Hickory Nuts and Bones: And Other Uncomfortable Tales

In this new, definitive collection, multiple Bram Stoker Award-win-ning author David Niall Wilson presents a combination of his bestpublished work, and a selection of new, dark tales, some drawn fromchildhood memories, and others inspired by passion, and pain. A man is called to the tiny, dying town where he spent years with hisgrandparents, only to be drawn into memories that were never whatthey seemed. A different perspective on Jack the Ripper, inspired byPatricia Cornwell. An unexpected inheritance takes a winding paththrough Native American folklore straight into cosmic horror. From the novelette that birthed one of his most popular novels, to apersonal experience that changed his life, the author leads readersdown trails that define his work, and his vision. These stories exem-plify the title of his website, Writing What Hurts. You see, he wants totell you a story. Cover art by Vincent Chong. Over forty interior illustrations.