God Forbid: Short Stories

“Each story here is a winner, many having all the potential to expand to their own book. But collected? You got a perfect assortment of tales that encapsulates the brand that is A.A. Medina. Medina's stories give dread out like candy, and GOD FORBID is his Halloween night.” ~Bo Chappell, Author of Year 47 and Our Biggest Fears

“With a poetry to the language and a satisfying twist to every tale, Medina's latest is a must-have for fans of short horror fiction!”
Leo X. Robertson, author of Bonespin Slipspace and The Grimhaven Disaster

Following the Foreword by two-time Spatterpunk-Nominated Author, Steve Stred, this collection of eleven short stories will cast you into multiple worlds of horror, mystery, intrigue, and dread. Visit dystopian futures and get a glimpse at the dark underbelly of the human condition. Tales of life, death, and rebirth.

I’M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS
Desperate and hopeless, a man strikes a deal with a hellish creature.
A NIGHT IN BLACK CANYON
A father and daughter believe they’ve found sanctuary in a post-apocalyptic Arizona.
THE CUPBEARERS
The flora on an alien planet isn’t quite what it seems…
SALVAGE
A blacksmith scouring the war-torn Italian Hinterlands for scrap makes a heart-breaking discovery.
TRADITIONS
A neglectful husband falls victim to his wife’s holiday cheer.
AN OPEN CASKET ADRIFT
What should have been a daytrip turns a into a dreadful vacation.
EVERY NIGHT
A lonely man is visited by a mysterious being every night.
THE PIONEER PROJECT
A science vessel orbiting Saturn’s moon, Enceladus is hijacked.
THE TOPHETH PEDIGREE
A pregnant woman reluctantly meets her partner’s rich, secretive family.
FROM RIPPLES TO WAVES
A man obsessed preys on the neighborhood children.
8-BIT REBELLION
Colors are controlled by corporations. An ode to Lois Lowry and Philip K. Dick.


“There were many evils on this earth before the demons crawled up from hell.”