Ash Wednesday

Scattered through the streets and homes of Merridale are glowing, transparent blue forms, frozen in their death agonies. They do not speak-and are all the more terrifying for their silence. Merridale's dead have returned. All hell is about to break loose. This edition of Ash Wednesday contains a final portion that was not included with the book when it was first published. It was removed due to an editorial decision to which I acquiesced. After the book appeared, the last chapter was publis...