John F. D. Taff

HUMANITY IS TARNISHED.First he gave us Little Deaths: The Definitive Edition. Then he unleashed his unique brand of pain in The End in All Beginnings.Now Bram Stoker Award-nominated John F.D. Taff - modern horror's King of Pain - returns with Little Black Spots. Fifteen stories of dark horror fiction gathered together for the first time, exposing the delicate blemishes and sinister blots that tarnish the human condition.-- A man stumbles on a cult that glorifies spontaneous human combustion...-- A disgraced nature photographer applies his skills for a vile outcome...-- A darkened city parking structure becomes dangerously and malevolently alive...-- An innocent Halloween costume has a husband seeing his wife in a disturbing new light...-- A ruined man sees far too much of himself in his broken family...-- A young boy finds a mysterious bottle of liquid containing a deadly secret...-- And so much more, including a preview of Taff's upcoming apocalyptic novel The Fearing.Little Black Spots is a beacon shining its light into some of life's most shadowy corners, revealing the dark stains that spatter all mankind.Praise for John F.D. Taff: "Of the current breed of authors riding the wave of digital liberation, John Taff is a standout talent. Literary, affecting, chilling, and indicative of that old-school mentality meets new-school daring." - Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award(R)-winning author of The Turtle Boy, Kin and Jack & Jill"John F. D. Taff has rapidly become one of my favorite writers in the horror genre. His horror is grounded in our day-to-day lives, in our families, our work, our most private thoughts. His stories vibrate with emotion and life and his prose is cathartic, deeply satisfying, like popping the bubbles in bubble wrap." - Ray Garton, Grand Master of Horror and author of Live Girls and RavenousProudly presented by Grey Matter Press, the multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated independent publisher.Grey Matter Press: Where Dark Thoughts Thrive

Little Black Spots

SOMETIMES THE SCARIEST TALES ARE TRUE Inspired by actual events. It's 1817, and Tennessee is on the western frontier as America expands into the unknown. In idyllic Adams County, home of the Bell family, there exists a collection of tight-knit rural communities with deeply held beliefs. And even more deeply buried secrets. Jack and Lucy Bell operate a prosperous family farm northwest of Nashville where life with their many children is peaceful. Simple country life. That is until those secrets take on a life of their own and refuse to remain unspoken. Much has been written about the legend of the Bell Witch of Tennessee, but the details of the Bell family's terrifying experience with the supernatural have never been told in quite the way that Bram Stoker Award-nominated horror author John F.D. Taff has conceived. In his novel, for the first time, the Witch has her own say. And what she reveals about the incident and the dark motivations behind her appearance reaches way beyond a traditional haunting. Forget what you've read about this wholly American legend. What you believe you know about the mysterious occurrences on the Bell farm are wrong. Uncover the long-hidden reality that's far more horrifying than any ghost story you've ever heard.

The Bell Witch

Jonathan Maberry

Ray Garton

David A. Riley

Somewhere just beyond the veil of human perception lies a darkened plane where terrible things reside. Weaving their horrifying visions, they pull the strings on our lives and lure us into a comfortable reality. But it's a web of lies... DARK VISIONS: A COLLECTION OF MODERN HORROR is their instruction manual. DARK VISIONS - VOLUME ONE includes thirteen disturbing tales of dread from some of the most visionary minds writing horror, SciFi and speculative fiction. From twisted accounts of the false understanding of our own existence to the harsh psychological torture that inherent evil forces us to endure, DARK VISIONS uncovers the truth behind our own misguided concepts of reality. Featuring the work of New York Times bestselling authors, Bram Stoker award winners and nominees, and a selection of the finest work from the brightest new voices in dark fiction, DARK VISIONS: A COLLECTION OF MODERN HORROR - VOLUME ONE takes readers on a spell-binding journey that doesn't let up even long after the book has been closed.

A Collection of Modern Horror Volume One

Dark Visions

Jason S. Ridler

Charles Austin Muir

Jay Caselberg

Brian Fatah Steele

Milo James Fowler

Jonathan Balog

Jeff Hemenway

Sarah L. Johnson

Sean Logan

Dark Visions: A Collection of Modern Horror takes readers on a terrifying psychological journey with exceptional tales of darkness by some of the most talented authors working in the fields of horror, speculative fiction and fantasy today.

A Collection of Modern Horror - Volume One

John F. D. Taff

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