Previous Publication Information
“Bringing the Family,” copyright © 1993, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Ultimate Zombie, ed. Byron Preiss and John Betancourt, Dell, 1993.
“Church Services,” copyright © 2009, WordFire, Inc., first published in Dark Delicacies III: Haunted, ed. Del Howison and Jeff Gelb, Running Press, 2009.
“Dark Carbuncle,” with Janis Ian, copyright © 2010, WordFire, Inc. and Janis Ian, first published in Blood Lite II: Overbite, ed. Kevin J. Anderson, Gallery Books, 2010.
“Solitude,” copyright © 2014, WordFire, Inc. first published in V-Wars: Blood and Fire, ed. Jonathan Maberry, IDW, 2014.
“Bad Water,” copyright © 2016, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Book of the Emissaries, ed. Emily C. Skaftun, Every Day Publishing, 2016.
“A Glimpse of the Ankou,” copyright © 1987, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Horror Show, Winter 1987.
“Age Rings,” copyright © 1988, WordFire, Inc., first published in Grue Magazine #7, revised 2017.
“Cupid’s Arrow,” original to this collection, copyright © 2018, WordFire, Inc.
“Royal Wedding,” original to this collection, copyright © 2018, WordFire, Inc.
“We Get What We Deserve: The Pickpocket’s Tale,” with Neil Peart, copyright © 2015, WordFire, Inc. and Pratt Music, Inc., first published in Clockwork Lives, by Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart, ECW Press, 2015.
“Family Portrait,” copyright © 1989, WordFire, Inc., first published in 2AM Magazine, Summer 1989.
“Baggage Check,” copyright © 1988, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Horror Show, Spring 1988.
“Hunter’s Moon,” copyright © 1991, WordFire, Inc., first published in Obsessions, ed. Gary Raisor, Dark Harvest, 1991.
“Rude Awakening,” copyright © 2017, WordFire, Inc., first published in Fiction River: Pulse Pounders: Adrenaline, ed. Kevin J. Anderson, WMG Publishing, 2017.
“The Fate Worse Than Death,” with Guy Anthony de Marco, copyright © 2014, WordFire, Inc. and Guy Anthony de Marco, first published in Unidentified Funny Objects 3, ed. Alex Shvartsman, UFO Publishing, 2014.
“The Circus,” copyright © 1984, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Horror Show, Winter 1984.
“Last Stand,” copyright © 1991, WordFire, Inc., first published in Weirdbook 26, Autumn 1991.
“Leatherworks,” copyright © 1984, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Horror Show, Fall 1984.
“New Recruits,” copyright © 1990, WordFire, Inc., first published in Weirdbook 25, Autumn 1990.
“Role Model,” copyright © 2014, WordFire, Inc., first published in Fiction River: Fantastic Detectives, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, WMG Publishing, 2014.
“Notches,” copyright © 1985, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Horror Show, Winter 1985.
“Redmond’s Private Screening,” copyright © 2001, WordFire, Inc., first published in Realms of Fantasy, April 2001.
“Special Makeup,” copyright © 1991, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Ultimate Werewolf, ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller, and John Betancourt, Dell Books, 1991.
“Much at Stake,” copyright © 1991, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Ultimate Dracula, ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, and Megan Miller, Dell, 1991.
“Santa Claus Is Coming to Get You,” copyright © 1991, WordFire, Inc., first published in Deathrealm, Fall/Winter 1991.
“Scarecrow Season,” copyright © 2011, WordFire, Inc., first published in Tucker’s Grove, Arc Manor, 2011.
“The Sum of His Parts,” copyright © 2007, WordFire, Inc., first published in Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest, Issue 9, 2007.
“Torn Stitches, Shattered Glass,” copyright © 2011, WordFire, Inc., first published in The Monster’s Corner, ed. Christopher Golden, St. Martin’s, 2011.
“Drumbeats,” copyright © 1994, Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart, first published in Shock Rock II, ed. Jeff Gelb, Pocket Books, 1994.