Sheryl Scarborough

“It’s okay that you like him,” Spam says. “Serial killers are really popular. They get prison married and everything.”
― Sheryl Scarborough, To Catch a Killer

“Fifty percent of human DNA is identical to the DNA of a banana. —”
― Sheryl Scarborough, To Catch a Killer

“Her face was a grimace of surprised pain as she slid unconscious down the back of the tub and under the water.
I held her under for several minutes after the blow, watching as the water went pink, then red, and finally crimson with blood.”
― Jared S. Anderson, Beautiful Monster

“They want to be stimulated. They want to read something that can get under their skin and hang out there for a while.”
― Alistair Cross

“I think horror, when done well, is one of the most direct and honest ways to get to the core of the human experience because terror reduces all of us to our most authentic forms.”
― Alistair Cross

“.” I watched her sip at the drink some more. She was strong, healthy, but also petite enough that I was certain I could overpower her. I’d made the right decision not to tranquilize her, I thought. Slipping some powerful barbiturate into a mixed drink wasn’t something I was above, but it always felt like such a lost opportunity. I liked the fight, the tightening and clenching of a woman’s body as she writhed for freedom. I felt the slow swelling of arousal between my legs and made no effort to disguise it.”
― Alistair Cross, Beautiful Monster