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Imagination is a wonderful thing, opening doorways of creativity and possibility. But what about the other doors it can open? The ones revealing twisted passageways of corrupted innocence and unfathomable cosmic nothingness?
In an elementary school auditorium, on a TV set playing weird and sinister versions of today's popular kids' TV programs, YOU will experience the dark side of imagination firsthand. The Children's Horror is a themed short-story collection from horror author Patrick Barb that presents today's most-popular kids TV franchises through a darker lens. From cities controlled by dogs to possibly dead children acting as would-be heroes and from infant sharks to the strange fates of written-off sitcom characters, this collection offers must-read thrills perfect for a perfectly unsettling Saturday morning.
Whether you're a parent, caregiver, teacher, or a kid at heart, you've probably watched some children's shows wondering what it would be like if things were a little different and a little darker. The time for wondering is over. Come, take a seat, the TV is on and the children have something they want you to see.
Patrick Barb
Patrick Barb is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of weird, dark, and spooky tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the sci-fi/horror novel Abducted; dark fiction collections The Children's Horror and Pre-Approved for Haunting; and the novellas The Big One, The Nut House, Night of the Witch-Hunter and JK-LOL. He is the editor and publisher of the anthology And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel. His interview column "Your Favorite Author's Favorite Author" appears regularly online in Shortwave Magazine. In addition, his 2023 short story "The Scare Groom" was selected for Best Horror of the Year Volume 16.
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