Luna One / Finder's Fee (Double Feature)
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Two short stories in the spirit of Rod Serling and O. Henry.
FINDER'S FEE
Templeton-an obsessive-compulsive recluse-lives a mundane life of routine, but things change one afternoon when a stray dog appears on his doorstep. Determined to disrupt Templeton's humdrum existence, the dog refuses to leave. When Templeton finally decides to let the stray inside, it leads to tasty consequences.
LUNA ONE
Forty years ago, Eddie was an astronaut poised to be one of the lucky few to walk on the Moon, but budget cuts and politics denied him the only dream that brought meaning to his life. Now, he's an old man living alone in a house full of space memorabilia, resentments and a huge telescope to keep him company. When a new mission to the Moon is announced and his application is rejected, it's just about all Eddie can take...until he suddenly finds himself rocketing through space.
Is it a stroke-induced hallucination or has his wish finally, inexplicably, been granted? And don't all wishes demand a price be paid?
Joshua Viola
Joshua Viola is a Colorado Book Award winner and Splatterpunk Award nominee. He co-authored Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - The Dead Shall Rise, an official prequel to the beloved video game series, which became the 4th most funded graphic novel of all time on Kickstarter, raising over $1.4 million. He edited the Denver Post #1 bestselling horror anthology Nightmares Unhinged and co-edited Cyber World, named one of the best science fiction anthologies of 2016 by Barnes & Noble. He co-authored the comic book slasher series True Believers with Stephen Graham Jones, featuring official cameos from icons like Jamie Lee Curtis, R.L. Stine, Jeffrey Combs, and Barbara Crampton. As a producer, he has contributed to films such as Aliens Expanded, The Thing Expanded, TerrorBytes, Shelby Oaks, Shrine of Abominations, Deathgasm II: Goremageddon, and the recent Deathstalker reboot directed by Steven Kostanski (The Void, Psycho Goreman), starring Daniel Bernhardt (The Matrix, John Wick) and produced with Slash from Guns N' Roses. In 2024, he founded Bit Bot Media with musician Klayton (Celldweller), a multimedia company focused on original and licensed IP, including The Terminator, Legacy of Kain, Evil Dead 2, and more. Bit Bot also collaborates with Canadian film studio Raven Banner Entertainment on film productions, merchandise, and distribution, including titles like The Autopsy of Jane Doe and the documentary Hate to Love: Nickelback. Joshua's video game development includes work on titles such as The Rocky Horror Show, Pirates of the Caribbean: Call of the Kraken, Unioverse, The Smurfs, TARGET: Terror, and others. He is the owner and chief editor of Hex Publishers and resides in Denver, CO, with his husband and son.
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