The cause of death was determined to be an obstruction in the windpipe – and a singular obstruction at that. The coroner had never seen a coin quite like it before … which may explain why he slipped it in his pocket.
About The Authors
Mark McLaughlin’s fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in more than 1,000 magazines, newspapers, websites, and anthologies, including GALAXY, LIVING DEAD 2, THE BEST OF ALL FLESH, WRITER'S DIGEST, CEMETERY DANCE, MIDNIGHT PREMIERE, DARK ARTS, and two volumes each of THE BEST OF HORRORFIND and THE YEAR'S BEST HORROR STORIES (DAW Books).
Mark’s latest paperback fiction release is DRACULA TRANSFORMED, a collection of vampire stories co-written with Michael McCarty. Other collections of Mark’s fiction include HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS; BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM; BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE; MOTIVATIONAL SHRIEKER; and SLIME AFTER SLIME. He also co-wrote the novel MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL with Michael McCarty. He once won the Bram Stoker Award for Excellence in Poetry, along with co-authors Rain Graves and David Niall Wilson, for THE GOSSAMER EYE.
Be sure to visit Mark’s Amazon Author’s Page to find out more about his various works, including his other Kindle story collections: http://www.amazon.com/Mark-McLaughlin/e/B008QCY4TC/
Michael Sheehan, Jr. works for a local school system and loves horror and science-fiction movies. Michael and Mark co-authored the chapbook, CASINO CARCOSA, and they have collaborative stories in the SUMMER OF LOVECRAFT anthology, as well as THE GRUESOME TENSOME, an anthology that pays homage to horror director H.G. Lewis.
Be sure to check out two other Lovecraftian Kindle story collections by Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr.:
The Abominations Of Nephren-Ka & Three More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015KCOYPE/
The Horror In The Water Tower & Five More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DIHNRRE/
The Blasphemy In The Canopic Jar & More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos fiction and cover artwork ©2016 Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr.
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