"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.