Specters in Coal Dust — Michael Knost

The depth and darkness of the coalmine has been described as the blackest of black, the loneliest of lonely, and the coldest of cold. American miners have tunneled the earth s bowels for the black diamond since the early 1700s, and unexplained tales of ghosts and specters have made their way to the surface with nearly every load of anthracite. Specters in Coal Dust. An eerie collection of coal camp stories from some of the horror genre s finest storytellers, Specters in Coal Dust will leave you cold, lonely, and gasping for air. Stories and contributors include: Gary A. Braunbeck, Christopher Golden, Tom Piccirilli, Steve Rasnic Tem, Elizabeth Massie, Lee Thomas, Ronald Kelly, Bev Vincent, William Meikle, Nate Southard, Joshua Reynolds, Barbara Jo Fleming, Michael Bracken and Brian J. Hatcher