Closet Treats

Trey Leger has spent a lifetime of battling mental illness and the imaginary demons from his childhood. Even now, years later and with a growing family, he still can’t walk past an open, darkened closet without seeing...it.
The shadowy silhouette. The burning emerald eyes. The Closet Man.
Now, there's a new ice cream truck roaming the neighborhood and Trey believes its driver is a monster. While the neighborhood children see a friendly man serving the treats, Trey sees a frightful demon behind the wheel.
With burning yellow eyes. The Ice Cream Man.
But is this real, or just another symptom of his ever-present struggles with balancing his medications?
While battling his growing uncertainty of reality, Trey investigates to determine if the creature is merely a symptom of his mental illness...or something far more terrifying.
Nominated for the 2011 Parsec Award Best Novel, "Closet Treats" is filled with harrowing imagery and monstrous dread.
**About the Author
A writer, podcaster, and software architect from Houston, Texas, Paul E Cooley produces free psychological thriller and horror podcasts, essays, and reviews available from Shadowpublications.com and iTunes. His stories have been listened to by thousands and he has been a guest on such notable podcasts as Podioracket, John Mierau's "Podcast Teardown," Geek Out with Mainframe, Shadowcast Audio, and Vertigo Radio Live. In 2010, his short story Canvas and novella Tattoo were nominated for Parsec Awards. Tattoo became a Parsec Award finalist. He has collaborated with New York Times Bestselling author Scott Sigler on the series "The Crypt" and co-wrote the novella "The Rider" (projected release in 2016). In addition to his writing, Paul has contributed his voice talents to a number of podiofiction productions. His best-selling novel, The Black, was released in 2014 and won the 2015 Parsec Award for best novel. The next book in the series, The Black: Arrival, was released on May 22nd, 2015. The third novel in the series, The Black: Outbreak, was released in May 2016. He is a co-host on the renowned Dead Robots' Society writing podcast and enjoys interacting with readers and other writers. For more information about current and upcoming projects, please visit Shadowpublications.com. To stalk Paul on social media: Twitter: paul_e_cooley Facebook: paulelardcooley Email: paulATshadowpublications.com Mailing List: http://mailinglist.shadowpublications.com