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This exquisite collection of horror poetry by Roger Cowin will seep into your dreams and harvest your soul. His real-life dreams put into verse glow like a red light in a black room. Prepare yourself for the evil and horror that capers within us and around us. Come, spend a night in Hotel Transylvania. Make love to Bella. Surrender yourself to these haunting visions of life and dream. Succulent Flesh is us.

"Passing Through Darkness" is Indiana poet Roger Cowin's first collection of poems. Chronicling a career that has spanned over 25 years, Roger Cowin deals with the commonplace tragedies and victories of life with dark humor, bittersweet sadness and sometimes, outright anger.Roger Cowin draws upon his experience with small town life and years dealing with the mentally ill to paint a portrait of life as an absurd comedy.

"a Link in the Chain" is a 2014 Scars Publications cc&d magazine poetry and short story book by assorted writers and artists. cc&d ("Children, Churches and Daddies", subtitle "the UN-religios, NON-family oriented literart and art magazine) has been printed in many forms since it's inception in 1994, but starting in 2014 cc&d is being released every other months as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN#, but also an ISBN#. In honor of the 2014 ISBN# issue/book releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format. Writers and artists in this book include Janet Kuypers, Andrew H. Oerke, George Gott, Mel Waldman, Joshua Copeland, Rachel Park, Linda M. Crate, David Michael Jackson, Kelley Jean White MD, Linda Webb Aceto, Andrew L. Miller, Fritz Hamilton, Julie Kovacs, Devon Sova, Rex Sexton, Roger Cowin, Jerry Pendergast, Erren Kelly, Michael Lee Johnson, Anna Majeski, Eric Burbridge, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, C Ra McGuirt, Daniel Stockwell, Brian Forrest art, Joseph Bodie, Benjamin Sabin, Don Maurer, and art by Oz Hardwick.

The 6" x 9" perfect bound ISBN# book "Autumn Again" was originally released as the 5.5" x 8.5" perfect bound September 2011 issue (v224) of cc&d magazine (http://scars.tv/ccd, byline: The UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine, founded 1993), published by Scars Publications The cover is a photo of birds at the water at the Punta Commeorant at Floreana-Island, photographed on the Galapagos Islands December 26th 2003. Writers and artists included in this book are Jane Kuypers, Fritz Hamilton, Aaron Wilder (with art), Brian Hosey and Lauren Braden (with art), Mel Waldman, Dan Fitzgerald, Lawrence Gladeview, George Coston (with art), Roger Cowin, Stephanie Kaylor, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz (with art), Kelley Jean White MD, Nathan Riggs, Matthew Roberts, the HA!man of South Africa (with art), Kyrsten Bean, R. N. Taber, Anne Turner Taub, Fred Russell, Brian Forrest (with a painting), John Duncklee, Shannon Barber, Cheryl Townsend (with art), and Irene Ferraro.

"Art is not meant to be touched" is a poetry and prose collection book from Scars Publications of materials released through cc&d magazine ("Children, Churches and Daddies" magazine, byline: the UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine) from July through December of 2013 (containing material not only from issues but also from chapbook supplement releases) The release of this book culminates with materials from the 20 year anniversary issue of cc&d. See the books list info at http: //scars.tv to find the full list of writers and artists in this book.Contributors to this collection book include Janet Kuypers, Max Andrew, W. Scott R. Brownlee, Ronald Brunsky, Eric Burbridge, Emily Calvo, CEE, Michael Ceraolo, Joshua Copeland, Roger Cowin, Tom Curry, Holly Day, Tara Day, Kenneth DiMaggio, Doug Draime, Dan Fitzgerald, Josh Gaines, Pepper Giese, George Gott, Fritz Hamilton, Oz Hardwick, David (Buddha) Hargarten, Greg Harvey, Andy Heath, Wes Heine, Gary Hull, Guy J. Jackson, Dana Jerman, Robert Lawrence, Erren Kelly, Vol Lindsey, Sean J Mahoney, Emilio Maldonado, Bruce Matteson, MCD, Christopher Mulrooney, Erin Neckels, Jerry Pendergast, Andrew H. Oerke, Simon Perchik, Wes Perrin, Richard King Perkins II, Jessica Pilgreen, David S. Pointer, I.B. Rad (IB Rad), John Ragusa, enene Ravesloot, Joe Roarty, William Robinson, Carlos Rojas Jr. (Lcpl Rojas), Caroline N. Simpson, Carol Smallwood, Devon Sova, Dana Stamps, II, Jeff Stinson, Bob Strother, Will C. Superior, R. N. Taber, David J. Thompson, Mel Waldman, Darcy Wilmoth, Kelley Jean White MD, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, Neal Wilgus, and Wendy C. Williford, with art by Aaron Wilder, Uzeyir Lokman CAYCI, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowiczs, David Michael Jackson, David J. Thompson, Cheryl Townsend, the HA!man of South Africa, Peter LaBerge, Eric Bonholtzer, Rex Bromfield, Rose E. Grier and Brian Forrest.

