Horror Matinee and Other Strange Tales is a collection of 13 stories from author Matthew Alan Hughes. From an author trapped in the mountains with a monster, to a man who can walk through mirrors. These stories range from dark horror to sci-fi.

Billy Jackson has spent his life running from a past so horrible that he has spent the last twenty years in therapy. Against the advice of his doctor, he returns to his hometown for the first time since entering foster care. But the sins of his father, the notorious seriel killer "The Peppermint Man," don't want to stay in the past. Billy's life begins to unravel when the murders begin again, and he finds himself right at the center of the attention. Its up to Billy to discover the truth, before its too late.

When Jimmy Bratcher heard that his grandfather, an abusive WWII veteran, had died, he felt relieved. But that was before he received his inheritance, an 80-year-old curse his grandfather brought home from the war. A curse that takes negative emotions and turns them into reality. After he causes the death of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a dream, he gets a late night call from a sheriff's deputy investigating the actual deaths a hundred miles away. Soon he finds himself trapped in a battle for his soul as the cursed "wheel of misfortune" attempts to turn him into a cold blooded killer. Pursued by a demented deputy and a gang of sadistic bikers, Jimmy must try to find someone who can break the curse before it's too late.