Frank Oreto writes stories that pry the top off the ordinary world and let thestrange pour in.· A baby-eating monster on a mission from God· Your average, everyday, wereworm next door· Small Gods who expect enormous sacrifices· Halloween Decorations that keep back the real terrors· And of course a Las Vegas Wedding Chapel Preacher and the Ghost of Elvis Presley doing their best to save theworld.Unsettling, imaginative, and impo...

Emerging as the dark side of Romanticism, horror is one of literature’s oldest genres. Its history is so diverse it’s sometimes difficult to define. Are moody stories about ghosts and vampires related to gory tales of beasts and zombies? And what about the more realistic terrors of murderous rogues and diabolical doctors? The emotion of fear unifies the 14 stories in First Came Fear: New Tales of Horror. But fear is legion in its varieties. The authors skillfully navigate terror o...

Religion, attraction, and possession collide in the wild and splatter-y west as a pair of young lovers balance their feelings for one another against their deep calling to serve their faith. Eve wants to be a nun, and Peter a priest, but is their attraction for one another stronger than the call to serve? Eve becomes possessed by a demon and this sets off a trail of murder, sex, and fire across Texas, and Arizona as the couple head to California for an exorcism. Dusty western towns, sunbak...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsPleasing the Giants — Carolyn LenzAbsurd of a Feather — Amman SabetThe Noise Inside — Vaya PseftakiL'Appel du Vide — Rajiv MotéThe Color of My Home is Red Like an Apple — Evan MarcroftCover art by Luke Spooner

Captain Severen Gris of the Spirelight International Police set out into the Schlogmire Ranges to put down one more upstart bandit gang. That was before he learned a terrible secret, of corruption within the Spirelight Empire, threatening the entire countryside. Now an outcast from his own people, Severen strikes an uneasy alliance with the bandit chief Rorkaster, against the Theocracy he once served.Part of Tales of Old Deschemb: Dragons once breathed their fire across the Endless...

A thrilling treasure hunt through history! In this award-winning middle grade novel, 7th grade takes an unexpected turn when students stage a bloodless revolution and find themselves in charge. But their newfound power is short-lived as the FBI arrives, seeking a treasure of national importance hidden within the school.Now, Dennis, Rhonda, and their classmates must race against the clock to decipher cryptic clues, navigate secret tunnels, and outsmart the FBI

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsPleasing the Giants — Carolyn LenzAbsurd of a Feather — Amman SabetThe Noise Inside — Vaya PseftakiL'Appel du Vide — Rajiv MotéThe Color of My Home is Red Like an Apple — Evan MarcroftCover art by

"Luke Jensen tracks down a deranged Yankee-turned-outlaw with a burning passion to torch the prairies, torment the townsfolks, and turn all he sees into a smoldering cinder.In the darkest days of the Civil War, Neville Goldsmith set the world on fire. As Captain for the Union Army, he marched with General Sherman through Georgia, setting homes and cities ablaze with sadistic glee. For Goldsmith, starting fires was a lifelong obsession. And when the war ended, he set his sights on th...