Vanity Kills

Haunted by his tragic past, Jack LeBlanc, a heavily-scarred introvert, finds himself volunteering for the clinical trial of a miraculous new tissue-regeneration drug, nicknamed Obsidian. Jack and the other lab rats soon discover that the medication is not what was promised. They're about to find out the hard way that the pills have nightmarish consequences and that Jack's pained conscience isn't the only thing with teeth. With every pill taken, one thing becomes more clear: the path to perfection will be paved with gore. From the Author that brought you Bad God's Tower, DERAILED, and Mantis comes a monstrous body horror that will have you turning pages while your skin crawls. Based loosely on Summers' 2020 feature film, Obsidian, this tale will have you questioning the side-effects of every pill you take. ***** PRAISE FOR VANITY KILLS****** "Erica Summers writes with an eloquence in horror that I've not seen in years. She gracefully slides dread across the page, tenderly strokes your heart, and then stomps on it. Vanity Kills is a stunning work of horror fiction, and demands to be read, absorbed, and definitely, loved. - Ash Ericmore, author of Red Room. "Looking forward to watching Summers' star rise, because she has the chops and only needs the audience. 5 Stars!" - Mort Stone, Reviewer for The Mort Report and author of All the Sand and Tears a Monkey Can Buy. "With Vanity Kills, Summers cements herself as a powerful voice to be reckoned with in horror. From the beautiful, dense prose of her passages to the believable, earnest way her characters talk to one another. Her hard-hitting depictions of visceral violence are attacked with the same tenacity as her stellar storytelling skills. Vanity Kills is one of the best books I've read this year! Highly recommended!" - Otis Bateman, author of The Maggot Girl series. "...An amazing blend of medical and body horror, with cinematic prose, skillfully realistic dialogue, lots of character development, and a slow-burn narrative full of dread, regret, and trauma. Summers manages to hit the nail on the head when it comes to people who struggle to exist, to be themselves, to realize their true potential. She portrays their plight with empathy and a shocking awareness of conflict. Summers knows extreme horror and knows how to make the reader care for the characters and the plot, before unleashing hell on virtually EVERYBODY!" - Milt Theodossiou, Reviewer "Summers drops you right into the story and refuses to let you look away from what is happening. If you're looking for a story that does not hold back on gore, body horror, and fantastic character development, you need to read VANITY KILLS." - Mia Coppola Faller, author of Buried Women Speak "The writing style was excellent, each character well-developed, all with their own flaws that kept me gripped. It's marketed as extreme horror but it's good for everyone. Definitely one of my favorite reads this year!" - Justin Boote, author of They Are All Monsters. "Trust me when I tell you, the conclusion is SO worth it. Erica excels with her storytelling abilities in this book, showcasing pain and horrors so relatable but some incredibly believable. This story is creative, terrifying and beautifully written." - Nat Whiston, author of Feel Her Pain.