Read one of my favorite stories, “The Torturer’s Apprentice,” in Beautiful Darkness, Vol. 3, due out from Dragon Soul Press just in time for Halloween. I’ve wanted to see this story in print for a long time. A story once dubbed “too gruesome” in a rejection from a well-known author and editor, it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea (though I don’t think it’s actually all that “gruesome.”) It is dark, a little twisted, and about exactly what the title says. It’s also a story I love as much now as when I wrote it nearly 25 years ago. Pre-order your copy of Beautiful Darkness, Vol. 3 today.