Anthologies
Three masters of horror unite in this collection of interconnected novellas that each start with someone walking into a workplace with a gun, launching an odyssey into a nightmarish world of fear and madness. Original.
A tantalizing mix of sex and horror in fourteen stories from masters of the macabre, including Max Allan Collins, Jack Ketchum, Lucy Taylor, and Edward Lee. Deadly After Dark , fourth in the genre-defining Hot Blood erotic horror anthology series, pushes the envelope the furthest yet. Two Bram Stoker Award–nominated stories—Lucy Taylor’s searing “Thing of Which We Do Not Speak” and Edward Lee’s brilliantly grisly “Mr. Torso”—demonstrate the depth and range of the best erotic horror, and highlight a fourteen-story collection that will both arouse your senses and make your blood run cold. Other contributors include award-winning and bestselling mystery author Max Allan Collins, making an all-too-rare foray into the dark side of suspense, as well as pioneering work from contemporary horror master Jack Ketchum and new fiction by both Graham Watkins and Graham Masterton. It’s no surprise Fangoria said “ Deadly After Dark is a worthy continuation of a series that has yet to reach its climax.” Praise for the Hot Blood series “Read Hot Blood late at night when the wind is blowing hard and the moon is full.” — Playboy “Outstanding . . . A daring combination of sex and terror.” — Cemetery Dance “Will appeal to your every kink.” — Locus “Seek out this one (or its predecessors) for some naughty fun.” — Booklovers
Nineteen vampire tales include the story of a Toronto vampire detective who is pitted against one of her own kind, a Hollywood private eye who finds a script becoming dangerously real, and a cop on the trail of a bloodthirsty killer. Original.
Fear the Fever, the seventh of the provocative Hot Blood anthology series, is the hottest yet. Your blood will boil as you peruse P.J. Cacek’s Bram Stoker award-winning story “Metalica” and Graham Masterton’s Stoker- nominated story “The Secret Shih Tan.” Emmy and Nebula Award winning writer Alan Brennert brings “Fantasies” to the Hot Blood series, while Jack Ketchum and Edward Lee join forces for the unforgettable “Love Letters from the Rain Forest.” Lucy Taylor and Bruce Jones are among the other contributors. 17 steaming, sizzling, brilliant pieces of original erotic horror fiction.
Skull Full of Spurs: A Roundup of Weird Westerns is a gorgeously produced limited numbered edition (1000 copies), with cover art by Allen G. Douglas and an introduction by Norman Partridge. Following each story is a complete bibliography of the author, including books and short stories -- an indispensable reference for the genre collector.
Classic novellas, never-before-published stories, essays on the history, literature, and films of Halloween, and real-life memories of October 31st-from today's best practitioners of fear: Dean Koontz * Peter Straub * Poppy Z. Brite * Rick Hautala * Steve Rasnic Tem * Elizabeth Engstrom * Thomas Ligotti * Gary A. Braunbeck * Jack Ketchum * Thomas F. Monteleone * Hugh B. Cave * Simon Clark * Christopher Golden * Ray Bradbury * Jack Ketchum * Alan M. Clark * Gahan Wilson * Paula Guran * John Shirley * Tom Piccirilli * Jack Cady * David B. Silva * Robert Morrish * William F. Nolan * Michael Cadnum * Richard Laymon * Douglas Clegg * Douglas E. Winter * Stanley Wiater * Caitlín R. Kiernan * Lewis Shiner * Yvonne Navarro * Tim Lebbon * Kim Newman * F. Paul Wilson * Owl Goingback * Dennis Etchison * Stephen Mark Rainey * Charles L. Grant * Kelly Laymon * Dominick Cancilla * Kristine Kathryn Rusch * Michael Marshall Smith * Wayne Allen Sallee * Ramsey Campbell * Ed Gorman * Stefan Dziemianowicz * Peter Crowther
From legendary editor Ellen Datlow, Tails of Wonder collects the best of the last thirty years of science fiction and fantasy stories about cats.
For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. The critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition continues with another stunning collection, including stories by Jack Cady, Ramsey Campbell, Susanna Clarke, Jack Dann, Terry Dowling, Dennis Etchison, Greer Gilman, Nalo Hopkinson, Kelly Link, Kathe Koja, Paul J. McAuley, Delia Sherman. Rounding out the volume are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantasy and horror, and a long list of Honorable Mentions, making this an indispensable reference as well as the best reading available in fantasy and horror.
From the acclaimed anthologist editor comes an expertly selected array of deceptively innocent moments from which there's no turning back. Ever.
Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce a second printing of SHIVERS, our award nominated anthology of terror, containing almost two dozen short stories from today's hottest writers including Bentley Little, Jack Ketchum, Douglas Clegg, Edward Lee, Simon Clark, Ray Garton, David B. Silva, Graham Masterton, Jay Bonansinga, and many others! Featuring both original dark fiction and rare reprints, SHIVERS is available only as a beautiful perfect-bound trade paperback! Table of Contents: Fodder - Brian Keene & Tim Lebbon Ice Box - Jay Bonansinga The Hand of Glory - Simon Clark Hermanoes De El Noche - Bentley Little Walking With the Ghosts of Pier 13 - Brian Freeman 265 and Heaven - Douglas Clegg The Sailor Home from the Sea - John Pelan This Is the End; My Only Friend, The End - David B. Silva White-Out - Peter Crowther & Simon Conway The Holding Cell - Jack Ketchum The Wager - Thomas F. Monteleone Always Traveling, Never Arriving - Robert Morrish That Extra Mile - David Niall Wilson & Brian A. Hopkins Bleed With Me: A Brackard's Point Story - Geoff Cooper The Green Face - Al Sarrantonio Tender Tigers - Nancy A. Collins Spin Cycle - David G. Barnett Throwing Caution to the Wind... - Kelly Laymon Portrait of a Sociopath - Edward Lee The Sympathy Society - Graham Masterton
anthology of 17 original horror stories
A chill wind blows through the thirteen stories in this new collection. It rustles dead cornfields and diseased grapevines, travels through dark train tunnels and small railside towns, brushes across the killing floor of an abandoned LA shop and tugs at the garments of the bouncer at Death's own nightclub... It whispers around a red box in a stranger's lap and rattles the door of an isolated compound in a death-filled land... It carries the plaintive notes of a piano and the screaming wail of an electric guitar, the sobbing of babies, the murmur of psychiatrists, and the laughter of Satan ... and everywhere the wind blows, it brings madness, murder, and contagion. Put the wind at your back and let it propel you into the unknown with such well-known guides as Jack Ketchum, Poppy Z. Brite, and Owl Goingback. Including chilling stories by David Niall Wilson and Patricia Lee Macomber, Paul Finch, Teri A. Jacobs, Mark Dunn, J. M. Heluk, Matthew Brolly, Teri Lucia, Michael R. Colangelo, Christine Morgan and Dru Pagliassotti, this collection is handsomely illustrated by cult favorite GAK, artists Arthur Davis Broughton and Kenneth Emig, and many others.
THIS IS THE LAST IN THE MASQUES HORROR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, EDITED BY JERRY WILLIAMSON WHO PASSED AWAY IN DECEMBER 2005. STORIES FROM RICHARD MATHESON, RAY BRADBURY, JACK KETCHUM, POPPY Z. BRITE, RAY GARTON AND OTHERS.
Mondo Zombie edited by John Skipp illustrated by Alan M. Clark Welcome to Mondo Zombie! This is the legendary, long-lost anthology that living dead lovers have been waiting for. If you like: samurai zombies wrestling chainsaw zombies political zombies sex with zombies heartbreaking zombies hardcore zombies celebrity zombies wannabe zombies zombies in love zombies in pieces zombies in power, over a world turned to dust... ...then treat yourself to this titanic time-capsule of flesh-eating, apocalyptic terror. Brought to you by some of the finest minds ever to dream the dark fantastic. Mondo Zombie Its horror with teeth. And a hunger. Just for you.
Jack Haringa. The very name strikes fear in the hearts of the grammatically challenged. But fear not semicolon abusers and malapropists! The tables are turned in Jack Haringa Must Die!, which collects the very best Haringa death scenes and tales from... Jack Ketchum Christopher Golden Brian Keene Craig Shaw Gardner James A. Moore Laird Barron Nick Mamatas Mary SanGiovanni Lee Thomas Bev Vincent and many more. With an introduction by Paul G. Tremblay and an afterword by Jack Haringa himself, this fundraising anthology will thrill you, scare you, tickle your funny bone and have you resounding the battle cry, Jack Haringa Must Die!
Limited Edition of this fantasy, horror, and science fiction anthology. Signed by the editor and many of the authors including Nancy A. Collins, Ed Gorman, Terry Lamsley, Norman Partridge, Peter Crowther, James Lovegrove, Ray Garton and many others. A new book with dust jacket and slipcase.
This massive, oversized tribute anthology for Richard Laymon features short fiction and personal remembrances from dozens and dozens of the biggest names in horror and Laymon's biggest fans. In addition, there are more than on hundred pages of "Rarities and Fan Favorites" from Richard Laymon's personal files stories, interviews, and more, including a 17 page photo album personally selected by Ann Laymon. Several of these rare pieces were scanned directly from Laymon's original manuscripts and contain his handwritten corrections. Featuring more than 600 pages of fiction and essays written in honor of the man, author, and friend, In Laymon's Terms is personal, moving, and wildly entertaining. This is a unique hardcover that would have made Richard Laymon proud.
The end of the world has come and gone. The dead have risen, and they've won. No more rallying of the troops. No miracle cure or weapon. Just lots of dead people walking around. If the living dead won, what would the world be like? This collection of eighteen tales-including entries from David Wellington, Jack Ketchum, and Gary A. Braunbeck-take up the call to answer that question. People go to work. Have sex. Get drunk. Fall in love. Take revenge. Raise families. Watch TV. Laugh. Mourn. Murder. Pray. The world is dead, but life goes on.
Irreverent merriment. Diabolical debauchery. Gory good times. Editor Shane McKenzie has gutted the holiday spirit and left it to bleed out on the pages of this gruesome, extreme horror tribute to special occasions. Includes stories by the following masters of the macabre: Jack Ketchum, Joe R. Lansdale, Bentley Little, Nate Southard, Lee Thomas, Wrath James White and More!
Cutting Block Press proudly presents the editing team of Mark C. Scioneaux, R.J. Cavender, & Robert S. Wilson, bringing you stories that represent a fine array of material, including works delving into multiple crossover genres. Cooked up in this anthology is a selection of short stories from international bestselling authors to hot new talents. This is a charitable anthology. All revenues, less direct costs for production, marketing and distribution, will be donated to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.
