From waking fears to heart-breaking nightmares, this collection of short fiction is a glimpse into the terrors we face every day from the mind of Robert P. Ottone. In "The Arborist," a woman hears the mysterious call of the forest. Five friends exploring an archipelago find themselves set upon by the island's hungry inhabitants in "The Monitors." A young woman confronts the mystery of her infertility in "Kelly Watch the Stars." These works are joined by the title novella, Her Infernal Name, about the cruel intersection of desire and desperation, and many other stories crafted in the hopes of keeping you up at night.

Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares

Literature & Fiction

Ottone, Robert P.

Genre Fiction

Spooky House Press LLC

“In Mister Alexander's neighborhood, it gets very dark very early.” 
- Steve DuBois 
www.stevedubois.net\n“The nine stories in Michael Alexander's creepy collection, Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves, explore the creepier side of humanity. The tone is set by 'A Profound Impact' and doesn't let up. He takes on some of the standard horror tropes but also explores new grounds, all the while staying faithful to the theme that there are some very scary things out there, and you'd better be afraid.”\n- Vincent Moore 
Professor of English & Humanities, Tiffin University 
Author of Emily Dickinson, Ninja Assassin\n“In Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves, Michael Jess Alexander takes the reader on a thrill-ride through his haunted imagination. Be sure to hold on tight! There are plenty of twists and turns you won't see coming until it is too late. By the time you manage to avert your gaze, the seeds of nightmare will have already been planted.” 
- Lamont A. Turner\n“It depends on what you fear more, visiting the dead or being visited by the dead, which of these “nine macabre tales” you will find the most macabre. Will you be haunted more by living (and dying) the last moment of a laser-sliced brain, or by the returning soul able to possess many bodies at once, or by the experience of being eaten alive? Regardless of which one digs deepest into your anxieties, you won’t soon forget any of the stories in Michael Jess Alexander’s Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves.”\n- H. L. Hix 
Author of Demonstrategy\nFrom cultish rituals to cosmic horror, Michael Jess Alexander's collection of horror fiction will leave you disquieted and unsettled.\nIn "Chatterbox," a college professor is haunted by the spirit of a former student. 
"A Profound Impact" tells the story of a lost group of people who finally find a place they belong. 
In "Space For Amateurs," a science experiment goes horribly awry.\nThese tales and six others await you in this haunting volume of horror fiction.

Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves

Alexander, Michael Jess

When you see everything your children do, what are you still missing? And what will it cost you? In a near-future United States, surveillance technology's the hottest trend in high-tech parenting. Children have their every move monitored from birth, thanks to repurposed military drones and contact lens digital cameras that show life from your child's perspective. But in the aftermath of a tragedy at his son's high school, one father must contend with the dark side of his reliance on these innovations. Putting a Black Mirror spin on We Need To Talk About Kevin, Patrick Barb's Helicopter Parenting in the Age of Drone Warfare captures every parent's worst nightmare as reimagined for the digital age. This lean, propulsive novelette examines the duality of technology-how it brings everyone closer, but also creates artificial barriers between us all. From its mysterious beginning to its inevitable, tragic ending, this tale of horror enabled by technology unveils secret after secret.

Helicopter Parenting in the Age of Drone Warfare

Barb, Patrick

Into the Gray

Children's Books

Palm, Kathleen

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Residents of Honeysuckle Cottage

Davidson, Elizabeth

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