Inside the Madhouse: and other tales of delirium

Trapped in a pit in the Amazon rainforest, an explorer and his companion discover a food source unlike anything they've ever encountered before...A young veterinarian uncovers the horrific reason his girlfriend refuses to let him see her unclothed...A brilliant orphan exacts a terrible revenge on his abusive guardian...In a small village in Normandy, a father and son make a cider that is irresistible to the local townspeople-and they will do anything to hide the secret ingredient...A down-on-his-luck office worker stumbles across a strange token that will change his fortunes forever...In a psychiatric hospital, a troubled patient encounters someone even more insane than himself... These are just a few of the twenty stories of madness, obsession, delusion, and delirium included in this collection of shocking and disturbing tales. Whether set in a Japanese prison camp during World War II or a gladiatorial colosseum in orbit around Earth in the far future, these stories rip away the thin veneer of normalcy that covers the world and expose the dark truth-that we are all inside the madhouse...

• | Author: Stephen Hernandez
• | Publisher: Nielsen UK ISBN Store
• | Publication Date: Jul 20, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1916112617
• | ISBN-13: 9781916112612