"Harrowing, haunting and strange, this new collection stands out as a testament both to place and to imagination. It will make you think long after you've finished reading."
"Join us for a short walk through the urban heart of England’s second city, along dark and shadowy streets of Digbeth, a suburb that had defined the city’s subculture from the dawn of the Anglo-Saxon age to modern times, where immigrants were packed into muddy streets like sardines, and where the first spark of industry emerged until the whole country caught fire with the flames of the Industrial Revolution. Gangs. Ghosts. Giants. God ..."
"When Joel Lane died unexpectedly in November 2013, the literary world lost a remarkable talent. He left us too early, with so much unfinished as indicated by the copious notes and outlines of stories and poems he had yet to write. In these pages you will find stories inspired by and based on these notes, completed by many of his friends and colleagues - over thirty writers including Tim Lebbon, Steve Rasnic Tem, Alison Littlewood, John ..."
"This wicked new anthology includes fourteen original tales about those characters you love to hate-and hate to love: Villains. Bad guys. Femme fatales. After all, what is a hero without a truly evil arch-nemesis?Where is the triumph without a worthy opponent?But shouldn't every villain have his or her day? Well, now they do-in Villains Victorious.Includes sinister new stories by:• Tanya Huff• Rosemary Edghill• Kristine Kathryn Rusch• Da ..."
"In the modern-day world where enemies are often nameless, faceless, and all-powerful, many people long for simpler times-when great heroes and heroines arose to fight battles that could be won by skill and wit and strength.Now some of the genre's top storytellers take you to such times and places to relive the adventures, the challenges, and the victories...in a brand-new anthology.Warrior Fantastic includes stories by:David BischoffAla ..."
"Science fiction is a diverse playground and Andromeda's Children are a timeless mix of traditional, modern and comic visions that explore what makes us human – or not. For all their diversity, these adventures have one thing in common – strong women whose adventures reflect the spirit their namesake."
"As soon as he touched the familiar, Merlin experienced a wrenching headache,
as if someone had reached into his head and twisted his brain a quarter-turn to
the right. He grimaced involuntarily and opened his eyes. He found himself
looking at the stone wall of his keep, his normal sight returned. He tried
establishing contact with his familiar again, but there was no answer to his
questioning thoughts, nothing at all. Merlin rose s ..."
"If you're over a certain age, you'll remember double features, and if you were a '70s child in Britain, you'll remember the Sat night Universal/Hammer Horror double bill showing such classics as 'Frankenstein Created Woman' and 'Twins of Evil' Some of those films were great, and some were just plain awful. Everybody loves a good B-Movie. From Plan 9 from Outer Space, to Tarantula, and into the more modern era of B-Movies; Sharknado a ..."
"This is FLASH FEAR;a horror anthology edited by Jonathan Butcher that contains at least twenty pieces of horrific or dark flash fiction written by established writers in the genre including Andrew Lawston, Lynn M Cochrane, Lily Childs, Pauline E Dungate, James Everington and A Stuart Williams. From a strange and twisted tale of a mother's love, to a journey that takes you to the heights of Whitby infamous for Bram Stoker's Dracula, the ..."
"In PLAY THINGS, Allen Ashley, Stephanie Ellis, Richard Farren Barber, Geneve Flynn, Scott Shoyer, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, Kelly White and Max Wright remind us that even the most innocuous toys can be evil... In PAST TIMES, Kelda Critch, S. L. Dixon, Pauline E. Dungate, Joshua L. Hood, Sloane Kady, Nicola Lombardi, Catrin Sian Rutland and M. J. Wesolowski revisit childhood traumas which continue to cast shadows over the victims’ adult ..."
"P is for Poltergeist is the sixteenth book in an epic series of twenty-six horror anthologies. In this book you will find a collection of thirteen haunting tales from some of the most talented independent horror authors writing today."