This collection of thirty-eight terrifying tales of serial killers at large, written by the great masters of the genre, plumbs the horrifying depths of a deranged mind and the forces of evil that compel a human being to murder, gruesomely and methodically, over and over again. From Hannibal Lecter ( The Silence of the Lambs ) to Patrick Bateman ( American Psycho ), stories of serial killers and psychos loom large and menacing in our collective psyche. Tales of their grisly conquests have kept us cowering under the covers, but still turning the pages. Psychos is the first book to collect in a single volume the scariest and most well-crafted fictional works about these deranged killers. Some of the stories are classics, the best that the genre has to offer, by renowned writers such as Neil Gaiman , Amelia Beamer , Robert Bloch , and Thomas Harris . Other selections are from the latest and most promising crop of new authors. John Skipp, who is also the editor of Zombies , Demons and Werewolves and Shapeshifters , provides fascinating insight, through two nonfiction essays, into our insatiable obsession with serial killers and how these madmen are portrayed in popular culture. Resources at the end of the book includes lists of the genre's best long-form fiction, movies, websites, and writers.
Chiral Mad is an anthology of psychological horror containing twenty-eight short stories by established authors and newcomers from around the world. All profit from sales of this anthology go directly to Down syndrome charities. Featuring the imaginations of Jack Ketchum, Gary Braunbeck, Gene O'Neill, Gary McMahon, Gord Rollo, Jeff Strand, Michael Bailey, and many others, with an introduction by Thomas F. Monteleone.
Rue Morgue Magazine says ... "The stories are so beautifully descriptive, imaginative, and well-crafted, but they are also ripe with dread and inner turmoil... the pervasive feeling of helplessness on display here could run even the most seasoned horror reader emotionally ragged, especially because the book’s near impossible to put down once started. Stare into the abyss, but only if you dare get lost in it." "... FEAR THE ABYSS is a truly terrifying collection that combines a slick blend of experimental and speculative sci-fi with both gruesome and psychological horror....The stores are beautifully descriptive, imaginative, and well-crafted, but they are also ripe with dread and inner turmoil....the book's near-impossible to put down once started." RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE " FEAR THE ABYSS brings the shocks, one disturbing jolt after another. These are tales from the bleeding edge of modern horror fiction. Highly recommended." -Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of ASSASSIN'S CODE and FLESH & BONE We stare into the abyss, hoping to learn, to understand. But the abyss is cold and uncaring. Post Mortem Press presents twenty-two unique visions of the fear of the unknown. Stories from authors nominated and awarded some of the most prestigious honors in genre fiction: Hugo, Nebula, Aurora, Bram Stoker™ , and many others. These writers understand fear. Includes award-winning genre classics from masters of the unknown, Harlan Ellison® and Jack Ketchum. NEW ORIGINAL STORIES FROM: Joseph Williams Jessica McHugh Nelson W. Pyles Matt Moore Lawrence C. Connolly S.C. Hayden C. Bryan Brown Gary Braunbeck Rose Blackthorn Jamie Lackey Tim Waggoner Michael Arnzen Kenneth W. Cain Thomas Malafarina Paul Anderson Robert Essig Jeyn Roberts KT Jayne Brad Carter & Andrew Nienaber. Edited by Eric Beebe
ISSUE #1. Full colour interior, 7.44 x 9.69 inches, 158 pages. HORROR FICTION & DARK ART: Ramsey Campbell, Jack Ketchum, Kealan Patrick Burke, James B. Carter, Aaron J. French, Jeremy Terry, Timothy McGivney, Sheri White, Russell C. Connor, Terry 'Horns' Erwin, Vince Natale, Alfred Klosterman, Glenn Chadbourne, Allen Koszowski, Daniele Serra, Luke Spooner, Eleanor Bennett & Stephen Cooney. Cover & Gallery: Vincent Chong. COLUMNS: Ray Garton, Nancy Kilpatrick, Robert Morrish & Ty Schwamberger. INTERVIEWS: Kasey Lansdale, Luke Brady & Vincent Chong. REVIEWS.
TOM REQUIEMClive Barker LITTLE RED'S TANGOPeter Straub HOLOGRAM SKULL COVERJeff Strand LUX ET VERITASThomas F. Monteleone DEVOTIONJ. F. Gonzalez INN CLEANINGStephen R. Bissette BREATHE MY NAMEChristopher Golden MAGDALA AMYGDALALucy A. Snyder THE BOHEMIAN OF THE ARBATSarah Pinborough JOHNSTOWNBrian Keene ROAD KILL (A Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. story)Kevin J. Anderson JUST BREATHETim Lebbon CATFISH GAL BLUESNancy A. Collins ILLIMITABLE DOMINIONKim Newman INDEPENDENCE DAYSarah Langan THE GHOST OF LILLIAN BLISSRio Youers HOTLINEJack Ketchum THE LIGHT OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDSJohn Skipp WAR STORIESJames A. Moore IT'S...Amber Benson THE DREAMCATCHERNate Kenyon KRISTALL TAGHolly Newstein GHOST TRAPRick Hautala
What starts like a haunted house novel as written by the Marquis de Sade develops into a meta-deconstruction of hardcore horror and why we love sex and violence. There is something seriously wrong with the house at Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road. Its history is awash with sadistic violence and fiendish sex. For generations the house has corrupted its inhabitants. Now Arrianne and Chuck have moved in, and the house is ready to hunt once more. But this time the house's occupants won't be the only targets. No one is safe-not the reader, not the authors, and not the horror genre itself... Nine of the biggest names in horror fiction collaborate on a gore-and-sex-soaked novel with all proceeds benefiting modern master of crime and terror, Tom Piccirilli.
