When a man suffering from a rare disease receives a debilitating head injury, the treatment given him mutates his affliction into a highly contagious virus. As the disease spreads, it first kills its victims and then reanimates them into beings that are compelled to eat ravenously and crave human flesh. In Clearwater, Florida, Steve Wendell is following the stories of people attacking each other, but is unaware of the severity of the situation. When Heather Johansen, a Sheriff’s Deputy who is interested in Steve as more than a friend, tells him the real story of cities being overrun by the dead, Steve makes plans to barricade himself in the fifteen story bank building where the radio station he manages has its suite of offices. After locking himself in with Heather and eight others, the group continues to broadcast live as the dead surround their redoubt and search for a way in. Coming across a ten year-old girl that is immune to the disease, the group tries to find a way to transport her across a land filled with the flesh-eating dead to a government facility where she can be studied and a cure found...

Prepare yourself for 28 tales of fear-inducing horror from some of today's best authors of dark fiction.

"Fresh Fear is one of the best anthologies I’ve read in a while. It is always refreshing to pick up an antho and end up enjoying every single story. Now that’s a recommendation for you and I stand behind it. Grab yourself a copy, sit back and enjoy." (Hellnotes)"If you are a fan of horror stories... Do NOT pass this book. This is a fantastic collection of short stories by an amazing group of authors. Each story is a chilling tale that grips you and won't let go. Highly recommended!" (Book Nut)

With over 450 pages of quality Horror fiction, this exciting anthology is packed with stories written by best-selling masters and up-and-coming maestros of the genre, including

Ramsey Campbell, JF Gonzales, Jack Dann, Charlee Jacob, Robert Dunbar, Adam Millard, Christine Morgan

and

Billie Sue Mosiman

to name a few.Horror stories steeped in psychological terror sit alongside visions of strange worlds and fantastical landscapes drenched in blood. 'Quiet horror' sits comfortably next to more visceral portrayals of the monsters that lurk deep within the human heart. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once said: "where there is no imagination there is no horror" - the horror expressed by the authors in

Fresh Fear

show that imagination and excellent story-telling produce the best fear-inducing tales.Available in both ebook and print editions.

Authors/Stories:

Scathe meic Beorh – God of the WindRobert Dunbar – High RiseRamsey Campbell – WelcomelandLily Childs – Strange TastesLincoln Crisler – Nouri and the BeetlesJack Dann – CampsThomas Erb – Spencer Weaver Gets RebootedBrandon Ford – Scare MeCarole Gill – RaisedLindsey Beth Goddard – The Tooth CollectorJF Gonzalez – Love HurtsDane Hatchell – ‘takersCharlee Jacob – Inside the Buzzword BoxK Trap Jones – Demon Eyed BlindTim Jones – ProteinJames Ward Kirk – BlockRoy C Booth & Axel Kohagen – Just Another ExShane McKenzie – So Much DeathShaun Meeks – Perfection Through SilenceAdam Millard – The Incongruous Mr MarwickChristine Morgan – Nails of The DeadBillie Sue Mosiman – VerbotenChantal Noordeloos – The DoorDon Noble – PsychWH Pugmire – Darkness Dancing in Your EyesWilliam Todd Rose – The Grave DancerEA Irwin – Justice through Twelve StepsAnna Taborska – Out of the Light*WARNING: R 18+ - Contains graphic scenes of violence and psychological horror. Not suitable for younger readers.

Fresh off an expedition to the wilds of Indonesia, Bick Downs returns home to his beloved San Francisco. It isn’t long before he learns that an ancient species of predator has been released and is running amok in the city. He joins forces with others in an attempt to capture the mysterious creature, only to learn that up north, in the sleepy agricultural town of Santa Rosa, California, something even more terrifying and sinister has been created.