That's Really Messed Up: Whacked Out Stories from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine: Pulphouse

By Dean Wesley Smith, Annie Reed, David H. Hendrickson and 8 more

A crazy collection of twisted stories in the tradition of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, from the editor of Pulphouse, Dean Wesley Smith.

Head-shaking stories such as the one about a cop with a rose for a head in search of the evil murderer The Pruner. Or the one about sentient boogers, or the tale of those pesky Martians…

A truly hilarious batch of stories from some of the best writers working today.

"Resolutions 'R Us" by Annie Reed

"The Birth of Booger Nation" by David H. Hendrickson

"A Menagerie of Messed Up Shorts" by Mark Leslie

"Sniff the Source" by Stephannie Tallent

"In which Dean Wesley Smith Is Forced to Buy a Story about a Queen for Pulphouse Magazine" by Brigid Collins

"Fatal Plot Device" by Kelly Washington

"Goddamn Martians" by Ezekiel James Boston

"Killing Confucius" by Tina Back

"Bodacious Billy and the Bazooms of Droom" by Jason A. Adams

"Why the Cop with a Rose for a Head Wears a Rose-Head Mask" by Robert Jeschonek

• Language: English
• Publisher: WMG Publishing
• Release date: Jul 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201593896

Dean Wesley Smith

Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, USA TODAY bestselling writer, Dean Wesley Smith published far over a hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds of short stories across many genres. He currently produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, and the superhero series staring Poker Boy. During his career he also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds.

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