Chiral Mad 2 is an anthology of psychological horror containing twenty-eight short stories by established authors and newcomers from around the world. All profit from sales of this anthology go directly to Down syndrome charities. Featuring the imaginations of David Morrell, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Ketchum, John Skipp, Gary A. Braunbeck, Mort Castle, Gene O'Neill, Gary McMahon, Lucy A. Snyder, Thomas F. Monteleone, and many others, with an introduction by Michael Bailey.
Featuring original short stories by Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Norman Partridge, Jack Ketchum, Brian James Freeman, Bentley Little, Ed Gorman, Ronald Kelly, and Steve Rasnic Tem! It was December 1988: George Bush had just defeated Michael Dukakis in the Presidential Election. Pitcher Orel Hershiser and the Los Angeles Dodgers had beaten the Oakland A's in five games to win the World Series. People were waiting in line at movie theaters to watch Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. Tom Clancy's The Cardinal of the Kremlin and Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned were atop the bestseller lists. The most acclaimed genre books of the year were Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs and Peter Straub's Koko.And twenty-two year old college student Richard Chizmar had just published the premiere issue of a horror magazine named Cemetery Dance.Twenty-five years later, there have been seventy issues of Cemetery Dance magazine. There have been more than 275 signed Limited Edition hardcovers in the Cemetery Dance book line. There have been awards including the World Fantasy Award, the International Horror Critics Guild Award, and the HWA Board of Trustees Excellence in Specialty Press Publishing Award, as well as nominations for the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, and the Bram Stoker Award, just to name a few.To celebrate the 25th anniversary of that premiere issue of Cemetery Dance, we're proud to announce Turn Down the Lights, an anthology of authors who helped make the magazine what it is today. These original horror stories by Stephen King, Norman Partridge, Jack Ketchum, Brian James Freeman, Bentley Little, Ed Gorman, Ronald Kelly, Steve Rasnic Tem, Clive Barker, and Peter Straub capture the genuine love of the genre that pushes Cemetery Dance Publications forward year after year.Now, turn down the lights, flip the page, take my hand, and start the dance
An All-Star Anthology Benefitting the Children’s Literacy Initiative.Featuring N.Y. Times bestsellers Jonathan Maberry, Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, and Christopher Golden. Plus new, never-before-published stories from James A. Moore, Jeff Strand, Ronald Malfi, and others.Twenty-eight of the biggest and brightest names in horror have gathered to shine their light upon an ever-increasing darkness—children’s illiteracy. Join them as they take you down into the depths, and hope you make it to the light on the other side. David BainGary A. BraunbeckKealan Patrick BurkeSandy DeLucaRobert DunbarGreg F. GifuneChristopher GoldenJanet Joyce HoldenGerard HouarnerJonathan JanzBrian KeeneJack KetchumJoe R. LansdaleJonathan MaberryRonald MalfiElizabeth MassieC. Dennis MooreJames A. MooreGene O’NeillMonica O’RourkeGord RolloMary SanGiovanniLucy SnyderJeff StrandTim WaggonerF. Paul WilsonSimon WoodT.T. Zuma
Featuring speculative fiction-writing exercises from Harlan Ellison (R), Piers Anthony, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Ketchum, screenwriters of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Next Generation , and many more. The fifth volume in the acclaimed Now Write! writing-guide series offers a full toolbox of advice and exercises for speculative fiction writers hoping to craft an engaging alternate reality, flesh out an enthralling fantasy quest, or dream up a bloodcurdling plot twist, including: - Harlan Ellison (R), on crafting the perfect story title - Jack Ketchum, on how economy of language helps create a truly frightening tale - Piers Anthony, on making fantastical characters feel genuine and relatable Among the other writers incluided are: Steven Barnes, Peter Briggs, David Brin, Sara B. Cooper, Brian James Freeman, Joe R. Lansdale, Bruce McAllister, Vonda N. McIntyre, William F. Nolan, Michael Reaves, Melissa Scott, Michael Dillon Scott, Vanessa Vaughn and others. This collection of storytelling secrets from top genre writers—including winners of Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Bram Stoker awards—is essential for any writer looking to take a leap beyond the ordinary.
