Dead Cat Traveling Circus of Wonders and Miracle Medicine Show

by Gerard Houarner (Editor), Gary A. Braunbeck, Jeffrey Thomas

You threw away the kitty litter, didn’t you. But that’s okay, he doesn’t need it. Don’t bother running out for a bag of cat chow, the stuff falls right out of him. Afraid of fleas in his fur? They’re afraid of him! He’s dead, but he’s back, and he’s looking for you! Don’t think spending a few thousand years buried in sand can keep Dead Cat down. He’s gone through Hell to come back because he knows you can’t live without him!

Break out the surgical tape for those mummy wrap malfunctions. Fluff up the old comfy pillow, find a nice, sunny spot by the window and settle down with Dead Cat, GAK, and sixteen twisted horror writers who enjoy playing with dead things for the finest Circus of Wonders and Miracle Medicine Show you’ll ever experience. Dead Cat guarantees your satisfaction!

Remember, Dead Cat came back from the dead for you! It’s not wise to ignore the dead...

Tim Lebbon
Gary A Braunbeck
Brian Hodge
Jeffrey Thomas
Linda D. Addison
Gerard Houarner
Trey R. Barker
Jack Haringa
Michael T. Huyck, Jr.
Garrett Peck
P.D.Cacek
Michelle Scalise
Robert Rhine
Mark McLaughlin
Wrath James White
Aaron Worley


With artwork from:
GAK
Alan M. Clark
Erik Wilson
Chad Savage

Genres: Anthologies, Horror

340 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

“Houarner is a smart, intelligent talent who has a gift for writing with serene beauty about the most atrocious things.” Ed Bryant, Locus

He is also the author of 5 novels and over 300 short stories and novellas, some gathered in 6 collections.

He fell to Earth in the fifties and is a product of the NYC school system and the City College of New York, where he studied writing under Joseph Heller and Joel Oppenheimer and crashed hallucinogenic William Burroughs seminars back in the day.

The mental health field has provided a living as well as inspiration for the past 34 years. His current position might be described as Director of Recovery and Recreation at Arkham Asylum.

Since 1998, he has served as Fiction Editor for Space and Time magazine.

He continues to write whenever he can, mostly at night, about the dark.

Reviews

[Karl]

This limited hardcover edition is numbered 220 and is signed by the following:

Gerard Houarner
Tim Lebbon
Linda D Addison
Jefferey Thomas
Jack M. Haringa
P.D. Cacek
Garrett Peck
Gary A. Braunbeck
Trey R. Barker
Mark McLaughlin
Michelle Sealise
Brian Hodge
Wrath James White
Michael Huyck
Robert Steven Rhine
AAron Worley

Illustrated by GAK

[Jack Haringa · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the interest of full disclosure, I'm one of the authors appearing in this anthology. In addition to my paltry offering, the table of contents features:

Tim Lebbon
Gary A Braunbeck
Brian Hodge
Jeffrey Thomas
Linda D. Addison
Gerard Houarner
Trey R. Barker
Michael T. Huyck, Jr.
Garrett Peck
P.D.Cacek
Michelle Scalise
Robert Rhine
Mark McLaughlin
Wrath James White
Aaron Worley

With artwork from:
GAK
Alan M. Clark
Erik Wilson
Chad Savage

If you happen to take a chance on the book, I hope you enjoy it. It's a fun collection of strange, funny, gruesome stories.

[Mommacat · Rating 5 out of 5]

MommaCat like Dead Cat. This Dead book has stories by lots of great authors. MommaCat wish GAK bounce too. Makev me sad. Want GAK and all good cats bounce. Gerard good author. Buy all Gerard books.