Sometimes, Karma’s a Bitch!
Don’t deny it. Your mind has dwelled for hours on the things you would do if your name was Karma. Malevolence towards those that wronged you festers and there is no relief—until now. Plunge headfirst into these sinister tales where karma finally takes control and vengeance is a dish that is best served hot.The Better Off Dead series delves into the farthest corners of … Dead series delves into the farthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness!
Contains stories by Peter Rocha, Steven Pajak, RJ Roles, Red Lagoe, Jane Alvey Harris, Charlotte Munro, R.E. Sargent, Eleanor Merry, Kayla Krantz and Chris Wilkerson.
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I enjoyed reading all the stories in this anthology. It’s perfect for readers like me who don’t have time to get into a novel, be able to read a story that tickles my brain.
You know what? Some people just need killing.
This collection of revenge stories is pure awesome. Cheaters, bullies, and basic douchebags beware: Karma gonna get you…spectacularly.
These stories tap into something so human and relatable in all of us because who hasn’t felt wronged?
Like the lovechild of Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino, all grown up and ready to rumble, this collection exceeded all my expectations. I loved it.
Thank you to the editor for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A fun, spooky, horror anthology that will make you excited to pick up your book/kindle again…that’s if you ever put it down before finishing it. Unique and creative stories to keep you up at night. “If I Die Before I Wake” is a must read for any horror lover that enjoys creative original new tales to satisfy.
Ten chilling tales relating to death by ten different authors. Catch these short stories by some of your favorite authors or discover new favorites! Below are reviews for just three of them.
A Touch of Grace – Peter Rocha
How do you discover if your spouse is cheating? Well if you’re Charles wife, Grace, you might try a little voodoo!
Charles hasn’t been interested in his wife for a long time but since she lost her job, things around the house have been even worse. Grace has become quite morbid. First it was the voodoo doll of her previous boss. But she has branched to many paranormal studies.
Charles has a restaurant, part of a chain. He is always eager for conferences just to get away from home. But Grace suspects Charles is cheating. See what lengths she will go to, to catch and punish her errant husband!
Flicker – Red Lagoe
Can people’s minds and emotions be connected no matter the distance? Meet Kyra and her father Dante to find out what havoc such a connection can wreak.
Dante returned from war with PTSD. Not too unusual, of course, but Dante also has telekinesis. When Kyra was six, her mother, Sherrie, separated from Dante for her own safety and because Kyra and her father shared a unique connection of mind and emotion.
Kyra felt when her father was angry and vice versa. And when Dante felt anger, bad things happened. When Kyra is kicked out of after school daycare for destroying a dollhouse, Sherrie confides the trouble with her husband to the wrong person.
Sherrie’s new confidant is more than a helpful neighbor. She is a vigilante! But who will end up being punished?
A Concert to Die For – Kayla Krantz
This author writes well in several genres. But she truly excels at eerie paranormal!
Isaac is a musician, or he wants to devote his time to music. It just doesn’t pay the bills. He has been a street performer for a while, and it seems his take is less and less. So he has to keep his job as a dishwasher. Plus it buys the booze, the other necessity in his life.
Before and after work, he plays music. On the way home from performing, he drops his guitar and it shatters. A stranger who witnesses the accident, assures Isaac he can fix the instrument, and perhaps make his career dreams come true.
Isaac is sure the man must have been a dream, until he sees his guitar better than new, but what price will he have to pay?
This is an incredible collection of stories by an amazing group of authors. Each of these stories is extremely well written and will have you on the edge of your seat, This is a book that you must have. From the moment that you start reading you will be hooked and needing to read more. You will not be sorry that you read this.
I could only get into a few of the stories in this book but it wasn’t bad by any means. Just different things for different people. Not a bad read
The cover art is great. The description is great. The stories are not. I found them to be just fair to average. Some were on the gross side and others I didn’t think of as horror at all. I think I’ll pass on the next books in the series. I’d hoped for really good horror stories and I’m disappointed.
ok read
Did not enjoy this one. Multiple short stories. Several not satisfactorily completed. A couple were too similar in story line. Bored me.
Not my kind of book, that said, anyone into horror will like it.
I really liked this book
Sorry, but I did not like this book. I couldn’t even finish reading it. It was a bit cruel & graphic for me.
This is a definitely ADULT horror anthology and the parts that I read were well written and will take up a weekend. However, unless you are really into GROSS horror, I cannot recommend it.
A Touch of Grace by Peter Rocha is set mostly in Kansas and takes about two hours.
Second Chance by Steven Pajak starts in a halfway house, VERY dark, and takes about an hour and a half.
Dream Vacation by RJ Roles is about a hypnotist and takes about an hour.
Flicker by Red Lagoe is about a school girl and is another one-hour read.
Strigoi by Jane Alvey Harris is about a newborn girl and takes another hour or so.
The Melancholy of Finn Whitlock by Charlotte Munro has a derelict house on a hill and a missing person in Rowan Grove, and takes about two hours to read.
Shadow of Torment by R. E. Sargent is about a ten-year-old boy in Utah and gets REALLY rough! One hour and ADULT for graphic violence.
What Comes Around by Eleanor Merry is about an adult female orphan who buys a century-old house and was too gross for me to finish reading!
A Concert to Die For by Kayla Krantz is about a 22-year-old busking guitarist is a one hour read.
The Dead Lands by Chris Wilkerson is a post-apocalypse tale of slavery and takes about an hour.
I read an ARC and this voluntary review is my own opinion.