House of Blood

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The author would like to thank the following people: My mother, Cherie Smith, who along with my father steered me through some dark times. For this, I will always be grateful. My wife Rachael, for believing in me and seeing me through many ups and downs. Brian Keene, the patron saint of up-and-coming horror writers. James Newman, for timely advice. Undaunted Press editor Cullen Bunn. My longtime friends Keith Ashley, Brent Wilhoite, and Paul Minturn. My brothers Jeff Smith and Eric Smith and their families. The whole Shocklines gang. The brewers of Guinness Extra Stout. And of course, editor Don D’Auria.

Being the rock ‘n’ roll fanboy I am, I’d be remiss not to thank these guys for making music that’s kept me marginally sane throughout the years: The Replacements, Hanoi Rocks, Guns N’ Roses, Backyard Babies, Zodiac Mindwarp, Iggy, and the Ramones.

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Later they would all agree they should have stayed on that dark stretch of Tennessee highway. One or two of those left alive at that point would remark on how useless it is to want to change something that cannot be changed-the kind of insight normally available only to people forced by circumstance to move beyond the self-centered world of their own psyches and see things as they really are. They would also experience the bitter realization that such knowledge is often earned the hard way.

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