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Malcolm felt dizzy, but was able to say: “I’ll have to keep an eye on you then, make sure you stay out of trouble.”

The little cellist winked at him. “Yes. A fine idea I think.”

With Malcolm supported by both Heinrich and Violet, they moved across the room. Violet spoke up as they reached the doorway. “There’s one thing I still don’t understand.”

“What’s that, my dear?” said her fellow cellist.

“Who was the third member of Venice’s trio?”

“Whoever or
whatever
, I’m certain they were not of this world. And so perhaps it is better we do not know the answer!”

About The Authors

Randy Chandler
is the author of
BAD JUJU, HELLz BELLz
, and of the forthcoming novels
DAEMON OF THE DARK WOOD
and
DIME DETECTIVE
. He is also the author of the hardcore zombie novella
Dead Juju
. His short fiction of horror and dark fantasy appears in various venues, online and in print. He lives near Atlanta.

Gregory L. Norris
grew up on a healthy diet of TV science fiction and creature double-features. One of the later that terrified him the most was the insanely creepy Japanese import,
Attack of the Mushroom People
. Norris, a former feature writer at
Sci Fi
, the official magazine of the Sci Fi Channel, and author of the forthcoming fiction collection,
The Fierce and Unforgiving Muse: A Baker's Dozen From the Terrifying Mind of Gregory L. Norris
(Evil Jester Press, 2011), penned “The Mushrooms” as both an homage to that film, and a commentary on the insane and often dangerous lengths that jealousy can spawn among creative souls. Visit him on Face-book or at
www.gregorylnorris.blogspot.com
.

Ryan C. Thomas
is the author of the novels
The Summer I Died, Born To Bleed, Ratings Game
, and
Hissers
as well as the mashup,
The Undead World of Oz
. He is the editor of
Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror
. His short stories and novellas have been published in many anthologies and magazines. When he is not writing or eating sushi in his home city of San Diego, he is touring the country playing music with his rockabilly band. Visit him online at
www.ryancthomas.com
.

David T. Wilbanks
is a writer, editor and publisher of horror, fantasy and adventure fiction. His short stories have appeared in
Horror Drive-In
and
Postscripts
among other publications. He and Mark Justice write the
DEAD EARTH
series which is on its second book,
THE VENGEANCE ROAD
, with a third forthcoming. With Craig Clarke, he edited and published
LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT
, a dark fiction anthology from their own Acid Grave Press. David lives in Minnesota with his wife. Visit him at
www.davidtwilbanks.com

Visit us online at
www.grandmalpress.com

Table of Contents

HOWLER

THE MUSHROOMS

CHOOSE

THE OUTSIDER TRIO

About the Authors