title: Gruesome Faces, Ghastly Places: A collection of horror stories by South Dakota authors
author:  Adrian Ludens 
description: ADRIAN LUDENS is a short story author and radio station program director & announcer. His collection, Bedtime Stories for Carrion Beetles, is available in multiple formats from Amazon and Smashwords. A lifelong South Dakotan, he lives in Rapid City with his family. He enjoys horror, hockey, and heavy metal. Visit him at: adrianludens.com A native of Rapid City, C.W. LASART now resides in Watertown, SD with her family and a menagerie of rescue pets. A lifelong fan of all things horror, her stories have been published by Cemetery Dance Publications, Dark Moon Digest, Eirelander Press and many others. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association and. For more information visit CWLasart.com or drop her a line at C.W.LaSart@hotmail.com DOUG MURANO, who was born and raised in South Dakota, makes his home in Rapid City. Most recently, he co-edited an anthology of small-town Lovecraftian terror called Shadows Over Main Street, featuring multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning authors, along with a number of new voices in horror. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association, is the organization's promotions and social media coordinator. Follow him on Twitter @muranofiction.
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any
  resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events,
  or locales, is entirely coincidental.
  
  Under My Skin
  
  COPYRIGHT © 2010 by Tracy A. Belsher
  
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  Cover Art by _Nicola Martinez_
  
  Interior Art by _Val Cox_
  
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  Publishing History
  
  First Edition 2010
  
  E-book Edition 2011
  
  ISBN-13 978-1-61603-010-0
  
  LCCN 2009941503
  
  Published in the United States of America
  
   **Acknowledgements**
  
  There are many individuals 