In this haunting debut collection of short stories, Sam Weller,
authorized biographer of the legendary Ray Bradbury, blurs the
boundaries between the weird, the outre, the paranormal, the Gothic, and
old school punk rock. Dark Black features 20 tales, at turns chilling,
melancholy, hilarious, and nightmarish.
A marine biologist at the end of his career embarks on his greatest
field study to find the mythical sea beast he believes he witnessed as a
young man, long ago.
A writing professor discovers the Clutter murder house, made infamous in
Truman Capote's 1966 classic, In Cold Blood, is available on a
vacation rental site. He books the home to finish his latest book with
unexpected results.
A group of kids use a Ouija board to contact their beloved, deceased
friend.
A punk rock musician writes a groundbreaking album, collaborating with
the ghost of a musical legend.
A college student with subtle telekinetic abilities attempts to use her
powers in the midst of a horrifying school shooting.
Sam Weller worked side by side with Ray Bradbury for over a decade. No
surprise, then, that Dark Black is deeply inspired by Bradbury's dark
and enduring 1955 collection, The October Country, mashed-up with
modern influences, such as anthology television program "The Black
Mirror" and "American Horror Story." Dark Black's 20 short stories are
made up of evanescent ghosts and inner demons, lost souls and lost love.
Featuring striking, original color artwork by renowned artist and
printmaker Dan Grzeca, known for his concert prints for The Black Keys,
Sharon Van Etten, U2, among others, Dark Black is art object as book,
in this case of haunting new American Gothic fiction.
