Tales of tyrannical landlords, obsessive descents into madness and haunting comings of age.Embark on a chilling journey through nightmarish tales that will captivate the ghoulish modern reader. Encounter landlords with sinister requests, ethereal housemates, and a glass-encased jungle built by an eccentric father. These gothic stories blur the lines between dreams and reality, weaving a tapestry of macabre encounters and festering secrets.

The Duke of Athens and the Amazon Queen are getting married in the morning. It's going to be a big one, and everyone's invited. The King and Queen of the Fairies arrive into ancient Athens, ready to be guests of honour at the party of the age.There's a gifted new Changeling in town -- a uniquely talented human who's attracting some attention. Titania has plans, Oberon's wound up about it, there's a long night ahead and naturally it all comes down to who does what. The planets have ...

Soprano, socialite, queen of the demimonde-the enigmatic Belladonna is the undisputed ruler of 1890s Parisian society. At her highly exclusive salons it's an open secret that she plays poisonous games with select clientele. A printer's apprentice, longing to enter this glamorous world, works her way through the Opera House ranks to become Belladonna's indispensable assistant. But when a troubling affair with the wrong lover goes too far, the consequences turn deadly.A luxurious got...

Victor Frankenstein is the first to unlock the key to life, but not the last.Over two centuries of relentless advancement, five more minds find the secret, and five more creatures are made. Five more stories end in tragedy. From the stinking streets of 1850s London to the sun-drenched hysteria of a modern cruise liner, amidst passion, jealousy, art, obsession, desperation and war, Creatures is a hidden history of a forbidden science.

Sixteen original stories of science fiction and wonder from sixteen talented authors, written to commemorate the first ten years of NewCon PressContents:Introduction by Ian WhatesThe Final Path – Genevieve CogmanWomen’s Christmas – Ian McDonaldPyramid – Nancy KressLiberty Bird – Jaine FennZanzara Island – Rachel ArmstrongTen Sisters – Eric BrownLicorice – Jack SkillingsteadThe Time Travell...

Rose Biggin is a writer and performer based in London and lectures in Creative Writing at Birkbeck (University of London). Rose has long been delighting readers 'in the know' with beautifully crafted stories, tales that often play around with myth or classic literary concepts, using them as a springboard for her own unique imagination.This, her debut collection, demonstrates why she is so highly regarded – as fine a mix of otherworldly fantasy and artful mysteries as any reader cou...

This book is the first full-length monograph to focus on Punchdrunk, the internationally-renowned theatre company known for its pioneering approach to immersive theatre. With its promises of empowerment, freedom and experiential joy, immersive theatre continues to gain popularity - this study brings necessary critical analysis to this rapidly developing field. What exactly do we mean by audience “immersion”? How might immersion in a Punchdrunk production be described, theorised, situated o...

The definitive showcase of the year's finest British short stories'Bravo to Salt's beacon of delight and intrigue – its annual collection of the UK's best short stories, from established and emerging voices.' —Duncan MinshullNow relaunched for a new era, Best British Short Stories returns with a bold new look and a renewed commitment to celebrating the art of the short story. As we enter our fifteenth volume, this much-loved annual collecti...

Cloaked in gothic shadows, soaked in blood, darkness descends on the world of Sherlock Holmes.“I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart.”Vengeance from beyond, forbidden passions and sadistic cruelty draw the great detective and his faithful companions into storms of madness and otherworldly violence which threaten to cloud the clarity of logic. Facing the eldritch reach of ancient talismans ...

God's will be done.After eleven years as a priest living by these words, Father Antonio Molinari never imagined who would teach his strongest lesson of faith―a vampire.As a member of a secret order within the Vatican, he investigates and debunks supernatural events. A case of possession brings him to the French countryside, where two local clergy offer him the chance of a lifetime. They claim to have captured a vampire, and beg his expertise in helping them study the fiend....

The intense brand-new military horror series from "one of the Major Horror Authors of the 21st Century" - American Library Association Trained To Kill. Haunted By The Past. Fighting For Their Souls. Everything is dangerous in Afghanistan, nothing more so than the mission of a Tactical Support Team or T.S.T. All veterans, these men and women spend seasons in hell, to not only try and fix what's broken in each of them, but also to make enough bank to change their fortunes. But seven months l...

A Voice From Beyond The Grave?College students Kenji and Dylan stumble upon a strange recording in the background of an obscure song. It's a woman's voice, uttering a string of seemingly random characters. Upon further inspection, the song appears to have been embedded with a hidden message. Attempting to crack the mysterious code and becoming obsessed with the recording, Kenji and Dylan set off in search of answers. With every turn in the road however, the puzzle ...