"Fascinating to watch the development through these stories of an original, wry and dystopic fantasy voice"—Frankie BoyleFrom the hallucinatory margins of Scottish fiction comes a career-defining retrospective.Spanning fifteen years of nightmares, time crimes, and transgressive visions, COLLECTED gathers the essential short fiction of Chris Kelso – one of the most singular voices in contemporary cult literature.Blen...

The boiling point of human blood is approximately 100.5 degrees Celsius (212.9 degrees Fahrenheit). Flesh itself does not 'melt' per say but it can be vaporised, dried out, and eventually turned to ash. So, if organic material literally cannot melt, why does it present such a fascinating new system of transformation to us?On Melting compiles essays and interviews which are in opposition of the body. Kelso explores the beautiful potential of our protoplasmic degeneration with hope a...

The Folger Variation follows three interconnected lives throughout different strands of time.Pancake: Pancake Patterson is a former jazz musician who spends all his time roaming the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, frequenting abandoned factories and participating in Russian Roulette tournaments, but what exactly is Ol’ Pancake running away from?The Folger Variation: Arthur Folger has it all. Since his grandfather gave him a time machine, F...

The Mad Butterfly's Ball is an essential compendium of stories dedicated to the lurking horror and profound wonder of those that live, largely unseen, in the world around us—the enigmatic insect! Featuring original and new works by Clive Barker, Jeffrey Thomas, Kaaron Warren, Paul Di Filippo, Eugen Bacon, and many more, alongside classics of the subgenre, The Mad Butterfly's Ball is the largest and most comprehensive anthology of its kind, with stunning illustrations by R...

Stories, poems, comic and pieces byArthur H Manners〈〉Chloie Piveral〈〉Chris Kelso〈〉Franki Halliwell〈〉Hiron Ennes〈〉Jadie Bea〈〉John J Kennedy〈〉Joyce Bingham〈〉Mark Toner〈〉Matjaz Vidmar〈〉Pippa Goldschmidt〈〉Rachel Plummer〈〉Scott Payne〈〉T Lucas Earle〈〉Timothy QuinnCover by Stephen DalyLots of lovely illustrationsStoriesThe Perpetual - John J KennedyTall Tales at Vent Camp - Scott PayneFerin and Balgorg - T. Lucas EarlePeace is the Absenc...

StoriesTargets – Eric BrownGoddess with a Human Heart – Jeannette NgThe Pink Life(La Vie En Rose) – Nathan SusnikThe Black Tide – Laura DuerrThe Starchitect – Barry CharmanThese Are the Ways – Premee MohamedArthur Kovic’s Days of Change – Michael TeasdaleThe Folger Variation – Chris KelsoSF Poetry by Lauren Harwyn, Louise Peterkin, Colin McGuireCover – The Rescue of Sister, by Stephen Picker...

Ada Palmer - InterviewStoriesRobert Gordon _ AeaeaHelen Jackson _ Do Not Pass GOAnton Rose _ JammersJ S Richardson _ Paradise BirdW G White _ Sand and RustElva Hills _ Sleeping FireDuncan Lunan _ The Square FellaSF Poetry: Caroline Hardaker, Ken Poyner, Elizabeth DulembaChris Kelso _ SF Caledonia Crossing the StarfieldMark Toner _ The Beachcomber PresentsandRuth EJ Booth _ Noise a...

Recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants and with works exhibited at the prestigious Biennale de Paris, New York’s Whitney Museum, the de Menil Collection in Houston, and other venues, Bob “Daddy-O” Wade started “keeping it weird” in 1961 when he arrived in Austin with his ’51 custom Ford hot rod and his slicked-back hair. Primed to study art at the University of Texas, Wade’s coif and dragster earned him his trademark moniker, and the abstract, welded sculptures he fashio...

Inperial Youth Review anthology of all-things-vital in literature and subversive pop culture, including Don Webb and Nick Mamatas, Nikki Guerlain, Vikki Howarth, Tom Bradley, Steve Aylett, Tim Lucas, Jess Gulbranson, Edward Morris and Adam Lowe.

'This is why I love bizarro. Books like this, or is it a magazine? Doesn't really matter because the fact is any time you get something like this it's always a crap shoot. What makes or breaks these are the guys who put these things together and Cook and Kelso have assembled quite a collection of stories.'That's what makes issue 2 so good. The talent assembled here is not only impressive but the issue itself is more akin to a paperback. Not a clunker in the bunch and I can't wait t...