A serial killer resists temptation in "A Fresh Start."  A disfigured child-genius searches for "Belonging."  A schizophrenic fights her demons in "Relapse and Redemption."   A little girl encounters cosmic horror in "Told You So."  These ten stories encompass the dark feelings of autumn.  Fear, loneliness, horror, sadness, and longing---feelings which would do nothing but ferment and grow if not released an...

Which is more terrifying, the imposition of order that might involve stifling limitations and repugnant values, or spiraling into chaos as order splinters or disappears? The 26 authors in Horrific Scribes Presents: Rulemakers and Rulebreakers have 26 answers, each with the potential to shatter you. Prepare for works by Sam Arlington, Raymond Brunell, Harley Carnell, Emmie Christie, Nicholas De Marino, Sarina Dorie, Eric Fomley, Douglas Ford, Matt Hollingsworth, Douglas Kolacki, Ch...

Dark Fiction and Quiet Horror StoriesTen tales of the unexpected, the chilling, the dreadful, and the strange.All new original short stories.

Bullet Points captures the complexity, tragedy, and hope of warfare and violence in human and nonhuman society, with reprints and original stories every three months. The January 2025 issue (Volume 8) presents stories with post-apocalyptic settings:Stories:Lena Ng, "The Night We Saw the Stars": A mother, haunted by an alien invasion, brings hope to her child.Alexander Hay, "_XPLOD_": Simmonds might actually be responsible for the destruction of reality. Actually.

12 weird, bizarre, and genre-defying stories to entertain and delight. Go on a roadtrip to a Lovecraftian hell-pit. Witness aerialists leaping into the void. Sail uncharted waters with the deadliest of crewmates. Explore a shadow dimension populated entirely by film & television characters. Experience the Louvre in the throes of the cataclysmic Artpocalypse. Fear the clown. And yes, we have... a Zombie Gorilla!From darkly humorous to Bizarro adjacent, these are the strangest storie...

Love Edgar Allan Poe and want more? Explore new gothic stories and poems inspired by Poe in this haunting, award-winning anthology!Take a tour through Poe’s Baltimore home, experience “The Tell-Tale Heart” through the old man’s eyes, go corporate at Raven Corp., witness “The Fall of the House of Usher” from the perspective of a hidden Usher sibling, and much more.Don’t miss the award-nominated stories “The Heart of Alderman Kane” by Eleanor Sciolistein and ...

Ten tales of horror and dark fantasy, each with the retro-vintage flair readers have come to appreciate from the Curiosities anthology series. A poet makes a passage with death. A solitary monster meets another. Nazi war experiments run amuck on the Eastern Front. Unsettling sounds follow you through the New England woods. A sea captain takes in a mermaid, though it may be his doom. One very monstrous clock. And more.From the gothic to the grotesque, these exhibits will have you trading yo...