Simon Paul Woodward

None of us are what we seem to be on the outside. We are all pretending. We are all wearing skin. The Angel of Loughborough Junctions: An amoral filmmaker experiences the horror of the world through an angel's eyes. Children of Ink: A living tattoo breaks one of the Five Laws of Ink and suffers the terror of life away from flesh. Wearing Skin: Bigotry conquers true love in a blood-splattered tale of body swapping, sex and immortality.American Sexual Lobster: A seafood chef loses his mind and body on a night of shellfish slaughter. Manny & the Monkeys: An egotistical writer's life is ripped apart by escalating, and increasingly bizarre, coincidences. These 12 unsettling short stories include the British Fantasy Society award-winning Manny & The Monkeys. If you're a fan of Stephen King, Joe Hill or JT Lawrence you'll love these dark stories with a twist. Get ready to stay up all night with award-winning horror author Simon Paul Woodward.Click to buy now."The ideas, the language, the grasp of how people really talk, and think, and how close the dark is to all of us... this is an exceptional collection."Michael Marshall Smith New York TimesBestselling author

12 Devilishly Dark Horror Short Stories

Wearing Skin

Abraham Keen's world is under attack. The all-powerful tech-conglomerate, House of Never has abducted his estranged teenage son and liquidated his crusading charity. Now he's on the run from their agents, fleeing the corrupt politics of Old York to the permanently frozen city state of Venice, onto the Candyland War and the Commonwealth of Swine, Tokyo's exit-less Hotel Always and a never-ending street populated by digital refugees. He tumbles through cartoonishly distorted worlds searching for answers. Why does House of Never want to destroy him? Can he trust his fractured memories? And is his quest for the truth causing reality to unravel at the seams?

A King of Cartoons

"Welcome to Tuesday the 23rd of October, the day I'll kill my sister and start a war with the undead."A family tragedy. A boy haunted by guilt. A village hiding a bloody secret.Six years ago, something terrible happened to Tom. Now he must return to the scene of the tragedy and face the dark consequences of his actions. Only he stands between the village of Little Sickle and its annihilation by an army of vengeful, undead pirates. Scrimshaw is a young adult, horror-fantasy; a tale of guilt, grief and redemption set in contemporary Cornwall. It will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes adventures in dark places. SHORT AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Is Scrimshaw a sequel or prequel to All The Dead Things?A: Good question. The answer is that it's not either! It's set before the events of All The Dead Things - in the same world - but with a new set of characters. Q: So, can you read the books in any order?A: Yes you can.Q: What genre would describe the book as fitting into?A: It's Dark Fantasy-Horror. Q: And why a novella, not a full novel?A: The story just seemed to fit this form. It's just under 30,000 words, so it isn't a short novella. Q: Do you plan to write more books in the Deathling Chronicles?A: Yes I do. I have plans for another novel and several shorter stories. Q: Will your next release be a book in the Deathling Chronicles?A: No. My next release is a young adult novel called And This Boy Loved His Gun. It's a contemporary thriller spliced with horror and sci-fi. A proofreader described it as 'Cronenberg for kids'. I get what they mean, but it's definitely for young adults and older, not middle grade!Q: When will this be released?A: Late June 2017. Not long now.

Scrimshaw

Only Stan can see the monsters. They're hunting his soul. They've broken Time and one day repeats endlessly for everyone but Stan. He's alone. Alone with all his secrets, all his fears - alone with all the dead things. Simon Paul Woodward's best-selling, debut horror novel.

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