Horror stories by D.G. Valdron, author of ‘The Mermaid's Tale,’ ‘Giant Monsters Sing Sad Songs’ and ‘There Are No Doors in Dark Places.’ ‘The Squad,’ about the army enlisting the men in the masks, horror movie slashers as unstoppable, uncontrollable soldiers; ‘Piggyback’ about the ultimate serial killer; ‘The First Men,’ a Lovecraftian tribute; ‘Silence’ about a thief hiding in the home of a killer; ‘Moonwalker’ and a cyberpunk apocalypse; ‘The Viruses of Quiet Desperation’ about love, choices and things beyond the universe; ‘Time in a Bottle,’ a nondescript physics lab has captured the ultimate monster; ‘Secrets’ where a man accidentally receives a magazine for serial killers; ‘Centipedes’ where a trans-dimensional incursion brings a terrifying response, and many, many more. Melancholy horror, chilling horror, dark visions