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The Dead Game
The Dead Game
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A Collection of Horrors

A Zimbell House Anthology

 

Chasing the promise of freedom, wealth, or fame, many will play the game, but none will win. In The Dead Game, the lines between the real and the imaginary, the dead and the living blur together, as competitors, motivated by greed, curiosity, or survival, compete for their prizes. When players' arrogance, vanity, or disregard for the rules begins to emerge, a roll of the dice, a click of the mouse, or even a childish prank or game of hide-and-seek can quickly seal their fate.

No matter how strong, skilled, or cunning the players may be, they can never trounce the will of a vindictive ghost, a grief-stricken lover, or a merciless deck of cards.

Can you resist the call to play The Dead Game?

Featured Contributors:

Rekha Ambardar ♦ T. C. Anderson ♦ Josiah Arsenault ♦ Max Carrey ♦ Scott Chaddon ♦ Dawn DeBraal ♦ John Dewald ♦ E. W. Farnsworth ♦ Katerina Grace ♦ Brooke MacKenzie ♦ Bruce Markuson ♦ Alyssa Meier ♦ G. Milton ♦ Adam Narimatsu ♦ Don Noel ♦ Lincoln Reed ♦ Taylor Rigsby ♦ and Wendy Steele

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Release dateApr 10, 2020
ISBN9781643901701
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Zimbell House Publishing

Zimbell House Publishing is dedicated to promoting new writers. To enable us to do this, we create themed anthologies and send out a call for submissions. These calls are updated monthly, typically we have at least four months worth on our website at any given time. To see what we are working on next, please paste this link into your browser and save it to your bookmarks: http://zimbellhousepublishing.com/contest-submissions/ All submissions are vetted by our acquisitions team. By developing these anthologies, we can promote new writers to readers across the globe. We hope we've helped you find a new favorite to follow! Are you interested in helping a particular writer's career? Write a review and mention them by name. You can post reviews on our website, or through any retailer you purchased from.  Interested in becoming a published author? Check out our website for a look behind the scenes of what it takes to bring a manuscript to a published book. http://zimbellhousepublishing.com/publishing-services/process-behind-scenes/ We hope to hear from you soon.

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