Author: M. Amanuensis Sharkchild
Cover Designer and Illustrator: John F. Stifter
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Hardcover: Imitation Leather; 292 pages
Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
Publisher: Armored Books; First Edition
Limited Edition: 1,000 printed
Special: Signed by Author

Twenty-six short stories of occult, metaphysical, and fantastical horror that will follow you to the visions of your sleep.

The Dark Verse is a multiverse of Lovecraftian terror, spanning different realms and times that touches upon evils that transcend the knowable. Whether a man whose written letters cast insidious spells, a witch that sends criminals to their deaths based on a game of chance, or a monster that seeks to destroy whoever speaks its name, there is no escape from the occult horrors that await you within the innumerable folios of The Dark Verse.

This is Sharkchild's second collection of grim and ethereal stories and can be enjoyed independently from the other Dark Verse volumes. The cover of the book is imitation leather with foil stamping on the front, back, and spine; there is no dust cover. All three sides of the pages have black dusting. The artwork in its entirety, including a two-page illustration for each story, was created by John F. Stifter.

LIST OF STORIES

1. The Clock’s Many Hands
2. Playgrounds Never Wondered About
3. The Fragmented
4. The Changing Feyth (Part 3)
5. Mantis, Malevolent
6. Pathway for the Dead
7. The Road Show
8. The Song of Dusty Hearts
9. A Megacosm’s Secret Initiation of Members
10. Confronting the Formless
11. The Deviations
12. The Taking of Hallowed Creation
13. Stumbling upon Preterition
14. The Changing Feyth (Part 4)
15. Symptoms of the Astral
16. Thirteen Door Roulette
17. The Hunt, The Chosen
18. Names: Apherdane
19. Names: Chillanthon
20. The Ilks of Devotion
21. Nigh Outlasting the Fear of Death
22. Severing the Lost
23. The Man of Letters
24. The Concomitant
25. No More Resistance
26. When Eyes Have Seen Too Much

PRAISE FOR THE DARK VERSE, VOL. 2
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"I rarely rave about a book unless it is outstanding on every front. Books I rant about are written well, are thoroughly original, and are almost flawless in both content and entertainment. I can state, without a doubt, that IN THE BLOOD OF DEATH is one of these very tomes. If you are any kind of fan of horror fiction, this book (and its brothers) are must-haves." -Matthew Scott Baker

"More than once, someone had asked if I was feeling well because my breathing had become labored due to holding my breath for an outcome of one of the stories." -Dane Higbee

"Packed with bizarre and twisted stories that make your brain implode!" -Brenden

"'The Dark Verse, Vol 2: In the Blood of Death' is a masterfully crafted and illustrated book of 26 short stories. Each story flows seamlessly into the next, but all forms of death and destruction are independent of the others. The accompanying illustrations are fantastic and can only be fully appreciated in the beautifully bound hardback book." -HodgePodge Galore

Read the story, The Man of Letters:

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