Patrick Freivald

Violinist Davis MacArthur bound the demon Murmur to himself to keep it from escaping into the world. Despite being plagued by hellish visions, he's beaten back mental illness and alcoholism to become a world-renowned virtuoso, until an encounter with an alluring stranger plunges him into a twisted, sexual game of cat-and-mouse filled with madness and murder. Desperate to save his soul, he risks damnation to protect the people he loves.

In the Garden of Rusting Gods delivers sixteen tales from the imagination of multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Patrick Freivald. From time travel and broken monsters to glimpses into the minds of honeybees and ordinary people dealing with unbearable loss, Freivald burrows into the weird, dark places that lurk beneath the everyday to unearth twisted stories of our world and worlds that could be.

Matt Rowley hasn't been human for years. A commando for the International Council on Augmented Phenomena, he hunts down superhuman monsters the military can't handle. But his abilities come with a price: bloodthirsty whispers that urge him to acts of terrible violence. An encounter with a giant, angelic being with wings of smoke and shadow casts him into a world of inhuman brutality, demonic possession, and madness, where he must choose between his family and his soul.

Tales of Horror by Masters of Suspense: The Barrens - F. Paul Wilson, New York Times Bestselling Author;A cosmic horror tale in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Genuine pinelands lore painted with a Lovecraftian palette Control+Alt+Delete - Rachel Aukes, Amazon Bestselling Author;In the near-future where we are monitored every minute of every day, a law is passed that grants an Artificial Intelligence system the power to instantly "reform" anyone deemed a threat to society. The Agent - Michael Koogler;What would you give to have it all? What would you offer up for fame and fortune? Would you give up your very soul? The Girl Next Door - E. McCarthy. New York Times Bestselling Author, In the old yellow fever wing of a female dorm in New Orleans, an empty sealed room holds nothing but a chair. Taps - Patrick Freivald; Bram Stoker Award-Nominated Author;A series of mysterious tapping sounds leads Molly into a darkness from which she may never emerge. Funeral March of a Marionette - Lance Taubold, Award-Winning Author;Fourteen-year old Corey has always been picked on... and worse by other kids and his stepfather. Through the magic of music Corey's nutcracker doll collection comes to life to do his bidding and to enact his revenge. Gris Gris - Kathy Love, USA Today Bestselling Author;Elizabeth visits Madame Lucrece Dumas, New Orleans' most powerful Voodoo priestess, certain the Creole voodooiene can conjure a spell to protect her from a terrifying curse. Where Billy Monasco Lay - Paul Mannering, Award-Winning Author, A band of outlaws making a run for Mexico wait by the Penasco River for the rest of their gang. Plagued by guilt after the horrific deaths of a bank full of innocent townsfolk, they meet God's justice in the form of a dead boy. Alabaster Nights - Elle J. Rossi;A Vampire with a soul. A Huntress with a knife. In Nashville, Blood equals Power. Will one taste of Josie Hawk cost Keller everything? Snapped - Richard Devin, Amazon Bestselling AuthorNo one knew where or when or how... it just happened. They Snapped. That's what people said. They Snapped. There wasn't any single sign.