The Black Lake: Tales from the Darkside

[Tony Richards]

The Black Lake: Tales from the Darkside

Tales of darkness from the classic Pan and Fontana Books of Horror and Ghost Stories to the present day.

Three friends on a fishing trip in the MidWest encounter a mysterious dark-watered lake. They hope to catch something to eat ... but who's eating who this evening?

John Tarrell is driving his little sportscar across the Rockies, when a pair of huge round headlamps materialize behind him. He'd thought that he was on his own out here ... and now, he wishes that he was.

A shy schoolteacher moves to outer London ... and learns the awful truth about a nearby subway line.

A Catholic priest arrives in Tanzania to find a nest of deadly driver ants - 'siafu' - near the mission he has been assigned to. But he learns after a while that there are things far deadlier than insects.

Three American tourists attend a bullfight at a little town in southern Spain ... but why is it being held at midnight?

A writer finds himself living in a bad, decrepit housing project. It seems that the worst threat is the local gang ... but there are other dangers he can't even start to dream of.

A pregnant couple get trapped in a blizzard in winter-bound Ontario ... except the snow wants to do more than merely freeze them.

A group of young friends attend a bizarre, disturbing show ... and then find themselves part of it.

A man who's newly homeless spends his first night on the street ... and meets a group of others like him who have found a horrifying new way to survive.

A traveling salesman goes to see a soccer match in a strange, derelict town ... and finds it's more than just a game.

A terminally ill man looks for a strange cure ... and gets considerably more than he had bargained for.

A mangy-looking circus visits a small town ... and brings a terrifying form of entertainment with it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tony Richards is the author of 7 novels from HarperCollins, Tor, and Pan Macmillan and has seen more than one hundred short stories in print. He has been shortlisted for both the HWA Bram Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Award.

All of Tony's titles on Kindle, traditionally published and self-published, can be viewed here: http://amzn.to/m4ihme

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[Tony Richards]

You can see the complete details of my books on Kindle -- and even read quick, easy previews of them -- at The Indie Book Lounge: http://bit.ly/rsEOwl

[Tony Richards]

And you can find out more about my fiction at my website: http://richardsreality.com

[Tony Richards]

Here's the link to my blog, which has news of all my latest publications both in print and on Kindle:
http://raineslanding.blogspot.com

[Tony Richards]

That terrific writer of suspense, Ed Gorman, has posted glowing reviews of 2 of my short story collections – one of them available on Kindle -- on his blog, as well as publishing an interview with me. Click here:
http://newimprovedgorman.blogspot.com/2011/12/pro-file-tony-richards.html

[Tony Richards]

There are interviews with me and several other supernatural authors in the new Journey Planet efanzine:
http://efanzines.com/JourneyPlanet/JourneyPlanet11.pdf

[Tony Richards]

I've been talking about the process of writing a short story on my blog: http://raineslanding.blogspot.co.uk/

[Tony Richards]

This collection is well-formatted and great value.