Seven Exhumations

Seven Exhumations by James G. Carlson reminds its readers not to get too comfortable in the reality generally accepted by humanity, because at any time it can reveal that there is far more to it than we thought. There are dark, dilapidated houses in the woods waiting for unsuspecting visitors to happen upon them and venture inside. There are infernal beings masquerading as human; and the impact they have on those they encounter is often too terrible to be believed. There are the agents of nature, who in various ways do the bidding of the universe, sometimes at the unfortunate expense of certain individuals. There is a cave in the woods, in whose natural spring three teenage friends decide to take a swim, but whose dark depths hold a ghastly, dangerous secret with sharp claws and even sharper teeth. There are those poor souls so psychologically damaged and afflicted that they are unable to see that things can get worse, much worse, until it is far too late. And there is a dying world full of magic and fire, where one woman desperately flees the city to save a loved one, ensuring that there will be some sort of future for them. The tales in Seven Exhumations follow everyday people whose lives meet the extraordinary and otherworldly, and thereby introduce them to seemingly impossible horrors. Follow along and learn their stories, if you are so inclined.

“James G. Carlson is a writer of sinister elegance; he approaches you like a gentleman, embraces you like a nobleman, and then slays you like an alleyway stranger.”
- Eric Shapiro, author of IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY and RED DENNIS

“James G. Carlson's lyrical dark tales steadily unfurl before the reader with the pace of a master. He shows us worlds that exist beyond our own, meeting new people and places that feel terrifyingly familiar, and yet, terrifyingly real. These horror stories now live in my bones.”
- Danger Slater, author of I WILL ROT WITHOUT YOU and IMPOSSIBLE JAMES