They are the stuff of nightmares, these creatures in the shadows and under our beds, yet we can't look away. Fear is part of the allure, after all—drawing us into the woods, into the mist, into the dark water, while others run the other way.We yearn to be craved by what wishes to consume us.Open yourself to 23 twisted trysts from authors and illustrators: Hannah Birss, Terry Campbell, Monica Chen, Sam Crain, Astra Crompton, gaast, Arlo Z. Graves, Joachim Heijndermans, LaRita Janae, Tonja K. Johnson, C. Charles Knight, Mandy S Knight, Indigo Larkspur, David O Mahony, Jeannie Marschall, Kelsey McConnell, Dyana McGowan, Evan Noren, David Simon, Jon Stubbington, Nik Sylvan, DC Valentine, Celia Winter