title: Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers
author:  Brandon Massey 
description: Thriller writer Massey's strong anthology showcases 20 new horror and suspense stories by African-American writers, both established and upcoming. Massey evokes America's enduring black cultural heritage in his understated "Granddad's Garage," about a humble, peculiarly long-lived pack rat who collects such rarities as a signed copy of Phillis Wheatley's 1773 book of poems. Lawana Holland-Moore's "Empty Vessel" poignantly touches on the cruelty and tragedy of slavery. Hair is the focus of D.S. Foxx's brief "Dreads," the sensitive narrator's account of growing up in "a vanilla town, the darkest child in my school." In Patricia E. Canterbury's unsettling "Wild Chocolate," a married couple's visit to a remote Brazilian village leads to supernatural mischief back home in Oakland. Linda Addison plays fresh variations on the voodoo theme in "The Power." Colorful and highly idiosyncratic islanders' language enriches Francine Lewis's lyrical "Siren Song." "Danger Word," an apocalyptic SF tale by husband-and-wife Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due, doesn't deal with race per se, but forms a lively end to a volume whose universal human themes will resonate with many readers. <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  THE VAMPIRE CLUB
  
    
  
  by
  
    
  
  J.R. Rain
  
  &
  
  Scott Nicholson
  
    
    
    
  
   _Acclaim for J.R. Rain and Scott Nicholson:_
  
    
    
  
  “Gripping, adventurous, and romantic—J.R. Rain’s The Lost Ark is a breakneck
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  day headlines.Be prepared to lose sleep!”
  
  —JAMES ROLLINS, international bestselling author of _The Doomsday Key_
  
    
    
  
  “Like Stephen King, Scott Nicholson knows how to summon serious scares.”
  
  —BENTLEY LITTLE, international bestselling author of _His Father’s Son_
  
    
    
  
  “I love this!”
  
  —PIERS ANTHONY, international bestselling author of _On a Pale Horse_ on J.R.
  Rain’s _Moon Dance_
  
    
    
  
  “Scott Nicholson is a writer who always surprises and always entertains.”
  
  —JONATHAN MABERRY, bestselling author of _The Dragon Factory_
  
    
    
  
  “Dark Horse is the best book I’ve read in a long time!”
  
  —GEMMA HALLIDAY, award-winning author of _Spying in High Heels_
  
    
    
  
  “Scott Nicholson is a wonderful storyte