Scenes of Mild Peril
by David Court
Genre: Horror / Sci-fi / Satire , Short Stories
Across thirty disquieting stories, we’ll encounter such tales as,
“Sovereign’s Last Hurrah”, featuring a team of retired
super-powered villains embarking on one last caper with their
legendary super-hero rival.
“A Comedian Walks into a Bar”, in which a hungry and ambitious
amateur learns that the fabled secret of comedy may come at too high
a cost. “83”, where the interview for a dream job
becomes a nightmare, and “In Vino Veritas, In Vino Mors”,
where a dying wine collector takes part in a very special tasting
session, courtesy of a very special visitor.
You’ll encounter possessed little fingers, magic swords, sanity-defying
factories, stranded astronauts, lovecraftian librarians, virulent
plagues, and pork scratchings … all with a twist in the tale,
courtesy of the equally twisted mind of David Court.
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David Court is a short story author and novelist, whose works have appeared
in over a dozen venues including Tales to Terrify, Strangely Funny,
Fears Accomplice and The Voices Within. Whilst primarily a horror
writer, he also writes science fiction, poetry and satire.
His writing style has been described as “Darkly cynical” and
“Quirky and highly readable” and David can’t bring himself
to disagree with either of those statements.
Growing up in the UK in the eighties, David’s earliest influences were the
books of Stephen King and Clive Barker, and the films of John
Carpenter and George Romero. The first wave of Video Nasties may also
have had a profound effect on his psyche.
As well as being a proud VIP writer for Stitched Smile Publications,
David works as a Software Developer and lives in Coventry with his
wife, three cats and an ever-growing beard. David’s wife once asked
him if he’d write about how great she was. David replied that he
would, because he specialized in short fiction. Despite that, they
are still married.
