Dark Black: Stories by Sam Weller

*First 300 copies will be signed by the author and illustrator. Hardcover6 in. x 9 in.Black & White Illustrations262 pages In this haunting debut collection of short stories, Sam Weller—two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning writer and authorized biographer of the legendary Ray Bradbury—blurs the boundaries between the weird, outré, paranormal, Gothic, and old school punk rock. Dark Black features 20 tales, at turns chilling, melancholy, hilarious, and full-on macabre. A marine biologist at the end of his career embarks on his greatest field study: to find the mythical sea beast he believes he witnessed as a young man, long ago ... A writing professor discovers the Clutter murder house, made infamous in Truman Capote’s 1966 classic, In Cold Blood, is now available as a rental. He books the home to finish his latest book with dark and unexpected results ... A college student with subtle telekinetic abilities attempts to use her powers in the midst of a horrifying school shooting .