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18 WHEELS OF HORROR

A Trailer full of Trucking Terrors

Loaded, Driven, and

EDITED BY ERIC MILLER

Big Time Books

Los Angeles, California

www.BigTimeBooks.com

18 Wheels of Horror

18 WHEELS OF HORROR

A Trailer Full Of Trucking Terrors

Anthology, Cover, Title, Front and Back Material all copyright 2015

Eric Miller dba Big Time Books(tm)

A Dark Road 2015 Ray Garton

Rising Fawn 2015 Brad C. Hodson

Never Lost Again 2015 Joseph Spencer

Big Water 2015 R.B. Payne

Downshift 2015 Daniel P. Coughlin

Siren 2015 Eric Miller

Whistlin By 2015 Shane Bitterling

Lucky 2015 Del Howison

Happy Joes Rest Stop 2015 John Palisano

Pursuit 2015 Hal Bodner

Beyond the Best Seasoning 2015 Meghan Arcuri

Take the Night 2015 Janet Joyce Holden

King Shits 2015 Charles Austin Muir

Cargo 2015 Tim Chizmar

Crocodile 2015 Edward M. Erdelac

Sleeper 2015 Ian Welke

The Iron Bulldogge 2015 Michael Paul Gonzalez

Road Kill 2015 Jeff Seeman

Cover art 2015 Keven Carter

www.car-n-art.com

Quote before Lucky is from Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell

1997 Patricia Daniels Cornwell

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, digital copy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from both the copyright owner and the publisher.

These are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the products of the authors imaginations or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Interior and E-Book layout by Steven W. Booth,

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If you like this book, we want to know.

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PRAISE FOR BIG TIME BOOKS ANTHOLOGIES

Hell Comes To Hollywood

Gorier than any PG-13 horror flick youll see, and written better (by a mile) than any SyFy schlockfest, Hell Comes To Hollywood is worth a look.

Dr. Loomis, Aint It Cool News Horror

If youre a fan of horror, delivered in any medium, this is a must-read.

Matt Molgaard, Horror Novel Reviews

Hell Comes To Hollywood is all-encompassing, featuring stories that span from wonderfully gratuitous, over-the-top gorefeststo tales that are genuinely haunting and linger in your mind long afterward

Vivienne Vaughn, Fangoria

Hell Comes To Hollywood was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award

Hell Comes To Hollywood II

Millers Hell Comes To Hollywood II ought to be required reading for anyone who has even an inkling of trying to make it in the City of Dreams.

Scott Urban, The Horror Zine

If you are looking for some short stories to satisfy your horror cravings, then this is the book for you!

Desiree Putaski, Bookie-Monster.com

On the whole, the anthology receives a big thumbs up; it is entertaining read with an unusually high number of good stories

TT Zuma, Horror World

Some (of the stories) are funny, some are scary, some are disturbing, some are sad. All are memorable, lingering in the mind like the evocative and unique aroma of movie-theater popcorn.

Christine Morgan, The Horror Fiction Review

Dedicated to

John DeTroia, Chris Mendoza,

Charles Moore, and other

absent driver friends

See you again someday at the

truck stop in the sky

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Welcome to 18 Wheels of Horror, an anthology of trucking horror stories born out of my love for dark fiction, trucking stories, and the open road. In spite of there being millions of truckers plying the highways around the world, theres not a lot of dedicated trucking fiction, so I wanted to add some great stories to the existing body of work and hopefully inspire more. I think the writers and I did a damn fine job, and we hope you agree.

If youre not a trucker, dont worry; you can still enjoy these stories. Anyone who likes good genre fiction will find many a good read in these pages, and might also learn something about the trucking world.

As with any book, a lot of thanks are in order, the unsung heroes that make it all possible. So in no particular order Id like to thank:

Everyone who has supported Big Time Books over the last few years. The fans, the writers, the reviewers all made it clear they liked what we were doing and wanted more.

The Horror Writers Association. I am still amazed at all the talented, professional, and friendly people that I have come to know since joining. Proud to be a member and help the organizationand the horror genregrow.

Paul Carlson. His trucking fiction list at www.cuebon.com introduced me to lots of new trucking stories and books I wasnt aware of, as well as his own fiction. Paul is a rare breed, a driver and a writer. Wish there were more.

Elie Littauer. Driver, Beta Reader, and much more.

Steven W. Booth and Leya Booth at Genius Book Services. Their formatting, design, and proofreading skills help turn words into a real book. Magic.

John Palisano, Shane Bitterling, Patrick Shiffrar, and the rest of the Big Time Books Irregulars. For all the behind the scenes support.

Keven Carter. For the kick-ass cover art and title design.

Red Sovine, C.W. McCall, Jerry Reed, and all the other singers and writers of trucking songs over the years. You inspired generations to hit the road and showed that there were real people behind the wheel.

Jack Burton. The greatest (fictional) driver of all time. Still out there somewhere, driving the Pork Chop Express through hell and high water, keeping the world safe from evil.

Richard Matheson. He wrote a lot of amazing things, but Duel was the grandaddy of all trucking horror stories and this book wouldnt exist without it.

Truck Drivers everywhere. You literally move the world. From big rigs to box trucks to delivery vans, without you everything would stop. Its a lonely, hard job, so I hope this book gives you a break from the road and gives you some entertainment.

And special thanks to every one of you that blasted the horn without fail when a kid gave you the sign.

One final note to the truckers: The writers that made this book happen are terrific storytellers, but most are not drivers. And though I have a CDL and have been a professional driver for many years, a few things might have gotten past me, or I let them go for sake of the story. So I hope you will overlook any mistakes and enjoy the tales anyway.

Eric Miller

Los Angeles, California

July, 2015

FOREWORD

Civilization rolls on eighteen wheels. Truckers are out there, day and night on roadways all over, bringing darned near every item your family might want or need.

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