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It's winter 1899 in Hardgrove, Nebraska-a lonely little village in the middle of nowhere. Nothing ever happens in Hardgrove; farmers farm, shopkeepers tend to their shops, men gather at Mr. Henry's Tavern to drink and discuss crop prices. But things are about to change. It begins with a mysterious rain-an oily black rain that falls from peculiar green clouds and burns the skin. Then, one after another...the people return. People who are supposed to be dead. When They Came Back marks the first collaboration between writer Christopher Conlon, "one of the preeminent names in contemporary literary horror" (Booklist), and visionary art photographer Roberta Lannes-Sealey. It's a story of the living dead told in words and photographs that's unlike any you've ever encountered. Brace yourself...for When They Came Back. Roberta Lannes-Sealey Bio Best known as Roberta Lannes for her powerful horror, sci fi and dark fantasy fiction, Lannes-Sealey has also had a long career as an illustrator, photographer, and graphic designer. Lannes Sealey Design which is a part of Markworks LLC, a full web services company www.markworks.com, has produced iPhone splash screens, web design artwork, CD and DVD covers as well as fine and digital art for collectors and as illustration. This is her first collaboration through the process of producing a full length piece of original fiction as photographer/illustrator.

Reed Waters keeps his small Washington, D.C. apartment tidy. In the morning he goes to his simple job and at night he heads straight home. Virtually his only real human contact comes through his friendship with a local boy, Will. Reed Waters is a quiet man. He has to be, because he is a man with secrets. One rain-drenched night a stranger steps into his life-Mauri Dyson, a teenage runaway who is as explosive and unpredictable as Reed is cautious and discreet. And yet she holds secrets, too. Secrets that will change both their lives forever. Adapted by the author from his acclaimed novel, Christopher Conlon's Midnight on Mourn Street is a searing theatrical experience.

Frances Pastan is a mess. Though a celebrated author of children's books, she's arrived at middle age depressed and alcoholic, alienated from her daughter and lost in regret for events of long ago. To conquer her demons Frances must undertake a journey both physical and emotional-a journey into her deepest past, to the small town of her childhood where she discovered her first real friend, Lucy Sparrow. To remember their happy, crazy times together. And to find Lucy's killer.A Matrix of Angels is a harrowing, beautifully written novel of love, loss, and the fierce power of memory.

Christopher Conlon, author of poetry collections "Gilbert and Garbo in Love," "The Weeping Time," and "Mary Falls," and the novel "Midnight on Mourn Street" turns his attention to the short, violent lives of Charles Starkeweather and Caril Ann Fugate. With a haunting depth and sensitivity, Conlon explores the possibilities that made human beings turn savage in the middle of America, and follows the doomed pair on a bloodthirsty journey made all the more tragic by its reality.

A TRIO OF TERRIFYING TALES FROM THAT LAND "OF SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE." Meet a little girl's doll who says charming things like, "My name is Talky Tina and I'm going to kill you."Say hello to Martin Senescu of Ferguson's Museum, where the wax figures of notorious murderers seem a little too real.And shake hands with movie star Pamela Morris, who gives new meaning to the phrase "eternally young." These classic scripts, two of which have never been published, are The Twilight Zone at its shivery best! WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER CONLON AND AN AFTERWORD BY GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON

Richard Matheson, the "New York Times" bestselling author of I Am Legend, has inspired a generation of storytellers. Now, an outstanding cast of top writers pays tribute to his legacy with an all-new collection of original stories set in Matheson's own fictional universes, including sequels, prequels, and companion stories to "I Am Legend," "Hell House," "The Incredible Shrinking Man," "Somewhere in Time," "Duel," and "Button, Button." Among the highlights of this one-of-a-kind anthology is the first ever collaboration between Stephen King and his son, bestselling horror writer Joe Hill. Other notable contributors include Nancy A. Collins, Joe R. Lansdale, William F. Nolan, Whitley Strieber, F. Paul Wilson, and Matheson's son, Richard Christian Matheson. Previously published as a limited edition by Gauntlet Press in 2009, "He Is Legend" is now available to Matheson's many fans, as well as all lovers of gripping horror and suspense.