Publisher's Synopsis
Boneyard Kiss is a collection with twenty-two dark tales of terror that delve deeply into themes of wickedness and comeuppance, everlasting fire, rage and hatred, horror and dread, death and murder, eternal love and sweet revenge. In these tales, a black dog runs out in the road in a near miss hit and run and brings to light a brutal crime of passion. Three friends go on an afternoon fishing trip and find they have trespassed into a deadly situation. Mistaken identity leads to a misfortune at a convenience store. A bank robbing duo pulls a heist and think they have escaped only to find they have run directly into the realm of madness. "The Recital" is the story of Sonya Emswhiller, a blind woman, who plays the piano during a recital on her eighteenth birthday and escapes captivity to end up in the arms of her one true love, amidst an act of revenge so foul it defies comprehension. After a deadly automobile accident, the sole survivor staggers into a seedy bar with sultry exotic dancers, a motley throng of patrons, and watered-down beer. Music played on a guitar purchased at a yard sale summons an admirer who longs to be loved. During a vacation to the Pacific Coast a man learns of a terrifying history surrounding the hotel where he and his wife are staying. "Toadstools," is the story of Richie Stanton, a bookstore proprietor, who discovers exotic toadstool that thrive on human flesh, propagated through pernicious spores hibernating in the pages of old books. An author struggles against writer's block and eventually creates his ultimate masterpiece. A crow with the ability to speak, warns of an impending disaster. An old man discovers a beehive and is forever changed by the strange insects living within. An overworked employee takes out his angst on his boss and the coworkers then takes an early lunch. A pyromaniac falls head over heels for a dark, mysterious woman and meets his fate. Some college kids go out to a cemetery in the woods late one night in search of a ghostly legend. These stories will certainly keep you entertained while delivering suspense and delightfully disturbing frights around every twist and turn. Shocking and riveting, these dark and frightening tales come only from the mind of Harold Knob . . . and they are sealed with a kiss straight from the boneyard.
