They're only nightmares... An ailing cop with a supernatural edge takes on a vicious bank gang in broad daylight. A controversial shock comic meets a tabloid journalist at the intersection of depravity and legend. A doomed young man finds his summer of love... and death. Welcome to Nightmare Paint, a collection of 15 raw pieces of short fiction that will plunge you into the weird, the tragic, the horrifying. Mike Zimmerman, author of Wildman and A Mosquito Over Sunset, offers a first-ever compilation spanning 25 years, previously published and never-before-seen stories combining horror, crime, dark comedy. These are the raw materials of the subconscious. Lights out. Eyes shut. Time to paint. Includes the stories "Saliva, Sunburn, and the Scum of the Earth" and "Dripping Crackers," honorable mentions in the Year's Best Fantasy & Horror. NIGHTMARE PAINT Collected Fiction