The 6" x 9" perfect bound ISBN# book "America the Lost" (with cover art by Janet Kuypers) was originally released as the 5.5" x 8.5" perfect bound July 2011 issue (v096) of "Down in the Dirt" magazine, published by Scars Publications. Writers and artists included in this issue are Fritz Hamilton, Clinton Van Inman, Mel Waldman, Kelley Jean White MD, Roger Cowin, Christopher Hanson, Denny E. Marshall, Ally Malinenko, Justis Mills, John Ragusa, Jack Bristow, Marie Barry, Kyrsten Bean, Sarah Scharnweber, Jason Austin, Matthew Roberts, Rebecca L. Dupree, Lam Pham, Terry Ferrell, Lucie M. Winborne, Carl Scharwath, Lina Webb Aceto, and Janet Kuypers.

The 6" x 9" perfect bound ISBN# book "Exploding on the Scene" was originally released as the 5.5" x 8.5" perfect bound July 2011 issue (v222) of cc&d magazine (http://scars.tv/ccd, byline: The UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine, founded 1993), published by Scars Publications The cover is a collage of fireworks images photographed in Gurnee Illinois July 4th 2003. Writers and artists included in this book are CEE, Je'free, Brian Forrest', I.B. Rad, Rose E. Grier, Michael H. Brownstein, Uzeyir Lokman CAYCI, Mel Waldman, Jermaine Harmon, Aaron Wilder, John T. Hitchner, Jay Marvin', Andy Roberts, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, Lawrence Gladeview, Caleb Yarborough, Roger Cowin, Cherese Eudlyn Nelson, Janet Kuypers, Stephanie Kaylor, Anne Turner Taub, Wes Heine, Mark Graham, John Duncklee, Bob Strother, Billie Louise Jones, Stephanie Fleming, Shaun Corley, Bing Liu, Jonathan Seipp, A. A. Garrisonc, Cheryl Townsend, Rochelle Cartier, Meghan Frank, and Peter LaBerge.

The 6" x 9" perfect bound ISBN# book "Moving the Earth" was originally released as the 5.5" x 8.5" perfect bound August 2011 issue (v223) of cc&d magazine (http://scars.tv/ccd, byline: The UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine, founded 1993), published by Scars Publications The cover is by John Yotko, and writers and artists included in this book are Janet Kuypers, Fritz Hamilton, I.B. Rad, Rose E. Grier (with art), Andy Roberts, Nick Brazinsky (with art), Lawrence Gladeview, Roger Cowin, Stephanie Kaylor, Kelley Jean White MD, Nathan Riggs, Christopher Barnes, Peter LaBerge (with art), Michael Ceraolo, Uzeyir Lokman CAYCI (with art), Kenneth DiMaggio, Chris Butler, the HA!man of South Africa (with art), Matthew Roberts, Anne Turner Taub, Aaron Wilder (with art), Mel Waldman, David Thompson (with art), Stephanie Fleming, Bing Liu, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz (with art), John Duncklee, Billie Louise Jones, Alicia Parks, Roy Haymond, Cheryl Townsend (with art), S. Paul Bowen, Brian Forrest (with a painting), Don Stockard, and Seger Lansdale.

The 6" x 9" perfect bound ISBN# book "Catch Fire in the Treetops" (with cover art by Janet Kuypers) was originally released as the 5.5" x 8.5" perfect bound August 2011 issue (v097) of "Down in the Dirt" magazine, published by Scars Publications. Writers and artists included in this issue are Janet Kuypers, Fritz Hamilton, Christopher Hanson, Roger Cowin, Denny E. Marshall, Kyrsten Bean, Matthew Roberts, Victor Phan comic, Ash Krafton, Mel Waldman, Carys Goodwin, Laine Hissett-Bonard, Emma Eden Ramos, Karen Alea, Toni M. Todd, Carl Scharwath, Aaron Bragg, and J.D. Isip.

"Prominent Pen" is a poetry and prose collection book of materials from the May through the August 2011 issues of "Down in the Dirt" magazine (http: //scars.tv/dirt), published through Scars Publications. Writers included in this collection are from around the United States, with Linda Webb Aceto, Karen Alea, Jason Austin, Tom Ball, Marie Barry, Kyrsten Bean, Christina Bejjani, Aaron Bragg, Danielle Bredy, Holly Day, Jack Bristow, Mark Chrisinger, Allie Claus, Karen Delasala, Nicholas Conley, Roger Cowin, Rebecca L. Dupree, Harold W Eppley, Kim Farleigh, Terry Ferrell, Tom Fillion, Carys Goodwin, Fritz Hamilton, Christopher Hanson, Laine Hissett-Bonard, J.D. Isip, Malachi King, Ash Krafton, Janet Kuypers, Peter LaBerge, Robert Levin, Ben Macnair, Ally Malinenko, Sarah Mallery, Denny E. Marshall, Justis Mills, Sheryl L. Nelms, Elizabeth Mitchell, Alicia Parks, Lam Pham, Victor Phan, Megan Price, John Rachel, John Ragusa, Emma Eden Ramos, Matthew Roberts, Edward Rodosek, Iftekhar Sayeed, Sarah Scharnweber, Carl Scharwath, Richard Shelton, John Silvio, Jasmyne Suggs, Micah Thorstenson, Toni M. Todd, Clinton Van Inman, Mel Waldman, Mitchell Waldman, Kelley Jean White MD, Lucie M. Winborne, and Caleb Yarborough.