Nosferatu began his reign of stark, silent, chiaroscuro terror over the public consciousness in 1922, when he first crawled onto cinema screens. No glamourous, cultured European vampire like the literary gothic titan whose legend he was trying to usurp. No: he was a thing of blade-like, angled animal talon and fang; hideous by any measure. Inspired by F. W. Murnau' s masterpiece of German Expressionist cinema, supported by Max Schreck' s sinister portrayal of Nosferatu – an unauthorised ad...

The Time Machine: The incredible conveyance invented in H. G. Wells' astounding 'futurific' novel that was both exultation and lament of man's potential to either use or misuse science that has captured imaginations for over a century.But what if the geomagnetic convergences that created the Australian continent were actually enough to power a real, working time machine? A device that thus only worked on Australian soil; to bounce through the timestream?Join...

With his Cthulhu Mythos, H. P. Lovecraft' s original and brilliant fusions of science fiction, supernatural horror and surreal fantasy often purposely crossed genres to mind boggling effect. Since then, many of his contemporaries and modern writers alike have continued to grow the lore. Now, we throw the doors wide open on that combinative approach to bring you truly amazing tales where strange Lovecraftian ideas have spilled into the worlds of characters you know and love, like Alice' s W...

Marauders from MarsWar of the Worlds: Battleground Australia sheds fresh, Antipodean light on H.G. Wells' original tale in stories that traverse the southern continent.Home to the planet's longest-surviving mysteries, Australia now plays victim to marauding Martians in this outstanding collection of exciting stories set in the past, present and future.Australian InvasionIt is well-known that Wells found vital inspiration for hi...

SHERLOCK HOLMES truly trusted but one person – Doctor John H. Watson – but in an ocean of infinite realities it must be possible that in some of them Holmes's fellow tenant at 221B Baker Street could be some other doctor, from any page of history or the annals of literature! Come with us now as we peer into the bizarre and sometimes terrifying fates that await the Master Sleuth when his cases, his reputation, and his very fate rests in the hands, or claws, of some very different medicos! T...

Christopher Sequeira, who devised the multiversal Baker Street collection SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WAS NOT invites you to another dazzling exhibition of reality-flipping tales about a literary icon, with contributions to this house of nightmares by some of the best in the field. Enter freely, and of your own will? Tales by: Leverett Butts & Dacre Stoker Ramsey Campbell Julie Ditrich Ron Fortier Christopher Fowler Jason Franks Nancy Holder Jim Krueger Brad Mengel Lee Murray Will Murray Al...

Take a walk in the garden of unearthly delights with KAGEMONO: FLOWERS AND SKULLS. 22 hideous new horror stories from Australia and around the world. Contents: Absolution (w) David Scherwood, (a) Jan Scherpenhuizen. 8pp. Bittersweet Dreams (w) Gerard Dwyer, (a) Brendan Halyday 6pp. Daddy's Girl (w) Russell Lissau, (a) mpMann. 6pp. Defense Mechanism (w) Steve Horton, (a) Sam Romero. 6pp. Desert Leviathan (w) Jason Franks, (a) Leigh Kuilboer. 10pp. Duty Of Care (w) Jason Franks, (a) Yuriko S...

Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction, the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's blockbuster films. Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf...

Brody knew that being mixed up with Talia, a dead girl turned ghost, was going to change his life forever. He just didn't realize it was going to involve going head to head with one of the most vicious gangs in the whole city. But here he is, giving himself over to the bizarre training methods of Kagemura, an ancient samurai ghost, to transform himself from a flabby slacker to a peak-condition fighter capable of bringing the city's most dangerous criminals to their knees.Don't miss...

There seems to be at least one high school shooting every year in America, where a lone gunman enters a school they attend and randomly opens fire on innocent students and teachers. One of the most prominent school shootings was that at Columbine High School, near Littleton, Colorado. On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris murdered 12 students and a teacher) on the school campus before committing suicide - 24 other peoples were wounded. Inner-city or urban schoo...

Mike Mignola has deservedly become one of the biggest names in comics for his creation of Hellboy. But when Mignola needs a short break from the Hellboy universe, he turns to diversions such as The Amazing Screw-On Head, winner of the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication!When Emperor Zombie threatens the safety of all life on earth, President Lincoln enlists the aid of a mechanical head. With the help of associates Mr. Groin (a faithful manservant) and...

Agent Johann, the ectoplasmic man, leads a special task force through the monster-filled Northwest woods in order to hunt down and kill the man he blames for leaving him a disembodied spirit. In the Southwest, agent Devon and the psychic crust punk Fenix form an uneasy alliance in order to escape a horde of giant bat-faced monsters.