“You’ve been lured to a nightmare as real as a shameful secret. It is a realm of white noise and shuddery sensations, ruled by the Misery King.”
September 3, 2020–Author Kevin M. Folliard’s 2020 horror anthology The Misery King’s Closet is now available. In this collection of 24 horror stories by Kevin M. Folliard, hidden scares lurk in shadowy spaces. Cursed relics, paranormal parasites, and devious desires haunt these tales previously published by Sanitarium Magazine, The Horror Tree, Hinnom Magazine, The No Sleep Podcast, and more.
In “Late Night Snack,” a devilish chef feeds his host’s malicious appetites. “Carnival Debt” portrays a cadre of clowns who rule a crooked Big Top. “The Bagman Cometh” depicts a too-perfect town with an annual sacrifice, where children fall prey to an unearthly boogeyman.
From inner demons to outer monsters, this collection shows what happens when sinister secrets fester.
The collection features horror tales for an adult audience which range from 100-word drabbles to the debut novella “The Bagman Cometh.” Themes of dark secrets, hidden shame, and lurking monsters span the anthology, which explores characters haunted by addictions, parasites, dark truths, and heinous choices.
The Misery King’s Closet is available as of September 2020 through Amazon and expanded distribution channels.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kevin M. Folliard is a Chicagoland writer whose fiction has been collected by The Horror Tree, Flame Tree Publishing, Hinnom Magazine, and more. His recent publications include “Halfway to Forgotten,” featured on The No Sleep Podcast; the Short Sharp Shocks! Halloween tale “Candy Corn”; “Bumper-to-Bumper,” published in the Jolly Horror Press anthology Coffin Blossoms; “Home by Dark,” collected in Transmundane Press’s On Time anthology; “Headless Viper,” in A Celebration of Storytelling by Dark Owl Publishing; and the Christmas horror story “Season’s Greetings,” featured at The Dread Machine.
Kevin currently resides in La Grange, Illinois, where he enjoys his day job as an academic writing advisor and active membership in the La Grange and Brookfield Writers Groups. When not writing or working, he’s usually reading Stephen King, playing Super Mario Maker, or traveling the U.S.A. You can learn more about his writing at www.KevinFolliard.com!
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