Winter Requiem: Short Story

A dying musician reaches out to an unthinkable evil to finish his last composition. A story that continues the "War in Hell" arc from Marano's widely praised novel, Dawn Song. This tale comes from Stories from the Plague Years, the debut short fiction collection of International Horror Guild Award- and Bram Stoker Award-winner Michael Marano. ChiZine Publications (CZP) curates the best of the bizarre, bringing you the most excitingly weird, subtle, dark, and disturbing literary fiction. Look for more titles in the ChiZine short stories collection to build your digital library. Twenty short stories “from the surreal to the horrific, from dark fantasy to black humor” by the World Fantasy Award–winning author—“a terrific collection” (SF Site). Deliciously frightening, darkly satirical, and always unexpected, Robert Shearman has won the World Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Edge Hill Reader's Prize. Remember Why You Fear Me gathers together his best dark fiction, the most celebrated stories from his acclaimed books, and ten new tales that have never been collected before. In this collection, you will read of a woman who rejects her husband's heart―and gives it back to him, still beating, in a plastic box; a little boy who betrays his father to the harsh mercies of Santa Claus; a widower who suspects his dead wife's face is growing over his own; and a man who goes to Hell, where he finds he's roommate to the ghost of Hitler's dog. Also lurking in these pages are giant spiders, killer angels, ghost cat photography, and the haunted house at the center of the Garden of Eden. A Woman Rejects Her Husband’s Heart—and Gives It Back To Him, Still Beating, In A Plastic Box. A Little Boy Betrays His Father To The Harsh Mercies Of Santa Claus. A Widower Suspects His Dead Wife’s Face Is Growing Over His Own. A Man Goes To Hell, And Finds He’s Roommate To The Ghost Of Hitler’s Pet Dog. Giant Spiders, Killer Angels, Ghost Cat Photography, And The Haunted House Right At The Centre Of The Garden Of Eden. Deliciously Frightening, Darkly Satirical, And Always Unexpected, Robert Shearman Has Won The World Fantasy Award, The British Fantasy Award, The Shirley Jackson Award, And The Edge Hill Reader’s Prize. Remember Why You Fear Me Gathers Together His Best Dark Fiction, The Most Celebrated Stories From His Acclaimed Books, And Ten New Tales That Have Never Been Collected Before. This Ebook Contains Four Bonus Novelettes Drawn From Throughout Shearman’s Impressive Career: “tiny Deaths,” “jolly Roger,” “the Big Boy’s Big Book Of Tricks,” And The Previously Unpublished “the Girl From Ipanema.”