Joseph Rubas

A print collection of previously published digital digital shorts that include The Freaks Come Out at Night by Joseph Rubas, The First Suitor by A.P. Sessler, and Vampire Worms by Neil Davies.

Joseph Rubas began writing in 2002 after reading Stephen King's The Stand. His earliest efforts reflected his deep love of that novel; he tried again and again to write a rip-off, but finally gave up around 2006 and resigned himself to writing original fiction. His first short story was published in May 2010 on the now defunct Horror Bound Online website. His second story was published in September 2010 in a Pushcart Prize nominated literary magazine for new and beginning writers called The Storyteller. Since then, his work has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. His first collection, the now out of print Pocketful of Fear, was released by a small publisher in 2012. His second collection, After Midnight, appeared in 2014. His short fiction has appeared in: Nameless Digest; The Horror Zine; Eschatology Journal; Thuglit; Manor House; All Due Respect, and others. He has self-published three longer works: The Rocking Dead: Seasons 1-3 (a parody of the AMC series The Walking Dead); The Rocking Dead: Season 4; The Shapeshifter; and Dracula 1912, the latter a novel.In addition to writing, he has also edited two anthologies: A Thorn of Death (2012) and The 3rd Spectral Book of Horror Stories (2016). He currently resides in Albany, New York.Stories in this collection include: Passing the Buck, Midnight, Aokigahara, Snowbound, Deja Vu, The Ghostly Hitchhiker, Just a Mask, Meeting Ray Bradbury, 5051 Bartley Square, The Witching Hour, Potter's Field, The Warlock, Confessional, The Thing in the Woods, The Lake House, Chomo, The Travelling Show of 2016, Evildoer, A Perfect Life, Fury, Paint, and Night of the Dog.

Haunted burial grounds where the dead come back; a demonic force born of mankind thriving in the outskirts of space; a sadistic abuela with a dark secret; the undead of winter coming back for their former captor; two men discover a mystery in the wilderness; a wondering showman just wants a little respect; four hunters go in search of a Big Game only to discover they are the ones being hunted... Onyx Neon Shorts Horror Collection is an annual anthology that celebrates one of literature's most popular forms. Featuring seven up-and-coming stars of the horror genre from all over the globe, satisfying your need for wicked tales of the bizarre, weird, and unexplainable. Edited once again by Jeffrey P. Martin, former Head Editor of Onyx Neon Shorts and guiding force behind last year's Onyx Neon Shorts Horror Collection 2015, and many other books. Chestnut Hill by Joseph Rubas A group of people are besieged by demonic beings on a cursed, remote hilltop. The Corners Have Arms by Jeremy Hepler When Sophie's ex-husband doesn't return their twin daughters after their week-long visit with him, she fears the worst. Maybe he's kidnapped them, taken them across the border, or worse. She goes looking for her children. If she finds them, will it be worse than she possibly ever imagine? And will she ever make it back? The Case of Yuri Zaystev by S. L. Edwards Yuri Zaystev has a thankless job: driving the victims of Stalin's purges into the darkness of the Arctic. One night, something goes horribly wrong. Yuri Zaystev, gulag guard and proud supporter of the purges, finds himself the victim of a violence he helped unleashed. Sweetie by Michelle Ann King A travelling showman and his demonic companion teach their latest audience a little respect. Failsafe by Karen Bovenmyer Space salvager Kira hates dead bodies. When she finds a lost colony ship, ripe with corpses and a huge finder's payoff, she's happy to report the location and leave well enough alone-until she receives a distress call from a little girl trapped aboard. Partisan by Brit Jones Four big game hunters enter the deep woods of a war torn country in search game. It isn't long before they realize that it is they who are being hunted. The Marked Men by Ben Stallwood Two men, one recently bereaved, go on a hiking trip in a Norwegian forest. This tale of suicide and loss will leave you breathless and unnerved.

The second installment of the Book of Horrors opens with a gruesome lovecraftian body horror with Blackmouth by S. Alessandro Martinez. The tome of horrors dives deeper into the depths of Lovecraftian horror with The Valley of Sex by Joseph Rubas. The perversion in The Valley of Sex is complimented by a chilling, yet hilarious dark and gritty horror with DOSE by Marc Shapiro. The Chasm Bridged by Carson Winter illustrates a tale of overpowering madness as a man chases the voices of his dearly departed. An Identity For Sam Piles by Spinster Eskie explores the life of a misogynistic, cynical, child-rapist as he struggles with what is either guilt or an urge for another kill. Patty Cake, Patty Cake by Ken Goldman is a play on an old schoolyard game with a social outcast and popular girl exchanging bloody secrets.