As you walk into the basement, people sitting in a circle tell stories of cosmic horrors. Stories that cannot and should not be told depict a man stuck inside a never-ending nightmare. The dream filled with horrors embodies; a college student searching for the nameless church only to find oblivion, an assassin sent to kill a demonic rabbit and a young, trans woman kidnapped for sacrifice to an underground cult. The stories defy all comprehension. Welcome to Arkham Anonymous.
Horror
Dog Flight
Encounter frightening people and witness bloodcurdling phenomena. Seven short horror stories await you. In each chilling tale, someone ends up in grave peril. Beauty Thine, Beauty Mine. A sociopath has an urge to paint a particularly beautiful woman
Dog Flight. A dog walk turns into a nightmare scenario
Knocked Down. A set of cursed dominoes causes a woman’s life to collapse around her
Life Lesson. A man is tasked with committing murder in order to move on in life
The Rearranger. A savage being with a fondness for distorting human bodies wreaks havoc
The Snatcher. A visit to a fortune teller causes strange and deadly things to happen
Too Far Back. A time traveller makes a mistake with devastating consequences Death is looming. Will it claim any of the characters in these short stories? If you’re a fan of the horror genre, you’re sure to enjoy Dog Flight.
Meet D. T. Adams
Wasp Canyon
Jessica Cleary took up running the Arizona hiking trails as a way to cope with the recent loss of her father. While out on a run in Wasp Canyon, Jessica stumbles upon a gruesome scene and finds herself injured and running for her life.
There is something lurking inside Wasp Canyon—something vicious, cunning, and with an insatiable appetite. When people in town start falling victim to a mysterious predator and the police are unable to offer any explanation, Jessica decides it’s time to stop running—it’s time to stop running and fight.
Meet Danielle McCrory
Obliged By Contract (Room Of Rage Book 3)
Welcome back to the “Room Of Rage” series, a collection of short horror stories set in various types of rooms. Sometimes fear lies within secrecy, in spaces made to trap whoever dares enter them. This installment focuses on the lives of three people, bound by blood, marriage and their own convictions. Simon married Connie Vicion under the belief that she could love him. His hopes hinge on that ideal, blind to Connie’s disregard and distaste for him. However, when Connie’s mother, Helen, moves in, Simon is left even more wanting. Helen knows his pain from experience, drawing her to his side. Their bond only grows as time passes them, challenging Connie’s authority. Will Simon break free of his life’s contract, or will Connie trap him in her own Room Of Rage?
Meet Michelle Vongkaysone
The Theme is Revenge: Anthology of revenge stories set in the 19th century
Dark Lake Publishing LLP presents The Theme is Revenge, an anthology of revenge stories set in the 19th century. Stories of the wounded, who are out to wreak vengeance on their villains who did them wrong. From the reimagining of Robert Browning’s Porphyria’s Lover to the tale of a humiliated wife’s deadly retaliation. From 1860s New Orleans, where a brothel worker plots revenge against the brothel owner, to 1857s Texas, where some strange and unexpected events took place with an unusual female hunter. Armed only with a well-crafted plan for revenge and an apothecary bag, a doomed man pursues the monster of responsible for the death of his family, and he will stop at nothing to right the wrongs that define his very existence. A chilling collection of powerful and atmospheric tales, The Theme is Revenge is written by some exceptionally talented authors of the horror community. Featuring Tales from:
Richard Leise
Joe Howsin
Sergio “ente per ente” PALUMBO and Ivan “BearOld” BERTAZZONI
R. M. Phyllis
Madeline Phillipps
C. B. Calsing
Leigh Josey
Trey Woodfin
J. L. Short
Meet Trey Woodfin
Katy’s Loss; A Jerry Springer Show Parody 2084
Welcome to the dystopian future of mass entertainment in 2084, where the Jerry Springer Show is the inspiration for a counselling show with a difference: Counselor and Client competing to win, against each other. Katy was fine with crocheting and needlepoint, but her past involved stitching of human parts. Katy is a sassy big bold black woman struggling with weight all her life, from size 6 to size 18, and this new TV show, “What’s your Problem?” promises a solution to anyone’s problems in 60 mins of counselling to ‘guess the secret of your past’. If she wins, she gets her dream aquarium bathtub. If she loses, ‘the forfeit is designed for maximum personal humiliation’. Enter Captain Stanislav Boglosovic from stage-left, a thin elderly former ‘translator’ wanted for war crimes, struggling in retirement in Brazil. If he wins, he gets his pension; If he loses, he calculates Prison, but he’s never lost; whatever it takes to win, there are no limits. But who will win? And is the prize worth the effort for one, and the forfeit for the other? Let the tournament commence, and all our hopes and fears begin.
Meet Maxwell Winshire
Moonsleep and Other Stories
Prepare to be disturbed… A private investigator hunts for his client’s missing stepdaughter in a
dieselpunk Los Angeles while keeping secrets of his own… A middle-aged recluse has a phobia about teenage girls… In a medieval England, what do the women get up to when all men and boys
fall asleep every full moon? A young boy and his alchemist master try to
find out… Will Charlotte Bronte be tempted by the devil…? All this and more as dark, quirky fantasy and wonderfully disturbing
horror mix seamlessly in this collection of short stories from British
writer, Liz Tuckwell.