A gang of pirates nab Oddzilla for their traveling Monster Carnival. He thought he had problems, but that's where his troubles truly begin .

The Strange Tail Of Oddzilla

Dwayne Mumsby doesn't want to be normal. He sees himself as a monster and wants to do odd things. One portentous Halloween night, he invites the woman he secretly loves to his creepy Victorian house, where things get even stranger. In fact, some things are better left in the closet. Told with poetic prose, dark humor and suspense, this is a horror tale you won't be able to put down. Except to check that your doors and windows are locked. And there's nothing under the bed. Just forget about the closet! And the next time you see a dentist .

Monstrosities

He just wanted to improve a few things about himself and impress a girl. The product that was supposed to transform him "Like Ike" has some serious and disturbing side-effects. In fact, the small print on the back of the cereal box neglected to warn him its secret ingredient works too well. Or maybe it's that the prize inside appears to be cursed. Like the saying goes, be careful what you wish for!Look for the author's horror collection ODDS AND ENDS, containing "Cereal Box Surprise"!

Cereal Box Surprise

Taking a wrong Freeway Exit to a part of the city abandoned by most, a scholarly woman learns what prowls these dark forsaken blocks after breaking down and losing all contact with Civilization. Frantic steps carry her farther from safety and security, as a brilliant intellect begins to unravel. Armed by an electric torch, blank pages from a Spiral Notebook and a used Ballpoint Pen, Alexis Little Joyce struggles to leave an urgent warning - to communicate from beyond what seems certain to be a gruesome demise. These last words on paper will be all that remain of her, the woman feels certain. Members of a terrifying subterranean horde toy with and track her, while Alexis is burdened by woeful haunting memories. Captured, she desperately escapes to hunker in a refuge and channel her final thoughts into a message that might convey some hope if found .

A Walking Nightmare

A zombie defender must question his principles when a hunter becomes infected by the zombie plague and threatens the boy's mother in HEARTBEAT. A teen learns the terrible truth about the house NEXT DOOR. A young woman's dream of independence is challenged when her parents depart and she must face her Night Frights in MACABRE. A very troubled man seeks professional help for his hang-ups, compulsions and phobias in BACKLASH. A Thin Man wanders into a world of trouble after the carnival that was his home goes bust in UNNATURAL. These are among the tormented souls who inhabit the author's morbidly manic thoughts!THE MACABRE MIND OF LORI R. LOPEZ was her first full-length compendium devoted to the creepier side of life. The dark places and spaces not under the Sun or Moon. In Lori's mind, horrors, humor and weirdities abound. From zombies and strange creatures to psychos, werewolves and Bigfoot, this is a book you should not read when alone. Or lost in the woods. Or strolling past a fence. Or walking down a crowded street. Read it in a library or bookstore, someplace safe! (And good luck.)Look for an Illustrated Print Edition containing original artwork by the author.

The Macabre Mind Of Lori R. Lopez:  Thirteen Tormentous Tales

A group of young zombie sympathizers are the only thing standing between the diseased and their hunters, who collect a fee for each undead bagged. It's a new world where humans have learned to lead semi-normal lives despite the zombie plague. But when a zombie protector's mother is endangered by a bitten hunter, a boy must question his beliefs and make a choice: protect the zombies or his mom. This is a different zombie tale, one told with humor as well as horror, from the perspective of a young man wrestling to do the right thing in a world gone wrong.

Heartbeat

These thirteen offbeat tales encompass an array of genres from Horror and Fantasy to Science Fiction, Historic, and Mythic under one roof. Their common theme, out-of-mind experiences, covers the macabre as easily as it applies to the spiritual or the mentally unbalanced, anger or madness. However, there is nothing common about these tales.1. UNLEASHED: TAIL ONEThere's a saying: Be careful what you say and do, because little eyes are watching you! Would the tormented pet of a psycho, after witnessing countless abominations, begin to exhibit disturbing behavior? Find out in this comical crime spree.2. BEYOND THE STUMPThe dark harrowing tale of a young woman who must assume her mother's role of Gatekeeper.3. BEDEVILEDA trail of madness featuring a parasitic ear sprite that causes folks to go berserk and the likable loons who try to halt his wacky head trip.4. HAUNTED BY HITLERThis fable solves some historic question marks by depicting a fanciful meeting between an infamous ghost and Rudolph Hess at Spandau Prison.5. THE MYTH OF THE MAYANThis whimsical fantasy posits a cultural exchange between a traveling Mayan merchant and a member of The Kumeyaay Tribe in California, leading to the spread of knowledge. Take a journey through time when fact and folklore merge to rewrite history.6. PLAYING THE GAMEA school soccer match becomes a life-or-death struggle.7. TERRORA man suspected of terrorist activities learns the meaning of fear when targeted by a serial killer.8. NUANCEA humorously poignant Cinderfella tale about a spooky carnival and a misfit who discovers the truth behind his sorry circumstances.9. THE END CHROMOSOMEThought-provoking science fiction about a potential genetic timebomb which could threaten the human race.10. PENNEDA much-rejected unknown author goes off the deep end when she's sucked inside her computer by the terror within.11. CAUSE AND EFFECTThe result of a Rube-Goldbergian nonstop chain of events.12. BAD MOODA quirky blend of humor, horror, and sci-fi myth-adventure when a mysterious mental illness affects dairy cows in a small Wisconsin town.13. THE THIRTEENTH TALEHave you ever read a story you couldn't put down? This is one those tales .

Out-Of-Mind Experiences:  Thirteen Tales

In Tome One of the whimsical epic adventure, a Mexican-American brother duo of folklore dancers and a desert farmer - along with a diverse band of mortals, angels, and ghosts - battle supernatural forces to protect an oracle-princess as well as past, present, and future times from an Aztec serpent god's wrath. WARNING: Contains big words and inventive language.

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