Crystal Lake Publishing (Tales from the Darkest Depths) proudly presents this Bram Stoker Award-nominated non-fiction anthology, Horror 101: The Way Forward. Horror 101: The Way Forward – a comprehensive overview of the Horror fiction genre and career opportunities available to established and aspiring authors. Ever wanted to be a writer? Make money online? Perhaps you’ve already realized that dream and you’re looking to expand your repertoire. Writing comic books sounds nice, right? Or how about screenplays? Covering aspects such as movies, comics, short stories, ghost-writing, audiobooks, editing, publishing, self-publishing, blogging, writer’s block, YA horror, dark poetry, networking, collaborations, eBooks, podcasts, conventions, formatting, web serials, artwork, social media, agents, and career advice from seasoned professionals and up-and-coming talents, Horror 101 is just what you need to kick your career into high gear . Horror 101, although written by horror authors, is a must read for any person interested in becoming a writer , be it writing for a hobby or a career. Horror 101 is not your average On Writing guide. Horror 101 focuses on the career of an author. It covers not only insights into the horror genre, but the people who successfully make a living from it. Horror 101: The Way Forward is perfect for people who: are starting their writing careers are planning on infiltrating a different field in horror writing are looking to pay more bills with their art are trying to establish a name brand are looking to get published are looking for motivation and/or inspiration Here are just a few of the great articles and essays you can expect: Making Contact by Jack Ketchum What is Horror by Graham Masterton Avoiding What’s Been Done to Death by Ramsey Campbell What a Short Story Editor Does by Ellen Datlow Bitten by the Horror Bug by Edward Lee 12 Tips on Making a Career of It by Steve Rasnic Tem Screamplays! Writing the Horror Film by Lisa Morton Balancing Art and Commerce by Taylor Grant From Prose to Scripts by Shane McKenzie Writing About Films and for Film by Paul Kane Screenplay Writing by Dean M. Drinkel Audiobooks by Chet Williamson Ghost-writing by Thomas Smith Self-Publishing: Making Your Own Dreams by Iain Rob Wright The Pros and Cons of Collaborations by Michael McCarty A beginner’s guide to setting up and running a website by Michael Wilson Poetry and Horror by Blaze McRob So you want to write comic books… by C.E.L. Welsh Writing the Series by Armand Rosamilia Running a Web serial by Tonia Brown The 7 Signs that make Agents and Editors say, "Yes!" by Anonymous Filthy Habits – Writing and Routine by Jasper Bark Ten Short Story Endings to Avoid by William Meikle Editing and Proofreading by Diane Parkin Editing Your Own Work by Jasper Bark Writing Exercises by Ben Eads The Year After Publication… by Rena Mason Networking at Conventions by Lucy A. Snyder You Better (Net)Work by Tim Waggoner Friendship, Writing, and the Internet by Weston Ochse Writer’s Block by Mark West Horror 101 categories: Horror Anthologies Science Fiction and Fantasy Authorship Writing tips Screenplays
This is only our third "All Fiction" Special Issue in more than 25 years of publishing the magazine, and the previous two were extremely popular with our readers and collectors. Fiction "In the Room" by Bentley Little "Sacred Duty" by Simon Clark "Odd Man Out" by Darrell Schweitzer "A Million Miles from Graceland" by Christopher Reynaga "Gorilla in my Room" by Jack Ketchum "An Authentic Nichole Freres" by Sean Manseau "The Green Man of Punta Cabre" by Daniel Braum "The Collector" by Coleen Anderson "Colorblind" by Eric Red "Teratogen" by Deborah Kalin "Quarantine" by Joel Lane "The Infected" by Taylor Grant "Perfect Little Town" by Blake Crouch The Usual Suspects "Words from the Editor" by Richard Chizmar "Cemetery Dance Reviews" "Feature Review of Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King" by Bev Vincent
"Disquieting and at times terrifying, SUSPENDED IN DUSK shows that horror can, and should, have substance." ~ Kaaron Warren, Shirley Jackson Award winner, and author of Slights, Mystification, Walking the Tree. "SUSPENDED IN DUSK offers a delicious assortment of chills, frights, shocks and very dark delights!" ~ Jonathan Maberry, Bram Stoker Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of Fall of Night and V-Wars DUSK A time between times. A whore hides something monstrous and finds something special. A homeless man discovers the razor blade inside the apple. Unlikely love is found in the strangest of places. Secrets and dreams are kept... forever. Or was it all just a trick of the light? Suspended in Dusk brings together 19 stories by some of the finest minds in Dark Fiction: Ramsey Campbell, John Everson, Rayne Hall, Shane McKenzie, Angela Slatter, Alan Baxter, S.G Larner, Wendy Hammer, Sarah Read, Karen Runge, Toby Bennett, Benjamin Knox, Brett Rex Bruton, Icy Sedgwick, Tom Dullemond, Armand Rosamilia, Chris Limb, Anna Reith, J.C. Michael. Introduction by Bram Stoker Award Winner and World Horror Convention Grand Master, Jack Ketchum.
