John Kiste blends bone-chilling horror with razor-sharp wit, creating an unforgettable reading experience. His stories are not only filled with vivid apparitions and spine-tingling encounters, but are also laced with a subtle humor that catches the reader off guard. Whether he is delivering a terrifying twist or a surprising play on words, Kiste captivates with stories of dread and dark comedy not unlike certain renowned writers of the uncanny tale. - A locomotive carrying emergency supplies takes a shortcut through a fiend-inhabited forest.
- A team of monster hunters visits the coastal town of Innsmouth-on the worst possible day.
- A relationship slowly blooms between a living man and a woman long dead.
- A witness to the 'Gunfight at the O.K. Corral' later sees something even more terrifying.
- A disembodied spirit, whose vocation is to haunt, encounters those who are not so easily frightened.
- A visitor to an archaic family mansion wins the day despite the odds against him-and everyone else.
- An interstellar human police detective catches his man... er, mantis.
- A bloodsucker with a moral compass hopes for the downfall of his sire and nemesis. These and eleven more classically penned tales of terror and dread come together to showcase one of today's most talented writers of the strange and unruly. HORROR by the HEARTH The time-honored tradition of creepy literature continues.