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Relationships are complicated at best. Some are beautiful, some are beautiful disasters, and some are just deadly. This edition of Ink Stains explores some of the most fantastic, frightening, and fascinating dysfunctional relationships ever put down on ink, be it with a parent, a friend, a would-be lover, or Kurt Cobain. Authors Clay McLeod Chapman, Mario E. Martinez, Matt Meyer, Ted Myers, Adam Michael Nicks, Jay Outhier, Doug Russell, Ryanne Strong, Bobbi Thomas, Lynden Wade, Kathleen Wolak, and Todd Zack give us a look at interactions between people behind closed doors and in the dark corners of their minds where dangerous, delirious thoughts sometimes turn into actions. Praise for Ink Stains "Wow! This anthology of Dark Fiction really packs a punch! Ten strong stories without a dud in the bunch. This is my first brush with Dark Alley Press and I sure hope it won’t be the last because they are bringing some serious talent to the table. " Brian James Lewis, Hellnotes.com About Ink Stains Ink Stains, a quarterly dark fiction and horror anthology published by Dark Alley Press, is about shining a stark light on the shadows of life, exploring those dimly lit corridors, and unearthing those long-buried secrets. We are about examining the human existence and the human psyche in its raw, delicate, and dangerous state. We don’t shy away from controversy, nor do we believe good will always triumph over evil or that someone will always be around to save the day. Sometimes all we have is ourselves. And the stories that keep us turning the page. Ink Stains, a dark fiction literary anthology series is a horror story collection that is sure to keep you up at night…

From Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden, to an emailed chain letter, the tale of curses has always been with us. Often, they are used to punish and spread suffering, far more sinister and harder to escape than a killer's knife.What do you do when math itself becomes a trap? Or when you are certain your shadow is going to eat you? Or when someone's mere presence can wither and blight?Perhaps these twenty-one stories are a warning that anything, no matter how small or benign, can be downright evil. Take care with these pages: this book is cursed.

Bonded to a synthetic symbiote from another reality, Ghost-Spider, a.k.a. Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, is unique among the webslingers of the multiverse! But when Knull descends on her adopted home, his gravity well of dark psychic energy unleashes unforeseen consequences on Gwen! And her bandmate Mary Jane Watson is about to be pulled into this ordeal with a symbiote of her own. The ensuing madness can only be described as Gwenom vs. Carnage! They’ve been at each other’s throats in The Mary Janes for years, but this battle of the bands will really shred! Plus, Andi Benton returns, but does Scream have what it takes to put a dent in Knull’s armor? And what does this latest symbiotic nightmare mean for Spider-Man?! COLLECTING: King In Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage (2021) 1-3, King in Black: Scream (2021) 1, King in Black: Spider-Man (2021) 1

Eighteen stories of found footage horror. Featuring stories by: Bev Vincent, Ali Seay, Holly Rae Garcia, Clay McLeod Chapman, Nick Kolakowski, Ally Wilkes, Alan Baxter, Tim McGregor, Jeremy Hepler, Angela Sylvaine, Josh Rountree, Donna Lynch, Kurt Fawver, Robert Levy, Joe Butler, Fred Fischer, Georgia Cook, and Aristo Couvaras. An anthology edited by Andrew Cull and Gabino Iglesias. Reader caution is advised.

For 150 years, the diseased, the deranged, and the dying came to Lychhurst Hospital for comfort and healing. What they found there was something far more sinister. In 1844, Lychhurst was built, stone by cursed stone, deep in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Originally intended as an exclusive resort for the wealthy, Lychhurst would suffer through multiple incarnations-military hospital, tuberculosis sanatorium, psychiatric facility, and more-before finally being abandoned to steep in its own sickness, but through all the hospital's changes, one thing remained the same... Lychhurst holds onto its ghosts. The halls still echo with the footsteps of doctors long dead. The rooms resound with the cries of patients long silenced. The tunnels still thrum with the castoff energy of lives long abandoned. Visiting hours have started. The doors are open, and you are expected. Come tour the most haunted hospital in the world. Come visit our Hospital of Haunts. 23 Wards. 23 Ghosts. 23 Stories. At Lychhurst Hospital, we've got the cure for what ails you. Featuring stories from: Christy Aldridge, Simon Bleaken, Bridget D. Brave, Brooklyn Ann Butler, Lexx Christian, Rebecca Cuthbert, Blaine Daigle, Heather Daughrity, Jason Daughrity, Joe DeRouen, John Durgin, Stephanie Ellis, Joshua Loyd Fox, Jennifer Anne Gordon, Gage Greenwood, Caleb Jones, Marie Lanza, Stephen Mark Rainey, Jeani Rector, Susan H. Roddey, Cat Scully, Westley Smith, and Mer Whinery Foreword by Clay McLeod Chapman Edited by Heather Daughrity