Weird is a sad clown in church. Weirder, that the congregation is all clowns. Weird: you’re a sad clown, too, and you think you like it. That says it all. In Weird, Weirder & WEIRD, descend into the depths of A.A. Garrison’s particular brand of strange. Begin with the traditional, sci-fi weird (“Suffer,” “RIP, Krokinski”), progress to the hauntingly peculiar (“Faith,” “Chesterfield Drive”), and then end with some full-throttle, no-apologies bizarro (“The Enema Flower: ...

Randy's buddy Charlie wasn't coming back from the war. As Charlie had lay dying, he asked Randy to check on his mom as soon as Randy got home. Now Randy's back from the gulf, and has to make good on his promise. Billy, Charlie's mom, needed something; but what could Randy give her, when he had so many burdens of his own? Perhaps the answer was not in what he could give her, but in what they could give each other. (M/F)

“Laughter is a form of redemption.”This is the credo of author A.A. Garrison, applied liberally to these stories in A Conspiracy of HA! Under it, anything goes.Earwax-loving aliens. Eyeball-chewing pets. Instructions on killing your zombified clone. Hypnotized boxers. How to get a free lunch using only creamer and a fork. Stephen King doing battle with a werewolf editor. Bridge-jumping, everyone’s doing it!See it all and more in this diverse collection of 2...

In this collection: 19 short stories of a literary bent.Variety defines these stories. From dark to light, humorous to dead serious, experimental to traditional, flash-length to novelette, these 19 selections from author A.A. Garrison fulfill a mixed spectrum of tastes and styles. No two are alike, and surprises abound.Included in Accidental Literature:A drug addict’s quirky pursuits (“Tomorrow”)A beautiful young murderer asks, “Is anyone in...

The woman was a quick, whimsical movement from the corner of his eye, and he was helpless not to look. And look. Stan, a failed writer who'd lucked out on an editing job, soon finds his home life turned into something from Amsterdam's Red Light district: his luscious neighbor has begun performing obscene and tantalizing acts, visible through her bedroom window. Stan has a front-row seat. Unfortunately, like most things too good to be true, it is. (M/F)

Behold, the third installment in 'The Shining Horrific' series of short story collections! Author A.A. Garrison once more transports us to the shadows with his "darkly radiant" brand of the macabre. Adhering to the standard set by the original two books, Garrison takes a passionate, cerebral spin on life's grisly side -- horror that asks questions, and often gets answers. If Stephen King collaborated with Stephen Hawking, the results would fit the 'Shining Horrific' rubric.

Almost forty years ago, a literary movement forever changed the landscape of the horror industry. Splatterlands is a collection of personal, intelligent and subversive horror with a point. This illustrated volume of dark fiction honors the truly revolutionary efforts of some of the most brilliant writers of all time with an all-new collection of visceral, disturbing and thought-provoking work from a diverse group of modern minds.Exploring concepts that include serial murde...

Southern Gothic: New Tales of the South is an anthology like no other. Featuring over 15 stories and poems by new and veteran authors, the writing reflects a diverse range of Southern experience. From the post-Kartina New Orleans of Rose Yndigoyen’s “Long Gone Girls” and the deep-rooted family of Hardy Jones’ “Visitin’ Coremierville” to the racial tension of Eryk Pruitt’s “Them Riders” and Shane K. Bernard’s “The Phrenologist,” the anthology represents a new interpretation of the ...

The Complete Snuff Fighter Series for ONE low price!"THAT ANIMAN robot, oh yeah! He sure is a monster! Of course, in my own special way, so am I," said Thirteen-Time World Champion Snuff Fighter, NUKE.Is he the explosive and dangerous result of illegal genetic experiments gone wrong or a Darwinian throwback spawned by radioactive toxins, viral outbreaks, and climate change? YOU ASK HIM!If he only knew. The champ has disturbing recollections from his early days, but the...

This novel of a young lesbian addict in ' 90s NYC "recalls Naked Lunch" with "dreamy, impressionistic, and rapturous" prose—"an ecstatic love story" ( Publishers Weekly).Written in the brash, fervent voice of the young and addicted, this debut novel from underground superstar Laurie Weeks "is a short tome of infinitesimal reach, a tiny star to light the land" (Eileen Myles).Strung out on dope and unrequit...

Love of language, poetry prompts and openness to self-discovery guide Steve Lavigne's latest collection of poems. Delightful twists and turns of voice, meanings and poetic devices power their way throughout this work as each poem is allowed to direct its own course – whatever that may be- unabashed honesty, self-effacing humor, healthy skepticism, optimistic faith. Unique and entertaining, this book is sure to inspire your own season of creativity as you compare the end results to the init...