"There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly, and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it." — Chanakya

Avaricious, cruel, depraved, envious, mean-spirited, vengeful—the wicked have been with us since the beginnings of humankind. You might recognize them and you might not. But make no mistake. When the wicked cross your path, your life will never be the same. Do you know someone wicked? You will.

The 21 stories in the Someone Wicked anthology were written by the members of the Written Remains Writers Guild and its friends, and was edited by JM Reinbold and Weldon Burge.

Gail Husch - Reckonings
Billie Sue Mosiman - The Flenser
Mike Dunne - The Fire of Iblis
Christine Morgan - Sven Bloodhair
Ramona DeFelice Long - The Chances
Russell Reece - Abracadabra
Carson Buckingham - The Plotnik Curse
Chantal Noordeloos - Mirror Mirror
Patrick Derrickson - The Next King
Barbara Ross - Home Improvements
JM Reinbold - Missing
Shaun Meeks - Despair
Liz DeJesus - Sisters: A Fairy Tale
Doug Blakeslee - The Flowering Princess of Dreams
Justynn Tyme - The Semi-Aquatic Blue Baker of Borneo
Ernestus Jiminy Chald - The Tail of Fate
Weldon Burge - Right-Hand Man
Joseph Badal - Ultimate Betrayal
Maria Masington - Impresario
L.L. Soares - Sometimes the Good Witch Sings to Me
Shannon Connor Winward - The Devil Inside

The illustration for the cover was created by Jamie Mahon. Cover design by Amy York.