The old Palace Theater has been closed and abandoned for nearly two decades.Fallen into disarray and completely dilapidated, something amazing is going on within the building.John Bellows, a former entertainment writer, had been missing. When he reappears at his old place of employment, he urges his ex-fellow employee and friend, Carol, to follow him to the old Palace Theater. Wary of his disheveled appearance and erratic behavior, but wanting to discover more about just where John has been, Carol agrees to go with him.What she discovers both amazes and frightens her... Originally published in 2004 from Subterranean Press, this chapbook was published as a limited edition of 250 signed/numbered chapbooks and 52 signed/numbered hardcovers. Now for the first time since that publication, this short story, one of Garton's personal favorites from his body of work is available as an e-story.

There's a new neighbor on the block. Right across the street. She's beautiful. And friendly. The new neighbor doesnt want to borrow your weed-eater or your lawn rake. She doesnt need a cup of sugar. She just wants to get to know you… And seduce you… And most of all… She wants your soul.

This breakout.thriller by the master of horror was previously released only as an oversized Subterranean Press hardcover edition. Sex and Violence in Hollywood will take its place on the shelf next to other Garton classics like Live Girls and The New Neighbor.This blockbuster is a chilling combination of thrills, terror, and black humor, plot reversals and a climax so shocking that it will leave you shaken.Adam Julian, son of a Hollywood screenwriter, has a life many would kill for... and some would kill to keep. He's tangled in a web of forced sex, coerced into robbery, and it's only a short step to killing as a choice. At the center of the book is a sensational murder trial which oddly resembles the O.J. Simpson case. The cast features an abrasive, star-struck female judge, blundering prosecuting attorneys, a nerdy defendant who reserves his right to silence, and Rona Horowitz, a pint-sized, ball-of-fire of a defense lawyer. The defendant may be...