June 29, 2023
Today we’re excited to announce “Haunting Lessons”, a short story by Patrick Barb, published in this new chapbook featuring five original illustrations by Caitlin Mareau…
Following his young son's death from cancer, a father shares the methods he used to teach his son how to return as a ghost. Waiting to see if his teaching took hold, the father must learn to live with the results of his actions during his child's final moments.
This chapbook features five full-page illustrations by Caitlin Marceau. The first 100 copies are hand-signed and numbered by the author.
Patrick Barb is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of weird, dark, and spooky tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the sci-fi/horror novel Abducted; dark fiction collections The Children’s Horror and Pre-Approved for Haunting; and the novellas The Big One, The Nut House, Night of the Witch-Hunter and JK-LOL. He is the editor and publisher of the anthology And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel. His interview column “Your Favorite Author’s Favorite Author” appears regularly online in Shortwave Magazine. In addition, his 2023 short story “The Scare Groom” was selected for Best Horror of the Year Volume 16.
