From Bram Stoker Award-nominated authors Josh Malerman, the newly minted master of modern horror, and John F.D. Taff, the "King of Pain;" to the mind-bending surrealism of Erik T. Johnson; the darkly poetic prose of J. Daniel Stone and the transgressive mania of Joe Schwartz, I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD offers up five horror novellas from five unique authors whose work consistently expands the boundaries of conventional fiction. I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD opens the doors to a movie theater of the damned; travels the dusty, sin-drenched desert with an almost Biblical mysterious stranger; recounts the phantasmagoric story of birth, death and rebirth; contracts a hit that’s not at all what it seems; and exposes the disturbing possibilities of what might be killing Smalltown, U.S.A. As diverse as they are, in voice and vision, the work of the five celebrated authors assembled in this stunning volume of terror share one common theme, one hideous and terrifying nightmare that can only be contained within the pages of I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD. Five Unique Voices. Five Disturbing Visions. One Nightmare. If it's groundbreaking horror stories you want. It's I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD you need. I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD
Authors
BIOGRAPHY, 1st Draft (or YES TRESSPASSING) An entertainment by Erik T. Johnson BIOGRAPHY is comprised of three general components: 1) BIO, encompassing the simultaneous coming-and-going of "Bye" and "Hello" (Note how the"Bye" sound is spelled with the letters "BI", to better emphasize the the dual nature of this phenomenon); 2) GRAPH, an indecipherable acronym implying the sound of wooden alphabet blocks pumble-tumping through brass bison hearts; and 3) Y,a common glyph representing the road that diverges in two directions, as well as the oversized, up-ended trumpet devoid of stops and valves often used as a divining rod to help choose which way to go. It is often easier to speak of less ambiguous matters. Lists are helpful in this regard. One can preface such a list, for example, by stating that Erik T. Johnson's works have appeared in over 40 national and international publications. The list would then follow, like this: These include anthologies such as Chiral Mad, Dead But Dreaming 2, and Shadows of the Unknown; and periodicals including Electric Velocipede, Space & Time Magazine, Shimmer, Sein und Werden, Tales of the Unanticipated, Morpheus Tales, Crossed Genres, Structo, and others, many of which are available on Amazon. Biography 2nd Draft: I am an author of Sorely Mistaken fiction. Sometimes known as the literature of Permissive Trespassing or Middle-Finger Metaphysics. I deny the existence of infinity. However, I do postulate Far-too-Longness as one of the essential qualities of whatever, &c. I write against a living, and prefer the glorious failure of a run-on sentence to the shortsighted safety of a proper one that wouldn't dare make a break for it. I am responsible for the etcetracaine problem, and the war on it. At the end of the day I have no idea what I'm saying or doing, but I can't quit.
NYC born and raised J. Daniel Stone writes urban horror with a queer focus. He sold his first story when he was 22-years-old and has since written four novels (The Absence of Light, Blood Kiss, Stations of Shadow and Daubed in Darkness), as well as a short story collection (Lovebites & Razorlines) and a novella (I Can Taste The Blood). He writes under a pseudonym to keep the wolves at bay. Visit him at www.SolitarySpiral.com and all socials @SolitarySpiral
Josh Malerman is the New York Times best selling author of BIRD BOX, MALORIE, GOBLIN, PEARL, GHOUL n THE CAPE, and more. He's also one of two singer/songwriter for the rock band The High Strung.
