Road Kill — Joe R. Lansdale

A little boy and girl disappear at Bible camp in the Big Thicket. An amateur sleuth discovers the true meaning of the phrase dead end in his pursuit of a Lovecraftian imp. A kitchen appliance becomes a portal to another dimension. A Nacogdoches jogger tries a hellish cure for his nicotine addiction. And, an aging, iconic monster confronts an existential quandary in West Texas...These horrors - and more - await you in this, the fifth volume of Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers