Adam Light

Bad dreams don't always evaporate in the light of day. Some refuse to fade, forever haunting dark corners of consciousness: The dread of an approaching headlight on a deserted road . . . Swirling black clouds claiming the sky, bringing death and madness . . . The cabin of a trucker's rig, where a waitress lies bound and gagged . . . A cursed soul in a moonlit pumpkin patch, desperate and lonely . . . These are songs for the damned, poisons for the cure, and Dreams for the Dying. For years, Adam Light has frightened and delighted readers around the world with his stories of horror and the bizarre. Fully revised to best represent the author's original vision, these fearsome tales of the macabre are finally collected under a single cover for the first time.

Bad dreams don't always evaporate in the light of day. Some refuse to fade, forever haunting dark corners of consciousness: The dread of an approaching headlight on a deserted road . . . Swirling black clouds claiming the sky, bringing death and madness . . . The cabin of a trucker's rig, where a waitress lies bound and gagged . . . A cursed soul in a moonlit pumpkin patch, desperate and lonely . . . These are songs for the damned, poisons for the cure, and Dreams for the Dying. For years, Adam Light has frightened and delighted readers around the world with his stories of horror and the bizarre. Fully revised to best represent the author's original vision, these fearsome tales of the macabre are finally collected under a single cover for the first time.

Buckle up for a journey into Halloween eternal. Over 700 pages of horror." Brutal, humorous and utterly terrifying."-Allan Leverone, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authorThis special collection contains all three volumes of the highly rated Bad Apples: Halloween Horror anthologies, showcasing rising names in modern horror. Features eighteen novellas and short stories by: Kealan Patrick Burke, Adam Light, Evans Light, Edward Lorn, John McNee, Mark Matthews, Jason Parent, Craig Saunders and Gregor Xane. Buy this paperback on Amazon, and get the ebook FREE. Save over 15% by buying Bad Apples: The Complete Collection versus individual volumes. Contents Include: BAD APPLES: VOLUME ONEHELLNOTES raves: "Thrilling and chilling and nostalgic in all the right places. . .these stories are excellent across the board. Bad Apples is a welcome addition to the genre, and one that you can come back to year after year when autumnal darkness descends. Recommended." THE RIGGLE TWINS - Gregor XanePUMPKINHEAD TED - Evans LightGHOST LIGHT ROAD - Adam LightEASY PICKINGS - Jason ParentTHE SCARE ROWS - Edward LornBAD APPLES: VOLUME TWO"The Bad Apples crew is back with. . .six enjoyable horrific Halloween tales with the odd slice of humor neatly wrapped up amongst the violence and mayhem."- SCREAM Horror MagazineHALLOWEEKEND - Edward LornCANDIE APPLE - Evans LightDIA DE LOS MUERTOS - Jason ParentTOMMY ROTTEN - Adam LightTHE ONE NIGHT OF THE YEAR - Kealan Patrick BurkeDOCTOR PROCLIVITY & PROFESSOR PROPENSITY - Gregor XaneBAD APPLES: VOLUME THREE"...a delicious concoction of tales..."- Cemetery Dance OnlineBELLE SOUFFRANCE - Adam & Evans LightCHOCOLATE COVERED EYEBALL - John McNeeOCTOBER'S END - Craig SaundersTHE UNCLE TAFFY'S GIRL - Gregor XaneLAST STOP - Edward LornBODY OF CHRIST - Mark MatthewsPULP - Jason ParentAbout Corpus Press: Corpus Press is a publisher of horror and weird fiction, specializing in modern pulp that emphasizes plot over gore. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the press has garnered praise from SCREAM Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Horror Novel Reviews, Hellnotes and others for its Bad Apples: Slices of Halloween Horror series, the anthology Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love, and for its short story collections and novellas. Horror anthologies and collections from Corpus Press: Screamscapes: Tales of TerrorToes Up: Horror to Die ForDead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted LoveHalloween horror books from Corpus Press: Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween StoriesBad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 2: Six Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror

