When is Lurking a good thing?

Lurking is good when it’s the title of a new anthology that includes your work in it!

I’m pleased to announce that the e-book edition of Lurking, part of the Dark Decades Anthology Series by Inky Bones Press, edited by Robin Knabel, is now live and ready for purchase through your favorite e-book reader!

I’m super stoked to be in this anthology, which is part of a larger horror series tied to specific decades that also includes:

There’s No Escape (1920s, film/cinema/theater)
Who’s Listening? (1940s, radio)
Are You Watching? (1960s, TV)
Captured (1980s, VCR/videotape/Camcorder)
The Web (2000s, Internet connections)

Lurking features cyber horror (social media/AI/devices) that’s set in present times (2020s). From the book description:

Are smart devices too smart?

“It seems harmless to bark basic household commands to an electronic assistant on the kitchen counter or to plot out your daily schedule on a digital calendar. Chatting online with strangers seems like a good idea, when you’re safe behind a locked door. But what if it isn’t?”

Early reviews of this anthology have been really positive!

The anthology includes my creepy short story about a cyberstalker, “Lather, Rinse, Repeat.” Readers have described it as

“a contemporary morality tale, taking cyber-stalking to its inevitable conclusion. A lot of people will relate to this story.”

Also:

“Such a drain-the-color-from-your-face type of story (in the best way possible!!) …You’re not always so safe on social media as you think you are, and this short story perfectly captured that essence!”