Vanity Kills

Deep in the swamps of southern Louisiana, a broken and reclusive man named Jack LeBlanc is desperate for a second chance. When he enrolls in a cutting-edge clinical trial for Obsidian, a revolutionary tissue-regeneration drug promising to heal permanent scars, it seems like a life-changing opportunity. However, one by one, the volunteers begin to irreparably change in both body and mind. What starts as a miracle rapidly unravels into a sinister cautionary tale about narcissism, greed, and revenge. From the award-winning author of The Rictus Grin and Other Tales of Insanity comes a pulse-pounding, viscerally terrifying thriller that will keep you up at night. Vanity Kills is a must-read for fans of dark medical thrillers and psychologically gripping body horror that gets under your skin… literally. Based loosely on Summers' 2020 award-winning feature film Obsidian, Vanity Kills will make you think twice before swallowing your next pill. PLEASE NOTE: Contains depictions of gore & violence, sex, death, LGBTQIA+ material, profanity, and the brief death of an animal. Published by Rusty Ogre Publishing. ***** PRAISE FOR VANITY KILLS****** "An amazing blend of medical thriller and body horror, with cinematic prose, skillfully realistic dialogue, and a slow-burn narrative full of dread, regret, and trauma." - Milt Theodossiou, Reviewer "Erica Summers writes with an eloquence in horror that I've not seen in years." - Ash Ericmore, author of The Red Room "Looking forward to watching Summers' star rise because she has the chops. 5 Stars!" - Mort Stone, Reviewer for The Mort Report "Summers drops you right into the story and refuses to let you look away." - Mia Coppola Faller, author of Buried Women Speak "One of my favorite reads this year!" - Justin Boote, author of They Are All Monsters "Creative, terrifying, and beautifully written." - Nat Whiston, author of Feel Her Pain "Summers cements herself as a powerful voice to be reckoned with. From the beautiful prose of her passages to the earnest way her characters talk to one another, her hard-hitting depictions of visceral violence are attacked with the same tenacity as her stellar storytelling skills." - Otis Bateman, author of My Vice is Your Unfathomable Agony.