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Delirium Corridor, A Dark Anthology, curated by Max Talley <br> Fifteen tales of psychological suspense, altered states, noir crime, and the surreal. Featuring authors Zane Andrea, John Reed, Shelly Lowenkopf, Sacha Wamsteker, Jesse Krenzel, Genna Rivieccio, Jack Eidt, Trey Dowell, M.M. De Voe, Stephen Vessels, Fred Williams, Silver Webb & Max Talley. Art by Vessels, Talley, Grace Rachow, and Vergvotre. <br> You can't find Delirium Corridor with GPS. Ten miles past the Twilight Zone, you veer east after Barstow toward the hot, wind-blasted promise of Needles, CA. At some point, you visit a gas station restroom. You try to see your reflection in the Black Mirror above the stained sink, but not even the frightening apparition of yourself under penetrating fluorescent light appears. Struggle onward, ignoring the hallucinations at the periphery of vision, and the inner voices that sound like Dennis Hopper. Drive into Arizona and eventually end up at La Posada Hotel, staring at paintings of dead people in their Night Gallery. Stagger back to your car amid the oppressive heat toward the distant rumor of the New Mexico border. Turn back west, or north or south? Everything looks the same and you are all alone. You have arrived; no one can help you. <br> "Delirium Corridor" by Max Talley <br> Jeremy Rebus learns that the triple-locked door in his back-room office does not lead to a sky bridge between buildings. The noises, the scents, and screams within pique his curiosity, though management has told him to never ever open the door. <br>"Scavenger" by Jesse Krenzel<br> "While half the world starved, David Lathrop survived. Scraping away soil baked hard by the fiery crash of an alien space probe, he'd found hope." The struggle between human life and plant-life gains a certain urgency in "Scavenger." <br> "Oh Yes, Dr. No" by Silver Webb <br> "The thin, dry light of the desert made my head feel like it was floating. Or maybe that was the Seconal kicking in." A washed-up movie s