R J Denos

The Terrible Machine of Heaven: And Other Stories of Horror R J Denos

5 stories of dark imagination. 5 extraordinary visions for those who hunger for the most extreme of creative journeys; for the most distant wanderings of the fevered mind. "The Terrible Machine of Heaven" is a 19th century tale of explorers on a remote South Atlantic island who discover a mysterious machine beneath the ground, a mechanism capable of transporting them into Heaven; and they learn that to see Heaven can be truly terrible indeed. In "The Poison Pear," two feuding food critics battle viciously against each other, until one decides to take a cruel revenge. "Empty Meadow" is a tale in which a man looks out his window at a dismal, empty field, a story in which virtually nothing happens at all - and it will scare you to death. In "Flat Earth," sailors discover that the world is actually flat, and they learn all too well the dangers of sailing too close to the horrifying place where the ocean ends. In "Attic Thing," seemingly innocuous noises from a family attic disclose a lunging threat of the most hideous death. Dare to see the world through the lens of dark strangeness, which can make even waking life a torment and a terror. These five stories are a gateway to a realm of shadow - and each will add a new shade of fear to your soul.