Next Door

Welcome to the neighborhood NEXT DOOR: one woman swims, and one gets ready for bed. A boy impresses his brothers, crown upon his head. An old lady cleans her kitchen as voices call a children's rhyme. Somewhere down your street, a wooden box arrives. Horses cry and ink is spilled. Bookstores. Dentist drills. Right next door-- slightly chilled. Award winning writer Kimberly Davis Basso turns her attention to twelve tales of dark fiction and one true story in an evocative collection of quiet horror and suspense. Next Door is an eerie, beautiful mix of supernatural thrills, nightmares, and literary short stories.

The stories of NEXT DOOR: In King of Cape Cod, a child finds a treasure on a beach, inviting tragedy into his family. La Strega Ragna gives a new twist on an old recipe, while To the Mountaintop and Archives will have you rethinking your outdoor activities. Shimmer explores cultish devotion, while Chat Box, Drill, Mote and Ink offer a glimpse into the hidden lives of ordinary people in your neighborhood. When Horses Cry visits a haunted city, and Moo visits the end of the world. Cul de Sac is a suburban nightmare, and the little girl in The Deep End of the Pool is not at all what she seems. The thirteen stories NEXT DOOR make one very unsettling place to visit, and just might make you wonder about your neighbors.

"Next Door is packed with the things that live in your bed and invade your nightmares. Every piece in this bloody collectionfiction and nonis like standing at the edge of a cliff knowing Basso will push you off, but you don't know when. Creepy and engaging, each story here has a wonderfully wicked twist. A must-read for fans of smart horror." - Gabino Iglesias, Author of Coyote Songs

"The weird, the macabre, and almost everything in between, Next Door does more than knock - it rocks. Basso does more than deliver here too - she brings the heat. More to the point, fun was had." - Beau Johnson, Brand New Dark

"Next Door is quietly creepy and disturbing, in the water and on the shore, written with care and tender malice, and jeeezus, the dentist you always suspected might be your dentist. Stories, books, and Books mesh to unsettle and unnerve the reader who realizes too late what they've gotten themselves into. The groans, misfortunes, and patience that beset witches of a certain age are here along with a story titled Moo that's gonna make you think twice about a few things. Basso doesn't spare us the horrors of suburbia and throws in a twist you probably don't ponder often, but maybe should, now. Wait, most definitely should, now. Which is precisely when you need to get your eyes on this book. Knock, knock.

Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. Author, Sacred Smokes

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