
Heads up! If I Die Before I Wake – Better Off Dead 9 is now available for purchase in all formats.
In the blink of an eye, everything can cease to exist.
T.S. Eliot tells us in his poem “The Hollow Men” that the world will end not with a bang, but with a whimper. Well, he was wrong. Dead wrong. When death and destruction come, the screams of terror, horror, and excruciating pain will rend the blood-red sky and be heard across the world. When your number is up, there’s nowhere to run and no place to hide. You can’t cheat death; death will find you. It always does.
Join us for tales of Death and Destruction in this volume of If I Die Before I Wake. From wastelands to dead lands, among the dead and dying, as the world takes one last collective gasp. Death has returned from holiday, and it’s bringing hell with it.
The Better Off Dead series delves into the farthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness!
Author list:
A.M. Symes
Brian J. Smith
Elana Gomel
John Oakes
Merdhin Wylde
Nick Roberts
Paul O’Neill
Rick A. Pearson
Rob Bliss
Scott Harper
Scotty Milder
Victoria Dalpe
Laurence Jones
Mia Dalia
Steve Loiaconi
And, of course, yer faithful scribe Trevor James Zaple, writing Weird fiction about ghosts again.
If I Die Before I Wake 9 is out thanks to the tireless efforts of Sinister Smile Press.
While you’re here, peruse some other short fiction from Trevor James Zaple.



































