We are in the final stages of pre-production for the third entry in the critically-acclaimed Chiral Mad anthology series edited by Michael Bailey as part of his Written Backwards imprint. The ebook and trade paperback will be in stock/available by March with the deluxe edition still in preorder due to the high number of signers.
Featuring an original introduction by Chuck Palahniuk (FIGHT CLUB), the first Stephen King story published by Dark Regions Press and over 40 original interior illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne, Chiral Mad 3 is a stunning anthology and must-own for horror fans.
The third act in the critically-acclaimed series by Written Backwards, is a symmetrically-structured anthology of psychological horror by Bram Stoker Award nominated editor Michael Bailey, whose previous anthologies include The Library of the Dead, Qualia Nous and Pellucid Lunacy. The anthology contains 45 illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne, over 20 stories by the likes of Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Ramsey Campbell, Gary A. Braunbeck, Mort Castle, Josh Malerman, Scott Edelman, Richard Thomas, Richard Chizmar and Gene O’Neill, and with 20 intertwined poems by the likes of Elizabeth Massie, Marge Simon, Bruce Boston, Erik T. Johnson, Stephanie M. Wytovich, and also includes an introduction by the extraordinary Chuck Palahniuk.
Chiral Mad 3 Table of Contents
Fiction:
“The Poetry of Life” by Richard Chizmar
“The Last Rung on the Ladder” by Stephen King
“A Rift in Reflection” by Hal Bodner
“Windows, Mirrors, Doors” by Jason V. Brock
“Prayer” by Mort Castle
“The Agonizing Guilt of Relief (Last Days of a Ready-Made Victim) by Paul Michael Anderson
“The Black Crow of Boddinstraße” by Emily B. Cataneo
“A Flash of Red” by Erinn L. Kemper
“Red Runner vs. The Surgeon, Issue 18” by Jessica May Lin
“The Dead Collection” by Mercedes M. Yardley
“Watch Me” by Meghan Arcuri
“The Bigger Bedroom” by Josh Malerman
“That Perilous Stuff” by Scott Edelman
“Know Your Code” by Ramsey Campbell
“3-Dot People” by Gene O’Neill
“Silver Thread, Hammer Ring” by Gary A. Braunbeck
“The Offering on the Hill” by Richard Thomas
“Those Who Watch From On High” by Eric J. Guignard
“Blood Dust” by Max Booth III
“The Whipping Girls” by Damien Angelica Walters
“Seconds” by Jack Ketchum
Poetry:
“Fair” by P. Gardner Goldsmith
“Fail-Safe” by Jonathan Balog
“Folie À Deux” by Sydney Leigh
“Reflecting on Reflections” by Bruce Boston
“Mirror Image” by Marge Simon
“Black River #1” by Elizabeth Massie
“Prescience” by Rose Blackthorn
“The Speed of Sound” by Ciaran Parkes
“Welcome Home, Darling” by Stephanie M. Wytovich
“Whisper #1 (A Warning)” by Erik T. Johnson
“Whisper #2 (A Prophecy)” by Erik T. Johnson
“Put me to Dream” by Stephanie M. Wytovich
“Recognizing Trees” by Ciaran Parkes
“Arbitration” by Rose Blackthorn
“Black River #2” by Elizabeth Massie
“Reflections through the Raven’s Eye” by Marge Simon
“Beyond Symmetry” by Bruce Boston
“Folie À Plusieurs” by Sydney Leigh
“Insomnia in Reverse by Jonathan Balog
“Promise” by P. Gardner Goldsmith
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