The Misery Company: Small Horrors and Short Stories

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An anthology of horror and dark fantasy short stories, THE MISERY COMPANY, the debut collection from Joshua Pruett, Primetime Emmy Nominated TV Writer.

"An endlessly inventive collection of macabre and twisted tales, without a dud in the bunch. Fans of the horror genre will be thrilled that he's crossed to the dark side!" - Jeff Strand, author of DEAD CLOWN BARBECUE

THE MISERY COMPANY introduces worlds both familiar and foreign to fans of the weird, outrageous and the bizarre. An abandoned drive-in movie theater screen gives birth to atomic horrors in "Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Super 8 Pizza Guy." Teen-aged campers fall prey to a slasher with a lot on his mind for "Campfire Tale." In "The Man in the Rubber Monster," return to the late sixties in a bloody bon voyage to b-movies. A bus rider's trip takes a turn for the weird when he meets a paper-folding homeless man, "Mr. Origami." In "The Porcelain," journey to a future when man is nearly extinct and living dolls roam an empty world in search of hope. A man catches something far more sinister than the sniffles when he contracts an "Uncommon Cold." And in the title story, see what life is like for the real-life survivors of horror movies! And many more!

"Pruett is a formidable fantasist whose intense stories either shock you with gonzo-style satire, or break your heart into a million pieces. If Ray Bradbury went insane, the result would be the wonderful weirdness of Joshua Pruett." - Martin Olson, New York Times Bestselling author, Encyclopaedia of Hell

THE MISERY COMPANY, featuring the complete scripts from THE JUPITER SIGNAL radio plays and the story, "Alexander the Great and the Untied Man" first published in "Horror Hound" Magazine Issue No.4

"Wild and strangely satisfying... a terrific read." - Will Finn, co-writer, "The Secret of Nimh"

"Bite-sized, disturbing daydreams that linger with you." - Peter Ramsey, director, "The Rise of the Guardians"

A sometimes heady blend of visceral, human and heart-filled horror, THE MISERY COMPANY signals the emergence of a singular voice in dark fantasy literature, and a "unique imagination that is never predictable." - Gris Grimly