The Better to Eat You With Collected Long Fiction

OH MY, WHAT BIG EYES YOU HAVE... Realtor Hershel Merkley set out to do the impossible: to finally sell the estranged Whitecomb Mansion. Following the brutal murder of its previous owner, the lavish country estate has sat vacant for nine long years, and while many have tried to fill its walls with life, Hershel is determined to make his wealthy Russian clients the perfect fit. But as the Sokolov's secrets begin to unravel, and the price of his morals comes into question, Hershel finds that their lascivious demands may be the very least of his worries. What they find in the basement is a much bigger problem... AND WHAT BIG EARS YOU HAVE... Only one more show and heavy metal guitarist Spencer Hesston can finally quit Rot in Hell. No more touring, no more fighting, and no more unwanted advances from the lead singer's girlfriend. But instead of waking up the next day in their Midwestern hometown, the band finds themselves dazed and confused in an abandoned settlement in the middle of the desert, with no idea of how they got there. Things are done a little differently out here: the trees have perverse urges, the spiders have human fingers, and every time they step outside the town transforms into a new hellish nightmare. In this town anything is possible, except making it out in one piece... AND WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE... Brann Shadle is living his best life. He's got a steady job, a brand new home, and in just a few short months he gets to marry Christine, the woman of his dreams. Being the wild one of two, Christine suggests they throw away their inhibitions and have a threesome with her best friend before their nuptials. Brann is hesitant, but he eventually gets over his apprehension and goes all- in for a good time. When the other woman disappears from their lives, she soon reemerges with news that's sure to tear their lives to pieces. THE BETTER TO EAT YOU WITH is the new collection from horror author Wesley Southard, which includes the novella CLOSING COSTS and the award-winning ONE FOR THE ROAD, as well as the brand new short novel THREESOME, original to this compilation.