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From Bram Stoker(R) Award-nominated author Johnny Compton, Midnight Somewhere is a frightening collection of thought-provoking stories perfect for fans of Stephen King's Night Shift, Tananarive Due's The Wishing Pool, and the work of Junji Ito. A man gets into a car that can take him anywhere he can imagine--including the past, into the worst mistake of his life, a memory he does not want to relive, cannot escape, and is even more afraid to alter ... A seemingly harmless, forgettable film about ""alien hand syndrome"" inspires a wave of self-harm among viewers--and even stranger things among those who become obsessed with it ... A woman tries to bring her dead lover to life through a macabre ritual that requires attacking his corpse. Is it because she longs to be with him again ... or because the two of them have unfinished business? The assorted characters in this thrilling collection encounter horrors that range from mysterious to murderous, discovering that darkness can find anyone, anywhere, at any hour of the day. After all, it's always Midnight Somewhere ...

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""Compton uses unsettling prose and well-timed gore to add an extra twist to almost every tale...Good, creepy fun."" -- ""Booklist"" ""This book distills [Compton's] detailed, disturbing vision into more compact formats...Readers who enjoy the imaginative yet unsettling horror of John Langan and Ananda Lima should bask in the uncanny visions of Compton's haunting tales. It is a solid collection with no weak stories."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""One of the biggest horror releases to close out 2025."" -- ""Paste"" ""This collection...will be perfect to weather the dead of winter."" -- ""Book Riot"" ""A genuinely scary collection. Compton shines a light on the walkways between liminal spaces, invigorating tropes with fresh perspectives. From the insidious magnetism of going viral to a family dinner that replaces hunger with madness, each story is a satisfying exploration of 'what if?' Midnight Somewhere is sure to draw comparisons to King. Highly recommended!"" -- ""L. P. Hernandez, author of No Gods, Only Chaos and In the Valley of the Headless Men"" ""Johnny Compton thrives in the short-story form. These stories use the merciless surrealism of Dali to create a more frightening Twilight Zone experience."" -- ""Agatha Andrews, host of the She Wore Black podcast""

""One of the biggest horror releases to close out 2025."" -- ""Paste"" ""This collection...will be perfect to weather the dead of winter."" -- ""Book Riot"" ""A genuinely scary collection. Compton shines a light on the walkways between liminal spaces, invigorating tropes with fresh perspectives. From the insidious magnetism of going viral to a family dinner that replaces hunger with madness, each story is a satisfying exploration of 'what if?' Midnight Somewhere is sure to draw comparisons to King. Highly recommended!"" -- ""L. P. Hernandez, author of No Gods, Only Chaos and In the Valley of the Headless Men"" ""Johnny Compton thrives in the short-story form. These stories use the merciless surrealism of Dali to create a more frightening Twilight Zone experience."" -- ""Agatha Andrews, host of the She Wore Black podcast""

""A genuinely scary collection. Compton shines a light on the walkways between liminal spaces, invigorating tropes with fresh perspectives. From the insidious magnetism of going viral to a family dinner that replaces hunger with madness, each story is a satisfying exploration of 'what if?' Midnight Somewhere is sure to draw comparisons to King. Highly recommended!"" -- ""L. P. Hernandez, author of No Gods, Only Chaos and In the Valley of the Headless Men"" ""Johnny Compton thrives in the short-story form. These stories use the merciless surrealism of Dali to create a more frightening Twilight Zone experience."" -- ""Agatha Andrews, host of the She Wore Black podcast""

Author Information

Johnny Compton is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-nominated The Spite House. His short stories have appeared in PseudoPod, Strange Horizons, The NoSleep Podcast, and many other outlets. He is a Horror Writers Association member and creator and host of the podcast Healthy Fears. Johnny Compton is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-nominated The Spite House. His short stories have appeared in PseudoPod, Strange Horizons, The NoSleep Podcast, and many other outlets. He is a Horror Writers Association member and creator and host of the podcast Healthy Fears. André Santana is a NYC-based audiobook narrator on a journey to tell great stories. He's a Black, Latine, and non-binary voice actor delivering intentional and human performances. Operating with a keen sense for realistic delivery, he inevitably becomes a fan of every book he narrates and shares that joy through his performances. Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles. Lynnette R. Freeman is a voice and stage actress from East Cleveland. She is a graduate of Brown University and earned her MFA in acting from the Brown/Trinity Rep Conservatory. She is the narrator of several audiobooks, including The Family Business 3 by Carl Weber and Treasure Hernandez, I'm Doin' Me by Anna Black, Becoming Mrs. Right by Sherri L. Lewis, and Wife Extraordinaire by Kiki Swinson. From HBO's The Wire, he also narrates A & E's The First 48. An Audie award-winning and critically acclaimed actor and narrator, he has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series. JD Jackson is a theater professor, stage director, and award-winning narrator. His television and film credits include House, Law & Order, Lucky Number Slevin, and many more. Soneela Nankani is an award-winning narrator with over three hundred titles in many different genres including Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, and Nonfiction. She has garnered sixteen Earphones Awards, nominations for Audie and SOVAS awards, and was recently awarded AudioFile magazine's Golden Voice Lifetime Achievement Honor. Her audiobooks have been featured in Best Audiobooks lists by AudioFile magazine and the Washington Post, among others. In her spare time, she loves to read (yes, really), learn languages, try new recipes, and travel. She lives in the DC area with her husband and two mischievous daughters.

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