Led By Beasts

Led by Beasts is a terrifying collection of short stories and essays paying homage to the most powerful voices in horror from the past 50 years: Stephen King, Bentley Little, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, and Laird Barron.Featuring the Deadman's Tome Meatgrinder Contest winning story, "Craftsmanship for Food," Clark Roberts draws you near the campfire and spins his dark tales.A boy seeks cosmic revenge on the adults in his life. The darkest of carnivals rolls into the neighborhood. The Devil haunts a man's entire life in a possession story unlike anything you've ever read. A Nazi officer is tormented by time's most cursed seductress. The whole world is truly held in the hands of Gods-and much more.Take his hand and follow the beast into its lair, from where there is no escape. Clark Roberts writes horror fiction which has appeared in over thirty publications. His fiction collection Led By Beasts pays homage to Stephen King and other influential horror writers from the last few decades. His children's novella Halloween Night on Monster Island is intended for a younger audience. Mr. Roberts lives in Michigan with his wife and two children. Besides reading and writing, he enjoys spending time outdoors hunting and fishing. He particularly enjoys fishing at dusk when trout streams whisper, and eyes open in the surrounding woods. A series by Clark Roberts.

This collection of fifteen short stories and four essays pays homage to the powerful and influential voices in horror from the past 50 years.In "Traditions Lost", Halloween will never be the same for a small town after The Bad Man pays a visit. Serial killers torment a successful writer in the twisted tale "The Killers Never Leave Us."With "Marisa's Curse", a cursed golf hole unleashes unfathomable evil onto an elderly couple's lives. "This is My Beach; This is Your Darkness" delivers an unforgettable tale of regret and what we all might owe for our past shortcomings.In "The Dog Creek Coven", fellow beastly writer Andy Rausch teams up with Clark Roberts and delivers a knock-out blow in a story about witches, werewolves, and a tenacious hitman.Lean close to the firelight, and listen as the newest beast unleashes its tales."Whether you are an avid fan of the genre or one who reads it every so often, this is a collection you should pick up. Just know you won't be putting it down until you reach the last page." - J. M. Van Horn, Editor, The Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers Clark Roberts writes horror fiction which has appeared in over thirty publications. His fiction collection Led By Beasts pays homage to Stephen King and other influential horror writers from the last few decades. His children's novella Halloween Night on Monster Island is intended for a younger audience. Mr. Roberts lives in Michigan with his wife and two children. Besides reading and writing, he enjoys spending time outdoors hunting and fishing. He particularly enjoys fishing at dusk when trout streams whisper, and eyes open in the surrounding woods. A series by Clark Roberts.