Enter a world of dark imagination and surreal encounters.J.S. Breukelaar, celebrated author of American Monster, invites you to collide with twelve of her most haunting stories, including four new works and the novella "Ripples on a Blank Shore." This collection blends horror, science fiction, and fantasy into a tapestry of weird fiction that will leave you breathless.From the gothic strangeness of "Union Falls" to the alien horror of "Rogues Bay 3...

A dark and mesmerizing tale of sisterhood, trauma, and the blurred lines between science and magic.Meera, a Made bred in the Blood Temple cult, grapples with guilt and grief after her twin sister's death. Enrolling in college through the Redress Program, she finds solace in Narn's conjure stories and becomes a literary darling. But as Meera delves deeper into her past, she uncovers dark secrets connecting Narn and the cult to a violent campus stalker.Can Me...

Venture into the shadows with a collection of folk horror, dark fantasy, and weird fiction.Turning of the Seasons: A Dark Almanac, award-winning authors J.S. Breukelaar and Seb Doubinsky pay tribute to the tradition of yearly almanacs with a modern twist. This collection infuses folk-horror with a modern-day setting, pushing the boundaries of the uncanny into our cities. Experience disturbing stories and vignettes, sometimes poetic, sometimes funny, but al...

Aletheia is part ghost story, part love story, a novel about the damage done, and the damage yet to come."Family and small town desires and secrets simmer in J. S. Breukelaar's melancholy and affecting mix of literary, noir, and horror by the lake. Aletheia is a compelling 21st century ghost story."—Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and Disappearance at Devil's Rock.Deep below the island, something monstrous lies waiti...

Nat Jacobs finds herself alone and far from home in a mirror world, where she is herself . . . and not. She can remember being nightmarishly wrenched away from her child, unbearable pain, and then nothing. Traumatized and visibly scarred, dismissed as hysterical, irrational even—she finds others like her in a support group, all living lives of those wounded in terrible accidents that they can't remember, taken from those they love with no explanation.And no hope of return.Or ...

Midnight Echo 18: CURSED. The official magazine of the Australasian Horror Writers Association, featuring short fiction, poetry and non-fiction from some of Australasia's best writers of dark fiction. Issue 18 includes:Editorial J.S. BreukelaarCurses: Fact or Fiction—Australia, New Zealand, and BeyondThe Things She Carried, N. KingDrones and Dominions, Matthew R. DavisArisan, Feby IdrusThe Book Of Nature, Kaaron WarrenMoulder, Em Starr...

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editor Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"A is for Alphabet" by Steve Rasnic Tem"In the Smile Place" by Tobi Ogundiran (reprint)"Auscultation" by J.S. Breukelaar"Never Lie to Me" by Priya Chand (reprint)

Aurealis Award Winner in the novella category!Three unflinching novellas of cursed objects, folk horror, and dark family secrets…The Deathplace Set by Kaaron Warren: Gloria inherits a set of cigarette cards, 24 beautifully illustrated, historically accurate cards depicting death scenes. Once she meets her future husband, they become obsessed with cards, determined to visit each of the locations, driven by a force t...

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editor Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes four all-new stories:"Where We Will Go On Together" by J.S. Breukelaar"Little Doors" by Clara Madrigano"A Cold Yesterday in Late July" by David Tallerman"Immortelle" by Jelena Dunato

This is Writers On Writing, the fourth and final installment in the series – an Author's Guide, where your favorite authors share their secrets in the ultimate guide to becoming and being an author.Line-up:Blunt Force Trauma: How to Write Killer Poetry by Stephanie M. WytovichHappy Little Trees by Michael KnostIn Lieu of Patience Bring Diversity by Kenneth W. CainNetworking is Scary, but Essential by Doug MuranoAre You In The Mood...

Art comes in many forms…As an undertaker, the human body is Harold's canvas.For Rutger and Kandy, famous porn stars from the 80s, flesh is also their preferred medium of art.When Harold's ex-lovers start arriving in body bags, the undertaker believes he's receiving a message to create a new masterpiece.Rutger and Kandi are also on a mission. Their new task will be to film the most shocking porno imaginable.Toby and Jessica are just r...

"A smart, deep, black magic carnie noir existential bloodbath" from the acclaimed author of Boon (Gemma Files, Shirley Jackson Award–winning author).In the shadow of World War II, the barren, dusty streets of Litchfield, Arkansas, are even quieter than usual, leaving hotel detective George "Jojo" Walker with too much time to struggle with his own personal demons.But everything changes when a traveling picture show comes to town. The film's purveyor...