A collection of eight horror stories created by #1 New York Times best-selling novelist Scott Sigler, author of the Infected Trilogy , the Earthcore Duology , Ancestor , and Nocturnal . Author's notes explain the history and/or impetus of each story, giving you an insight into the method behind the madness. Stories in BLOOD IS RED : Number One with a Bullet : In the high-stakes world of the National Football League, a wasted draft choice can cost careers and damage a franchise for years to come. When the league investigates sure-fire number-one pick Eugene Patterson, however, they find far more than they want to know. Red Man : To be marked as a sex offender, a pedophile, a child rapist, is to carry stigma that all but banishes you from society. And if that mark is literal—a permanent, inoperable face tatto
