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...

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...

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...

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...

*A genre-defining—*and redefining—collection of the boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient speculative fiction, featuring stories from all over the globe.“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”Almost forty years ago, William Gibson wrote the line that began *Neuromancer—*and a movement that would change the face of science fiction.Award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin brings together over a hund...

The complete first year of GlitterShip Magazine.In these pages, you'll find characters who transcend space and time: resistance fighters, superheroes, magicians, artists, technicians, robots, lovers, faeries, thieves, sailors—and even one righteously pissed-off Cinderella.Collecting the more than 30 stories that have previously appeared in GlitterShip, this anthology shows that the worlds of LGBTQ science fiction and fantasy are vast and magical. A mix of e...

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.

Winner of the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards: "Twenty insanely inventive, hauntingly atmospheric and flat out coo coo for Cocoa Puffs stories" ( Hellnotes).A World Fantasy Award nominee, "this anthology . . . is a collection of some of the most talented horror and speculative fiction authors writing today" ( BuzzFeed). It includes all-new stories by Laird Barron, Pat Cadigan, Brian Evenson, Jeffrey Ford, Caítlin R. Kiernan, Garth Nix, Mich...

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 fresh post-apocalyptic anthology of 18 stories: the end of the world seen through the salvage and ruins. Featuring Emily St John Mandel, Carmen Maria Machado, Clive Barker, China Mièville, Charlie Jane Anders and more.This anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction asks, what would you save from the fire? In the moments when it all comes crashing down, what will we value the most, and how will we save it?Featuring stories from China Miéville, Emily St John Man...

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...