Mark Phillips: 8 books

A collection of short stories ranging from mainstream to bizarre, contemporary fiction to horror. Mark Phillips shows you the bright side of human nature and the dark underbelly. A mysterious Bloodwell, a haunted computer program, a strange Feast and a mind-bending Paradox. All these stories and more...

Bill Conners is suffering from the new American dream. His job has been shipped overseas and he finds himself overqualified for the menial, minimum-wage jobs that are available. Davis Jefferson is part of the one-percent. Rich, successful and the man who put Bill out of job. When both men fall gravely...

Facebook and the internet have changed our lives. They offer a glut of information but little personal connection. This is what Edwin Goodeve discovers in the months after his wife's death. Edwin's editor at the Detroit News is running out of patience; he wants a new article. After a chance...

Bentley Grimes is a killer not content with just taking a victim's life, he also wants to experience emotions. When he kills George Braddock, Bentley infiltrates the Braddock household by befriending his victim's oldest daughter, Katie. He witnesses their misery searching for that indefinable trait...

Spoilers:The sequel to Beneath the Mask of Sanity, Beyond the Mask begins ten years after Bentley's murders. Bentley is being released from the mental institution and almost immediately the murders begin again. Sheriff Frank Miles is in the unfortunate position of Bentley's alias (Bentley...

Before Bentley Grimes was a vicious killer, he was just a normal high school student. Well...not exactly normal. When a new student named Monica meets Bentley she is instantly drawn to him. Does Bentley feel the same way? What could this mean for his murderous plans? Can anyone survive what he wishes to become?

A peaceful afternoon is shattered when a gunman takes over a college classroom. The students are terrified and the police lock down the campus. Captain Taylor wants to know the gunman's demands. He doesn't have any, but he does offer a wild tale to explain his actions. Is he insane, or is he telling the truth?

Jack Carver's first memory is as a four-year-old boy in 1937. That was when he saw his father die. Because of his early trials in life, Jack grows up to be a jaded and bitter man. Throughout the course of his life Jack ruins relationships, struggles with substance abuse, loses his children, breaks...