Arsenic Pills

In the Depression-era coming-of-age novella <i>Rain</i> a boy faces the inexplicable forces of suffering incarnate. A relentless battery of other stories include a frightening blend of horror gore science fiction and realism: a trucker takes up the cross-country haul from Hell . in south Texas an old rancher finally discovers what's been killing his cattle for fifteen years . in the backwoods of Louisiana madness itself stands guard over the ruins of an old church . a British shop owner falls in line with a demigod's black designs . Combining an eclectic mix of flash fiction and short stories <I>Arsenic Pills</I> offers a twisted new shot of poison on every page.