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An exotic fortune cookie-maker hangs up her rolling pin to spare customers the horrifying truth. A dying man comes to terms with the Halloween inside to survive. A woman finds Ambrose Bierce's diary and resolves to break its curse by making her death the final entry. A long-dead lynching victim returns to punish the men responsible for his grotesque execution. The stories in E. R. Bills' first turn at horror fiction showcase an unsettling new voice in the genre.

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Pendulum Grim is a diverse collection of shocking stories that will disturb and entertain even the most jaded readers. A must-read for horror fans who enjoy memorable, complex characters and dark plot twists. --Anna L. Davis, Open Source A whirlwind of disturbing tales that play in your mind like Twilight Zone episodes. The Halloween in Me is a creepy, atmospheric exploration of the afterlife. And the incredible characters of A Dark White Postscript navigate a perfect narrative blend of the heart-wrenching and the horrific. --Jeremy Hepler, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Boulevard Monster and Cricket Hunters.

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E. R. Bills is the author of Texas Obscurities: Stories of the Peculiar, Exceptional and Nefarious (History Press, 2013), The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas (History Press, 2014), Black Holocaust: The Paris Horror and a Legacy of Texas Terror (Eakin Press, 2015), Texas Far & Wide: The Tornado With Eyes, Gettysburg's Last Casualty, The Celestial Skipping Stone and Other Tales (History Press, 2017) and The San Marcos 10: An Antiwar Protest in Texas (History Press, 2019). Though primarily known for his non-fiction writing, in recent years he has edited and contributed to Texas' first and only anthology of Texas horror, Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vols. 1-4. He currently lives in north Texas with his wife, Stacie.

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