Within these pages lies venom. Within these pages await something you may never have seen before. Introducing Venomous Words. A brand new collection of Macro Photography fused with dark lyrical Poetry. A unique fusion of your worst nightmares captured in photographs that bite and sting. Your skin will crawl. Your insides will melt. Introducing a brand new level of Hell. Jeff Oliver and Gordon Reilly have fused their passions together into a collection of madness that will leave gaping holes. When words fuse with venom.. There is no escape!

Also included are poetic collaborations with Joe R. Lansdale, Chris McAuley, Brandon Scott, Noe Basurto, Xtina Marie, Stephen Remillard, David Kempf and Reinaldo Torres. Who have all generously added their own Venomous spins in short collaborations with Oliver and Reilly.

Venomous Words is flat out cool. There’s nothing exactly like it out there. The only thing that rivals Oliver’s sincere (and dark) heart is Reilly’s enthusiasm for his arachnid subjects. Let’s hope that this is the beginning of a long collaborative relationship between the two.
—Josh Malerman
New York Times best selling author of Bird Box and Daphne

Poignant, chilling and at times downright terrifying poetry is coupled with photos of some of the most venomous, dangerous creatures on earth in this one. It all makes for quite a heady and intoxicating brew. Choose your poison!' – Paul Kane, bestselling and award-winning author of Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before and Arcana.

“The poetry and photography in Jeff Oliver and Gordon
Reilly’s Venomous Words
draw you into a beautifully dark and rarely seen world. Reilly’s stunning photography of scorpions and other invertebrates are gorgeous, haunting, and fascinating. Oliver’s poetry dives deep into the more macabre philosophies of the human struggle. He doesn't
flinch! A wild and unique collaboration! Loved it!” —John Palisano, Bram Stoker Award-Winning author of Ghost Heart.