The Jack London/Stephen King mashup you never knew you wanted!
 
SUICIDE VALLEY TRAIL MAINTENANCE is a thrilling horror novella that follows a park ranger as they journey into a remote, ominous valley to repair neglected trails, only to uncover a hidden infestation of parasites that prey on travelers, driving them to despair, from Colin Alexander, a "rising star of horror fiction."
 
Approx 106 pages
Perfectbound paperback
ISBN: 979-8-90214-227-0
To be published: June 9, 2026
 
Colin Alexander is an attorney in the Bay Area who has previously published in Shotgun Honey, The Molotov Cocktail, Havok and Radon Journal. His piece Dreamer, Passenger, Partner was nominated for 2024 Brave New Weird, and his piece Old Wives Tales placed third in Molotov Cocktail's Killer Flash contest. 
 
Praise for Suicide Valley Trail Maintenance
 
"Intense, visceral, and gory...this is the Jack London/Stephen King mashup I never knew I wanted!"
- Author Ashlee Lhamon
 
"Eco-horror that burrows into the brain...a visceral survival tale that'll drag you into the deadfall and leave you breathless."
- Josh Goller, The Molotov Cocktail
 
"Creature horror in the great outdoors like you've never encountered before, from the pen of rising star of horror fiction."
— Author AD Schweiss