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Free Christmas Story on Acidic Fiction

December 8, 2014admin, Blogacidic fiction, christmas short stories, flash fiction, horrorMax

Last Friday, Acidic Fiction published a flash piece of mine titled “‘Tis the Season”, which is about as close to Christmas-themed writing as I’ll probably ever get. It’s actually based off my own holiday traditions from childhood, so I guess you could almost call this story non-fiction. Anyway, you can read it for free over on Acidic Fiction.

Here’s the first paragraph:

The cat’s heart had been placed on the kitchen table a few hours before the Man in Red arrived. Flies hovered above it, amazed at their tasty discovery. The Man in Red was not annoyed by the bugs. He preferred their presence and their taste.

Ahh, brings back memories already.

Check it out, yo.

“Three Steps to Heaven” Free to Read on Out of the Gutter

November 26, 2013admin, Blogcraig clevenger, crime, flash fiction, free short stories, grit, litreactor, noir, out of the gutter, out of the gutter onlineMax

My flash fiction story, “Three Steps to Heaven”, is currently free on Out of the Gutter Online. It’s one of the stories I wrote while under Craig Clevenger’s Litreactor class, and I am quite proud of it.

From the Gutter website:

Self-fulfiling prophecy is a strange thing.

In the Gutter, it’s more like self-serving prophecy. And in the end, there ain’t much difference. Except for the body count.

READ IT HERE.

DARK BITS – Now Available in eBook, Paperback, and Hardback

September 21, 2013admin, Blog, Writingangela pritchett, anthology, apokrupha, apokrupha dark bits, apokrupha jacob haddon, apple ardent scott, bruce boston, bryce hughes, cameron suey, carson buckingham, chantal noordeloos, chantel deluio, cynthia ray, dane hatchell, dark bits, darryl dawson, david bernstein, david greske, die booth, edd vick, flash fiction, gn braun, guy anthongy de marco, horror, horror anthology, jacob haddon, jacob haddon dark bits, james roy daley, james s dorr, jamie lackey, jeff heimbuch, jeremy c shipp, jeremy shipp, jessica mchugh, johannes pinter, kallirroe agelopoulou, kathryn ptacek, keith armstrong, ken cain, kenneth w cain, kevin david anderson, kevin lucia, mandy degeit, mark c scioneaux, mary pletsche, matthew wilson, max booth, max booth iii, meriah l crawford, michael h antonio, michele mixel, mike antonio, randolph andrews, rebecca l brown, richard farren barber, rob smales, robert ford, robert smales, robin devereaux nelson, sandy shelonchik, sheri white, tina rath, tracy l carbone, wesley southard, william gracey, william meikle, william whortonMax

Apokrupha’s Dark Bits anthology (edited by Jacob Haddon) is now available in eBook, paperback, and hardback. This is an anthology consisting of 52 (+1) horror flash fictions. It includes my story, “The Child, Smiling”, along with many other wonderful authors. Check out the Table of Contents below!

1. In Country – Robert Ford

2. The Delivery – Kevin David Anderson

3. Mowed – Jessica McHugh

4. Fatty – Mandy DeGeit

5. Listening – Jeff Heimbuch

6. Locking Up – William Whorton

7. The Miracle – Michael H. Antonio

8. Unconditional – Michele Mixell

9. Confusion in Southern Illinois – Wesley Southard

10. Autumn as Metaphor – G.N. Braun

11. The Long Haul – Mary Pletsch

12. Photograph (V) – Die Booth

13. Crab Feast – Cynthia Ray

14. The Old House – Angela Pritchett

15. Disturbance – Darryl Dawson

16. Seeds – Guy Anthony De Marco

17. You Have to Bleed a Little – Robin Devereaux-Nelson

18. Shroud – Bryce Hughes

19. To Kill a Ghost – Johannes Pinter

20. The Ones That Shine – James Roy Daley

21. Their Favourite Thing – Rebecca L. Brown

22. The Lying Dead – Sheri White

23. The Prescription – Matthew Wilson

24. Messages – David Greske

25. Still Life – Apple Ardent Scott

26. He Knew – William Gracey

27. The Child, Smiling – Max Booth III

28. Senseless – Edd Vick

29. The Scream – Mark C. Scioneaux

30. AM Radio – Chantel Delulio

31. Flesh and Blood- Jeremy C. Shipp

32. Don’t Blink – David Bernstein

33. Lost and Found – Sandy Shelonchik

34. The Treatment – Tracy L. Carbone

35. A Straightforward Proceedure – Tina Rath

36. The Third Prisoner – James S. Dorr

37. That’s Show Business – Bruce Boston

38. Lost – Richard Farren Barber

39. The Worst Sound – William Meikle

40. The Visit – Robert Smales

41. Up – Cameron Suey

42. Broken Eggs – Jamie Lackey

43. Little Lies are Better – Randolph Andrews

44. Visitors – Kenneth W. Cain

45. The Linguist – Kallirroe Agelopoulou

46. Promise Kept – Meriah L. Crawford

47. A Taste of Darkness – Chantal Noordeloos

48. Change – Keith Armstrong

49. New Start – Kathryn Ptacek

50. Kwick Stop Jesus – Dane Hatchell

51. The Door – Stephanie Jessop

52. Smokes – Carson Buckingham

+1 Just A Dream – Kevin Lucia

Dark Bits is a collection of 52+1 horror flash fiction stories. Short, but not sweet, they move quick to grab you. Got a minute? Go ahead, try one.

They Might Be Demons is Available Right Now

May 27, 2013admin, Blogbizarro, dark moon books, flash fiction, max booth iii, they might be demonsMax

My second book, a collection of bizarro flash fiction, is now available on Amazon in paperback from Dark Moon Books. Kindle version is also on its way, so stay tuned. In the mean time . . . GET SOME.

No one likes tourists, especially when tourists are demons from the underworld with a penchant for torturing and killing all humans.When people say, “All hell broke loose”, they probably weren’t talking about They Might Be Demons. Although Hell doesn’t exactly “break loose” in this book, it does take a little vacation. Destination? Earth. And while that may sound like a bummer as it is, just wait until you discover they’ve chosen YOUR town as the primary get-together spot. Oh crap, SPOILER ALERT!

Sorry for ruining the big surprise. But yeah, you’re pretty much boned.

Have fun!

PRAISE FOR MAX BOOTH III

“Max Booth III is a star on the rise!”
–Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker award-winning author of FLESH EATERS

“Unsettling, disorienting, and horrific.”
–Richard Thomas, author of STARING INTO THE ABYSS

“Max Booth III writes with a level of skill that is rare in this day and age. His words rip the emotions screaming for your soul.”
–Eric S Brown, author of BIGFOOT WAR

“Max Booth III has a fresh and wild voice, and he shakes life into a genre that can be stagnant and stale. Watch him. He’s coming for your ass.”
–T. Fox Dunham, author of THE STREET MARTYR

“If Max Booth III has a single voice, it is schizophrenic and his madness is our reward.”
–Jay Wilburn, author of TIME EATERS

“Max Booth III writes like the love child of Stephen King and Terry Pratchett-a love child who may have played with Albert Fish growing up.”
–Araminta Star Matthews, author of BLIND HUNGER

“One of the best storytellers I have ever read.”
–Lori Michelle, author of DUAL HARVEST

“I look forward to following this author as he progresses through his career.”
–Mark C. Scioneaux, co-editor of HORROR FOR GOOD

“Mr. Booth is the real deal.”
–Stan Swanson, co-author of WRITE OF THE LIVING DEAD