Publisher's Synopsis
Dark and Deviant Tales is a collection of short stories which are intense but at the same time offer readers an escape from the grey reality of mundane life by creating a sense of pervading strangeness. The aim of the stories is to create a riveting sense of atmosphere, and at the same time send shivers down the spines of readers, along with a feeling that they have stepped outside the confines of the safe worlds, worlds they live in each and every day, and instead are entering into places and situations that are totally unpredictable. Although there is a possibility that Dark and Deviant Tales may be looked upon as a strange sideshow, there is along with some of the tales a form of warning never to take anyone for granted, even the most frail and those that seem most vulnerable. Another of the main qualities of the book is that the tales flow easily and are very enticing once started, describing events along with the atmospheres present, meaning that the book will be found difficult to put down, and readers won't resort to skimming parts of the book. The brevity of the stories means that readers will not be bored, although some of the darker tales may result in readers having nightmares. The inspiration for some of these tales comes from reading the work of writers such as William Hope Hodgson, Robert W. Chambers, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, and Thomas Ligotti.
