{"product_id":"lost-highways-dark-fictions-from-the-road","title":"Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s dangerous out there…\u003cbr\u003eOn the road.\u003cbr\u003eThe highways, byways and backroads of America are teeming day and night with regular folks. Moms and dads making long commutes. Teenagers headed to the beach. Bands on their way to the next gig. Truckers pulling long hauls. Families driving cross country to visit their kin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there are others, too. The desperate and the lost. The cruel and the criminal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheirs is a world of roadside honky-tonks, truck stops, motels, and the empty miles between destinations. The unseen spaces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd there are even stranger things. Places that aren’t on any map. Wayfaring terrors and haunted legends about which seasoned and road-weary travelers only whisper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut those are just stories. Aren’t they?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFind out for yourself as you get behind the wheel with some of today’s finest authors of the dark and horrific as they bring you these harrowing tales from the road.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTales that could only be spawned by the endless miles of America’s lost highways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo go ahead and hop in. Let’s take a ride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLine-up:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Brian Keene\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003edoungjai gam \u0026amp; Ed Kurtz — “Crossroads of Opportunity”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eJoe R. Lansdale — “Not from Detroit”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eKristi DeMeester — “A Life That is Not Mine”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eRobert Ford — “Mr. Hugsy”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eLisa Kröger — “Swamp Dog”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eOrrin Grey — “No Exit”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eMichael Bailey — “The Long White Line”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eKelli Owen — “Jim’s Meats”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eBracken MacLeod — “Back Seat”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eJess Landry — “The Heart Stops at the End of Laurel Lane”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eJonathan Janz — “Titan, Tyger”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eNick Kolakowski — “Your Pound of Flesh”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eRichard Thomas — “Requital”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eDamien Angelica Walters — “That Pilgrims’ Hands Do Touch”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eCullen Bunn — “Outrunning the End”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eChristopher Buehlman — “Motel Nine”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eRachel Autumn Deering — “Dew Upon the Wing”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eJosh Malerman — “Room 4 at the Haymaker”\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eRio Youers — “The Widow”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eInterview with the editor:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eSo what makes Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road so special?\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLost Highways comes at the theme of road stories with the desire to push the boundaries of what that theme means. Because of that, it collects authors of diverse levels of experience and notoriety in the worlds of horror and dark fiction. This brings together voices like Joe R. Lansdale, Cullen Bunn, Josh Malerman, Damien Angelica Walters, Rio Youers, Bracken MacLeod, Rachel Autumn Deering, doungjai gam with Ed Kurtz, and Kristi DeMeester. All of these unique voices bring a fresh and often unexpected take on the theme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eWhat made you think of this theme for the anthology?\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoad trips can be fun but they can also be long and boring. And while you can read a book to yourself to pass the time, it’s not a very social experience. So Lost Highways was born out of the idea that...here is a book of road stories that people might crack open and read aloud to each other while actually on the road. I envisioned a car full of people at night, gathered around the dim overhead light, telling road trip horror stories to each other the same way people gather around campfires and tell stories of ghosts and axe murderers. That’s what thrilled me about the idea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eTell us about your favorite stories in the book?\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWard: I don’t pick favorites. An anthology is like a symphony or a mix-tape. Every story is placed where it is for a reason and serves a purpose. I’m no oracle but if I had to pick a sampling of the many stories that I bet people will really respond to, those would be Bracken MacLeod’s “Back Seat,” Rachel Autumn Deering’s “Dew Upon the Wing,” and Josh Malerman’s “Room 4 at the Haymaker.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spineless Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54709667234065,"sku":"gxg1789957094007","price":12.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/0024\/2961\/files\/lost-highways-dark-fictions-from-the-road_1.jpg?v=1789957095","url":"https:\/\/petbandanas.shop\/products\/lost-highways-dark-fictions-from-the-road","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}