Gary Jonas: 18 books

Edward Bryant influenced a generation of readers and writers. Edward Bryant’s Sphere of Influence includes stories by Connie Willis, Steve Rasnic Tem, Kevin J. Anderson, Gary Jonas, Lucy Taylor, Bruce Holland Rogers, and many more! Over the years Ed Bryant influenced many writers. In this...

Zombie crime fighters, politicians, soldiers, rescuers—but a Zombie prom date or bowler? If you’re looking for Zombies, prepare to be ZOMBIEFIED! Two dozen amazing zombie stories sure to breathe life back into the Undead. If you’re looking for stories that shamble, groan, and eat brains, you’re...

The gun is loaded. Ready… Before he started the Jonathan Shade series, Gary Jonas paid his dues writing and selling short stories to various anthologies and magazines. On deck we have twenty-nine tales of horror, fantasy, and suspense. Aim… “By Death Abused” a paranormal...

Believe in the magic of words Greg Jenkins is a lonely bookstore owner, with only a cat for company. He longs for love, but no longer believes it's possible. Enter romance author Susannah Hayworth, who agrees to write a story in the bookstore before a live audience. As a writer, she...

A paranormal investigator tries to help a boy deal with the ghost of his dead, but still abusive father. Of course, the investigator has a secret of his own. This short story originally appeared as a signed/limited chapbook from Roadkill Press back in 1990. It received an honorable mention...

What price would you pay for eternal youth? Would you be willing to feed on the energy of people around you even if it drains them of their free will? Would you be willing to kill? This short story originally appeared in the collection Quick Shots by Gary Jonas, so if you own...

Ghost with a broken heart On a dark highway, a creature from the Void confronts a lonely ghost, ready to feed on her memories. The ghost is Esther Carmichael, and she's been through so much anguish since she died. She's ready to bid farewell to her existence until the creature awakens...

It's not wise to threaten a hitman. A gangbanger tries to cash a check, not realizing the man behind the counter has a side gig where he gets paid to kill people. Sometimes, threats can lead to freebies. This story first appeared in Fantastic Stories of the Imagination. Strange place...

Are you brave enough to take the dare? When Alex Peterson touches people, he gets flashes of the terrible things they've done. When he admits this in a game of Truth or Dare, his friends dare him to touch the creepy neighbor, who may be a murderer. This short story was originally published in Nightmares Unhinged.

Equal opportunity assassin. The hitman is hired by a gay man to kill an ex-lover. You won't find the hitman marching in any Gay Pride parades, but a paying gig is a paying gig. But one thing you can always count on: domestics never play out the way you expect... This story first...

Need someone killed? Hire a pro. The hitman is back in action, this time in Chicago where a femme fatale hires him to help her with a little boyfriend trouble. Her lover has mob connections, so this could get ugly. Note that this story is rated R for sex and violence. It first appeared...

So you want to kill your spouse The hitman meets a woman at a sales seminar who wants him to kill her husband because he's driving them into a mountain of debt with his multi-level marketing "business." Before you can say, "duplicate this through your downline," things go...

It's easy to kill someone; you just squeeze the trigger. The trick is getting paid. Meet the hitman, a politically incorrect sociopath with virtually no redeeming qualities. You're going to love him. This short story was originally published in Robert Bloch's Psychos. It also...

All six of the politically incorrect hitman stories in one volume! The hitman is a sociopath with no filter. He loves to kill, and he loves getting paid for it. This collection includes all six of the hitman stories: So You Wanna Be a Hitman The Xenophobic Hitman Death Threat...