The Alien Buddha's Chaos Countdowns<br/><br/>Prepare for a wild ride as The Alien Buddha’s Chaos Countdowns drops next week—featuring an eclectic mix of horror, mystery, party comedy/adult romcom, sci-fi, and fringe fiction—all set on New Year's Eve. From painful reflections on relationships that never were, to chaotic nights filled with infidelity, apathy, and self-destruction, these stories will make you laugh, cringe, and gasp.<br/><br/>In these pages…<br/>A ruptured hemorrhoid turns a New Year’s Eve wrestling match into a bloody disaster in 2016.<br/>A group of art school friends on the brink of the new millennium struggle with their boundaryless lives.<br/>A mystical transformation of a disillusioned call center worker into a merman.<br/>A man, overwhelmed by life’s mundanities, contemplates suicide and self-destruction.<br/>A village and its succubus use supernatural rituals to erase people lost in societal disillusionment.<br/>A gruesome midnight ritual where an Englishman is sacrificed in a foreign land.<br/>A chaotic New Year’s Eve in Tijuana where two hapless friends attempt drug smuggling.<br/>A family navigates the simplicity and chaos of life, finding joy in unexpected places.<br/>The surreal journey of a dying child and a mechanical gorilla through a Victorian hospital.<br/>An introverted woman’s quiet New Year’s Eve unravels into a chilling mystery that turns her world upside down.<br/>And much more.<br/><br/>Whether it’s a New Year’s Eve adventure in London, a waiter trying to make sense of illicit desires and eerie encounters, or a sinister embodiment of broken resolutions, The Alien Buddha’s Chaos Countdowns is literary madness!