From the time we are small there are things that frighten us. As children we have the monster under the bed, the monster in the closet, and the monster that is this close to snatching us from behind when we’re on our way up the basement stairs alone, and we can’t look back because if we saw him he’d be real, and he would get us. As new fears filter into our lives we try to forget the old ones. But, though they might not frighten us any more, they are never quite forgotten. We all remember the monster under the bed; the monster in the closet. I’m forty-five years old and I still won’t look back on the basement stairs, because I swear to God that son of a bitch is getting closer every time. What you hold in your hands is the combined work of fifty people who won’t forget, who refuse to forget, who have opened up that dark door in their hearts and minds to offer you one thing—just one thing each—that frightens them, selecting from the gamut of fears they’ve had in their lives, from childhood to now. Disappearing children, ghosts, road rage, mental instability, vampires and more: somewhere in this book, possibly many places in this book, you’ll find the things you are afraid of—even some things you thought you’d forgotten. You’ll find fears so familiar you’ll say “Yes. Yes. That’s what scares me!” And no matter how many times you say it, you’ll be right. We hope you enjoy Demonic Visions 5, a book filled with frightening thoughts and boogeymen so numerous and familiar you’ll put it down knowing you are not alone in your fears. Especially on those basement stairs. Whatever you do, don’t look back.—Rob SmalesTable of Contents:1. CARRION MAN by Naching T. Kassa2. BEHOLD THE HURRICANE by Chris Leek3. DRIPS by Patrick Freivald4. WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KIDS TODAY? By Winifred Burniston5. THROUGH THE MASK BY Jeff McFarland6. THE ORIGINAL SULLIVAN by S.C. Hayden7. MUSE SICK by Shaun Avery8. A PLACE OF FEAR by William Holden9. A MOMENT OF SILENCE by Max Booth III10. FALLING IN LOVE by Charlie Jack Joseph Kruger11. DEATH COMES TO US ALL by Julianne Snow12. PIECES OF GOD by Chris Robertson13. SKY TALK by April Bullard14. SWARM by Nicholas Paschall15. THE BALLOON MAN by Justin Hunter16. THE HERO, THE FAIR MAIDEN, AND THE LUNATIC by Peter Adam Salomon17. ASHAMED by Doug Robbins18. A TRUTHFUL REPORT CONCERNING THE RECENT EVENTS AT SERPENT’S HILL by Christopher Conlon19. ANGELS LOOKING OUT FOR US by Jay Wilburn20. CHEESECAKE NIGHTMARE by C. L. Hesser21. CONTINUITY by Raymond Gates22. SAYING GOODBYE by Rob Smales23. THERE WAS NO BODY by Michele Tallarita24. ONE LAST DRAG by Bruce L. Priddy25. THE BREAK UP by Mike Leon26. ONE OF GRANNY’S TALES by James Pratt27. BROKEN GLASS by Kerry G.S. Lipp28. THE JANITOR by Jeani Rector29. HEADACHE by Marc Sorondo30. THE TREEHOUSE by Rick McQuiston31. THE DITCH by Arran McDermott32. SENTINELS OF THE ENDLESS UNKNOWING by DJ Tyrer33. THE DEVIL’S SPOTLIGHT by Vince Liberato34. HEALING MISTRESS by Mark Slade35. BELIEVE by Marc Shapiro36. MATRIARCH by Adam Millard37. A WHISPER IN THE STORM by Robert Friedrich38. THE REAPING OF THE SEAWEED by Megan N. Watson39. OPRAH FUNDS “END OF THE WORLD” PROJECT IN MEMORY OF SAVANT CHILD AUTHOR by Trisha J. Wooldridge40. ON TILT by Devlin Giroux41. ENTRAPPED by K. Trap Jones42. TEAMWORK by Jody Neil Ruth43. GRAVEYARD GAMES by J.T. Seate44. THE ELEVENTH PIPER by Rebecca Fung45. THE COLOR OF PEPTO BISMOL by John Alfred Taylor46. SMOKE by Rick A. Carroll47. PAYING AT THE PUMP by Ken MacGregor48. MARGIE DON’T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS by R.L. Ugolini49. MADE TO BE BROKEN by Shenoa Carroll-Bradd50. HERE BE VAMPYRE by Johannes Pinter