Bad Apples 3 is bigger and better than ever "...a delicious concoction of tales..." - Cemetery Dance OnlineA fresh delivery of macabre tales for the haunting season. Featuring Evans and Adam Light, Edward Lorn, Jason Parent, Gregor Xane, Mark Matthews, John McNee and Craig Saunders. Novellas and short stories include: - On Halloween night, an artist intends to use humanity as his canvas, to mold flesh into his greatest masterpiece. In Adam and Evans Light's BELLE SOUFFRANCE, suffering has never been so beautiful. - Everyone knows you are what you eat. So Cam probably shouldn't munch on those chocolate eyeballs he stole. Sins of the past are only one bite away in John McNee's CHOCOLATE COVERED EYEBALL. - Halloween comes once a year for most people. Unfortunately for Harvey, it might be coming around a little more often in Craig Saunders' OCTOBER'S END. - The girl behind the counter at the local costume shop reads horror novels and only horror novels. She's perfect. And she's hosting an intimate Halloween get-together in Gregor Xane's THE UNCLE TAFFY'S GIRL. - Charli is usually lonely, but tonight she's on a bus headed to a party where she hopes the man of her dreams might finally notice her. But when a masked man enters the bus, it'll be the ride not the party she never forgets in Edward Lorn's LAST STOP. - Christians say Halloween is a pagan holiday, and Keagan's mother doesn't think Jesus would approve of celebrating it. Little does she realize that they're about to find out if that's true from Jesus himself in Mark Matthews' BODY OF CHRIST. - Any cornfield Halloween party filled with teenagers dressed like iconic horror villains is bound to end with murder and mayhem. But when a grim reaper throws in a twist, the killing really gets out of hand in Jason Parent's PULP Buy the paperback and get special FREE matchbook pricing on the eBook from Amazon.(This book contains adult content and is suitable for mature readers only.) About Corpus Press: Corpus Press is a publisher of horror and weird fiction, specializing in modern pulp that emphasizes plot over gore. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the press has garnered praise from SCREAM Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Horror Novel Reviews, Hellnotes and others for its Bad Apples: Slices of Halloween Horror series, the anthology Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love, and for its short story collections and novellas. Horror anthologies and collections from Corpus Press: Screamscapes: Tales of TerrorToes Up: Horror to Die ForDead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted LoveHalloween horror books from Corpus Press: Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween StoriesBad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 2: Six Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror

"The Bad Apples crew is back with...six enjoyable horrific Halloween tales with the odd slice of humor neatly wrapped up amongst the violence and mayhem." - SCREAM Horror Magazine The creators of the bestselling BAD APPLES: FIVE SLICES OF HALLOWEEN HORROR have returned with another batch of frightful fare. This time, they brought along a friend - Bram Stoker Award-winning author Kealan Patrick Burke. Dive into the season with these Halloween treats: - Two boys enter a Halloween attraction that holds a devilish secret - but one of the boys has a surprise of his own in Edward Lorn's HALLOWEEKEND. - Halloween was his birthday, and all poor Bob Talley wanted was for his family to be together again. This year, his wish might come true amid whispers of CANDIE APPLE, from Evans Light. - A deserter seeks to escape the horrors of war and pave a new existence in a foreign land in Jason Parent's DIA DE LOS MUERTOS. - Does something putrid truly reside in a small town's pumpkin patch, or is it only a local legend? Find out in Adam Light's TOMMY ROTTEN. - An old man and his dog await Halloween visitors with candy and a shotgun in Kealan Patrick Burke's THE ONE NIGHT OF THE YEAR. - Jimmy Stones and his Uncle Shel uncover the dark secrets of Medium, Ohio's annual Halloween puppet show in Gregor Xane's DOCTOR PROCLIVITY PROFESSOR PROPENSITY. Buy the paperback and get FREE matchbook pricing on the eBook from Amazon.(This book contains adult content and is suitable for mature readers only.) About Corpus Press: Corpus Press is a publisher of horror and weird fiction, specializing in modern pulp that emphasizes plot over gore. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the press has garnered praise from SCREAM Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Horror Novel Reviews, Hellnotes and others for its Bad Apples: Slices of Halloween Horror series, the anthology Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love, and for its short story collections and novellas. Horror anthologies and collections from Corpus Press: Screamscapes: Tales of TerrorToes Up: Horror to Die ForDead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted LoveHalloween horror books from Corpus Press: Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween StoriesBad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 2: Six Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror

