Publisher's Synopsis
What is making that creaking noise?Do you wonder what is really hidden among the shadows in the corner?Does the idea of losing your memory terrify you?Where do we go when we die? Do we become ghosts, angels, demons, devils? Can we return to this earthly plane and communicate with mortals? Where do we go when we're not bothering old friends on earth?Weird Tales of Terror examines the themes of eternal life, life-after-death, wishful thinking, and lust.Award-winning horror author, Sèphera Girón, has compiled six short stories and one novel into Weird Tales of Terror: Volume One. This is a revised second edition.Trick of the LightAn athlete has strange visions.Wanna Go for a Ride?What happens when you're new in town and single? Who can you find to love you for the night?Mmm...ChickenA pet possum tries to survive jealousy when her "man" acquires a girlfriend.ReleaseKathy has voices in her head. She needs to get them out.No One ListensKathy (from "Release") escapes from the insane asylum but now there's a NEW voice. And it's not in her head.The Witch's FieldAn old lady with Alzheimer's tries to piece together the puzzles of her tragic past with the help of psychics who are travelling with a psychic fair. Weird Tales of Terror Praise: "...well-crafted, potent material...like Joyce Carol Oates as directed by David Cronenberg." - Hellnotes Praise for Sèphera's work: "If Poppy Z. Brite and Nancy Kilpatrick turn your cold blood to hot, then welcome Sephera Giron to the short list of dark mistresses of terror truly worthy of that title." - Stanley Wiater, Dark Dreamers"A truly bizarre piece of fiction." F. Paul Wilson"Giron at no time lets up on the horror quotient." - Fangoria"Sephera Giron's tale of witch-craft and vampirism blends erotic romance and chills in equal measure, and is clearly a pre-emptive literary strike by a talented storyteller." - Michael Rowe"This Mistress of the Dark blends madness with black macabre to ride a syncopated edge. Sephera Giron rocks!" Nancy Kilpatrick, Power of the Blood Trilogy"Giron deserves a place beside the top mistresses of the dark." - Hellnotes"Giron is a remarkable new voice in the horror genre." Karen E. Taylor, Vampire Legacy Series"House of Pain is horror at its best." - The Midwest Book Review"A powerful and unflinching novel." - Peter Atkins, Wishmaster"Giron's prose is smooth as silk, the pacing is dead on. I devoured this book in a single sitting." - Horror World"House of Pain is a perfect - if far from safe - place to lose yourself on a stormy fall night." - Fangoria"Genuinely Creepy." - Cemetery Dance"House of Pain rocks with good old-fashioned creepiness."- Edo Van Belkom