SUSPENSE STORIES TO KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT There is a peculiar allure of insidious characters—and especially assassins, hitmen, contract killers, and their ilk. Perhaps we find their uncomplicated moral codes and brutal efficiency appealing. These characters care little about ethics or morals—and perhaps that alone, that freedom from guilt, is exactly why we love them. Perhaps, deep down, we wish we could be like them. And perhaps, by reading stories with such characters, we can vicariously experience that thrill. PROPULSIVE, SUSPENSEFUL CRIME FICTION With this fascination with evil characters in mind, Smart Rhino Publications decided to publish this anthology, Insidious Assassins , a sequel to Uncommon Assassins . The book contains 24 stories by some of the best horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy authors writing today. Here you will meet some truly insidious characters—twisted characters you may find yourself applauding when you know you shouldn't. Enjoy! "Another entertaining anthology from Weldon Burge that is certain to get your adrenaline flowing and to cost you hours of sleep. What a wonderful collection of stories. What are you waiting for?" — Fair Reviews THE STORIES Those Rockports Won't Get You Into Heaven —Jack Ketchum Dead Bill —Shaun Meeks Worse Ways —Meghan Arcuri No One of Consequence —Christine Morgan And the Hits Just Keep on Coming —Doug Rinaldi The Night Gordon Was Set Free —Billie Sue Mosiman Almost Everybody Wins —Lisa Mannetti Friends From Way Back —Dennis Lawson The Repo Girl —Patrick Derrickson Letter for You —Carson Buckingham The Rock —Joseph Badal The Handmaiden's Touch —Doug Blakeslee The Bitter and the Sweet —DB Corey Influence —Martin Zeigler Agnus Dei —Jezzy Wolfe Labyrinth —James S. Dorr Blenders —J. Gregory Smith One of Us —Austin S. Camacho The Absinthe Assassin —JM Reinbold Slay It Forward —Adrian Ludens Tantse So Smert'yu (Dancing With Death) —Ernestus Jiminy Chald What the Blender Saw —L.L. Soares Code Name Trine —Martin Rose Best-Sellers Guaranteed —Joe R. Lansdale Cover art by Whitney Cook, cover design by Scott Medina.
The third act in the critically-acclaimed series by Written Backwards, is a symmetrically-structured anthology of psychological horror by Bram Stoker Award nominated editor Michael Bailey, whose previous anthologies include The Library of the Dead, Qualia Nous and Pellucid Lunacy. The anthology contains 45 illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne, over 20 stories by the likes of Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Ramsey Campbell, Gary A. Braunbeck, Mort Castle, Josh Malerman, Scott Edelman, Richard Thomas, Richard Chizmar and Gene O’Neill, and with 20 intertwined poems by the likes of Elizabeth Massie, Marge Simon, Bruce Boston, Erik T. Johnson, Stephanie M. Wytovich, and also includes an introduction by the extraordinary Chuck Palahniuk.
Media Bitch Literary Agency has gathered together Masters of the Macabre from across the world to bring you the world demise when man is no longer the top of the food chain. Including original works from Robert Dunbar, Melissa R Mendelson, Fiona Dodwel
Imagine yourself in a cemetery. Void of all light at the base of a tree. But it’s no ordinary tree. This tree abounds with the dead. Now envision that each tree limb is a short story with its own vision, its own length of words, and its own insanity.With that said, beware of the widow makers and the strange foreboding dwelling beneath. Remember, nothing’s heavenly in Cemetery Riots. Cemetery Riots is a new collection of dark cautionary tales edited by T. C. Bennett and Tracy L. Carbone. With great pride we introduce you to our stories and their authors... THE WAITING DEAD by Ray Garton, ABUSED by Richard Christian Matheson, CHILDREN’S HOUR by Hal Bodner, CARMICHAEL MOTEL by Kathryn E. McGee, THAT STILL, BLEEDING OBJECT OF DESIRE by Chet Williamson, LUNCH AT MOM’S by Tracy L. Carbone, FATHER AND SON by Jack Ketchum, THE DEMON OF SPITALFIELDS by Karen and Roxanne E. Dent, ERASURE by Lisa Morton, THE WINDOWS by T. C. Bennett, CERTAIN SIGHTS OF AN AFFLICTED WOMAN by Eric J. Guignard, THE MAN WHO KNEW WHAT TIME IT WAS by Dennis Etchison, THE RE-POSSESSED by James Dorr, CLOWN ON BLACK VELVET by Michael Sebastian, THE CELLAR by Kelly Kurtzhals, ETERNAL VALLEY by John Palisano, BLOOD by Taylor Grant, AMONG THE TIGERS by William F. Nolan, ALL OUR HEARTS ARE GHOSTS by Peter Atkins, THE ITCH by Michael D. Nye, and DRIVING HER HOME by John Everson.
"Garden of Fiends brings us face-to-face with the demons driving us to dependence. Raw, brutal, and insightful. This is an important work." -Lee Murray, Bram Stoker Award wining author of Into the Mist The intoxication from a pint of vodka, the electric buzz from snorting cocaine, the warm embrace from shooting heroin--drinking and drugging provides the height of human experience. It's the promise of heaven on earth, but the hell that follows is a constant hunger, a cold emptiness. The craving to get high is a yearning as intense of any blood-thirsty monster. The best way to tell the truths of addiction is through a story, and dark truths such as these need a piece of horror to do them justice. The stories inside feature the insidious nature of addiction told with compassion yet searing honesty. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental deaths, and some of the most incredible names in horror fiction have tackled this modern day epidemic. A WICKED THIRST, by Kealan Patrick Burke THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE, by Jessica McHugh EVERYWHERE YOU'VE BLED AND EVERYWHERE YOU WILL, by Max Booth III FIRST, JUST BITE A FINGER, by Johann Thorsson LAST CALL, by John FD Taff TORMENT OF THE FALLEN, by Glen Krisch GARDEN OF FIENDS, by Mark Matthews RETURNS, by Jack Ketchum *Garden of Fiends is the first of three addiction horror anthologies. Also check out Lullabies for Suffering and Orphans of Bliss.
