Book excerpt: Ghosts can bleed... but it's not the blood you should be worried about. Alien landscapes and mythic societies. Creatures of the night and terrifying monsters of the human psyche. Magical lands and emotional tales. By turns terrifying, darkly comic, surreal and stomach-churning, these stories from award-winning author Tracie McBride open the veins of the world to show humanity in a different - and much darker - light. If dark fiction appeals to you, do yourself a favor and try Ghosts Can Bleed. You'll be glad you did, but don't plan on getting a lot of sleep afterward.