It Came from the Darkness Too is a follow-up to the successful It Came from the Darkness (2020), which was the first charity anthology from Philip Rogers and Red Cape Publishing. This new release features an impressive selection of flash fiction, poetry, and artwork, from a huge range of writers, filmmakers, actors, and artists. This anthology is raising funds for not one but three charities, all of which relate to children's health conditions: Max the Brave Fund, Cure Angelman, and Great ...

A flash fiction collection. Twelve dark fiction stories. R Rated for sensitive themes.

It started out as most other days, back in December 2014.I was ready to go to the office and get stuck into another day after the long train commute into the city.Occasionally, while walking downtown from the station, I'd stop in at the Lindt Café in Sydney's Martin place for a coffee and something nice to munch on.However, my ever-expanding waistline guilted me into avoiding the muffin that day, and I stopped by the little coffee stand around the corner from the offic...

"Oh dear, this isn't good," I said to myself. "How on earth can I help this poor seagull?"

All Nneka Osakwe wants for Christmas? To not be flying to her hometown where overzealous relatives hound her relentlessly for still being single, and parade one unsuitable suitor after another as a potential husband. Could a chance encounter with a handsome stranger at the airport be the crafty fix for her predicament?A shocking offer from a woman he's only just met is the perfect solution to Chike Igboka's biggest problem—evading marriage minded single ladies at his sister's weddi...

1940's Chicago, a black female detective is asked to discover what happened to a rich gadabout whom disappeared mysteriously from his hotel room.Unfortunately, she does.

Cast out by his own family after a wolf’s bite infects him, a young thirteen-year-old boy is forced to roam the streets and fend for himself. In a world of Humans and Others, he belongs to neither. No longer considered Human, but nor a purebred Other, a race of powerful supernatural beings, he will be unwanted and hunted by both.Danger lurks at every turn. Young, vulnerable and afraid, he tries to come to terms with the physical changes taking place in him while at the same time tr...

The three rules of vampire survival:Never leave a witness.Never leave evidence.Never leave a pattern.To overlook one of those fundamental axioms is to invite total destruction at the hands of the slayers. A vampire must remain invisible and slip through the night like a shadow.Of course, a non-human witness will never tell.When Sam goes out on the hunt she sees a pair of amber eyes that can help her out. A lone wolf. He might...

There have been moments when I've looked at a person or picture and in that moment, have been able to see a story. Sometimes, the story is entirely theirs, or belongs to that unique place or object. Other times,it will trigger a memory or a deeply personal connection. At these moments, I find myself grabbing for a pen to try to capture the emotions that have stirred before they slip away.The stories in this first compilation are some of the results of my imagining, pondering, antici...

Michael Stevens had to kill and eat those fourteen women. Their meat was too delicious, and he couldn't resist. His rampage was finally put to an end, but he avoided the death penalty. Admitted to Tersen Asylum for the past three years, he hopes to reform his cannabalistic ways. But with a vegetarian diet and a new nurse that's the exact meat he once craved, will he be able to stay in control?

Gwennie is a widow. Short, plump, grey-haired and a pensioner, she's about to embark on her first visit to the indoor swimming pool for exercise and therapy. Nervous and self-conscious, Gwennie procrastinates, making observations about other people at the pool and fidgeting with her belongings before finally getting in the water. The water is blissfully welcoming and while she walks up and down the length of the pool she reminisces about her dearly departed husband called Max, his penny-pi...

Usually, Scott gets home to one of his mother's crazy rants.Today? Silence.Which makes a nice change—except that today, evil shadows lurk in the pantry where the food should be.Can Scott track down his mother, banish the shadows, and find something to eat in peace?A dark fantasy tale featuring one of the characters from Laurens' popular Sanctuary series.2200 words / Young Adult Portal FantasyWelcome to Inklets, a series of sh...