Evil Progeny — Steve Berman

Children are supposed to be all sugar and spice and everything nice . . . but we know that's not the truth. Dark tales of wicked tykes and dangerous kids playing vicious games that lead adults -- sometimes their own parents -- to their demise are a staple of frightening fiction. Beware the schoolyards and playgrounds, even the sanctity of the familial home, especially after dark. And don't be fooled by a trickle of tears or tiny hands reaching for you. These youngsters do not want to love or comfort -- only to inflict pain! Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny offers twenty-seven tales of terrifying offspring by both masters of the genre and imaginative newcomers.