When a burned-out ER doctor and a stubborn herbalist witch are forced to combine science and spellcraft, Moonridge's only hope rests in the one partnership they never wanted.Dr. Nuala Mendez came to Moonridge to escape the heartbreak of Los Angeles trauma medicine. But days before Thanksgiving, a strange illness sweeps through town—one her training can't explain. Even worse? Her patients keep seeking help from the infuriating witch who runs the local apothecary.Owen Herald ...

An anthology of stories from the long-running One Step Beyond writers' group, including tales from all corners of the speculative fiction genre. All profits from the sale of this anthology will go to English PEN, a charitable network defending and promoting freedom of expression around the world.Includes stories from Vaughan Stanger, Jaine Fenn, Mike Lewis, Alys Sterling, Liz Holliday, Heather Lindsley, Sue Oke and Mark Bilsborough. Edited by Vaughn Stanger. Cover illustration by T...

*Now a major film SEPTEMBER SAYS*The electrifying novel from the Booker shortlisted author of Everything Under.'A short sharp explosion of a gothic thriller' ObserverSomething unspeakable has happened to sisters July and September.Desperate for a fresh start, they move across the country to an old family house that has a troubled life of its own. Noises come from behind the walls. Lights fl...

From the discomfort of my own home I buy dresses, look up recipes, do online surveys.In Nostalgia Has Ruined My Life, an unnamed young woman in her late twenties navigates unemployment, boredom, chronic illness and online dating. Her activities are banal — applying for jobs, looking up horoscopes, managing depression, going on Tinder dates.‘I want to tell someone I love them but there is no one to tell,’ she says. ‘Except my sister maybe. I want to pick bl...

An electrifying anthology of new horror stories by award-winning masters of the genre.Twenty-one brand-new stories of the ominous and terrifying from some of the horror genre's most talented writers. In 'The Dead Thing' Paul Tremblay draws us into the world of a neglected teenage girl and her younger brother and the evil that lurks at the heart of their family. In Gemma Files' 'Bulb' a woman calls in to a podcast to tell the terrifying story of why she has escaped o...

A beautiful story about Art; a living, breathing boy in all respects - who happens to be made of inflatable plastic. POP ART is an exceptional, must-read of a short story.Joe Hill is the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2, Horns, and Heart-Shaped Box, and the prize-winning story collection 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the co-author, with Stephen King, of In the Tall Grass.

Our home town. Sometimes it feels like the centre of the universe, sometimes it's the bum-end of nowhere. We are her sons and daughters. These are our triumphs and our heartaches, our fears and hopes for a better life.Getting lost, falling in love, pushing boundaries, exploring the world - powerfully honest stories to make you think and feel, from the award-winning author of The Dead I Know and Changing Gear.'Off The Map is a stunning smo...

Self-described 52-year-old "Everyman" Gary Charles Metz had experienced numerous dieting successes and failures throughout his adult life. Little did he know that the one he made up for himself would be the most effective one, and inspire him to write his first book. In this pleasurably brief, engaging account, Metz shares his simple, common-sense method for weight loss.

‘The Tenderloin bleeds its raw honesty onto every page – it is a truly felt and moving book’Kevin Barry, author of City of BohaneIt’s 1995 and Evan has embarked on an adventure that will change his life – leaving home in Dublin for the rolling hills and fog-swept bays of San Francisco.Between the Internet revolution and the rave culture of this liberal city, young naive Evan is completely clueless about how to succeed. But he’s determined to stumbl...

Winner of the Crimefest 2012 Goldsboro Last Laugh Award Billy Karlsson needs to get real. Literally. A hospital porter with a sideline in euthanasia, Billy is a character trapped in the purgatory of an abandoned novel. Deranged by logic, driven beyond sanity, Billy makes his final stand: if killing old people won't cut the mustard, the whole hospital will have to go up in flames. Only his creator can stop him now, the author who abandoned Billy to his half-life limbo, in which Billy scheme...

By the time you leave your elementary school, you know what to expect. You are the oldest, the smartest, the top dog. But the minute you enter middle school, everything changes. Your classes are getting harder. Your friendships are tested. Your body is changing. How do you know what's expected of you now? And how do you keep from embarrassing yourself as you figure it all out?The Ultimate Middle School Survival Guide is your "Do this, not that" guide to nearly everything m...

A chilling horror anthology of 18 stories about the terrifying fears of isolation, from the modern masters of horror.Featuring Tim Lebbon, Paul Tremblay, Joe R. Lansdale, M.R. Carey, Ken Liu and many more.Lost in the wilderness, or shunned from society, it remains one of our deepest held fears. This horror anthology calls on leading horror writers to confront the dark moments, the challenges that we must face alone: hikers lost in the woods; astronauts adrift in the silence...