Who is this Mark McLaughlin person, and why should you read him?

Mark—whom I’ve had the pleasure of publishing for nearly 20 years now—is one of those unique voices in the horror field. He doesn’t tread the safe (or even sane!) path, but goes off in quirky directions, and he’s happy to have company along the way. And while he’s poking around the oddest places, he finds humor in the outrageous and the unsettling. Vampires? Of course. Zombies? Definitely. But these are never quite the monsters you’re expecting.

Don’t take my word for it. Here are some other opinions:

“In the most devious manner, McLaughlin’s stories achieve a high degree of demonism by perpetuating a sinister ‘humor’ at the gallows of the human comedy. ” (Thomas Ligotti)

“Listen up. Noel Coward is back. Salvador Dali is back. Dylan Thomas is back. And they’re all rolled into one in the shape of Mark McLaughlin who writes stories that are wonderfully witty, surrealistic and ineffably strange. Absolutely fabulous. … If your palette is jaded, come to the feast that is Mark McLaughlin. ” (Simon Clark)

“McLaughlin’s tales are laugh-out-loud assaults on consensus reality. ” (Paul Di Filippo, ASIMOV’S)

“Reading Mark McLaughlin is a little like stepping out of the door of an airplane in mid flight. The view is pretty amazing, but the shock of impact may do you in… gruesome, funny and touching. Top that: anybody. …” (TANGENT)

So, dig in and enjoy these 28 tales by one of the modern masters of the macabre!

Part 1: Cosmic Horrors

The House of the Ocelot

Queen of the Vultures

The Foul One Lives to Destroy

Der Fleischbrunnen

A Beauty Treatment for Mrs. Hamogeorgakis

Toadface

Shoggoth Cacciatore

Mrs. Dakhamunzu

Used Viol, One Previous Owner

The Resurrection of Nephren-Ka

PART 2: Magic, Monsters, Zombies, And Demons

Adroitly Wrapped

Why Cosmo Used to Wear a Lab Smock Every Halloween

Largesse

ZOM BEE MOO VEE

Empress of the Living Dead

ascloseasthis

Scenes from a Foreign Horror Video, with Zombies and Tasteful Nudity

Aunt Paloma

Diabolical Entities and How to Deal with Them

The Disciples of Monidroth

PART 3: Tales of the Surreal and the Bizarre

The Vainglorious Simulacrum of Mungha Sorcyllamia

The Astonishing Secret of the King of the Cats

Deck the Halls with Guacamole

The Revelations of McDeth

The Agony of Claude Bawls

Don’t Look in the Little Storage Room Behind the Furnace

The Tale of the Cat-Headed Man, the Man-Headed Dog, and the Lady with Rats for Hands

Dr. Belmont’s Hiking Buddy

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Ebook: 20 June 2020