UGLY STORIESEnter the fevered imagination of Tobin Elliott. Ten awful stories await you. Tales of love, tales of hate, tales of wonder, tales of horror.Ugly stories. About terrible people. Doing horrible things.TERRIBLE PEOPLEIn this first collection, you'll find some terribly awful people-some friends, some family, some enemies, and some lovers.Some are just starting out, whether they're testing th...

Sometimes, the ties that bind can break you.It's 1975, and nine-year-old Talia is not happy. Everything has been different since her little sister Alex came along. Since her dad left. Since all her mother's attention has been focused on anyone and everything but Talia.It's definitely all Alex's fault. Talia hates Alex. She just wants things to be like they used to be. When her dad was home. When everyone cared about her. When there was no Alex.Then ...

UGLY STORIESWelcome back to thirteen more dark dreams and nefarious nightmares oozing from the deepest, darkest corners of the mind of Tobin Elliott.TERRIBLE PEOPLEThis second collection harbours more stories of lovers, of family, of friends, of enemies. Tales of mothers and fathers who seal the fate of their children, of child stars who can tell you the how, the why, and the when of your fate, tales of those willi...

Whoever said you can't go home again was right. Lex tried. And now she really wishes she hadn't.When Lex left No Hope, she had no plans to return. Never wanted to. Not after... No. She doesn't allow herself to go there. Leave it in the rear-view, just like her hometown.Ten years down the road, the past can't seem to stay in the past and her life is in disarray. She really needs to start getting her shit together.Then her mother is brutally ...

Sometimes, talking to the right person can show you a path out of darkness...but what if that person has been dead for thirty years?Monica should have known better than to remain in New Hope. How stupidly optimistic, how naïve, she'd been. Why did she think her life could be anything but pain and sorrow and regret? Why did she think she could just be okay with murdering her ex-husband, even if he was a blood-thirsty werewolf? Why does she think, now, that ...

Everyone has their demons. But Stinky Pete released his into the school, and now it's out for blood.It's 1981, and in the town they call No Hope, Theo knows Pete is going through a tough time. God knows Theo's been there himself. He offers a hand in friendship, an offer to get a few guys together for some poker, but something holds Pete back. He's just acquired a Book, and this is the day Pete's gonna make his father pay for all the shit Stinky Pete's had ...

Losing blood doesn't always mean you're bleeding. You think you know what it means to lose blood?Zero does. One of her members broke the rule: no werewolf shall harm or kill another. But the replacement is an overeager fool who refers to himself as the Fed. He'll risk everything to prove his worth. And he's out for revenge.Rainer does. Her parents, her sister, her husband, her child...her blood. The werewolves took everyo...

Two ancient relics. Two feral, supernatural species. One fight for control. Some families are born in blood.For almost a century, the Clutch has been confined by a small boundary. All attempts to cross it have failed miserably, with no survivors to tell their tales. Chloe and the other vampires long for the life they had before. Back when they could roam and hunt freely. Back when they had control over the wolves.Back before the wolves found that damnable B...

Modern lives seem littered with expiration dates. Packaging tells us when our food will go bad; when we can expect appliances to cease functioning; when contracts for the internet finish! But as annoying as these small expiration dates are, they fade to nothing compared to the larger events: when a species goes extinct; when a body of water evaporates, or dies because the PH balance alters; when giant icebergs break apart and glaciers melt forever, threatening the ecosystem of this planet....

Love is in the air. And the stone. And the Wi-Fi. And in the blood.Passions ignite in this anthology, as sixteen genre authors come together to deliver stories of unique, if unconventional romance.Even immortals can succumb to unhealthy infatuation, as seen in ‘Cursed.’In ‘Escape’, we see that falling back into love can be easier, and harder, than we think.Love can take root in the darkest places, in ‘How’s the food here?’Can an unhappy fairy-tale en...

InSects follows Violet, a girl dragged by her mother and stepfather from Arizona to the rain-soaked coast of British Columbia. Violet now has to cope with losing her home, her friends, her family, and everything that made her who she was. At school, she is the oddball, the quiet, anxious new girl.Surrounded by cliques of collectors, she stands out as the strange one, with no cards, collectibles, or tchotchkes to claim.When she finds a fallen chrysa...

TIPS FOR HOW NOT TO END UP IN A HORROR STORYDON’TListen to the SpidersDrive in the rainBuy the dollDOSell the PuppetTake the Dr.’s AdviceLeave the Box ShutIn this thrilling horror anthology by No Bad Books Press, the characters of the following authors didn’t take this advice:Kevin David AndersonDiane ArrelleShaun AveryChris Bann...