A centaur seeks illicit surgery in an alien bodily modification club. Two medieval monks react to their transformation and demonic pregnancy in very different ways. A resourceful trans teen destroys sports bigots through the power of pluckiness...and abundant body horror. A stellar cathedral crosses galaxies to dump the corpse of God into a star before the mission devolves into a panoply of psychedelic orgies. A doxxed teen falls victim to violent assault and dishes out some harrowing retr...

Based on decades of research centered on the earliest known fluted-point producing groups in the North American midcontinent, Early Paleoindians in the Upper Midcontinent of North America: Lithic Procurement, Settlement Mobility, and Social Interaction brings together a broad array of case studies from the United States and Canada that offers fresh perspectives on how early populations utilized the land and its resources, how and when they settled in particular locations, and how ...

Joining the growing Black creative movement currently refashioning horses and cowboy imagery, a thoughtful, probing exploration of the shared history of Blackness and horses which reveals what its image can teach us about nationhood, race, and culture.Drawing on their personal history as a former urban equestrian, Black queer person, and child of Jamaican and Filipino immigrants, essayist and art critic Bitter Kalli contends the horse should be regarded as a critic...

Joining the growing Black creative movement currently refashioning horses and cowboy imagery, a thoughtful, probing exploration of the shared history of Blackness and horses which reveals what its image can teach us about nationhood, race, and culture.Drawing on their personal history as a former urban equestrian, Black queer person, and child of Jamaican and Filipino immigrants, essayist and art critic Bitter Kalli contends the horse should be regarded as a critic...

I thought he was my guiding light. But what if he's led me into darkness?MercyI devoted my entire life to the Church of the Well and its leader.But then death came to our community.And then he came. Ambrose Echeverría.He says he's an itinerant preacher. He lays hands on our congregation and fills them with God's light. He fills me with God's light.And for the first time, I can feel my devotion slipping—

Are you ready for a breathtaking journey through the crazy world of "Viral Vibes: 100 Mind-Blowing Insights in the Upside-Down World of Corona." Immerse yourself in a collection of captivating short facts that will leave you in awe. From bizarre discoveries to surprising scientific insights and absurd anecdotes, this book takes you into a world where the impossible becomes possible. Experience the thrill as you learn about unconventional ways people protect themselves from the virus, or di...

Plague casts a dire shadow across the continent. This terrible disease preserves its victims even after death. Every attempt to cure or neutralize the plague only spreads it further. Only the Inventors Guild has a plan to destroy the sickness - with science. It all begins with A Desperate Plan. They will graft mechanical enhancements onto the recently deceased and use their creations to cleanse the land of infected bodies. Desperate citizens do what they must to pick up the pieces...

Perhaps the most enigmatic cultural artifacts that survive from the Anglo-Saxon period are the Old English riddle poems that were preserved in the tenth century Exeter Book manuscript. Clever, challenging, and notoriously obscure, the riddles have fascinated readers for centuries and provided crucial insight into the period. In Say What I Am Called, Dieter Bitterli takes a fresh look at the riddles by examining them in the context of earlier Anglo-Latin riddles. Bitterli argues th...

Sawyer Caldwell was the worst thing that ever happened to me… until he wasn't.EdieFifteen years ago, Sawyer Caldwell murdered four people—but left me alive. Now, on the run from my abusive ex, the dense Appalachian forest where I once escaped a killer's grasp is the only place I feel safe.Except someone's lurking in those trees. Watching me. Waiting.It can't be Sawyer Caldwell. He's dead. Shot by the police.So who's ...

Something is wrong in the traditional world of the scouts. Scout Georg Molenbrick is unsettled by the behavior of some of his elders. As a twelve-year-old, he escapes abuse by the skin of his teeth. The "Fahrende Schar" scout association falls into disrepute. But the perpetrators remain in office. They harass Georg at every opportunity. He seeks revenge and crosses boundaries in the process. Detective Inspector Mirko Jägers becomes aware of him. Then events come thick and fast. The late hu...

The fifth volume of editor Alex Ebenstein's acclaimed series arrives, featuring brand new Weird Horror novelettes from Bitter Karella (Midnight Pals) and Lyndsey Croal (Have You Decided on Your Question)! The Ballad of Horse Girl - Bitter Karella California, 1860. The corrupt judge and snake oil baron, Lazarus Dives, murdered her family; now the nameless drifter known only as the Horse Girl is out for revenge. But can a man who' s sold his soul to the devil for eternal life be killed? It' ...