CK GAUNTT
"Nothing is more painful to the human mind than, after the feelings have been worked by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows and deprives the soul both of hope and fear."
"Nothing is more painful to the human mind than, after the feelings have been worked by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows and deprives the soul both of hope and fear."
MARY SHELLEY
Seventeen short stories engage the schizophrenic and sometimes twisted aspects of the human mind, testing emotional and mental limits as it rides a delicate line between the real and the imaginary, indifference and obsession, and sane and insane. Flawlessly melding the suspense, thriller, and horror genres to captivating effect, CK Gauntt’s latest is a journey to the deepest recesses of the human psyche, exploring our darkest thoughts and how they eventually affect both our minds and our realities.
Seventeen short stories engage the schizophrenic and sometimes twisted aspects of the human mind, testing emotional and mental limits as it rides a delicate line between the real and the imaginary, indifference and obsession, and sane and insane. Flawlessly melding the suspense, thriller, and horror genres to captivating effect, CK Gauntt’s latest is a journey to the deepest recesses of the human psyche, exploring our darkest thoughts and how they eventually affect both our minds and our realities.
Dead Ends is the second reality-shifting installment in CK Gauntt's series of stories direct From the Midnight Vault. From a nightmarish encounter with a Christmas legend to a walk in the shoes of a young boy during the Great Flood of Noah, these 16 tales will both horrify and enlighten. CK Gauntt takes the boundaries of what we perceive as the true reality and then pushes the reader through a fantastic and often eye-opening experience through what lies on the other side. And it rarely ends well.
Dead Ends is the second reality-shifting installment in CK Gauntt's series of stories direct From the Midnight Vault. From a nightmarish encounter with a Christmas legend to a walk in the shoes of a young boy during the Great Flood of Noah, these 16 tales will both horrify and enlighten. CK Gauntt takes the boundaries of what we perceive as the true reality and then pushes the reader through a fantastic and often eye-opening experience through what lies on the other side. And it rarely ends well.
From the mind of CK Gauntt and his Midnight Vault comes this eclectic, and oftentimes deeply personal, collection of work. Short stories, poems, fragments, and the occasional curiosity will take the reader on a journey into the psyche of CK Gauntt.
From the mind of CK Gauntt and his Midnight Vault comes this eclectic, and oftentimes deeply personal, collection of work. Short stories, poems, fragments, and the occasional curiosity will take the reader on a journey into the psyche of CK Gauntt.
Pulled from beneath a stack of old toys, in a dusty back corner of the Midnight Vault, this book of illustrated, twisted children's tales will both enlighten and terrify. It's childlike drawings, illustrated by the daughter of the Vault's founder, showcase each profoundly metaphorical story, and bring an innocence mixed with an underlying darkness that one could only expect from the vault of CK Gauntt. Found, unlocked, and illustrated by Lilly Gauntt, daughter of CK Gauntt, Children At Play brings the children's stories from the Midnight Vault into full illustration for the first time...and you won't believe your eyes.
Pulled from beneath a stack of old toys, in a dusty back corner of the Midnight Vault, this book of illustrated, twisted children's tales will both enlighten and terrify. It's childlike drawings, illustrated by the daughter of the Vault's founder, showcase each profoundly metaphorical story, and bring an innocence mixed with an underlying darkness that one could only expect from the vault of CK Gauntt. Found, unlocked, and illustrated by Lilly Gauntt, daughter of CK Gauntt, Children At Play brings the children's stories from the Midnight Vault into full illustration for the first time...and you won't believe your eyes.
It is rare when every piece in a collection of short stories takes hold of us—our interest, our fascination, our emotions—and refuses to let go. Such is the case in CK Gauntt’s alarmingly forceful compendium, The Usual Grievances. Beginning with the tragic and haunting From a Child, the Writer’s Hands to the final lines of the closing story (Thou shalt not follow false gods. We are all guilty), we are pulled through every permutation of the human condition at its best, and its worst.
It is rare when every piece in a collection of short stories takes hold of us—our interest, our fascination, our emotions—and refuses to let go. Such is the case in CK Gauntt’s alarmingly forceful compendium, The Usual Grievances. Beginning with the tragic and haunting From a Child, the Writer’s Hands to the final lines of the closing story (Thou shalt not follow false gods. We are all guilty), we are pulled through every permutation of the human condition at its best, and its worst.
Can redemption be found through self-destruction? In The Descent of the Hands, a man finds himself trapped within a tower set to self-destruct...and the only way out is to go deeper in. As each chapter unfolds, another task must be completed before the prisoner may venture deeper into the tower toward his unknown fate, all at the cost of both his self and his sanity.
Can redemption be found through self-destruction? In The Descent of the Hands, a man finds himself trapped within a tower set to self-destruct...and the only way out is to go deeper in. As each chapter unfolds, another task must be completed before the prisoner may venture deeper into the tower toward his unknown fate, all at the cost of both his self and his sanity.
An H.G. Wells novel on spiritual steroids, mixed with a Lovecraftian atmosphere, The Descent of the Hands is a tense, emotional thriller that is an experience in itself.
An H.G. Wells novel on spiritual steroids, mixed with a Lovecraftian atmosphere, The Descent of the Hands is a tense, emotional thriller that is an experience in itself.