The Jungle and Other Tales

Now in its fifth incarnation Tell-Tales horror anthologies have become an annual benchmark of emerging talent and well-told stories. The select seven featured here will yank you backward and forward again in time visiting the exotic and the seemingly mundane at a pace and a pulse calibrated for Halloween chills. Beware of a cat named Sabrina and a Celtic goddess with a passport to Salem - yes that Salem. An old farmhouse could hold more vivid memories than just its mortal foundations and think twice about rescuing the sister of a young boy if you find yourself in a desert. Twins may not be what they seem so hang onto your hat (and your head). For that matter hang on to your whole body unless you want to risk permanent eviction. Also you may never use steak knives again. Trick or treat! -Thomas Sullivan--USA Today best-selling novelist (https: //thomassullivanauthor.com)