Christopher Monfette grew up in Massachusetts as a lifelong lover of genre fiction. He began his career as an entertainment journalist for mainstay geek institutions IGN and G4 and transitioned to comic writing with IDW’s Seduth, his debut collaboration with horror maestro Clive Barker. He later reimagined the Hellraiser franchise for Boom! Publishing, penning the first eight issues of the critically celebrated series. As a screenwriter, he’s worked on feature adaptations from idols such as Barker and Stephen King and continues to develop original work in the realms of horror, science fiction, and action/adventure.
Weston Ochse is the author of twenty books, most recently two SEAL Team 666 books, which the New York Post called “required reading” and USA Today placed on their New and Notable lists. His first novel, Scarecrow Gods, won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel, and his short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He lives in the Arizona desert within rock-throwing distance of Mexico. He is a veteran with twenty-nine years of military service and recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan. Visit him online at Living Dangerously—www.westonochse.com.
Ian Rogers is an award-winning Canadian writer. His debut collection, Every House Is Haunted, was the winner of the 2013 ReLit Award in the Short Fiction category, while his novelette “The House on Ashley Avenue” was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award. His short fiction has been published in Cemetery Dance, Broken Pencil, and Shadows & Tall Trees, and has been reprinted in several best-of-the-year anthologies. Ian is also the author of SuperNOIRtural Tales, a collection of stories featuring occult detective Felix Renn. Ian lives with his wife in Peterborough, Ontario. For more information, visit ianrogers.ca.
Lilith Saintcrow has been writing stories since second grade and does not ever plan to stop. She lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her family and a small menagerie. You can visit her on the Web at www.lilithsaintcrow.com.
Paul J. Salamoff has been working for over twenty-four years in film, TV, video games, and commercials as a writer, producer, executive, comic creator, and makeup FX artist. He is the author of On the Set: The Hidden Rules of Movie Making Etiquette, The Complete DVD Book; the graphic novels Discord, Tales of Discord, Logan’s Run: Last Day, Logan’s Run: Aftermath, and Logan’s Run: Rebirth; and issues of Vincent Price Presents. Salamoff owns the TARDIS console from the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie. His website www.thetoptenmoviesofalltime.com reviews and recommends movies in every genre.
Rob Salem is a writer, poet, artist, and musician currently living in the Midwest. He also hosts an Internet radio show featuring underground rock and metal, and when not pursuing any of those passions, he spends his time indulging himself in early medieval history, good wine and beer, decent cigars, and catching local rock concerts. He is somewhat of a modern nomad, easily prone to wanderlust, and enjoys traveling when he can, finding inspiration for most of his work in the people he meets and the places he goes—the best stories, he feels, are rooted in the real world. You can find him online at www.facebook.com/robsalem156.
David J. Schow has indulged this activity called “writing” for over thirty-five years, yielding movies (The Crow, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, The Hills Run Red), television (Mob City, Masters of Horror), eight novels (Upgunned is the latest), seven short-story collections, and an award-winning compendium of his infamous Fangoria columns, Wild Hairs. His other nonfiction ventures include The Art of Drew Struzan, The Outer Limits Companion, and its celebratory follow-up, The Outer Limits at 50. As expert witness you can see or hear him on over a dozen DVD supplements and commentaries. Look him up.
Durand Sheng Welsh is a police officer in Sydney, Australia. He is a graduate of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop 2008. His work has appeared in Apex magazine, Crossed Genres, Canterbury 2100, and elsewhere. He is currently working on a crime/horror novel.
Kevin J. Wetmore is an actor, director, and writer. His books include Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema and Back from the Dead: Remakes of the Romero Zombie Films as Markers of Their Times. His work has also appeared in Rue Morgue magazine and Horror Studies. He teaches horror theater and horror cinema at Loyola Marymount University.
