Violent Words: Gristle & Bone/Video Nasties/In Every Dark Corner

Enter the twisted mind of horror author Duncan Ralston with over 1000 pages of terror!

Includes the following previously-released collections of short and novella-length horror:

Gristle & Bone

"Intelligent, character-driven horror tales." - Jack Ketchum, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Girl Next Door

Baby Teeth - When doctors tell her she can never be pregnant, Candace learns that not every child is a gift.
Beware of Dog - Disgraced soldier Dean Vogel returns to his hometown and confronts the bullies, and a violent incident, from his past.
Viral - A reporter uncovers what really happened to the latest internet sensation, a troubled teenage girl who vanished on camera.
Artifact (#37) - Gonzo pornographers learn a brutal lesson following a tragedy they inadvertently caused when life imitated "art."
//END USER - Anti-social conspiracy theorist Mason Adler's life is turned upside-down when he begins receiving eerily personal and prophetic spam that could be heralding the Apocalypse.
Fat of the Land - A couple discovers the secret of a tourist town's prosperity may lie in its sinfully delicious cuisine, and they might be on the menu.
Scavengers - When successful restaurant owners confess to a grisly series of small town murders, their neighbor learns the gruesome truth that led them to kill. In Knee High, Nebraska, someone--or something--has been stalking household pets in the dead of night... but would they rather be hunting us?

Video Nasties

"Jam packed with stories that will make your skin crawl and your mind race, your heart pound and your stomach churn, Video Nasties is one you do not want to miss!" ★★★★★ Review

16 horror tales in the tradition of Stephen King, Richard Matheson and Harlan Ellison, including:

Video Nasties - After discovering a box of old video tapes outside an abandoned warehouse, a young film enthusiast inadvertently releases horror director Nicolo Funelli and his "video nasties" from VHS imprisonment.
How to Kill a Celebrity - New hire Annie Watkins's pre-emptive obituaries at Live @ 5 New Orleans News seem to be killing off famous people.
Cuttings - A used delivery van causes Katie and Gavin's lives to take an unimaginable wrong turn into very dark territory.
Mental - A teen orphan with a unique ability is held captive in a secret government lab, forced to submit to their whims.
He Is Risen - Vacationers become a grotesque part of the Easter festivities in a small English town.

In Every Dark Corner

Head - A hitman takes a flight with his latest victim's severed head in a bowling bag.
The Boats - A rich man takes a twisted form of revenge on the man sleeping with his wife.
Prick - A sentient appendage terrorizes an apartment complex.
The Burden - A scientist pushes much further than she should while researching a way to communicate with her father despite his debilitating disease.
The Passion of the Robertsons - A religious couple kidnap an atheist to teach him the true meaning of Christmas, no matter how hard he struggles.
Where the Monsters Live (a novella) - A father goes undercover in a sex offender colony seeking revenge on the man who abused his daughter.
Imaginary Monsters (a screenplay) - A psychologist moves to the small town of Dark Pines, where his patients' inner demons manifest as terrifying monsters in reality.

An omnibus of short and novella-length fiction from the twisted imagination of Duncan Ralston, author of Ghostland and WOOM.


Genre: Horror