A dark, psychological thriller about a boy's search for himself Four thousand, three hundred and seventeen stitches, his father had told him once. All the King's horses and all the King's men had put Henry Franks back together again. One year ago, a terrible accident robbed Henry Franks of his mother and his memories. The past sixteen years have vanished. All he has now are scars and a distant father—the only one who can tell Henry who he is. If he could trust his father. Can his nightmares—a sweet little girl calling him Daddy, murderous urges, dead bodies—help him remember? While a serial killer stalks their small Georgia town, Henry unearths the bitter truth behind his mother’s death—and the terrifying secrets of his own dark past. Sometimes, the only thing worse than forgetting is remembering.

This third volume in HWA's highly acclaimed poetry series has more than 50 never-before-published dark poems, including work from featured poets Bruce Boston, Chad Stroup, Corrine De Winter, Kathryn Ptacek, and Michael A. Arnzen.

This fourth volume in the Horror Writers Association's acclaimed Poetry Showcase series features more of the exciting, disturbing, and beautiful verse that has made these collections favorites with lovers of the darkly lyrical. Includes new work by such popular poets of the macabre as Bruce Boston, Alessandro Manzetti, Ann K. Schwader, Marge Simon, and Stephanie M. Wytovich.

The fifth volume of HWA's acclaimed annual poetry anthology features dark verse by Donna Lynch, R. J. Joseph, Sara Tantlinger, and many more.