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Does the Dog Die? An Anthology of Canine Horror book cover
Does the Dog Die? An Anthology of Canine Horror
2024
First Published
3.86
Average Rating
210
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Unleash the Terror... with 10 Dark Tales of Canine Horror! In this twisted anthology from some of your favorite indie horror authors working today, the line between man's best friend and worst nightmare is blurred. From loyal companions to vicious beasts, these unsettling tales explore the darker side of canine nature... and humanity. Confront your deepest fears in this chilling, tragic and brutal collection that will leave you can you really trust the ones who wag their tails? Featuring stories Judith Sonnet (No One Rides for Free, The Home)Megan Stockton (Bluejay, Lovely, Dark & Deep)Duncan Ralston (Woom, The Ghostland Trilogy)Jae Mazer (Slit Mouse, Crone)Patrick C. Harrison III (100% Match, Queen Boss Slay)Mark MJ Green (Abortus, Birdsong)Michelle von Eschen (Motel Styx, Old Farmhouses of the North)Rowland Bercy Jr. (Unbortion, The Dryad of Dueling Oaks)RJ Benetti (The Amityville Bukkake, The Upside-Down Voice That Speaks Backwards)Jonathan Butcher (Motel Styx, Your Loved Ones Will Die First)

Avg Rating
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Authors

Patrick C. Harrison
Patrick C. Harrison
Author · 17 books

Patrick C. Harrison III (PC3, if you prefer) is an author of horror, splatterpunk, and all forms of speculative fiction. His current publications include GRANDPAPPY, A SAVAGE BREED, VAMPIRE NUNS BEHIND BARS, 5 TALES THAT WILL LAND YOU IN HELL, among others, and his works can be found in numerous anthologies, including AND HELL FOLLOWED and ROAD KILL: TEXAS HORROR BY TEXAS AUTHORS VOL. 4. PC3 is the Splatterpunk Award-winning editor (with Jarod Barbee) of AND HELL FOLLOWED, and has edited several other anthologies. He is a freelance editor, having done work for notable authors like Aron Beauregard, Daniel J. Volpe, Mark Towse, Rebecca Rowland, and many others. PC3 also has a FREE substack, in which he frequently does movie reviews and updates readers on his fiction. Check out pc3horror.substack.com.

Jonathan Butcher
Jonathan Butcher
Author · 12 books
Subversive horror author and best spellr everr.
Duncan Ralston
Duncan Ralston
Author · 35 books

**TRY NOT TO DIE: AT GHOSTLAND available now!** Author of the cult smash-hit Woom and Ghostland and more than 15 other books that aren't the cult smash-hit Woom or Ghostland. His debut collection was blurbed positively by the legendary Jack Ketchum. In 10 years of publishing, Duncan Ralston hasn't won or been nominated for sh*t outside of screenwriting awards, and is definitely not bitter about it. His latest novel, Puzzle House, will be released by Wicked House Publishing on September 15th. For 7 FREE dark fiction short stories/novellas including the prequel to GHOSTLAND, "The Moving House," signed copies of Woom, bookplates and merch, please visit www.duncanralston.com. Photo © Josh Silver 2015

Michelle von Eschen
Michelle von Eschen
Author · 5 books

Michelle von Eschen (early works written as Michelle Kilmer) is an American author of quiet, literary horror. Her work includes the novel When the Dead and the novella Mistakes I Made During the Zombie Apocalypse, four short story collections: Last Night While You Were Sleeping, When You Find Out What You’re Made Of, Once Upon a Time, When Things Turned Out Okay, and Old Farmhouses of the North. She is a co-author of The Spread which she wrote with her twin sister, and a co-editor of GIVE: An Anthology of Anatomical Entries. Michelle has also written The Murk of Us, a nonfiction prose and poetry collection documenting the horrors of the toxic empath/narcissist relationship. Her short stories are featured in several anthologies including Roms, Bombs, and Zoms from Evil Girlfriend Media, A Very Zombie Christmas from ATZ Publications, and Jolly Horror's Don't Cry to Mama and Accursed. She has published two short stories through Godless.com: When You Become a Body, and This is How We Burn. Michelle is a lover of the macabre who prefers Earl Grey tea, October, people who say goodbye on the phone, and her dreams are so real she can’t figure out what has really happened to her. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys weightlifting, dark beer, web design, singing and playing guitar, and watching horror movies. She lives in England with her husband, horror author Jonathan Butcher.

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