The Vessel

​​​Available from Wicked House Publishing

 

As a child, Josh Finley is abducted by pedophile Michael Traynor. After 19 days of unimaginable horror, he manages to escape, but in the aftermath, he has amnesia from the trauma. The last thing he remembers of his time in captivity is seeing the dead body of another of Traynor's young victims. Ten years later, FBI Special Agent John Rodriguez asks for Josh's help to try and identify the murdered boy and find where Traynor buried the remains. Rodriguez says Traynor is willing to cooperate, but on one condition: He'll only talk to Josh. In coming face-to-face with the man who has haunted him for so many years, Josh uncovers darker secrets than he ever imagined possible, and a horrifying fate that this time, he cannot hope to escape. 

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Available in Ebook & Paperback from Amazon

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The Horror Collection: Amber Edition

Available from KJK Publishing 

 

Book 23 in The Horror Collection series brings you over 100,000 new words from some of the best indie horror authors working today.

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Includes my short story "It Will Have Blood"​

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'"It Will Have Blood" by S.E. Howard represents perhaps the most ambitious conceptual marriage in the collection, fusing ecological disaster fiction with supernatural horror." -- Reviewer Andrew Kurtz

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The Horror Collection: Sinister Edition

Available from KJK Publishing 

 

Book 24 in The Horror Collection series brings you over 100,000 new words from some of the best indie horror authors working today.

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Includes my short story "Drawing the Line"​

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"A zombie tale with a rather original take on the familiar trope...with a message about choosing your friends wisely; weirdly, it has no gore, just awesome characterization and compelling ideas (quality-wise, I'd place it close to Dan Simmons' zombie tale, "This Year's Class Picture")."

-- Reviewer Milt Theodossiou

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PUSH!! An Anthology of Childbirth Horror

​Edited by Ruth Anna Evans

 

In all of human experience, there is very little that holds more intimate horror than childbirth. Bodies are ravaged, minds are torn, and lives are caught in a precarious balance of hope and fear. In this anthology of seventeen authors, the horrors of childbirth are knife-sharp and womb-deep.

The stories in this anthology are painful and dark. A surprising parasite deeply planted in its mother's womb. A harrowing choice made by a mother with no options. Demon babies. Post-partum madness. Lifeblood lost.

Check your triggers (found at ruthannaevans.com), gird your loins, and dive in to this delightful, strange, and horrifying selection of childbirth horror.

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Includes my short story "Not Like the Seahorses"​

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Carnival of Horror​​

Available from Undertaker Books

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A cotton candy hawker's secret…
Trapeze artists seeking escape…
What lurks in Kiddietown…
A lone survivor in a changed world…
How far someone will go to become a star…
Small town justice for a slain clown…
Wishes coming back to haunt their makers…
Strange creatures brought to dazzle and amaze…
Get your popcorn and settle in: this is a carnival you don't want to miss!

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Includes my short story "The Blowoff"​

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​The Curious Case of Henry Harrington

A Horror Short Story

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Surgery in the Victorian Era was bloody and brutal. Anesthesia hadn’t been invented yet, meaning patients who went under the knife were wide awake the entire time. Speed was of the essence to minimize pain, and in 1844, young medical student Nick Bennett aspires to become “the fastest scalpel in London.” When he and his best friend, Simon Turner, are introduced to a curious fellow with unusual talents, Nick is offered the chance to make his ambitions a reality. However, all bargains come with a price, and Simon soon realizes this deal may cost Nick both his dreams as a surgeon—and his sanity.

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Wicked Universe:

A Wicked House Publishing Anthology

Available from Wicked House Publishing 

 

Thirteen Wicked House Publishing authors revisit the universes where their novels take place in brand new horror stories. Whether returning to places and/or characters from novels already read or discovering something new, readers are sure to be delighted and terrified by Wicked Universe.

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Includes "The Devil You Know," my short story introduction to the upcoming supernatural horror-thriller, The Vessel, coming in 2025. 

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Prairie Madness​

 

Available from Baynam Books Press

 

A novella-length tale of horror set in the early 1870s, a time when the United States is still reeling in the aftermath of the Civil War.  ​Former Union soldier Owen Cobb and his best friend Will Abbott set off down the length of Missouri toward Oklahoma in search of a missing former comrade and his son. Their journey is rife with danger, but Owen and Will soon discover that the greatest danger in this vast, isolated terrain is found in places--and people--where they least expect it. 

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Available in Ebook & Paperback from Amazon