"Joseph Merrick, known as the Elephant Man, had extensive deformities and earned a living as an exhibit in freak shows and fairgrounds, horrifying the public with his appearance. Later he became a medical curiosity and something of a celebrity, meeting royalty and members of London society. Treated as a monster, he was actually a gentle and thoguhtful soul. His life was the inspiration for this collection of short stories about outsiders ..."
"Fifteen brilliant writers evoke uniquely haunted characters; from the waxwork maker in Victorian Whitechapel who receives help from a terrifying source, to the lawyer who once met two schoolboys on the beach, and finds them still there twenty five years later; from a doomed puppeteer performing his last show in a mysterious village to a little girl eternally waiting for a missing fire engine. What Haunts the Heart weaves together storie ..."
"'Do serial killers, glistening viscera, oceans of gore and sadistic twists make you yawn behind a polite hand? Are you looking for something a little more interesting than a body count? These are tales that astonish and horrify, bring shivers and leave you breathless. You may be too terrified to find out what happens next – but you won’t be able to resist turning the page. We’ll make you keep the lights on. For a very long time.'"
"Because one book wasn't enough to contain the insanity. A collection of humorous paranormal short stories. See what happens when the new kid in school is the Antichrist. Aliens get fang marks from their newest abductee. Plus, we put a new wrinkle on the term 'ghost writer'. Featuring stories from Rosalind Barden, Chantal Boudreau, and David Neilsen."
"Elemental Foundations features a collection of short stories from eight new writers that play with the five elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit. From Elves to Witches and even Humans, you'll find characters that you'll fall in love with. Our contributors were tasked with building worlds to delight their readers with elemental aspects to their short stories. We hope you enjoy their efforts. Zimbell House Publishing is commi ..."
"There's something that awaits you on the road ahead, lurking in the darkness at the intersection between the Here and the Hereafter. It's at the crossroads of this existence and the next, where the forces of the Living and the Dead converge in a terrifying place known as Death's Realm. And it's here where armies from either side of the veil wage an everlasting battle in the struggle for control. This is a volume containing sixteen sto ..."
"We've all been there; the restaurant or eating establishment that you remember forever because it gave you nightmares or food poisoning. In The Last Diner, Theresa Derwin has collected together nineteen short stories set in or around eateries, where unnamed horrors lurk. From the insatiable appetite in 'All You Can Eat', to a totalitarian city ruler who wants the services of a famous baker; from a diner cook who likes to give his custom ..."
Mrs Rochester's Attic Tales of Madness, Strange Love and Deep, Dark Secrets. by PeggMatthew, Hawke Jessamy Paperback, 222 Pages, Published 2017 by Mantle Lane Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9932648-3-2, ISBN: 0-9932648-3-2
"What can Father Divine do when a nun confesses a disturbing secret?Bill has always lived in his parent's basement. Nothing odd about that... is there?How can Eleanor bear watching her old love Paul, hidden as she is at the bottom of his garden?How can Sarah's suddenly bottomless bag be full of bees?What can forgotten gods do? Go clubbing obviously.The stories in this book explore secrets, doomed relationships, and madness, inspired by ..."
"An anthology of strange sea tales from inspiring writers across the UK, including Joanne Harris's folk tale The Selkie.It Came from Beneath the Waves spans genres, with the post-apocalyptic weirdness of Carmen Marcus's Bight, Tomcat and the Moon, the contemporary horror of Tim Major's Eqalussuaq and the New Zealand set historical fiction of The King Tide by Alex Reece Abbott.The stories uncover the secrets, strangeness and peculiarity ..."
The Hungry Lens And Other Strenge Tales by Pegg, Matthew Softcover, Published 2024 by Mantle Community Arts Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-916057-08-1, ISBN: 1-916057-08-X
Lionhearts Stories and Poems from Coalville, Leicestershire by MatthewPegg Paperback, Published 2018 by Mantle Community Arts Ltd, United Kingdom, Coalville ISBN-13: 978-1-9998416-6-9, ISBN: 1-9998416-6-2
"You mustn't talk about the stairs. There they stand, surrounded by nothing but forest, pristine as the day they were built. No sign remains of any other structure around them, no ruins of long forgotten buildings. They look... wrong. They feel wrong. Bad things happen if you get too close. Horrible things. You must never, ever ever talk about them.Thirty-four of today's best up and coming writers provide wonderfully unique interpretatio ..."