By Ruth Anna Evans Horror

We all hunger. We all desire. We all hope. But more than anything, we all NEED. Need can slice our hearts into pieces like a razor blade. When our need isn't met, our souls shrivel into a singular agony. It's all we can think about; pursuing that need is the only thing we can do. In the end, if we need hard enough for long enough, we are extinguished.

This is a book of need. A mother whose children are thirsty, but she has no water, only the blood in her veins. A young man dying for the attention of strangers, for clicks that may never come. A son who will do anything to keep his elderly father alive, even as his flesh decays around him. An addict whose need is killing him over and over, every morning, every day, every night.

With stories culled from over 400 submissions by horror authors around the world, this anthology curated by Ruth Anna Evans features twenty-two super short entries that will leave you aching for more.

You don't want this book. You need it. 

Featuring my story, "Inspiration."

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“Matt Smith's The Brassey Avenue Massacre is a tour de force of fucking madness. Murder, mayhem, and utter insanity. I loved it and cannot wait for the next installment of this author’s brain dump onto the written page! He ticks all my boxes!”

- Tory Favro, author of Hunters, the prequel to Piñata

“The Brassey Avenue Massacre is a violent (and moist) punk rock horror ride that takes the fleshy doings of Mike & the Slugs further (erm—deeper?) than anything we’ve seen from them so far!”

- B.S. Miller, Author of Veštica

“The sickest book in the sickest series I've ever read. The Blood Slugs and Matthew Jon Smith Forever!”

- Jim Donohue, Author of The Stranger 

What happens when a serial killer crashes a party?

Mike’s memory has been acting up again ever since his last kill. It is a kill he can’t fully remember, yet the resulting high has been tremendous. The one thing he can recall is that making the conscious choice to kill had made all the difference. Now, he is on the hunt for the perfect victim, one that inspires his work. Luckily for him, an opportunity he can’t refuse is about to fall right in his lap.

In one world, Mike Fontaine is the lead man of a pioneering noise-punk band, Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs. In a different world, he is a serial killer. For every record the Slugs release in theirs, someone in Mike’s world is going to die.

This is the record that put The Slugs on the map.

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“Reading this felt like getting curb stomped by a Philosophy major wearing corpse paint. 0/10 would recommend.”

– J. M. Gokey, Author of The Hatebug

“I used to like this series. That is, until Smith decided to write a book that is better at putting me to sleep than one too many margaritas.”

- Angel Ramone, Author of Frogs and LSD Laced Margaritas

“The author insisted this literary grotesque be released despite my most grievous warnings. You should [read] it. Despite my most grievous warnings.”

– Rob Tannahill, Author of Prince Junkie

“Too much philosophical bullshit. Where was the mayhem and metal?”

- James Oliver, Author of Genital Rot

Sometimes you ask for a sign. What happens when you get one?

Mike hasn’t been feeling well since his last murder spree. Too many things went wrong that night by the lake. Worst of all, the slugs didn’t get their fill. Between the haunting yet beautiful visage of his last victim and the slug’s slow but relentless pursuit, he finds himself divided against his own bloody desires. He’s had enough of the suffering. Is Mike ready to plunge the knife again, or will he take the plunge himself?

In one world, “Killer” Mike Fontaine is the lead singer/rhythm guitarist for an infamous post-hardcore punk band, Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs. In another, darker world, he is a serial killer. For every record that the band releases in their world, the real Killer Mike will take a life in his own.

Is this the last of those records?

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The Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe just received a major facelift!!! 

STUNNING New cover art by Don Noble at Rooster Republic Press!!!

BEAUTIFUL layout and interior by Exploitation Media!!!

TOUCHING new foreword by Matthew Jon Smith!!!

Regardless if you are a Poe expert or a newcomer to his works, this hand-selected collection is the perfect addition to any horror lover's library.

From "The Black Cat" to "The Tell-Tale Heart" the stories in this collection have shaped the face of modern horror literature. See where it all began in The Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Featuring:

“The Fall of the House of Usher”

“The Masque of the Red Death”

“The Pit and the Pendulum”
and more! 

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“Grandmas beware! Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs are back in town!! 

Matthew Jon Smith has found a great horror niche with his Killer Mike character! Let's hope for more Mike adventures! It's like the carnival ride you just want to ride over and over again!! And LOVE them slugs!!”

