Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road

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By Josh Malerman & Joe R. Lansdale &

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It's dangerous out there…
On the road.
The highways, byways and backroads of America are teeming day and night with regular folks. Moms and dads making long commutes. Teenagers headed to the beach. Bands on their way to the next gig. Truckers pulling long hauls. Families driving cross country to visit their kin.

But there are others, too. The desperate and the lost. The cruel and the criminal.

Theirs is a world of roadside honky-tonks, truck stops, motels, and the empty miles between destinations. The unseen spaces.

And there are even stranger things. Places that aren't on any map. Wayfaring terrors and haunted legends about which seasoned and road-weary travelers only whisper.

But those are just stories. Aren't they?

Find out for yourself as you get behind the wheel with some of today's finest authors of the dark and horrific as they bring you these harrowing tales from the road.

Tales that could only be spawned by the endless miles of America's lost highways.

So go ahead and hop in. Let's take a ride.

Line-up:

Introduction by Brian Keene

doungjai gam & Ed Kurtz — "Crossroads of Opportunity"

Joe R. Lansdale — "Not from Detroit"

Kristi DeMeester — "A Life That is Not Mine"

Robert Ford — "Mr. Hugsy"

Lisa Kröger — "Swamp Dog"

Orrin Grey — "No Exit"

Michael Bailey — "The Long White Line"

Kelli Owen — "Jim's Meats"

Bracken MacLeod — "Back Seat"

Jess Landry — "The Heart Stops at the End of Laurel Lane"

Jonathan Janz — "Titan, Tyger"

Nick Kolakowski — "Your Pound of Flesh"

Richard Thomas — "Requital"

Damien Angelica Walters — "That Pilgrims' Hands Do Touch"

Cullen Bunn — "Outrunning the End"

Christopher Buehlman — "Motel Nine"

Rachel Autumn Deering — "Dew Upon the Wing"

Josh Malerman — "Room 4 at the Haymaker"

Rio Youers — "The Widow"

Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Where Stories Come Alive!

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“Anthologies are a love/hate issue with me. I love exploring an unknown author's works and finding new obsessions but I hate how brief some of the stories are and how I'm left wanting more. This is not a problem with Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road. This is an amazing collection of stories each with its own unique voice and feel and no two stories are alike. It's a roller-coaster of a read with lots of cool tales and very few duds. You can read Jennifer's full review at Horror DNA by https://www.horrordna.com/books/lost-highways-dark-fictions-from-the-road-d-alexander-ward-book-review”

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“I’m a massive fan of the anthologies from Crystal Lake Publishing so I couldn’t wait to get my hands on their latest offering, Lost Highways : Dark Fictions from the Road! Lost Highways brings the reader on a haunting and disturbed road journey into fictional horror. Like Gutted, Beautiful Horror stories, Behold: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders – and C.H.U.D.L.I.V.E.S., each piece is well-written and selected. Best Read before embarking on a long, winding road trip. Crossroads of Opportunity The collection begins with the dark tale of a grieving husband trying to bring his wife back from the grave. This was unexpectedly bloody and action packed. Where the Wild Winds Blow An ill wind blows along a highway tormenting the minds of everyone it passes with their deepest, darkest thoughts. Not from Detroit I didn’t expect a sweet tale in this collection, but this romantic tale of death made me smile. A Life that is Not Mine This is a scary, confusing and claustrophobic tale. There is a sense of hopelessness and doom throughout with black, descriptive detail. Mr. Hugsy A young boy on the run with his father has supernatural powers to call Mr. Hugsy. But is Mr. Hugsy the real monster? Swamp Dog This piece is raw and full of traumatic detail. Hurt and pain end in sweet release for the main character No Exit Gruesome murders of the past, murderous cults, gory imagery and a grieving sister make for a great horror story. The imagery is vivid and visceral. The Long White Line A strange, repetitive, terrifying journey with no escape. Jim’s Meats Jim’s Meats is reminiscent of horror movies. Tourists end up trapped in a nightmarish game with the locals. Back Seat Sad, terrible and disturbing. The images from Back Seat will stay with the reader long afterwards. A tale of real horror in the world. The Heart Stops at the end of Laurel Lane Laurel Lane marks the spot of a disastrous meeting of a mother and her teenage daughter. The story ends on a twisted, hopeful note. Titan, Tyger Peter is a cheater who has a chance encounter with mysterious teenager Merry. A tale of regret and deceipt. Your Pound of Flesh Sarah picks up a hitchhiking girl and winds up on the hunt for a murderer. Requital A story of being trapped full of rage and pain. A ghostly girl and desert creatures are described in terrifying, graphic imagery. That Pilgrims’ Hands Do Touch A woman visits a roadside shrine searching for the mother who abandoned her. Fake gods, loss and a pilgrimage of discovery and horror. Outrunning the End The blight is engulfing everything in it’s wake, but Brendan is trying to stay one step ahead. Will he succeed and what is the blight he is desperately trying to outrun? Motel Nine Uncomfortable and unsettling , badness lurks in Motel Nine. This one gave me shivers. Dew Upon the Wing Sussy’s wife has left her and her mother is dying. An evil bargain may solve her problems… Room 4 At the Haymaker Evelyn runs into a face from the past – a hitcher who is the spitting image of the man who left her many years ago. She finds a dark release from the demons of her past. The Widow A gory, blood-soaked tale of justice, grief and madness. I absolutely loved Lost Highways and I highly recommend it to fans of surreal fiction. To conclude, Lost Highways is an another outstanding anthology from Crystal Lake Publishing”

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