<p>Dive into fourteen tales of non-themed horror, with short stories and dark poems by some of the best horror writers in the world, including a story by the master himself, Graham Masterton.<br />
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Allow the very first instalment of Tales From the Lake to transport you to lakeside terror in 'Lover, Come Back to Me,' 'Lady of Lost Lake,' and 'Game On'; journey to the basement of your local pet store in 'Dead Pull' and your neighbourhood pub in 'O&#39;Halloran&#39;s'; experience&nbsp;the apocalypse in 'Devil&#39;s Night'; travel to Africa in 'Witch-Compass' and 'The Reunion'; spend time with talking dolls in 'Don&#39;t Look at Me'; experience the horrors of drug addiction from close up in 'Junksick'; and climb a ladder to the heavens in 'Perrollo&#39;s Ladder.'<br />
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<em>Tales From the Lake Vol.1</em> includes the winning stories from the 2013 Tales From the Lake Horror Writing Competition: a nautical tale in Jenn Loring&#39;s 'The Art of Wrecking'; a bizarre story of strange addictions in J. Daniel Stone&#39;s 'Alternative Muses'; and a cult horror story in the jungles of South America in William Ritchey&#39;s 'Las Maquinas.' Introduction by Rocky Wood - the late&nbsp;president of the HWA. Artwork by award-winning artist Ben Baldwin. Edited by Joe Mynhardt.<br />
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'This extremely neat, thoroughly edited anthology of carefully selected tales is another proud feather in the cap of Crystal Lake Publishing. For a collection of tales that will thrill, horrify, and generally captivate all readers of horror and dark fantasy, I highly recommend Tales from the Lake Vol.1 as a must-read!' - Ellen Fritz,&nbsp;Books4Tomorrow</p>