- Jim Donohue, Author of Ramona

"I'm sorry to say we're passing on ‘Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs.’

We don't publish music reviews, and I don't know how

[Carnage House] wound up on your radar for this."

- Josh Darling, Editor in Chief of Carnage House

“If you love your grandma, this will read like a punch to the suck hole. 

If you hate your grandma, you'll feel like you just punched HER in the suck hole. Regardless of your feelings about grandmas, it'll be a moist ride.”

-B.S. Miller, Author of A Glimpse of Fear

Why has Mike been feeling so low? Why was he on top of the world just months ago? What will he do to get that high back?

Mike Fontaine thought a new start would fix everything. A door-to-door sales gig, 400 miles from home, seemed like the perfect escape. He never expected the cure for his slump to be blood.

In one world, he’s the frontman of a psychedelic hardcore band. In the other, he’s a serial killer. Every time the band releases a record, someone dies.

This is one of those records.

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My darkly comic horror short, "The Bloodwitch," is featured on Season 5 of the horror podcast Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales. 

Listen Now!!!

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“Grandmas beware! Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs are back in town!! 

Matthew Jon Smith has found a great horror niche with his Killer Mike character! Let's hope for more Mike adventures! It's like the carnival ride you just want to ride over and over again!! And LOVE them slugs!!”

- Jim Donohue, Author of Ramona

"I'm sorry to say we're passing on ‘Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs.’

We don't publish music reviews, and I don't know how

[Carnage House] wound up on your radar for this."

- Josh Darling, Editor in Chief of Carnage House

“If you love your grandma, this will read like a punch to the suck hole. 

If you hate your grandma, you'll feel like you just punched HER in the suck hole. Regardless of your feelings about grandmas, it'll be a moist ride.”

-B.S. Miller, Author of A Glimpse of Fear

Why has Mike been feeling so low? Why was he on top of the world just months ago? What will he do to get that high back?

Mike Fontaine thought a new start would fix everything. A door-to-door sales gig, 400 miles from home, seemed like the perfect escape. He never expected the cure for his slump to be blood.

In one world, he’s the frontman of a psychedelic hardcore band. In the other, he’s a serial killer. Every time the band releases a record, someone dies.

This is one of those records.

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“A shocking turn of events that was equal parts brutal and strangely beautiful.”

- Camille Danciu, Author of On Behalf of All Women

“Blood Slugs’ [A Night on the Town] is what you'd get if Jim Jarmusch did splatterpunk.”

- Rob Tannahill, Editor of Last Christmas: A Holiday Horror Anthology

“Get ready for a visceral, grotesque experience that will leave you questioning what’s real and what it's like to be truly alive.”

- Tory Favro, Author of Piñata

Imagine 500 Days of Summer if
Joseph Gordon-Levitt had homicidal tendencies.

Mike is really struggling with his urges. He knows what he wants, but he also knows the consequences, Maybe he just hasn't met that right someone.

In one world Mike Fontaine is the front man for a psychedelic hardcore band and in another he is a serial killer. Every time the band releases a record in one world, Mike kills in the other. 

This is one of those records.

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From Dark Moon Rising Publications. 

This year, the holidays are FUCKED! This is not a children's happy family Christmas book you're looking at right now. Oh no. There is blood. Guts and Garland. Brutality. Faustian wraiths. Patricide. Soul-sucking shrunken heads. Entire wars unfolding at the North Pole. Aliens. Mutant streptococcus. Evil Christmas bread. Badly behaved elves. Twelve brain-fritzing days of Christmas. Oh. And werewolves, not to mention dryads. Also...someone put a hit out on Santa! Within these 24 stories, no one is safe, no, not one, and nothing is sacred...especially Christmas. So much for Jesus' birthday! We're crashing that party. Bring whatever you want!

Contributors: Alison Armstrong, Thomas R. Clark, J. Rocky Colavito, Dawn Colclasure, Thomas Folske, Jason R Frei, Lindsey Goddard, Mawr Gorshin, Megan Guilliams, Kasey Hill, David Owain Hughes, Rhys Hughes, J.L. Lane, J.C. Maçek III, John Reti, Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar, Neil Sanzari, Matthew Jon Smith, Rob Tannahill, Jacek Wilkos, and Walter Wiseman

My story "Traditions Tangled in Tinsel" is featured in
Last Christmas: A Holiday Horror Anthology .

Get your copy at Amazon or Godless.