Dead Bait: Horror Anthology - Softcover

David Dunwoody; Gregory L. Norris; Lance Schonberg; Steve Ruthenbeck; C.J. Killmer; Bosley Gravel; Steven R. Southard; Mark Onspaugh; Tim Curran; Mark Zirbal; Ron Lemming; Eric Hermanson; Mike Norris; Hayden Williams; James Harris; Steve Lowe; Julius James DeAngelus; Murphy Edwards, Aaron A. Polson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0980606500 ISBN 13: 9780980606508

Publisher: Severed Press, 2009

Synopsis

A husband hell-bent on revenge hunts a Wereshark...A Russian mail order bride with a fishy secret...Crabs with a collective consciousness...A vampire who transforms into a Candiru...Zombie piranha...Bait that will have you crawling out of your skin and more. Drawing on horror, humor with a helping of dark fantasy and a touch of deviance, these 19 contemporary stories pay homage to the monsters that lurk in the murky waters of our imaginations. If you thought it was safe to go back in the water...Think Again!

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Review:

Dead Bait is a collection of stories themed around fishing and fish. It's an innocuous premise, promising father-son bonding moments and unusual variants of 'you shoulda seen the one that got away.' But if any of the creatures from Dead Bait got away, you'd be too busy screaming to appreciate your luck. The stories in this anthology manage to be the most ingeniously revolting that I have ever read. The stories range in topic from biochemically mutated parasites that invade the body via the anus ('Test Drive,' by Mike Norris, taking the expression 'ass bandit' to a new level) to fish fellatio ('Something Fishy Is Going On,' by Mark Zirbel, winning hands down as the most whack and enjoyable piece of the entire book), but no matter the premise, each story is a treat--gory, creepy or just plain nuts...Horrorr Web

Review:

If you don't already suffer from bathophobia and/or ichthyophobia, you probably will after reading this amazingly and wonderfully horrific collection of short stories about what lurks beneath the waters of the world. --Dread Central

These graphic and shocking 19 stories will definitely make you think twice about going fishing. --Fangoria

The stories in this anthology manage to be the most ingeniously revolting that I have ever read...but no matter the premise, each story is a treat--gory, creepy or just plain nuts. --Horror Web

About this edition

• Publisher: Severed Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0980606500
• ISBN 13: 9780980606508
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 290