See what lurks in the deep, dark woods—a place of fairy tales, secrets, and monsters…Where the unexpected looms at every turn.Where twisted shadows meet dappled sunlight.Where even the silence grows teeth.Into the Deep, Dark Woods features 28 all-new stories and poems that explore the magic and mystery of the primeval wilderness. Venture from the decay of a demented pumpkin patch to worlds where dragons hide among the trees and the ...

Life is Tough on the Streets...Whether born there, abandoned, or on the run, dogs-stray or otherwise-living on the fringes don't have it easy. Predators, territorial battles, and lack of basic necessities like food, shelter, and medical care take their toll and shorten lives. But there are those out there that envision a better future for strays, and we aim to help them the best we can.This charity anthology of speculative fiction stories and real-life accounts has been org...

Bewilderness is a gripping tale of science fiction horror as two women—one human, one alien—battle each other to save infinity.**"This is science fiction on an epic scale, and it's wonderful."—**BooklistDr. Abby Corman has a bold idea: open a stable doorway between our world and an uninhabited parallel Earth. A new world we can use to mine resources to end poverty, grow enough food to end all hunger, and a...

Tales of Steel and Sorcery is a collection of Fantasy stories from every corner of the genre. The stories in Tales of Steel and Sorcery take you on adventure after adventure. Be it the familial bonds of "Dragons and Domesticity" by Jessica Andrewartha, the wizardly court intrigue of Jon Negroni's "The Fool Who Learned the Spell," or David Shoemaker's epic poem "The Bard's Song," there is something for everyone who has ever stayed up too late because they couldn't put a boo...

Nineteen original horror stories exploring ancient sites, uncovering forgotten histories and prising open the tombs of the past, from award-winning authors and editors Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi.Perfect for fans of Ellen Datlow.Unearthed digs beneath these crumbling structures to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets. Featuring the best modern writers of horror and dark fantasy, these stories explore the caverns and the c...

A thrilling and cataclysmic collection of city-smashing titans and the desperate coalitions of humanity clinging to survival in the wreckage, from the New York Times-bestselling and multiple award-winning editors.Featuring bestselling and award-winning authors such as Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler and Steve Alten, author of The Meg.An explosive collection of monster terror, featuring 25 original tales of c...

We all love a good monster.And not just zombies, vampires, and werewolves.There is a deep and abiding love for monsters that we believe, or suspect, or even hope are out there going bump in our collective nights. Creatures that common sense, scientific research, thorough investigation, and statistical analysis suggest do not and, in many cases could not exist. We listen, we read the debunking articles, we see the clarifying memes on social media, but … we ...

“So many superstar Western authors. So many stunning stories. This one’s a keeper.” —DAVID MORRELL, New York Times Bestselling Author of First Blood and Last ReveilleJustice is never clean. Out here, it’s personal.From the dust-choked trails of the frontier to the shadowed backroads of the modern West, Hard Country portrays the raw, unflinching heart of Western crime, as...

Nineteen original horror stories exploring ancient sites, uncovering forgotten histories and prising open the tombs of the past, from award-winning authors and editors Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi.Unearthed digs beneath these crumbling structures to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets. Featuring the best modern writers of horror and dark fantasy, these stories explore the caverns and the catacombs, the ruined temples and the monoliths – and drag an ancient evil b...

From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry comes the dramatic finale to the NecroTek series, packed with action, adventure, space fights, fearsome aliens, love, and drama.The crew and inhabitants of the space station Asphodel have survived being teleported to the far reaches of the galaxy and months of fighting against creatures of nightmare and legend. From the brave Lost Souls pilots to the resurrected NecroTeks to the famous and fe...

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jonathan Maberry comes the sequel to NecroTek. Cold War is an action-packed sci-fi thriller full of weird science, kick-ass heroes, humor, passion, heroism, and sacrifice!In NecroTek, the space station Asphodel was accidentally teleported to the far side of the galaxy, where they became embroiled in a never-ending war against ancient cosmic horrors.But there is much...

The premiere short story anthology based on the movie ALIENS, featuring the Colonial Marines in deep space, doing what they do best—hunting bugs! When the Colonial Marines set out after their deadliest prey, the Xenomorphs, it's what Corporal Hicks calls a bug hunt—kill or be killed. Here are eighteen all-new stories of such "close encounters," written by many of today's most extraordinary authors. Set during the events of all four Alien™ films, sending the Marines to alien worlds, to dere...