A chilling assemblage of twenty-five of Madame Gray's darkest and most twisted short stories to stalk your nightmares. Here's just a taste of what awaits you inside... "Tendrils of dread crept into my soul when I saw what was inside the red velvet lined box..."THE ABSINTHE BOTTLE "As his eyes met his reflection, he immediately let out a horrified scream that sounded like a cow being stabbed in the ass..."BEAUTY IS THE BEAST "Would they tear her apart and devour her flesh until all that remained were her skull and bones? Or would they gang rape her and impregnate her with some sort of hellish half-human monster?"THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER "We found your sister's decapitated head inside your bedroom closet when we searched the house. It was hanging from a coat hook by its nose ring..."MARCY'S DIARY "As if inspired by the gaffs of old carnival sideshows and dusty dime museums, there were multi-headed monstrosities, Frankenstein-ish grotesqueries that combined both male and female pieces, and nightmarish creations that were part human and part animal..."A MATTER OF TASTE "He was mostly skeletal, his bones held together by the remains of leathery connective tissue and rotting clothing. But in my eyes he was as handsome as ever..."JUDY'S TURN TO DIE