Lendle

For the first time, the twenty-two stories found in Pandora’s Children books 1-5 and Dark Interludes have been combined into two easy-to-navigate volumes. This collection contains almost two dozen dark stories, tales where men become monsters, monsters become men, and no one is ever truly safe. You will find ghosts, demons and monsters; evil men, madmen and broken men; a wood-chipper, Santa Claus and yes, a handful of dentists. Each book contains eleven stories, over 90,000 words (almost 300 pages) of disturbing, provocative tales which will keep you thinking long after you’re done reading.In Volume 2, you will find these eleven stories:Four Corners- An intersection in New Orleans that shouldn’t exist (1,900 words)Gone in a Flash- A flash mob in a quiet section of Philadelphia goes horribly wrong (2,950)A Little Snack- A depraved attorney learns the cost of forbidden pleasure (5,500)Stolen Honor- A beer delivery man learns the cost of pretending to be what he isn’t (12,500)As Seen on Craig’s List- A children’s house with a dark secret (1,500)A Matter of Faith, A Matter of Balance- A religious leader learns the consequences of forming a cult in the Utah desert (9,400)SM Services- The housewife of a rich banker learns that not everything in her new house is what it seems (6,075)Up the Dial- A radio talk-show host finds himself directing the dead after he dies (11,000)Naughty and Nice- A holiday Grinch is taught a lesson he will never forget when he steals from a department store Santa. (4,600, previously published in Suspense Magazine) Dentures- A man who has lost the rest of the teeth looks to get a new pair of dentures so that he can feel young again (7,900)Roadside Memorial- An ex-con tries to right a horrible wrong in a most brutal fashion when a bullet meant for him finds a young child instead (23,000)Bonus excerpt- The first half of my 18,000 word novella, King of the Merge.