Stephen Woodworth is the author of the New York Times bestselling Violet series of paranormal thrillers, including Through Violet Eyes, With Red Hands, In Golden Blood, and From Black Rooms. His short fiction has appeared in such publications as Weird Tales, Realms of Fantasy, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Year’s Best Fantasy 9, and The Dead That Walk, and he has other tales forthcoming in Nameless Magazine and Black Wings IV. He is currently at work on a new novel. You can find Steve online at www.facebook.com/stephen.woodworth2.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Joseph Nassise has been writing urban fantasy and supernatural thrillers for over a decade, with more than twenty novels to his credit. His work includes the international bestselling Templar Chronicles series, the Jeremiah Hunt series, and the Great Undead War series. Nassise has been a finalist for both the Bram Stoker Award and the International Horror Guild Award. You can find him online at his official website, Shades of Reality (www.josephnassise.com), and at his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/joseph.nassise). You can sign up for email updates here.
Del Howison is a journalist, writer, and the Bram Stoker Award–winning editor of Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World’s Greatest Horror Writers. He is the cofounder and owner of Dark Delicacies, a bookstore known as “The Home of Horror,” located in Burbank, California. He can be reached at Del@darkdel.com. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
DEDICATION
PREFACE by Joseph Nassise
INTRODUCTION by Clive Barker
RETURN TO MIDIAN by Lisa Majewski
THE MOON INSIDE by Seanan McGuire
THE NIGHT RAY BRADBURY DIED by Kevin J. Wetmore
ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE OF MY HEART by Nancy Holder
THE KINDNESS OF SURRENDER by Kurt Fawver
THE ANGEL OF ISISFORD by Brian Craddock
PRIDE by Amber Benson
BUTTON, BUTTON by Ernie W. Cooper
I AM THE NIGHT YOU NEVER SPEAK OF by C. Robert Cargill
THE DEVIL UNTIL THE CREDITS ROLL by Weston Ochse
THE LIGHTHOUSE OF MIDIAN by Ian Rogers
LAKRIMAY by Nerine Dorman
AND MIDIAN WHISPERED ITS NAME by Shaun Meeks
CELL OF CURTAINS by Timothy Baker
TAMARA by Paul J. Salamoff
RAPHAEL’S SHROUD by Karl Alexander
WRETCHED by Edward Brauer
THE JESUIT’S MASK by Durand Sheng Welsh
ROOK by Rob Salem
COLLECTOR by David J. Schow
BAIT AND SWITCH by Lilith Saintcrow
THE FARMHOUSE by Christopher Monfette
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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UT THE EDITORS
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COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Preface copyright © 2015 by Joseph Nassise
Introduction copyright © 2015 by Clive Barker
“Return to Midian” copyright © 2015 by Lisa Majewski
“The Moon Inside” copyright © 2015 by Seanan McGuire
“The Night Ray Bradbury Died” copyright © 2015 by Kevin J. Wetmore
“Another Little Piece of My Heart” copyright © 2015 by Nancy Holder
“The Kindness of Surrender” copyright © 2015 by Kurt Fawver
“The Angel of Isisford” copyright © 2015 by Brian Craddock
“Pride” copyright © 2015 by Amber Benson
“Button, Button” copyright © 2015 by Ernie W. Cooper
“I Am the Night You Never Speak Of” copyright © 2015 by C. Robert Cargill
“The Devil Until the Credits Roll” copyright © 2015 by Weston Ochse
“The Lighthouse of Midian” copyright © 2015 by Ian Rogers
“Lakrimay” copyright © 2015 by Nerine Dorman
“And Midian Whispered Its Name” copyright © 2015 by Shaun Meeks
“Cell of Curtains” copyright © 2015 by Timothy Baker
“Tamara” copyright © 2015 by Paul J. Salamoff
“Raphael’s Shroud” copyright © 2015 by Karl Alexander
“Wretched” copyright © 2015 by Edward Brauer
“A Monster Among Monsters” copyright © 2015 by Stephen Woodworth and Kelly Dunn
“The Jesuit’s Mask” copyright © 2015 by Durand Sheng Welsh
“Rook” copyright © 2015 by Robert Salem
“Collector” copyright © 2015 by David J. Schow
“Bait and Switch” copyright © 2015 by Lilith Saintcrow
“The Farmhouse” copyright © 2015 by Christopher Monfette
These are works of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these stories are either products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.
MIDIAN UNMADE: TALES OF CLIVE BARKER’S NIGHTBREED
Copyright © 2015 by Joseph Nassise and Del Howison
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