Category:  Horror Publisher: Dark Regions Press ISBN-10:  1888993855 Type: Fiction Copyright: June 2010 ISBN-13: 9781888993851 Tales of strange creatures from around the world. A book for fans of cryptozoology and horror stories. Published by Dark Regions Press, this is available in several formats, including the Deluxe Lettered Edition (sold out), a signed limited hardcover edition, and a trade paperback. Excerpt Monsters... they are seen all around us, and yet no real proof has ever been discovered. Fact, or Fiction? Every culture describes them, and countless documentation and ancient texts mention their presence. The tales are passed down from one generation to another, whispered around campfires, and told to trembling children. Modern day adventures seek them out in hopes to discover evidence of their existence, and signs of the mythical truth. Are they real? Regardless of the truth, pray that you never encounter one... Paul Melniczek takes us on a monster quest across the continents you will soon not forget. Stories which compel and frighten us as if we ourselves are hunted through dark and primeval forests, and confronted with the terrible and ultimate truth: Monsters do exist! "Time after time in these tales, Paul Melniczek builds vivid settings that throb with a sense of lurking menace. These are stories that conjure up the atmosphere of dark Halloween nights...even in the bright light of day." - Stephen Mark Rainey "There's only a handful of young writers I will drop whatever I am doing to read...Paul Melniczek is one of them. Atmospheric, lyrical storytelling at its best. He always delivers." - Richard Chizmar

Book Review: Monsters by Paul Melniczek from Famous Monsters of Filmland
Monsters, how can you not like a book with at title like that? Well, if the writing is terrible, the monsters not scary and the stories boring, that’s how.

But fortunately for us that is definitely not the case here. Dark Regions Press just might be the best publisher of short fiction today, and Paul Melniczek’s Monsters is no exception.

Monsters is full of well crafted tales of things that shouldn’t be, creatures of legend come to life. A delectable feast of man’s search for the unthinkable and the realization that we are powerless against those things in the dark.

I really couldn’t really come up with a weak story in the bunch and I enjoyed them all and the book was a hell of a lot of fun to read. Though if I had to choose a favorite, it would be The Bunyip, a tale of a man in search of new species in the unforgiving wilderness of Australia and boy did he find what he was looking for.

My second would be White, a tale of the search for a creature of the snow that turns decadently different.

And is usual with any of Dark Regions books, the cover art is exceptional.

So if you are looking for a nice leisurely way to pass a hot summer afternoon, reading Monsters is right at the top of my list.

So pay a visit to our friends over at Dark Regions Press and pick up Monsters, and take a look at what else they have to offer, it will be well worth your time.