Wetlands — Marc Paoletti

For fans of Stephen King, James Herbert, and Guy N. Smith…

WETLANDS is a 18,000-word novella of extreme horror by Chris B. Lacher, editor of NEW BLOOD MAGAZINE, and Marc Paoletti, author of SCORCH. It was previously accepted for publication in Tooth & Claw, Volume 1.

“Entertaining as hell.”
--Afraid Magazine

Liv's marriage is okay, and so is her career at the hospital. But she wants more. When she drives to a small, Midwestern town to reevaluate her life, she heads away from her family--and straight into hell.

No sooner does she arrive than a torrential downpour causes the Mississippi River to flood, unearthing the stuff of nightmares: horrific creatures that feel no fear, and have an unrelenting taste for human flesh.

Liv and a handful of survivors barricade themselves in a dilapidated hotel, and fight for their lives as the flood waters continue to rise. The creatures press their attack, turning the hotel into a slaughterhouse--until they stop, suddenly, to make way for something far worse.