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When you're sitting home alone after dark and you hear a noise coming from the window, are you sure it's just the wind? You won't be so sure after reading Mark Tullius's Twisted Reunion. Tullius presents a collection of over twenty-five short stories that will make your hair stand on end. Revised and perfected, each story tells a haunting tale at times imbued with supernatural elements, and always bursting with humanity. A bar only a select few can enter. A baby with an attitude problem. A mysterious disappearance. Nothing is as it seems, and every sound you hear might just be your last.
The stories in this collection are bite-sized, but the author manages to build suspense and character over just a few pages. Each story is a self-contained tale, featuring a wide cast of characters and situation. They vary in theme and intensity, but each is equally disturbing. Tullius draws horror out of the mundane. Some stories surprise and bewilder; others let you see the train wreck a mile away and force you to watch in horror as the inevitable approaches. The simple language and believable characters draw you in, serving to thrill, surprise, and disturb. Some of the individuals in these stories deserve their fate, while others just stumble into it without any fault of their own. The horror lingers long after the stories are over. When the monster under the bed comes for you, will you be among the deserving?
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