A historical supernatural thriller for fans of Celtic mythology and Sherlock Holmes, Spit and Touch Iron is a rollicking detective story that delves deep into 1940s small-town Ireland, where storied traditions and modern living clash."With a faery, hand in hand…"1949: Thomas Gregson, widowed WWII veteran turned Scotland Yard inspector, arrives on Ireland's remote west coast for what should be a simple vi...

Set in the 17th-century English countryside, The Brink blends historical and eldritch folk horror in a queer tale of awakening while exploring a darkly hungry Derbyshire Peak District—where the perils may be natural, unnatural, or very human.When the keeper of a demonic hell hole falls in love with the perfect sacrifice, she must choose: her loyalty to both her family and her village, or salvaging her own chance at happi...

Dreadful winter cold gave way to ominous spring growth, and now the heat threatens to obliterate all: the third volume of the In the City series has arrived, and veteran editors R. B. Wood and Anna Koon have curated another impressive lineup of international talent in Summer in the City .The scorching sun heats concrete, glass, and steel nearly beyond human tolerance.The oppressive heat of Summer sits like a woole...

In this thrilling novella that's both outbreak and survival horror, award-winning Bulgarian author Elena Pavlova reimagines humanity's relationship with vampires, for fans of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach series and The Strain .Urban predators hibernate between November and March. At least, they used to.A mytho-ecologist out of Sofia University, recruited into Urban Predators Without Borders, never imagined bei...

This original anthology of six novellas from a cadre of acclaimed horror authors dares readers to be captivated and entertained by their confrontations of secret orders, survival, and horror.We all have secrets. That's one truth. Another is that secrets are tricky to keep: They want to be shared. In the company of these secrets, societies emerge. They fester and spread. From the esoteric to the pragmatic, history is built on these societies made as much of myth and...

In this first issue of The Vampire Mysteries, Cassandra Dubois, a young vampire, recounts the things that led to the death of her parents, revealing a terrible plot that threatens to destroy both the vampire and human worlds. But just as she finds some of the answers in her father's journal, she is set upon by an unknown assailant whom she, and her toad companion, pursue to places unknown.

Her name is Frankie. At least, that's what she calls herself.She looks human, but she's no more human than she is a faith-healer. That doesn't stop her from using her…more unique abilities to take care of certain needs. It's those abilities that lead to a chance encounter with an unusual woman in Florida.It's a chance encounter with fate that will set these two down a collision course with destiny.This short story is loosely connected to the Kit Colbana Files. Can ...

A Colbana Files PrequelThe events of this short story take place between A STROKE OF DUMB LUCK and BLADE SONG. It can be read as a stand-alone.For the first time in her life, Kit Colbana's life was going just fine. She had a nice, easy job. She'd managed to escape the not-so-loving attentions of a family who'd rather see her dead than look at her. She had a roof over her head and she didn't have to fight for every little thing she had.Then she finds herself ta...

When vampire dentist Dr Fang (yes, really) gets invited to go to the Intergalactic Dating Agency’s speed dating event as his friend’s wingman, he can’t refuse. He isn’t looking for love, let alone his fated mate, but one taste of the pretty young human girl Dani, and he’s hooked.Dani isn’t sure what frightens her more: aliens, vampires or dentists. Only to discover that there are much more dangerous beings in the Colony…and the hot alien vampire dentist might be the exact hero she ...

She's one of two females in Roussou's Crew system.He was sent to protect her. She never knew.Until now...A short standalone based in the Crew/Roussou world.

A Nightcreature short story featuring Jessie McQuade and Will Cadotte from the RITA Award winning BLUE MOONWhen Will and I are sent to a small Wisconsin town to investigate a sudden rash of violent insanity, we encounter a mad scientist who has invented a new kind of werewolf . . .One that silver can't kill.

Meet the eternal predator that humanity never ceases to find both fascinating and terrifying. Evolve Two: Vampire Stories of the Future Undead moves this creature beyond 2012, through this century and into the next. We humans will evolve, but so will they! Whatever apocalyptic events that lie ahead for our species, for the planet, Vampires will be there too, helping or hindering, effecting or infecting us. Time is on their side, but it may not be on ours. They are vampires, and more powerf...