An award finalist in the International Best Book Awards, MAILBOXES - MANSIONS - MEMPHISTOPHELES is the first short story collection by Andrew Barger, award winning author of COFFEE WITH POE: A NOVEL OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S LIFE and Crypt Classics: Best Horror Stories 19th Century Annotated. In the collection Andrew unleashes a blend of character-driven dark tales, which are sure to be remembered.

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• In "Azra'eil & Fudgie" a little girl visits a team of marines in Afghanistan and they quickly learn she is more than she seems.

• "The Mailbox War" is a deadly tale of a weekend hobby taken to extremes.

• "The Brownie of the Alabaster Mansion" sees a Scottish monster of antiquity brought back to life.

• "Memphistopheles" contains a tale of the devil, Memphis, barbeque and a wannabe poet.

• "The Serpent and the Sepulcher" is a prose poem that will be cherished by all who experience it.

• "The Gëbult Mansion" recounts a literary hoax played by Andrew on his unsuspecting social networking friends that involves a female vampire.

• Last, "Stain" is an unforgettable horror story that is uniquely presented backwards or forwards.