Sleep Is For Sheep

The Corpse Flower

The Corpse Flower By Thomas Zimmerman Read by Patrice C. Smith Amorphophallus titanum—a.k.a. the Corpse Flower. A towering eight-foot Araceae, infamous for the sickly-sweet stench of decay it releases when in bloom. They are popular attractions at botanical gardens but only grow naturally in the tropical rainforests of Indonesia. Until now. When a corpse flower inexplicably emerges on a grass island in the parking lot of a strip mall in Greenfield, Wisconsin, the EPA dispatches botanist Marjorie Gallant to investigate. She expects a media circus but finds only a small band of teenage burnouts drawn to the flower like moths to a flame. The EPA warns her: the flower’s sulfides are more than just foul—they can twist the minds of creatures that breathe them in, driving them to madness. Then, they leave her to face it alone. Under the flower’s rotting perfume, the night spirals into something dark and wild. Marjorie and the kids slip into a haze of booze, drugs, and the hypnotic rasp of grasshoppers as reality warps and the shadows creep ever closer. Something ancient is blooming, and it won’t be contained.

Fire In The Valley

Fire In The Valley By Thomas Zimmerman Read By Sally Benson Tonight, under a baleful full moon, with a wildfire raging, Nicole Vecchio and Archie Kovac prepare to shoot their most bizarre adult film yet at their mansion in the San Fernando Valley. As owners of Just4U Productions, they've seen it all—but nothing like this. Their enigmatic client, known only as Mr. X, has spared no expense. He brings in AVN’s Best New Starlet of 2023, Missy McQueen, and deploys camera drones that resemble clockwork herons. The script is far from ordinary; it's a detailed blueprint for an occult sex ritual centered around a painting by the infamous occult artist Jun Kyogo. As the ritual unfolds, reality begins to distort. Nicole and Archie find themselves unwilling participants in a sinister invocation. As the performers transform before their eyes, the couple must band together to navigate the chaos and survive the night. Will they escape the dark forces they’ve awakened or become part of the macabre masterpiece themselves?

Flat Diet Coke

In the heart of Philadelphia, Martin Espinoza's life turns from triathlete triumphs to a perilous game of survival. Once overweight, now a picture of health, he’s got a date tonight with the enigmatic Anjanette. Little does Martin realize she’s only interested in him for his diabetes. Anjanette is a familiar of the ancient vampire Kalmakoff, who seeks victims with unique medical conditions to satisfy his insatiable thirst for exotic tasting blood. Martin becomes the unwitting centerpiece of this twisted feast as Anjanette manipulates his condition to turn him into a delectable dessert for her master. Trapped and drugged, Martin is faced with a harrowing dilemma. Will he succumb to his fate as a vampire's delicacy, or will he find the strength to fight for his freedom alongside the other captive souls? As the night unfolds, Martin must summon every ounce of courage and resourcefulness to outwit his captors and defy the sinister forces that threaten to consume him.

The Lieblings

The Lieblings By Thomas Zimmerman Read by Ellium Roberts It is December 1981, and a garbage worker strike has crippled New York City. The streets are a maze of festering heaps of trash.  Arthur Gull, a germaphobe undergoing treatment at the Reiniger Clinic, lives in an opulent penthouse in Greenwich Village, high above the chaos. When the trash strike hits, he invites Elfi Diederich, an enigmatic woman from his therapy group, to stay with him in his pristine apartment. Arthur is enamored with Elfi despite her delusional belief in Lieblings, a race of tiny goblins that dwell in the messes humans leave behind. Each night after sundown, Elfi teaches Arthur to spot the Lieblings on the streets below through the apartment’s floor-to-ceiling windows. To his horror, he begins seeing the creatures as well, cavorting through mountains of black plastic trash bags on the sidewalks. Soon, the air thickens with a putrid stench, and the apartment walls seem to pulse with unseen life. Are The Lieblings real, or are they a product of Arthur's unraveling mind?

The Janus Collection

The Janus Collection  by Thomas Zimmerman Read by Alicia Harvey Stanley Sophie Alexander, an ambitious young woman from Ann Arbor, Michigan, enters a world of opulence and mystery in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.  With recommendations from the Vatican for her art conservatory skills, Sophie enters the domain of Ignazio Giacometti, a reclusive pharmaceutical tycoon with a penchant for the bizarre. In a mansion where art breathes secrets, and every corner hides a story, Sophie is tasked with conserving a collection that challenges reality. As she navigates Giacometti's enigmatic realm, she confronts mysteries that blur the lines between art and illusion. "The Janus Collection" is a journey into the dark heart of art, where every piece has a story, and every story is a piece of the puzzle.