Jojo Barker writes about Gay Horror, Queer Horror, Lesbian Horror, Plastination, and all things glbt gruesome. He's currently working on a new musical, Ophelia

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I love writing short stories. There's a real art to saying something in just a few words. Feel free to leave the light on as you read... Some of these are pretty gruesome!!

The Director's Cut       The young girl in the hospital bed is a stranger to aging movie star, Sarah Chandler. So why did she end up in her driveway? And how did that six-inch strip of skin get peeled so gruesomely from her inside thigh? (read the full story...)  Order signed, limited-edition chapbook

Milk     Melissa's mother-in-law is driving her crazy. The interfering old woman disapproves of everything Melissa does. A trip to Pike's Peak not only makes matters worse, it ends in tragedy for the whole family...    (read the full story...)  Order signed, limited-edition chapbook

Ratcatcher       Midnight. Tommy sits alone in a New York office, completing his day's work. But what's that moaning sound coming up the stairs? Is it just the wind, or ghosts of the old gay sex-club that used to occupy the building? (read the full story...)  Order signed, limited-edition chapbook

Precious     His lover's death has sent Peter into a spiral of depression, made no easier by Juanito's overbearing family. A priceless Frida Kahlo painting is snatched away from him, as the in-laws tear apart Juanito's estate. But when Peter meets the strangely pansexual Tiresa in a local bar, he realizes there may be more than revenge on the agenda...    (read the full story...)  Order signed, limited-edition chapbook