Five Strokes to Midnight brings five authors of dark fiction together in one book, with each author providing approximately 20,000 words of original fiction in a theme of the authors own choosing. It also includes cover art and five interior illustrations by Hellraiser star Ashley Laurence, and an Introduction by Tim Lebbon. Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION by Tim Lebbon COVER & INTERIOR ART by Ashley Laurence L O S S Stories by Tom Piccirilli * "Loss" * "Bereavement" H A U N T I N G S Stories by Gary A. Braunbeck * "Afterward, There Will Be A Hallway" * "The Queen of Talley’s Corner" * "Listening to Hendrix Sing ‘1983 … (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)’ " C U R S E S Stories by Deborah LeBlanc * "White-Hot" * "Bottom Feeder" D E M O N S Stories by Hank Schwaeble * "Midnight Bogey Blues" * "Bone Daddy" * "Gomorrah" F O L K L O R E Stories by Christopher Golden * "Shaft 39" * "Under Cover of Night" * "All Aboard"
Author
Gary A. Braunbeck is a prolific author who writes mysteries, thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mainstream literature. He is the author of 19 books; his fiction has been translated into Japanese, French, Italian, Russian and German. Nearly 200 of his short stories have appeared in various publications. His fiction has received several awards, including the Bram Stoker Award in 2003 for "Duty" and in 2005 for "We Now Pause for Station Identification"; his book Destinations Unknown won a Stoker in 2006. His novella "Kiss of the Mudman" received the International Horror Guild Award in 2005."
