With this chilling collection of stories and poems, James O'Barr -- the creator of The Crow -- and Ed Kramer host an ominous array of interpretations of the gothic phenomenon by acclaimed writers well aquainted with the dark side. Here a resurrected gunslinger gets a final showdown with his archenemy... A tormented rogue cop literally fights fire with fire... A serial killer turned government assassin takes three abused children under his savage wing... A wise talking crow guides the vengeful hand of a murdered girl's lover... and much more.

Featuring illustrations by Rob Alexander, Rick Berry, Tim Bradstreet, Dan Brereton, Thomas Canty, Bob Eggleton, Phil Hale, Scott Hampton, Valena Lakey Lindahn, Don Maitz, Jeff Pittarelli, Rick Popham, Rob Prior, Lisa Snellings, Charles Vess, Ron Walotsky, Kent Williams, and James O'Barr.

A darkly sensual collection, The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams evokes a modern night-world and its tormented denizens ensnared by unspeakable evil, engulfed by the thirst for revenge, and enfolded by the enigmatic, eternal wings of The Crow.

Contents:

• Introduction: The Crow Theory by A.A. Attanasio
• Fleas by Iggy Pop
• Spooky, Codeine, and the Dead Man by James O’Barr
• Goings Forth by James S. Dorr
• The Blood-Red Sea by Chet Williamson
• Twice by Fire by Ramsey Campbell
• Joy Divided by Douglas E. Winter
• Triad by Janny Wurts
• The Night Chough by Gene Wolfe
• Hot Animal Machine by Henry Rollins
• The Real Thing by Andrew Vachss
• Variations on a Theme by Nancy A. Collins
• Paragenesis by Storm Constantine
• Breach by Christine Crow
• Carrion Crows by Jane Yolen & Robert Harris
• Red as Jade by S.P. Somtow
• Jesus Christ’s Wrists by James O’Barr
• Procrastinator by Alan Dean Foster
• The King of Birds by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Prophecy by Lisa Lepovetsky
• Spike Team by Rex Miller
• Lament for the Gunwitch by Christopher Golden
• Photo Album by Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg
• Hellbent by A.A. Attanasio
• Moving Toward the Light by Rick R. Reed
• Corvix Canto by K. Ken Johnson
• China Doll by Charles de Lint
• Spirit Dog by Jack Dann
• Darkness and the Shadow of Light by James O’Barr
• Wings Burnt Black by John Shirley