Maniac & Other Stories

By Debbie Bennett

A collection of short stories celebrating all that is weird in our world, including escaped murderers, haunted fairgrounds, genetic engineering and population control. From a twist-in-the-tale shortie to an adaptation of an episode of a UK horror television series, by means of fantasy, mythology and urban sf/horror, there's something here for everyone. 

This is an adult collection – no explicit sex (that I can remember), but some stories contain swearing. 

(10 stories, approx 40,000 words)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Debbie Bennett
• Release date: Aug 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781536590517

Debbie Bennett

Debbie Bennett has been involved in the fantasy genre for longer than she'd like anyone to know. In that time she's written and published many short stories, been a committee member of the British Fantasy Society for two decades and organised many fantasy conventions.  Her claim to fame is that she once asked Stephen King to dance!

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