Description:
The emotion of fear unifies the 14 stories in First Came Fear: New Tales of Horror. The entire collection will have you gripping the edge of your seat or biting your fingernails, yet leave you longing for more!
Brief description: Casey Ellis graduated from Manhattanville College in 2004, where he wrote a senior thesis on ethical issues in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. He received a Masters in English from the University at Buffalo in 2006, with a thesis on the language of the fool characters in Shakespeare's major tragedies. Casey was the editor of Startling Sci-Fi: New Tales of the Beyond, and line editor of Southern Gothic: New Tales of the South, Behind the Yellow Wallpaper: New Tales of Madness, and Salon Style: Fiction, Poetry & Art which featured his short story "The Creature from the Lake." He is currently an adjunct professor of English.
Review Quotes:
Most horror anthologies are trick-or-treat affairs, but First Came Fear rises like a specter above the competition to offer consistent chills and shocking scares. An eerie late night read-bound to keep you checking the lock on your door.
-Tom Cardamone, author of Pumpkin Teeth