by a detective who has a secret reason to think he might be the next one dead.
Published by Deadman's Tome - December 1, 2009
One Good Reason
When Allen's phone rang and "Blocked Call" showed up on his caller I.D., he almost didn't pick up the phone. Almost...
The caller is a suicidal stranger in search of one good reason not to pull the trigger. It's a call that Allen's eager to end, one that ends far worse than he ever could have imagined.
Published by The New Flesh - October 19, 2009
A Satisfied Customer
When strange and unexpected things happen in one’s home the events are often attributed to ghosts. When strange and unexpected things happened in Grandpa's house, he attributes the events to a satisfied customer.
Published by Dark and Dreary Magazine - October 2, 2009
Billy
Billy, a normal teenage boy with normal teenage habits (despite his mother’s warning that he’ll go blind), spends most of his summer days with himself. That is, until a gun shows up with his name on it followed by mysterious messages and gruesome pictures that link him to murder - a murder he didn’t commit, but one that he can’t defend himself against.
Published by Screams of Terror Magazine - May 21, 2009