Midnight Under the Big Top — Brian James Freeman

Featuring Stephen King, Joe Hill, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Robert McCammon, Tananarive Due, Lisa Morton, Heather Graham, Richard Chizmar, Billy Chizmar, and many others... Plus a BRAND NEW novella by Josh Malerman!About the Book: Venture inside Midnight Under the Big Top, where your wide eyes and pounding heart will discover: - the world's grandest tales of murder, madness, and magic set in and around the circus by renowned storytellers such as Stephen King, Joe Hill, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Robert McCammon, Tananarive Due, Lisa Morton, Heather Graham, Richard Chizmar, Billy Chizmar, Amanda C. Davis, Nayad Monroe, Jeff Strand, Amanda Downum, Robert Brouhard, and Dominick Cancilla!- the World's First-Ever Poetry Intermission featuring Norman Prentiss, G.O. Clark, Marge Simon, Bruce Boston, Robert Payne Cabeen, David E. Cowen, Alessandro Manzetti, Christina Sng, Stephanie M. Wytovich, K.A. Opperman, Ashley Dioses, and Terri Adamczyk!- and for the grand finale, Josh Malerman, author of the New York Times bestseller Bird Box, will introduce you to Dandelion Andrews, a very unusual man who hasn't seen daylight in three months because he's digging a hole destined to become a most unusual carnival house of horrors!These death-defying tales aren't for the faint of heart, but they are perfect for the long lost child deep inside of you who instinctively understands you should never trust a circus clown.Table of Contents: ACT ONE: The Night of the Tiger by Stephen KingTwittering from the Circus of the Dead by Joe HillThe Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil GaimanThe Girl in the Carnival Gown by Kelley ArmstrongHerd Immunity by Tananarive DuePickled Punks and the Summer of Love by Lisa MortonCourting the Queen of Sheba by Amanda C. DavisThe Circus Reborn by Nayad MonroeThe Black Ferris by Ray BradburyPOETRY INTERMISSION FEATURING: Norman PrentissG.O. ClarkMarge SimonBruce BostonRobert Payne CabeenDavid E. Cowen Alessandro ManzettiChristina SngStephanie M. WytovichK.A. OppermanAshley DiosesTerri AdamczykACT TWO: The Great White Way by Robert McCammonBuried Talents by Richard MathesonThe Carnival by Richard ChizmarMr. Bones' Wild Ride by Billy ChizmarFair Treats by Jeff StrandSmoke & Mirrors by Amanda DownumCircus Maximus by Robert BrouhardLaughable by Dominick CancillaCount Zardov's Circus and Museum of Terrifying Grotesques by Heather GrahamTHE GRAND FINALE: Dandy, a short novel by Josh Malerman