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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   _For Ava_
  
   _and Ash_
  
   _and Lee_
  
   _my sister, Katrina_
  
   _Momma and Dad_
  
   _and You