Please enjoy the opening chapters from my first fiction book, The Gothic Shift. This collection won the 2014 International Book Awards Fiction: Short Stories. Kirkus Reviews says: “A delightful balance of whimsy and the grotesque, with a glimmer of moonstruck romance. Bruns creates well-imagined, realistic settings for his lively characters.” 

But, like ships, it’s not all fun and games. As Horror Novel Reviews notes, “I found this book to be an extreme delight. Bruns builds each piece with a subtle tension rather than in your face horror. But do not misunderstand that statement: the horror is there and very real." 

I hope that you, too, find it worthy. Do let me know!

Brian David Bruns

Twitter: @BDBauthor