The 44th issue of Weirdbook is a ghoulish delight of horror and fantasy fiction, with a terrific lineup of original stories and poetry. Stories featured in this issue include:"Let Me Be Your Swamp Snake," by Adrian Cole"A Whisper in the Death Pit," by Kyla Lee Ward"Deadest Man in Town," by Franklyn Searight"Penumbra Over Millwall," by Jan Edwards"Birth," by M. Stern"Okiko’s Doll," by Stefano Frigieri"Heatseeker," by Tim Curran

A boy bends down to examine a tiny bug on the cement. It has too many legs, mean pinchers, and its black shell glints metallically in the afternoon sun. Fascinated, he pokes at the wriggling creature with a twig and waves over his friends. A crowd approaches, but the bug is gone. Frantic, the boy slaps at his sleeves, runs his fingers through his hair, searching for the little monster that he knows has somehow gotten under his skin.These stories are like that.In the past, s...

Every year, WEIRDBOOK Magazine publishes a collection of short stories to thrill and delight readers worldwide. This year, we challenged authors to come up with memorable takes on the zombie theme, and the result is this fantastic collection of 34 original stories. Included are:The Meddler, by Matthew JohnTiger Girls vs. the Zombies, by Lucy A. SnyderDead Between the Eyes, by Adrian ColeAlive Again, by Franklyn SearightThe Night Hans Kroeger Came Back, b...

Medicine is an ancient profession that advances as each generation of practitioners passes it down. It remains a distinguished, flawed and rewarding vocation--but it may be coming to an end as we know it.Computer algorithms promise patients better access, safer therapies and more predictable outcomes. Technology reduces costs, helps design more effective and personalized treatments and diminishes fraud and waste. Balanced against these developments is the risk that medical professi...

"Growing up in Arkham, you hear things. Ghost stories wrapped in magickal moon lore with a heaping helping of elder gods and forbidden books, all swapped between boys and girls over dwindling campfires. We collected alternate histories like kids on TV traded baseball cards. As a child of Arkham, you just took for granted you lived in a special town, but seeing that difference up close and personal, in the place where you gave up evenings and weekends so college admissions might think you w...

The first novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles—the hilarious, action-packed tales of a two-thousand-year-old Druid pursued by ancient gods in the modern world“A page-turning and often laugh-out-loud-funny caper through a mix of the modern and the mythic.”—Ari Marmell, author of The Warlord’s LegacyAtticus O’Sullivan is the last of the ancient druids. He has been on the run for more than two thousan...

In this action-packed continuation of the bestselling Daniel X series, the alien hunter takes on a deadly duo of vile videogamers from outer space!When Daniel X discovers that a duo of evil extraterrestrials is plotting to control kids around the world through videogames, he's determined to take them both out of commission. This pair of wicked game masters wants to destroy the human race by turning brainwashed videogamers into an unstoppable army of doom! They're a...

Druid Atticus O’Sullivan hasn’t stayed alive for more than two millennia without a fair bit of Celtic cunning. So when vengeful thunder gods come Norse by Southwest looking for payback, Atticus, with a little help from the Navajo trickster god Coyote, lets them think that they’ve chopped up his body in the Arizona desert.But the mischievous Coyote is not above a little sleight of paw, and Atticus soon finds that he’s been duped into battling bloodthirsty desert shapeshifters called...

She's hot. She's sexy. She's everything a lonely alien could want... except for the part where she captures him and puts him in a cage.NYT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow, is back with a brand new sci fi alien romance adventure where mischief happens when sexy aliens looking for love land on Earth.Alpha male alien Izotz (aka Ice Storm Chaos) isn't one for space exploration. He finds enough action fighting for survival on his frozen tundra of...

In the second novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, two thousand-year-old Druid Atticus O’Sullivan faces off against witches, Bacchants, and a ravenous fallen angel.“A page-turning and often laugh-out-loud-funny caper through a mix of the modern and the mythic.”—Ari Marmell, author of The Warlord’s LegacyAtticus O’Sullivan has had cause to mistrust witches in his storied past, but ...

Fall under the intoxicating spell of their hex appeal…In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss—or raise him back again. And they're not afraid to exact sweet revenge on those who dare to cross them. But what if you're the unlucky soul who falls victim to a conjurer's curse? And if you had the power to cast a magic spell of your own, would you use it?In th...

Reborn as a demon lord in another world, Yuki’s story continues! He succeeds in entering the royal capital to hunt down the crown prince, who’s determined to threaten the sanctity of his peaceful dungeon life. What he finds there, however, is a darkly transformed city overrun with Undead. Deciding to go ahead of the hero Nell and company, he infiltrates the royal castle, where he stumbles into a misunderstanding with the castle’s maids while also somehow managing to rescue the captive king...