The flames: any who step through may stride across the world, and beyond. A precious, precious few, the Ferrymen, can guide you true through any flame. From prehistory through today, powers vie for control of the Flames. In the deep future, fleets travel space for lifetimes, reach new worlds, challenge the black between galaxies...all thanks to the Ferrymen. Walk The Fire, and discover this future for yourself. May the Ferrymen take you! A shared world anthology featuring stories from Jake Bible, Jason Andrew Bond, Brand Gamblin, Nathan Lowell, Patrick McLean, Edward W. Robertson, J. Daniel Sawyer, Matthew Sanborn Smith and John Mierau.
Ever felt the hairs on your neck rise at something a toddler says?Inspired by the creepy things kids say and do, this collection of horror stories features unexpected frights, nervous giggles and often poignant reflections on life, childhood, and the terrors of growing up - such as when your new house gets a taste for human flesh.And remember, when you hear your child calling for you in the middle of the night – the things that go bump in the night aren’t always under the bed.All proceeds from sales of this book donated to Duffy Books in Homes, to support their child literacy work.Table of Contents:Caterpillars by Debbie Cowens White by Grant Stone Burying Baby by Paul Mannering People Pleaser by M Darusha Wehm Con Somma Passione by Lee Murray Giant by Jack Newhouse Winter Feast by Elizabeth Gatens What’s the Story, Mother? by Lewis Morgan Blonde Obsession by Jean Gilbert Simon Says by Matthew Sanborn Smith Tarantella Moon by Dan Rabarts Backyard Gardening by Jake Bible Because I Could … by Celine Murray End of the Rainbow by Jenni Sands Kiss Your Mother by Alan Lindsay Practice Makes Perfect by Sally McLennan Blood Sisters by Matt Cowens Windows by M Darusha Wehm Dad’s Wisdom by Eileen Mueller Recession by Darian Smith Paper Butterfly by Alan Lindsay The Skulkybunking Wurld Champyon of the Hole Woorld by Paul Mannering Teach Your Children Well by Lee Murray The Character of 82 James St by Anna Caro Love Hurts by Jan Goldie Dark Night by Jenni Sands Friends by AJ Ponder Shadowed Halls by Michael J Parry If They Hadn’t Landed So Close by Matt Cowens All the Ghosts by Dan Rabarts The Boy with Anime Eyes by Kevin G Maclean The Oracle of Karawa by Paul Mannering Lockdown by Piper Mejia The Birthday Present by Sally McLennan Peter and the Wolf by Lee Murray How They See You by Morgan Davie The Dead Way by JC Hart
For decades we’ve had vampires, werewolves, Jason, Freddy, and Michael. And now zombies have gone all Hollywood. Out of a need to figure out what is the next classic monster, publisher and lifelong horror enthusiast Gerald Dean Rice has assembled this fresh and downright disturbing collection of short stories featuring some of the most clever and imaginative horror writers of the day including Tim Curran, Jeff Strand, Armand Rosamilia, Rebecca Besser, MontiLee Stormer, Lee Moan, Tonia Brown, Jake Bible, Faye McCray, and Jimmy Pudge. Inside, the diverse cast of contributors introduces new breeds of monsters such as sentient sex dolls, anti-zombie terrorists, suicidal cultists, the woman who can smell sin, and more. These monsters come alive within the pages, and they are blow-your-mind frightening. They are just what the horror world needs. They are Anything but Zombies !
A descent into terror. Legends tell of a hollow earth, a world beneath our own. A world filled with wonders... and danger. But what if the legends are true? Delve into dark worlds in HELLHOLE, where death lurks around every corner, and come face to face with creatures from your worst nightmares in this collection of dark thrillers. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry and Bram Stoker Award winner Rena Mason headline a cast of bestselling and award-winning authors.
PREHISTORIC is an action packed collection of stories featuring terrifying creatures that once ruled the Earth. Lost worlds where T-Rex and Velociraptors still roam and man is now on the menu. Laboratories at the forefront of cloning technology experiment with dinosaurs they do not understand or are able to contain. The deepest parts of the ocean where Megalodon, the largest and most ferocious predator to have ever existed is stalking new prey. Plus many more thrillers filled with extinct prehistoric monsters written by some of the best creature feature authors this side of the Jurassic period.