The idea was simple: tell the scariest story you can, in less than 1,000 words. It sounds easy, but it isn't. A thousand words sounds like a lot until you start writing. In this collection, a wide variety of writers-some professional, many previously unpublished-try their hand at the tricky balance of suspense and brevity. Including stories by: Patricia Abbott • Joel Allegretti • Anthony Ambrogio • Chuck Augello • A.J. Barry • Jenny Bulmanski • Beth Lynn Clegg • Michael R. Colangelo • Alyssa Cooper • Sara Courtney • Keith Deininger • Joan Doyle • Cornelius Fortune • A.A. Garrison • Kate Gladstone • Tara Fox Hall • Leah Hampton • Scott T. Hutchison • Derrick Juengst • Hal Kempka • Morgen Knight • Elsie Schmie Knoke • Debbie Lampi • Edward Lodi • Thomas Logan • Cynthia Lyons • John R. Mabry • Matt McGinnis • Nick Medina • Adam Millard • Philip Murray-Lawson • Eryk Pruitt • Jami Reeves • Dede Ryan • Michael Seese • Colleen Shaddox • Paul Sohar • Michael Spera • Diane Spodarek • Paul Stansbury • Gregory M. Thompson • Bryan D. Tolin • Karen Tolin • Gianni Washington • Matthew Wilson • Karen Yochim
