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Worst Laid Plans
An Anthology of Vacation Horror
2020
First Published
3.74
Average Rating
181
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A fateful family trip to an amusement park. An island movie theater that takes more than the patrons' cash. A cross-country drive with an unexpected encounter. A family man hellbent on making great time, no matter the cost. Fourteen horror authors share terrifying and twisted tales of summer vacation gone wrong in Worst Laid Plans: an Anthology of Vacation Horror. This anthology includes stories by V. Castro, Hailey Piper, Patrick Lacey, Scott Cole, Laura Keating, Malcolm Mills, Jeremy Herbert, S.E. Howard, Chad Stroup, Kenzie Jennings, Waylon Jordan, Greg Sisco, Asher Ellis, and Mark Wheaton, as well as a special introduction by Sadie Hartmann.

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Authors

Jeremy Herbert
Jeremy Herbert
Author · 1 book
Jeremy Herbert is a fan of frozen beverages, loud shirts, and drive-in movies. He makes award-winning horror shorts for the price of minor kitchen appliances and writes crime for outlets like Ellery Queen and the Mystery Tribune. He's supposed to be working on a novel, but don't remind him.
Kenzie Jennings
Kenzie Jennings
Author · 8 books
Kenzie Jennings is an English professor suffering in the sweltering tourist hub of central Florida. She is the author of the Splatterpunk Award nominated books Reception and Red Station (Death’s Head Press). Her short horror fiction has appeared in the anthologies Rampage on the Reef, Slash-Her, Baker’s Dozen, Slice Girls, Worst Laid Plans: An Anthology of Vacation Horror, Dig Two Graves, Vol. 1 and Deep Fried Horror: Mother's Day Edition.
Hailey Piper
Hailey Piper
Author · 40 books

Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, No Gods for Drowning, The Worm and His Kings series, Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, Benny Rose, the Cannibal King, and The Possession of Natalie Glasgow. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association, with articles and short fiction appearing in Tor Nightfire, CrimeReads, Library Journal, Pseudopod, Cast of Wonders, Vastarien, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and various other publications. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where their occult rituals are secret. Find her on Twitter via @HaileyPiperSays or at www.haileypiper.com.

Laura Keating
Laura Keating
Author · 5 books

Laura Keating is a horror writer from St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Her short fiction has been published by Grindhouse Press, Cemetery Gates, Ghost Orchid Press, and others. She authors stories about monsters both human and unnatural, traditional creep-fests, and contemporary quiet horror filled with dread. Her debut novella, AGONY'S LODESTONE is available now. A collection of her short fiction will be released by Cemetery Gates Fall 2023. She Lives in Nova Scotia with her husband, son, and two cats. To learn more, please follow her on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

V. Castro
V. Castro
Author · 28 books

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Scott Cole
Scott Cole
Author · 7 books
Scott Cole is the author of Crazytimes, Triple Axe, and SuperGhost, as well as two collections of short fiction, Departures and Slices. He is also an artist and graphic designer. He lives in Philadelphia. Find him on social media, behind you in the mirror, or at 13visions.com.
Patrick Lacey
Patrick Lacey
Author · 11 books

Patrick Lacey was born and raised in a haunted house. He currently spends his nights and weekends writing about things that make the general public uncomfortable. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, his oversized cat, and his muse, who is likely trying to kill him. Twitter: @patlacey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.lace... Blogspot: http://patrickclacey.wordpress.com/

Asher Ellis
Asher Ellis
Author · 4 books
Asher Ellis currently lives in his home state of Vermont, where there are far fewer cannibals than his novel may suggest. A graduate of the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing program at the University of Southern Maine, he has written award winning short stories, plays, and films. When Asher isn’t killing college students on the pages of his fiction, he teaches them as a creative writing and English professor at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH.
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