City of Devils: 13 Tales of the Uncanny, Unlucky & Unholy

By Staci Layne Wilson

Los Angeles and Lucifer are a lot alike. They both seduce and lure with promises of wealth, fame, beauty, or love. But those promises are often empty; and even when they're not, there's a wicked price to pay.

"City of Devils is an intoxicating mixture of white-knuckle horror and laugh-out-loud gallows humor." - Daniel Love, producer: The Occult

Meet the denizens of City of Devils:

Natasha is an underrated actress who goes to great lengths to win an Oscar in "Based on a true story."In "Doom for Rent" a young man takes on a roommate to make ends meet, only to find he's opened the door to pure evil.Geneva Hughes is a wealthy celebutant who loves her chihuahua Boo-Boo to death in "Ankle Biters."Private dick Max Ryker gets more than he bargained for in "The Case of the Butchered Bombshell."Tourist Ethel learns there's no such thing as "Free Admission."Child actor Cosmo Colombo finds out what he's made of when The Big One hits L.A. in "Richter Mortis."Are the paparazzi soulless? Find out in "Remote Trigger."A narcissist devours the weak in "Depraved Indifference."The meek fight back against a sleazy film producer in "He Was Asking For It."Partygoers in "Abracadaver" practice supernatural sleight-of-hand during a s ance at The Magic Castle.A psychic shyster gets his comeuppance in "My Mother the Carcass."Malibu surfer Bjorn meets a malicious mermaid in "Tasty Waves."Lastly, a lonely lady's desperation to be thin and beautiful could cost her her life in "Alice on Wonderland."

"Reader beware, you're in for a scare A travelogue through sinister L.A., accompanied by a soundtrack of sinful rock and roll, City of Devils will keep you awake all night." - Abigail Gibson, guide: Haunted Hollywood Tours

"City of Devils is a darkened mirror shoved in front of Los Angeles; shiny, grimy, always well-lit, and covered in lipstick-scribbled desires." -Christian Ackerman, editor: My Favorite Horror Movie

"Wilson slices open the black heart of Hollywood, exposing its nastiest demons for our pulse-pounding pleasure." -Lotti Pharriss Knowles, Producer: Chastity Bites, & Goddess: The Showgirls Chronicles

"Atmospheric, suspenseful, and unsettling, but also funny, well-observed satire. City of Devils is dark and smart, and a hell of a lot of fun." -Jordan Essoe, actor: Bedeviled

AN AMAZON #1 BESTSELLING BOOK IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES

READERS SAY:
"Not a single clunker in the whole bunch."
"There isn't a wasted word in this entire collection."
"Hard to pick favorites out of all the wonderful offerings."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967518571
• ISBN13: 9780967518572
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Excessive Nuance
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"