A
man trapped in perpetual darkness, walking a nightmarish landscape as an unseen
beast hunts him, drawing ever closer; a heroin-addicted arsonist, questioning
the fabric of his own reality, and bent on discovering the true nature of fire;
a man of faith, giving his own flesh and blood in his blind determination to
prove the existence of God; a living force of darkness and pain, wandering the
city streets in its hunger for human suffering....
These
are the fears and desires that haunt our dreams, the evil thoughts and deeds
that may hide behind every grinning face. These are the worst intentions of man
and beast, the depraved psychological wanderings that poison our society and
fuel our nightmares. We read about them in the headlines, and turn away in
fear. We see them on the news and tell ourselves such things could never happen
to us. But they're out there, waiting for us, watching us. Praying to their
masters of fear and terror, practicing their darkest arts in the coldest hours
of the night, and whispering the blackest litanies from their unholy Book Of
Pain....
Readings
From The Book Of Pain marks Brad J. Boucher's second collection of short horror
fiction, selected by the author from many of the various magazines that
published his work during his long years as a writer of horror, science
fiction, and dark suspense. Each story stands as a unique look into our deepest
fears, or an exploration into the darkest wells of the human psyche. From the
filthy corridors of a horrible roadside freak show to the shattered peace of a
burned out cathedral; from the sterile perfection of a cryogenics lab to the
fetid swamp lands of the Florida Everglades, Readings From The Book Of Pain
delves into the private, secret darkness that thrives within all of us.
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About
the author:
Brad
J. Boucher is the author of five novels of horror and suspense: "Curnow's
Crossing," The Shoals," "Diviner," "11:11," and
"Primal Fear," all currently available as eBooks, as well as a
collection of short horror stories called "The Dead Hours."
In
addition to his eBook fiction, he has also placed more than fifty short stories
in the small and semi-pro press, with work appearing in such publications as
"Deathrealm", "Palace Corbie", "Best of the
Midwest", and "Iniquities". One of his stories, "Cold
Touch," was reprinted in the hardcover anthology, "Quick Chills II:
The Best Horror Fiction from the Specialty Press", while several others
have received honorable mentions in various editions of "Year's Best
Fantasy and Horror."
As
a writer, his main preference continues to be horror fiction, though he has
written and placed many science fiction stories, as well as a handful of
thrillers and (very) dark comedies. One of his goals as a writer is to produce
a string of horror novels that offer a fresh approach to both the subject
matter and the genre itself, and to continually blur the lines between horror
and other genres of fiction. His influences include the works of Stephen King
and Clive Barker, the fiction of Graham Masterton, Joe R. Lansdale and Robert
R. McCammon. He also cites a diverse group of non-horror writers as influences,
including Elmore Leonard, Jerzy Kosinski, Tom Franklin and Chuck Palahniuk.
Brad
lives on New Hampshire's Seacoast with his two daughters, where he is working
on his next two novels "Asylusum," and "Surfacing" as well
as a second collection of short horror stories called "Readings from the
Book of Pain".
