[Dark Screams 01] • Dark Screams, Volume 1

Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, and Ramsey Campbell are the first contributors to a mind-bending new series of short-story collections that push the boundaries of horror and dark suspense to the bleeding edge. From Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar of the acclaimed Cemetery Dance Publications, *Dark Screams: Volume One* reaches across genres to take readers beyond the precipice of mortal toil and into the glimmering void of irreality and beyond.

**WEEDS by Stephen King**

When a meteorite lands on his property, Jordy Verrill envisions an easy payday. Unfortunately for Jordy, this is no ordinary rock—and the uncompromising force inside has found its first target.

**THE PRICE YOU PAY by Kelley Armstrong**

*Never pay more than you owe.* Sounds like easy advice to follow. But for Kara and her childhood friend Ingrid, some debts can never be repaid . . . especially those tendered in blood.

**MAGIC EYES by Bill Pronzini**

Edward James Tolliver has found a weary sort of asylum among the insane. He knows he’s not one of them—but how can he tell anyone about the invaders without sounding that way?

**MURDER IN CHAINS by Simon Clark**

Imagine awaking to find yourself in an underground vault, chained by the neck to a murderous lunatic, a grunting goliath who seems more animal than man. What would you do to save yourself?

**THE WATCHED by Ramsey Campbell**

Little Jimmy gets a glimpse of the cold truth when he finds out that it’s not always what you see that can get you into trouble; it’s who *knows* what you see.