num_pages: 245
description: Horror wears many faces and its masks can be tantalizing. Some of the top names in queer fiction come together to spin their own versions of horror. Worlds rife with dark beauty and mystery the familiar becoming terrible creatures ethereal and alluringand all bearing the gleam of love. Does hope lie along these grim passages or only doom? It will become clear. All in timeand all in fear.Company by Roan ParrishNick Levys family is falling apart and he has no friends but at least he can escape into the world of his favorite comic book series The Face of the Vampire. Naturally when the vampire in question shows up one day Nick is enthralled. After all what could be better than his own personal fantasy made real? Except that Nick isnt exactly sure whether Michel is real or not. And when the arrival of a new boy in school promises romance Nick sees a side of Michel he never could have imagined. This Michel is cruel jealous...and hell do anything to keep Nick for himself.Love Me True by Kris RipperPalmer's life is as good as it gets. Well okay so he hates his mind-numbing office job. But he's found a hot smart incredibly kinky guy. The sex is explosive. The power play is off the hook. And if he gets his way Jon will soon be his husband.When Palmer asks Jon says yes. For the first time ever Palmer thinks things might be really good. Sure bad things happen in the worldto other people. But this is all he needs: Jon at the end of the day in their bed arms around him.How could he have possibly been so stupid?The Price of Meat by KJ CharlesJohanna Oakley will do anything to save her beloved Arabella from the cruelty of Mr Foggs madhousebut anything turns out to be more than she bargained for when she finds herself working for a man suspected of worse than murder. As Johanna is plunged from the horror of Sawney Reynards barber shop into the foul lawless labyrinth at the heart of London can she or anyone get out alive?His Mouth Will Taste of Chernobyl by Steve BermanJoining Zeta Psi isnt Steves dream its his dads. Nevertheless his dads gift of the mysterious Bailey flask gets Steve an in to the frat house and maybe his best shot at being accepted on campus. But the flasks silver sheen may only be lighting his way into the darkness at the heart of the fratand the darkness hes learning is within himself. Steve wants to choose who he is but choices are dropping like flies as he learns the true mystery of the Bailey flask. How does he give back a gift thats also a curse?Legion: A Love Story by Avon GaleSTAFF SERGEANT JASON ESSEX YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ORDERS FROM THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS:REPORT TO: CAIN INSTITUTE [ADDRESS REDACTED]ACTIVE DUTY COMMITMENT: GUARD AN ENTITY CURRENTLY HELD IN AN ENCLOSURE AT THE CAIN INSTITUTE. RECORD DAILY MEASUREMENTS. KEEP ANY AND ALL PERSONS FROM ENTERING OR LEAVING THE FACILITY. ENSURE THE ENTITY REMAINS COMPLETELY INCARCERATED. OBSERVE THE ENTITY WITHOUT ENGAGING.ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS: THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN FULL ISOLATION. PLEASE BE ADVISED.Beauties by J.A. RockWhen Dr. Lester Usole attends an event at AI developer Carnificiality hes introduced to Beauties: artificial beings designed to provide tailored sexual experiences for their human owners. Lester isnt interested in sexbut he is fascinated by Ira a Beauty too violent to be sold.Lester convinces Carnificiality to give Ira to him.
language: English
title: All In Fear:  A Collection of Six Horror Tales
publisher: Open Ink Press