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Dirty Prayers

by Unknown Author

304 pages2007Gray Friar PressISBN 9780955092275

About this book

These tortured tales represent the desperate prayers of shattered people. Among them you will find: a man who is haunted by the sound of sentient alarms, a psychologically damaged brother and sister whose union produces something much worse than simple dread, a group of men whose childhood sins have mutated into something monstrous aboard an old stone boat, a possibly cursed dying woman who goes in search of one last taste of passion before cancer claims her… External terror meets inner dread and the afterlife may just be a place where all our past mistakes solidify and turn on us like a pack of ravening dogs. These bleak offerings will reveal the darkness that dwells at the core of modern existence, where society is a forgotten notion, religion is a dirty word, love lies bleeding in the gutter, and everyone must face their demons alone. Kneeling at the altar of broken hearts, you will learn that sometimes it is better if our prayers remain unanswered.

Publication Details

Publisher
Gray Friar Press
Published
2007
Pages
304
ISBN
9780955092275

About Unknown Author

Gary McMahon has placed over 60 stories in magazines and anthologies in both the UK and USA. He is the author of the novellas Rough Cut (nominated for a British Fantasy Award, 2007) and All Your Gods Are Dead, as well as a short story collection titled Dirty Prayers, and the novel Rain Dogs. His contribution to The First Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories, “Hum Drum”, was honoured with inclusion in Ellen Datlow’s The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror #21. Previously, he was lucky enough to receive two Honourable Mentions in YBF&H #18, and four more in YBF&H #19. McMahon lives with his wife and son in West Yorkshire, where he watches the rain and studies the shadows, transcribing the nightmares he sees there.

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