Summer Bludgeon

Forget lazy beach days and breezy nights—these tales of sunbaked dread and creeping shadows will have you questioning every picture-perfect post.

Summer Bludgeon peels back the idyllic facade to expose broken dreams, twisted desires, and the sinister secrets simmering in summer’s relentless heat. Gritty and poignant, this anthology gathers 33 short stories from emerging and award-winning voices in crime, noir, and psychological suspense.

Back in a new edition from Disturb Ink Books—with a fresh cover and a chilling new story—Summer Bludgeon is your ticket to a season where the only thing hotter than the sun is the rage just beneath the surface.

Prepare to be unnerved as love turns toxic, relationships shatter, and the heat brings not just sweat, but a cold shiver of fear during the "warmest" time of the year.

For fans of Joyce Carol Oates, Gillian Flynn, and Black Mirror and anyone who likes their fiction short, sharp, and haunting.

Edited by H. Dair Brown and Robin Knabel, this anthology (originally published under the same title by Unsettling Reads) weaves together tales from acclaimed and emerging authors alike.