HOW DEEP DOES YOUR FEAR GO? Scarlet Galleon Publications and editor Mark Parker are here to help you find out! Volume I of this new double-anthology features a long-unpublished story ("Seascape") from Jack Ketchum, a landmark collaboration ("Widow's Point") from father-and-son writing duo, Richard Chizmar and Billy Chizmar, and many other eerie tales, accompanied by full-color illustrations by Luke Spooner. In order of appearance, stories include: "Widow's Point" by Richard Chizmar & Billy Chizmar "The Gray Man" by Mark Parker "Fear Sun" by Laird Barron "Carnacki: The Lusitania" by William Meikle "Floodland" by Cameron Pierce "Sirens" by Dallas Mullican "Draugar" by Bryan Clark "Old Bogey" by Lori R. Lopez "The Lighthouse" by Annie Neugebauer "Port of Call" by W.D. Gagliani "Beneath the Surface" by Stuart Keane "Once Tolled the Lutine Bell" by Jack Rollins "She Beckons" by D.G. "Cape Hadel" by Brad P. Christy "Seastruck" by John Everson "Alone on the Waves" by Eric S. Brown "Band of Souls" by CM Saunders "A Thousand Thick and Terrible Things" by David Mickolas "Maelstrom" by Doug Rinaldi "Hallowed Point" by Andrew Bell "Wanderer" by Shane Lindemoen "Canned Crab" by Nick Nafpliotis "On Ullins Bank" by John Linwood Grant "The Way We Are Lifted" by Aric Sundquist "Surviving the River Styx" by Paul Michael Anderson "The Water Elemental" by A.P. Sessler "The Paper Shield" by James Lowder "Seascape" by Jack Ketchum "Corbett's Cage" by Shawn P. Madison "Jonah Inside the Whale: A Meditation" by Jason Sechrest
Dark Places, Evil Faces is a charity anthology composed of stories donated by their authors. All proceeds from this book and ebook will go to MacMillan cancer support. No person involved with this project has profited or will profit from it. Introduction Shaun Hutson I Love You J.R. Park Late Shopping Brian Lumley Lady in Waiting Ken Goldman At the Patio Door Vincent V. Cava The Box Richard Chizmar Rabid Squirrels in Love Jack Ketchum Tube Head Lee McGeorge The Cure Elizabeth Engstrom Underbed Graham Masterton The Good Father Mark Lumby The Straw Man and a Murder Jeff Menapace Apartment 11 Michael Bray In Sheep s Clothing Alex Laybourne Eater Peter Crowther Worse Than Bones Ramsey Campbell To Catch a Killer Matt Hickman The Dark Net Jeff C. Stevenson Thank You, Thad Susan Murrie MacDonald The Keeper Edward Ahern Upping the Production Values Ken MacGregor No Tomato Jeff Strand Wendall Lane Diaries: You Shouldn t Vincent V. Cava Seek Stuart Keane To Forget and Be Forgotten Adam L.G. Nevill Born Bad Mark Parker
Red Room is a magazine of extreme horror and hardcore dark crime, full color and fully illustrated. FICTION BY: Jack Ketchum, Meg Elison, Tim Waggoner, David James Keaton, Larry Hinkle, Tom Barlow, Nick Manzolillo, Josh Scott Wilson, and Gil Valle. "The Phantom Video Stream" by Nick Manzolillo sets the tone with red-room atmospherics in the story of a man who discovers a hidden channel streaming from what may be another reality. Tim Waggoner's "Are You Crazy?" answers its own question in shocking Waggoner style. Larry Hinkle's "Meat Cute" opens with "Stop staring at her tits!" and ends with a coldblooded revelation. Short and not so sweet. Tom Barlow's "Selfie" demonstrates that two heads aren't always better than one, not when they're spitting images. Meg Elison's "The Middle Child" takes an unflinching look at fame and greed and the mania underlying video virality. In "Sick Jokes" Josh Scott Wilson takes political incorrectness to new heights--and depths. David James Keaton, aka DJK, takes us for a ride into brutal biker mayhem that hits like a jackhammer in "The Flowery." Some tattoos ain't cool. Jack Ketchum reprises "Megan's Law," a disturbing look at what can happen when a child molester moves into a concerned dad's neighborhood. Plus, an exclusive excerpt from the NYPD's "Cannibal Cop" Gil Valle's upcoming Comet Press release of his first novel A Gathering of Evil, which parallels the message-board fantasies that landed him in jail. FEATURES: Duane Bradley takes an irresistible look at the Video Nasties and the uproar those "obscene" video cassettes caused in the UK back in the 1980s. Ben Arzate reviews a formerly out-of-print classic horror novel, which is making a howling comeback. Patrick King reviews one of the best of the recent horror movie releases. Red Room interviews the phenomenal Meg Elison, and David L. Tamarin interviews Gil Valle, getting him to open up about his incarceration by the "thought police." Red Room regular Barfly Bob taste-tests the World's Most F**ked Up adult beverages. A surreal, behind the scenes glimpse at the Red Room headquarters with rogue reporter Brian J. McCarthy.
"Hardcore horror that ranges from the socially relevant to the scatologically repulsive—the shock here is like 'The Scream' made flesh." — Mort Castle, editor of On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association BODY HORROR PUSHING THE LIMITS What horror anthology on body enhancements wouldn’t include gross-out fiction? This book has it in spades. But, this collection of stories goes far beyond that. Here you will also find science fiction, surreal fiction, fantasy, and even a full serving of dark humor. Disturbing, perverse, often gut-wrenching (pun intended) stories—all between the covers of this anthology! Nineteen chilling short stories by some of the best horror and suspense writers today. Definitely not for the squeamish! THE STORIES Horns, Teeth, and Knobs — Billie Sue Mosiman Upgraded — Shaun Meeks Going Green — Christine Morgan Worm — Jeff Menapace Reduced to Tears — Adrian Ludens A New Man — William F. Nolan Transposition — Jason V. Brock The Rose — Jack Ketchum Consume — Daniel I. Russell All Will Turn to Gray — Jezzy Wolfe Invisible — E.A. Black And the Sky Was Full of Angels — L.L. Soares Shopping Spree — Meghan Arcuri Closer — Colyott Dog Days — Graham Masterton Switch — Jasper Bark Hypochondria — Martin Zeigler Gehenna Division, Case #609 — Sandra R. Campbell Golden Age — James Dorr REVIEWS "In Zippered Flesh 3 , Editor Weldon Burge has done a masterful job of combining work from well-known masters like Jack Ketchum and Graham Masterton with newer writers. But it is the original work by newcomers like L.L. Soares and Meghan Acuri that stands out for me. ... Highly recommended." — Gene O'Neill, author of The Hitchhiking Effect: A Retrospective Collection "'Closer by Charles Colyott is a wonderfully poignant and romantic story. ... 'Going Green' by Christine Morgan is so original, timely, and well-written it deserves special mention. ... Kudos to Burge for putting together another fine anthology of cutting-edge fiction." — Paul Dale Anderson, author of The Instruments of Death series
Sequel to the hugely popular VS, VS: X brings together Extreme Horror heavyweights in a head-to-head battle for world domination. Who writes the best Extreme Horror: the US or the UK? Judged by horror enthusiasts and you: the reader. The contenders: Jonathan Edward Ondreshek vs Matt Hickman Michael Bray vs Duncan Ralston Graeme Reynolds vs William Malmborg T.S. Woolard vs Dani Brown David Owain Hughes vs John Ledger Essel Pratt vs Duncan P Bradshaw Michael Noe vs Toneye Eyenot Chad Lutzke vs Rich Hawkins Jaime Johnesee vs J.L. Lane Glenn Rolfe vs Kit Power Wrath James White vs Jasper Bark Jack Ketchum vs Jim Goforth Featuring pre-fight hype from Jeff Strand and Daniel Marc Chant!
The fourth volume in the critically-acclaimed Chiral Mad Series. 4 short stories, 4 novelettes, 4 novellas, and 4 graphic adaptations make up this mammoth book of wonders. But here's the catch: Every single story in this anthology is a collaboration. Bram Stoker Award winners Michael Bailey and Lucy A. Snyder even co-edited the anthology to bring you an incredibly diverse and entirely collaborative dark fiction experience. Includes a co-introduction by Gary A. Braunbeck and Janet Harriett!So, once again, crack the spine, dig your claws deep into these pages, sit back, and enjoy a new kind of chirality.
Enter the shadows of New York’s dark secrets and haunted past! From a city and state that have witnessed all manner of menace—from serial killers and corrupt political machines to natural disasters and terrorist attacks—come twenty-four visions of dread from New York horror authors—all to benefit the next generation of New York writers. Presenting stories set in New York locations, A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT gathers tales by new and established writers who give voice to New York’s everyday fears, macabre mysteries, and worst nightmares. To help New York’s rich literary tradition endure into the future, the authors, editors, and publisher of A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT pledge to contribute all proceeds to New York City’s Girls Write Now non-profit organization, which pairs at-risk teen women interested in writing with professional writing and career mentors. Find out more at www.girlswritenow.org.
Fifteen stories from living legends, rising stars, venerable masters and surprising newcomers, exploring our troubled past, our turbulent present, and frightening futures yet to come. Freedom of Screech. It’s not for the faint of heart. Chet Williamson Elizabeth Massie Matt Hayward Jessica McHugh Richard Christian Matheson Jenny Orosel Jack Ketchum Georgia R. Buns Tom Monteleone Patricia Lee MacComber David Niall Wilson Robert Guffey Joseph Mulak Michael Picco Norman Spinrad
"The Collected Short Stories of Freddie Prothero" by Peter Straub: A mere child yet a precocious writer, young Freddie records a series of terrifying encounters with an inhuman being that haunts his life and seems to predict his death. "Group of Thirty" by Jack Ketchum: When an award-winning horror writer on the downward slope of a long career receives an invitation to address the Essex County Science Fiction Group, he figures that he's got nothing to lose. He couldn't be more wrong. "Nancy" by Darynda Jones: Though she's adopted by the cool kids, the new girl at Renfield High School is most drawn to Nancy Wilhoit, who claims to be haunted. But it soon becomes apparent that poltergeists—and people—are seldom what they seem. "I Love You, Charlie Pearson" by Jacquelyn Frank: Charlie Pearson has a crush on Stacey Wheeler. She has no idea. Charlie will make Stacey see that he loves her, and that she loves him—even if he has to kill her to make her say it. "The Lone and Level Sands Stretch Far Away" by Brian Hodge: When Marni moves in next door, the stale marriage of Tara and Aidan gets a jolt of adrenaline. Whether it's tonic or toxic is another matter.