Love can rip your heart out. From the creators of the BAD APPLES: HALLOWEEN HORROR series. "...well-written across the board...provides a glimpse into the singular imaginations of five of today's most talented writers of horror." - Horror Novel Reviews Novellas and short stories include: ELEANOR, by Jason Parent When Father Stuart McKenzie finds a disfigured girl abandoned on the steps of his church, he decides the child is a blessing from God and raises her as his own. But the special needs of Eleanor demand more from Stuart than a father can give. LOVE LIES IN EYES, by Evans Light When Nathan falls for a beautiful girl from across a crowded room, she disappears before he can muster his courage. Obsessed with getting a second chance, he's about to learn that true love isn't only hard to find...it can be hard to lose. PANACEA, by Adam Light Decades of marriage haven't tarnished Rob's affection towards his dear wife Molly one bit, and he's not about to let cancer snatch her away, no matter the cost. But every medication has its side effects, some more than others. CINDER BLOCK, by Edward Lorn Toby's dad may have hit the road long ago, but his mother still loves him - along with every other man in town, that is. But after the beautiful Lauren shines a light into his dreary world, he realizes just how crazy love can get. LOVING THE GOAT, by Gregor Xane Embattled comic book artist and notorious animal lover Bill Capra is willing to do anything (literally) to get his dirty paws on the fabled object of his desire, even if it means his own destruction. Buy the paperback and get special FREE matchbook pricing on the eBook from Amazon. (This book contains adult content and is suitable for mature readers only.) About Corpus Press: Corpus Press is a publisher of horror and weird fiction, specializing in modern pulp that emphasizes plot over gore. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the press has garnered praise from SCREAM Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Horror Novel Reviews, Hellnotes and others for its Bad Apples: Slices of Halloween Horror series, the anthology Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love, and for its short story collections and novellas. Horror anthologies and collections from Corpus Press: Screamscapes: Tales of TerrorToes Up: Horror to Die ForDead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted LoveHalloween horror books from Corpus Press: Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween StoriesBad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 2: Six Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror

HELLNOTES raves: "Thrilling and chilling and nostalgic in all the right places...these stories are excellent across the board. Bad Apples is a welcome addition to the genre, and one that you can come back to year after year when autumnal darkness descends. Recommended." The five freshest voices in horror will make you reconsider leaving the house on October 31st. Novellas and short stories include: - A brother and sister creep out of the darkness with bags full of deadly tricks in Gregor Xane's THE RIGGLE TWINS. - A boy with a misshapen skull just wants to be normal in Evans Light's PUMPKINHEAD TED. - A group of thrill seekers learn that looking for terror is a whole lot more fun than finding it in Adam Light's GHOST LIGHT ROAD. - Two bullies go looking for trouble but instead find a young boy and his imaginary friend in Jason Parent's EASY PICKINGS. - When a mysterious, Halloween-themed attraction comes to the town of Bay's End, everyone is dying to pay a visit in Edward Lorn's THE SCARE ROWS. Buy the paperback and get FREE matchbook pricing on the eBook from Amazon.(This book contains adult content and is suitable for mature readers only.)About Corpus Press: Corpus Press is a publisher of horror and weird fiction, specializing in modern pulp that emphasizes plot over gore. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the press has garnered praise from SCREAM Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Horror Novel Reviews, Hellnotes and others for its Bad Apples: Slices of Halloween Horror series, the anthology Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love, and for its short story collections and novellas. Horror anthologies and collections from Corpus Press: Screamscapes: Tales of TerrorToes Up: Horror to Die ForDead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted LoveHalloween horror books from Corpus Press: Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween StoriesBad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 2: Six Slices of Halloween HorrorBad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror