Anthologies
A collection of short stories in the fields of horror, suspense, and dark fantasy, dealing with money, murder, evil forces, and faceless killers
Three horror novels--Cafe Purgatorium, Dr. Krusadian's Method, and Death Leaves an Echo--probe the depths of the human soul and consciousness. Reprint.
In Hotter Blood, sex and horror are coupled to an ecstatic effect. This is the second in the provocative anthology series that defined a genre and spanned a generation. Grant Morrisonâ s Bram Stoker- nominated â The Braille Encyclopediaâ  spearheads a collection of 24 original stories, with additional contributions from horror stars like Richard Laymon and Nancy Collins, comic book talents Kurt Busiek and John Byrne, and superstar horror director Mick Garris.  Explore the dark side of having your lover in â The Tubâ with you, find out when â Confessionâ isnâ t good for the soul, and feed your hunger for erotic horror with this delectable collectionâ ¦ Cemetery Dance called Hotter Blood â outstanding,â Gauntlet labeled it â aggressive and riveting, a virtual Whoâ s Who of modern horror,â and to 2AM Magazine, itâ s â Amazingâ ¦ highly recommended.â
A showcase of outstanding samples of the horror genre includes works by Peter Straub, Harlan Ellison, F. Paul Wilson, Gene Wolfe, Thomas Ligotti, Elizabeth Massie, and others
Original anthology of 26 stories inspired by Dante's Inferno.ContentsScholarly Marauders · James O'BarrBed & Breakfast · Gene WolfeChatting with Anubis · Harlan EllisonThe Ripening Sweetness of Late Afternoon · Douglas CleggA Wreath for Marley [Richard Stone] · Max Allan CollinsSmart Guy · Darrell SchweitzerThe Great Escape · Ian WatsonHell Is for Children · Nancy HolderDropoff · Brian Herbert & Marie LandisCanto (Evocare!) · James S. Dorr"Tunnels" · Rick HautalaHell Is a Personal Place · Brian LumleyThe Kingsbury Technique · Wayne Allen Sallee & Sean DoolittleThe Bridge Over the River Styx · Jody Lynn NyeIslington · Ian McDonaldGet on Board the D Train · Gary GygaxEpiphany · Rick R. ReedScreams at the Gateway to Fame · Ray GartonElegy for a Maestro · Alexandra Elizabeth HonigsbergAbove It All · Robert J. SawyerThe Burdens · Steve Rasnic TemA Taste of Heaven · James LovegroveFerryman · Doug MurrayReturn to Gehenna · Storm ConstantineDark Society · Brian AldissOffice Space · Richard Lee Byers
The award-winning team of Jones and Sutton once again push the boundaries of fear in this new collection of horror and dark fantasy. Drawing from both sides of the Atlantic, Dark Terrors 3 features stories by some of the genres' biggest names as well as their rising stars, including Ray Bradbury, Poppy Z. Brite, Pat Cadigan, Ramsey Campbell, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Julian Rathbone, Mark Timlin, and Michael Marshall Smith. An anthology that will take you to the furthest reaches of your imagination--and beyond.
Sixteen tales of dread and desire by Nancy Holder, Max Allan Collins, Graham Masterton, and others reveal our deepest fantasies. The eighth anthology in Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett’s boundary-breaking Hot Blood erotic horror series delivers sixteen thrilling tales that will leave readers tied up ever tighter, even as the stories themselves defy all restraint. Four-time Bram Stoker Award–winner Nancy Holder, Shamus Award–winning and bestselling author Max Allan Collins, and award-winning authors Graham Masterton and Brian Hodge are just a few of the writers who bring the Hot Blood series to new heights. Nebula Award–winner Edward Bryant, reviewing for Locus , said “the variety will appeal to your every kink.” 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 “[An] aggressive and daring approach to erotic horror . . . Riveting.” — Gauntlet “Seek out this one (or its predecessors) for some naughty fun.” — Booklovers
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
Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce SHIVERS II, the sequel to last year's award nominated and bestselling anthology! SHIVERS II is a brand new anthology of terror, containing almost two dozen short stories from today's hottest writers, including Bentley Little, Douglas Clegg, Edward Lee, Ray Garton, Graham Masterton, Tom Piccirilli, Thomas Tessier, F. Paul Wilson, Rick Hautala, and many others! Featuring original dark fiction with a handful of rare reprints, SHIVERS II is available only as a beautiful perfect-bound trade paperback! Table of Contents: Item Anna -- F. Paul Wilson Item MO3:16 -- Geoff Cooper Item The Machinery of Night -- Douglas Clegg Item Will You Tell Them I Died Quietly? -- Kealan Patrick Burke Item Marking the Passage of Time -- Brian Freeman Item Schoolhouse -- Rick Hautala Item Weakness -- Tom Piccirilli Item When Worlds Collide -- David Niall Wilson Item Slouching in Bethlehem -- Brian Keene Item Riding the Storm Out -- J.F. Gonzalez Item Fine Until You Called -- Thomas Tessier The Box Man -- Gary A. Braunbeck Something in Store -- Bev Vincent Can You Dig It? -- Garrett Peck The New Kid -- Al Sarrantonio Xipe -- Edward Lee A Better Man -- David G. Barnett A Night Out With the Boys -- Ray Garton Living in the Cemetery, Dancing the Dance -- Kelly Laymon The House of Dust -- Thomas F. Monteleone & Elizabeth E. Monteleone How Dead Is That Doggie In The Window? -- Patricia Lee Macomber Junkyard of the Damned -- Robert Morrish Last Wish -- Bentley Little The Burgers of Calais -- Graham Masterton
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.
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.
Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce Smoke and Mirrors, a collection of screenplays, teleplays, stage plays, comic scripts, and treatments by thirteen masters of horror and fantasy. This deluxe oversized book reproduces the scripts exactly as they were written in the author's own formatting. This special edition will feature a deluxe 9 X 12 trimsize! Just a few of the highlights include a never before seen comic script from Joe Hill; two rare teleplays from Frank Darabont; an original, never filmed full-length screenplay by Mick Garris; a rare teleplay and treatment by William Peter Blatty; Neil Gaiman's original take on an H.G. Wells' short story; Joe R. Lansdale's stage adaptation of one of his legendary short stories; and much, much more! This Cemetery Dance Publications special edition is a World's First and there are no other editions planned at this time, so place your order today if you don't want to miss out! Tales of horror and the fantastic have been told in many ways over the centuries around the campfire, on the stage, in books and movies, and even on television but no form is quite so visceral and direct as the script. Whether it's a stage play, a feature film screenplay, or the script for a classic horror comic, these acclaimed authors aren't just putting black text on a white page. The writing may seem clean and simple at first, but the authors are actually creating worlds; they're luring you into their creations and before you know it, there's no way out. You're part of the story and you have to keep turning the pages until you reach "The End" or "Fade Out." The big question is: will you survive to see the final curtain call? Come now, take your seat, and let the show begin. You have nothing to fear but your own imagination.
Peel your eyes open, get comfortable, and let three of the horror genre’s hardest hitters take you for a ride. Prepare yourselves, my friends, for you are placing your sanity in the hands of these masters of the macabre. Three brand new stories guaranteed to slice open a smile. “Three tremendous tales by three tremendous writers.” –Edward Lee, author of Witch-Water and Lucifer’s Lottery
Cemetery Dance has gathered together a group of the genre's most talented authors to attempt the impossible: tell a coherent and scary Halloween round robin story! This experiment was inspired by the hundreds of encouraging emails we received after we published our first round robin, the Cemetery Dance Signature Series book Looking Glass. Each author brought his own unique voice to this terrifying tale set inside and around Bethany Crane's house, yet together they've crafted a unified story. And now the characters are in there, just waiting for you to join them. In fact, right now Gary, Bodie, Rachel, and the others are approaching the woods near Bethany Crane's house, and although they don't know it yet, they're not alone in the dark.... Featuring Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, Al Sarrantonio, Rick Hautala, Bev Vincent, Brian Freeman, James A. Moore, James Newman, Ronald Kelly, Norman Prentiss, and Ray Garton. Plus beautiful artwork by Jill Bauman
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.
"Dark Light" is the light that shines through when some of the finest writers in horror use the power of their dark words for a bright cause. That’s the case with this anthology—42 writers coming together to help support the Ronald McDonald House Charities and the good the organization does for families year round. Make no mistake, though. These are horror writers and the stories they’ve written are not pretty. Traditional and non-traditional horror, dark humor, ghosts, serial killers, alternate universes, magic, zombies, and other creatures of the night hide between these pages. Shadows move and dead fingers stroke unsuspecting flesh, razor sharp knives shimmer in the moonlight, and unknown things hide in closets and under the bed. The stories here are as varied as the writers themselves. If you’re a fan of horror, you will not be let down. Despite the horrific nature of these tales, however, their very existence in "Dark Light" stands as proof there will always be a light at the end of every tunnel. Features stories by horror legend Graham Masterton, Bram Stoker winner Joe McKinney, John Shirley, author of the "Crow" screenplay, Ray Garton, Wrath James White, William Todd Rose, Scott Nicholson, Tim Lebbon, Deborah LeBlanc, Tim Curran, Nancy Kilpatrick, Stephen Graham Jones, Angeline Hawkes, Christopher Fulbright, Jeffrey Thomas, Lisa Morton, and many more.
From the depths of the soul to the depths of hell. From the shadows of your most frightening dreams to the shadows lurking in the corner unseen and waiting. Darkness is painted across the palette of every nightscape. And it’s waiting for you… In this new anthology from Nightscape Press, we bring you 24 tales of bitter loss, jaded love, obsession, murder, cannibalism, hauntings, voodoo, black market horrors, demons, leprechauns, zombies, deadly mysteries, and much more! Table of Contents: A Dry Spell in Parnell County by Ed Kurtz Still by Charles Colyott A Taste of Green Voodoo Healing by Peter N. Dudar Vision by Megan N. Moore Autumn’s Gifts by Jeremy Terry Game Changer by Peter Giglio Corruption by Lisa Mannetti Worldly Possessions by Richard Salter Village Green by Boyd E. Harris Angel Killer by Lisa Morton Fly by Jonathan Templar Wee Ones by C.W. LaSart Mary Kelly’s Face by John Forth How to Save a Life by Chris Marrs In the Halls and on the Stairs by Brad C. Hodson Surprise Inside by Tonia Brown Chopper by Bryan Hall House Hunting by Ray Garton Deviant Colors by Benjamin Kane Ethridge Guadalupe’s Tamales by Shane McKenzie Whispers in the Trees, Screams in the Dark by Taylor Grant The Big Dream by J.S. Reinhardt The Rag-End of Dreams by Trent Zelazny Skins by Richard Wright
Somewhere just beyond the veil of human perception lies a darkened plane where terrible things reside. Weaving their horrifying visions, they pull the strings on our lives and lure us into a comfortable reality. But it's a web of lies... DARK VISIONS: A COLLECTION OF MODERN HORROR is their instruction manual. DARK VISIONS - VOLUME ONE includes thirteen disturbing tales of dread from some of the most visionary minds writing horror, SciFi and speculative fiction. From twisted accounts of the false understanding of our own existence to the harsh psychological torture that inherent evil forces us to endure, DARK VISIONS uncovers the truth behind our own misguided concepts of reality. Featuring the work of New York Times bestselling authors, Bram Stoker award winners and nominees, and a selection of the finest work from the brightest new voices in dark fiction, DARK VISIONS: A COLLECTION OF MODERN HORROR - VOLUME ONE takes readers on a spell-binding journey that doesn't let up even long after the book has been closed.
SPLATTERLANDS reawakens and reimagines the hyperintensive writing style and controversial themes indicative of the original Splatterpunk movement. Containing the work of some of the freshest voices of our modern time, it is an anthology of deeply intelligent short stories whose extreme themes and graphic depictions of violence and terror are intended to have a lasting effect for years to come. Splatterlands is a disturbing collection that is not for the weak of heart. It pushes the boundaries of horror while taking several giant leaps beyond senseless violence and simple gore for the sake of gore. Splatterlands is a collection of personal, subversive and intelligent horror that refuses to sugarcoat reality. Exploring themes that include serial murder, personal betrayal and revenge, religious fanaticism, physical and mental abuse, the fragility of the human mind, societal corruption, corporate greed, sexual assault and more, Splatterlands reaches into your soul with an icy, steel claw and twists. You will never look at the world the same way again.
The +Horror Library+ anthologies are internationally praised as a groundbreaking source of contemporary horror short fiction stories--relevant to the moment and stunning in impact--from leading authors of the macabre and darkly imaginative. Filled with Fears and Fantasy. Death and Dark Dreams. Monsters and Mayhem. Literary Vision and Wonder. Each volume of the +Horror Library+ series is packed with heart-pounding thrills and creepy contemplations as to what truly lurks among the shadows of the world(s) we live in. Containing 30 all-original stories, read Volume 5 in this ongoing anthology series, and then continue with the other volumes. Shamble no longer through the banal humdrum of normalcy, but ENTER THE HORROR LIBRARY! Included within Volume 5: - In "Jerrod Steihl Goes Home,” a bullied schoolboy brings to class a book of incantations. - In "The Happiness Toy,” a shy young woman is visited by a door-to-door salesman who's selling pleasure of a physical kind. - In "Footprints Fading in the Desert,” a woman stranded in the desert finds a barefoot savior who promises help. - . . . and more!
All new Fiction by: Storm Constantine, Scott Edelman, Ray Garton, John Everson, D. Harlan Wilson, Erinn L. Kemper and Cecilia Tan Interviews with: Cecilia Tan, Del Howison and Joseph Nassise Articles on: "Fear, Desire, and the stories of Robert Aickman" by Lawrence C. Connolly, "Inner Demons: Desire and Conflict in Horror" Article by K. H. Vaughan, "Driving into the Sun SHRIEKFEST 2014" by John Palisano, Cover Model Nofar Avigdor Profile Jade Sky Comic by: Joe McKinney and Patrick Freivald with artwork from B. MacKay. Columns from Gary Braunbeck, Yvonne Navarro, Richard Dansky, Robert Morrish, Michael R. Collings, Donald Tyson and so much more!
Nothing so commonplace as a werewolf or zombie lurks within these pages. No, on offer here is an altogether more complex assortment of evils and a sampling of humans who battle, retreat, suffer and are changed. ~Rob Dunbar from his Introduction ...between these covers is a breath of fresh air to those of us who have grown a bit weary of the usual zombies and beasties. ~Gary Braunbeck Introduction by Robert Dunbarby The Storm by David Morrell Mr. Mumblety-Peg by Tim Curran Terms And Conditions by Violet LeVoit Hate Me Afire by Thomas Sullivan The Mouth by Ray Garton In Hell, An Eye by Gemma Files Morgenstern’s Last Act by Bracken Macleod One Last Drop Of Blood To Remember Me By by Matt Moore Fly Away Home by Elizabeth Massie The Hole To China by John Everson She Sits And Smiles by Chet Williamson Carry On, Carrion by Paula D. Ashe One Possible Shape Of Things To Come by Brian Hodge
Psychotic killers, devious ghosts, alien monsters, howling storms, undead creatures, and other dark forces haunt the highways and the truckers who drive them in these 18 chilling tales! A ghostly voice on a trucker’s CB radio knows more about his life than it should… Two drivers find their cargo gives them inhuman appetites… A boy in a truck stop encounters a supernatural force that threatens to destroy the world… The hypnotic singing lulling a driver to sleep might not be coming from the tires… A fender-bender between a big rig and a four wheeler is not as accidental as it seems… The sinister cargo lurking in a rock and roll band’s fleet of trucks is unleashed at their final show... Hit the road with this anthology of trucking horror fiction! Contains the 2016 Bram Stoker Award winning short story "Happy Joe's Rest Stop" by John Palisano.
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.
From Richard Chizmar Manuscripts found in a dark corner of his office, from a time long forgotten–the Eighties. Revived at the hand of two horror masters, these stories are a slice of the past brought into the present. The Sculptor With Ray Garton An artist finds a block of stone in his home, ready to be carved. A creative dry spell now broken, but at what cost? Roses and Raindrops With Brian Keene A delivery to the old house on the edge of town haunts a man with horror and possibility. Composed in the ‘80’s, nearly lost to time, these two stories are now UNEARTHED
HOW DEEP DOES YOUR FEAR GO? Scarlet Galleon Publications and editor Mark Parker are here to help you find out! Volume II of this new double-anthology features a wickedly dark story ("A Night at the Lake with the Weird Girl") from Ray Garton, a short, thought-provoking tale ("Out of Her Depth") by Graham Masterton, and many other eerie offerings set on lakes and other bodies of water. Each story is accompanied by a wonderful, full-color illustration by artist, Luke Spooner. In order of appearance, the stories include: "Dry" by Brady Golden "Undertow" by Ronald Malfi "Deep Waters" by Michael Bray "The Lake Bed" by E.G. Smith "The Terror of Lodgepole Lake" by C.L. Hernandez "Chums" by Doug Murano "Damn Wrinklies" by Hunter Shea "Crude Lake" by Darryl Foster "Lake of Death" by David Bernstein "Rise of Finfolkaheem" by JC Braswell "A Proper Son" by Joshua Rex "The Eater" by Jeremy Robinson "Thick Ice" by Kane Gilmour "Rusalka" by Brian Moreland "The Bull Hole" by Kristopher Rufty "Revenant" by Jeffrey Kosh "Out of Her Depths" by Graham Masterton "Stannard Rock" by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt "Lake Effect" by Mark Parker "A Night at the Lake with the Weird Girl" by Ray Garton
Predatory eyes flicker in darkness, a legion of abominations seeking human destruction. Slashing claws and gnashing teeth, hungry for flesh, eager to kill. Clutch onto hope and pray for dawn. Creatures rule the night. In Darkness, Delight is an original anthology series revealing the many faces of modern horror— shocking and quiet, pulp and literary, cold-hearted and heart-felt, weird tales of spiraling madness alongside full-throttle thrillers. Open these pages and unleash all-new terrors that consume from without and within. The creatures are here. It’s now time to find . . . In Darkness, Delight. Featuring: Josh Malerman: One Thousand Words on a Tombstone – Bully Jack Jeff Strand: The Last Thing You Want to Be Ray Garton: A Survivor Richard Chizmar: Father Mary SanGiovanni: The Giant’s Table Tim Curran: White Rabbit Christopher Motz: Scales Kev Harrison: Snap Evans Light: Gertrude Mikal Trimm: Infestation Mark Cassell: River of Nine Tails Mason Morgan: The People in the Toilet Andrew Lennon: Silent Scream Chad Lutzke: He Wears the Lake Adam Light: Valley of the Dunes Eddie Generous: The Newell Post Frank Oreto: The Worms Turn Gregor Xane: The Ugly Tree Kristopher Rufty: Hinkles Glenn Rolfe: Human Touch Curtis M. Lawson: The Green Man of Freetown About Corpus Press: Corpus Press is a publisher of horror and weird fiction, specializing in modern pulp that emphasizes plot over gore. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the press has garnered praise from SCREAM Magazine , Cemetery Dance , Horror Novel Reviews , Hellnotes and others for its Bad Apples:Slices of Halloween Horror series, the anthology Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love , and for its short story collections and novellas. Horror anthologies and collections from Corpus Press: Screamscapes: Tales of Terror Toes Up: Horror to Die For Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love Halloween horror books from Corpus Press: Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween Stories Bad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween Horror Bad Apples 2: Six Slices of Halloween Horror Bad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror
This book is to honor those who lost their lives in this tragedy. All proceeds will be donated to the Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund c/o United Way South Hampton Roads.
Terror Tract is dedicated to bringing you quality Horror stories from some of the best authors in the Indie community. Our goal is to thrill, chill and scare the hell out of you so badly you won’t turn off the lights to sleep at night. Want to know what hides in the dark? Join us and find out.
Since the dawn of time, across almost every culture, there have been legends of shapeshifters. Men who turn into beasts and prey upon anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path. Of the shapeshifter tales, none invokes as much terror as the legend of the werewolf. The stories of men who become wolves persisted through the centuries from campfire folk tales to the modern age, where we are still thrilled and horrified by tales of bloodthirsty predators in our midst. Twelve of the most successful authors of werewolf fiction in the 21st Century have returned to their worlds and characters, to bring you a truly blood-soaked collection of werewolf horror. Jeff Strand: Ivan's Night Out Ray Garton: Outside of Nowhere David Wellington: Hunters Moon Jonathan Janz: The Kiss of Divna Antonov Glenn Rolfe: The Dead Brother Situation Graeme Reynolds: Blood Relations Paul Kane: Lifeline Thomas Emson: The Hunt David Watkins: The Original T W Piperbrook: The Great Storm Nick Stead: Bloodlines Matt Serafini: Evernight Circle
After an absence of twenty-two years, childhood friends Connor, Miguel, and Jelica agree to meet at Sunny Pines, the mobile home park where they grew up. Sunny Pines had always been a violent place, where drugs and crime were prevalent and visits from the police commonplace. Some say it had been built on bad ground, a spoiled, cursed land. Nothing positive ever came from Sunny Pines, and those who managed to escape it carried the traumas from that environment wherever they wound up. For the three friends, this is a solemn gathering and, hopefully, a way to put the past to rest. A recent fire destroyed the neighborhood, killing six and leaving many more injured. But their return does little to quiet their childhood memories. Instead, their arrival stirs every vile remnant of dysfunction into waking, and they must face their demons if they are to truly leave the mobile home park for good. "The authors evoke a wonderfully grungy atmosphere and take bold swings in placing both ugliness and tenderness at the heart of their story." - Publisher's Weekly "...should be given to readers that need a good story about adults vanquishing their childhood monsters." - Booklist
There are no Trigger Warnings: Just spikes through the mind. Horrible Little Stories is a bone-chilling anthology that delves into the taboo subjects and dark themes that may have trouble getting published in today’s political climate. From disturbing tales of horror and gore to inadmissible accounts of crime and punishment, this collection explores topics that were once commonplace, but now deemed too scandalous for print. Are you looking to take a dark and disturbing look into the stories that once could’ve lined your shelves? Then you’re looking for Horrible Little Stories ! All money earned from this publication run goes directly to benefit TheFire.org (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.)
The world can be an overwhelming and terrifying place . People often feel as if they are beaten, trapped, hunted—pursued by the very real monsters of mental illness, disabilities, abuse, loss, and countless other fears. Featuring essays and interviews with some of the best writers in the horror genre, and compiled by the highly acclaimed Stoker Award winning editors Eugene Johnson and Eric J Guignard, this non-fiction anthology lets people know that no matter how dark it gets, they are not alone. Contributing authors range from NYT best sellers to indie publishers, each sharing their own personal experiences, their struggles, their coping mechanisms, and what the genre community has meant to them. Authors include Billy Martin (at the time of writing known as Poppy Z. Brite), Vince A. Liaguno, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Douglas Gwilym, Lisa Morton, John Skipp, Linda D. Addison, Stephanie Ellis, Gary A. Braunbeck, Heather Graham, Xan van Rooyen, Cindy O'Quinn, Kevin J. Anderson, Paul Tremblay, Carina Bissett, Tim Waggoner, Jamal Hodge, Matthew R. Davis, Lucy Taylor, Joe R. Lansdale, Geneve Flynn, Dan Franklin, Ramsey Campbell, Eugen Bacon, Norman Prentiss, David Wellington, David Simms, Ai Jiang, Jason Sizemore, Morgan Sylvia, Ray Garton, Mark Matthews, Del Howison, and Joe Mynhardt. Additional interior artwork has been provided by famed artist Luke Spooner. There are more people than ever willing to voice their stories, to offer support, acceptance, and unity for others facing similar adversity. Remember to never give up hope and to never stop fighting. You’re not alone in the dark. A portion of the proceeds generated from this book will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).