It's time to turn the "man and his dog wandering through a dystopian world” trope on its head, and tell the stories about cats and their women - their badass women!Cat Ladies of the Apocalypse wanders through broken worlds with stories of survival, technology, magic, and sheer determination. But – like their cats – the authors frequently slipped out the upstairs window or knocked things off of countertops, and their stories are stronger for it.In these pages, cats help thei...

This fine "Golden Age" mystery novel with a New England setting features bootlggers—and murder. Introduction by John Betancourt.

The isolated mansion hiding dark secrets and a lonely heart. The castle with grief and love permeating its walls and influencing its guests. LOVE AMONG THE THORNS presents eleven contemporary Gothic/paranormal romances with the flavor of the classic Gothics of the 70s and 80s – locations and lives shrouded in solitude and secrecy, mired in mist and mystery, and where the spark of true love grows from the smallest candle flickering in the wind into a fierce light that drives back the darkne...

The works of Poe were dark and often disturbing. From dismembered corpses, rivals bricked behind cellar walls, murders in back alleys, laments for lost loves, obsessions that drive men - and women! - to madness, his stories have had a profound impact on both the horror and mystery genres to this day.In Quoth the Raven, we invite you to answer the call of the raven and revisit Poe's work, re-imagined for the twenty-first century. Here, the lover of mystery and Gothic horror will fin...

A short tale of suspense set at Pembrook High.Everyone expects Brianne Pratt to plan the scariest Halloween dance ever, but she's facing a few challenges. School authorities want to keep the theme too tame. Her folks don't like her college boyfriend who's coming back for the evening, and worst of all, someone's watching.Someone's spying on Brianne, sneaking messages into her locker and placing strange phone calls that make it clear her secret admirer won't give up easily.

On the heels of personal tragedy and career disappointment, a young woman stumbles on brutal violence and eldritch secrets in an old Louisiana mansion. Will the residue of magick and powerful unfinished rituals fuel fresh terror?Bryn Hudson’s lost her job, her baby and her husband. Rather than let despair destroy her, she’s seized an opportunity she might have once disdained: paranormal journalist.Along with videographer Reyes Segarra, she’s spent a summer ...

With an escaped murderer rumored to be hiding on a small college campus, student journalist Allison Rose accepts a dangerous offer an exclusive interview with the killer. He wants his side of the story told. She wants to expose the school administration’s disregard for student safety. Following a text-message negotiation, she heads to a secret meeting. There, her careful safeguards quickly fall away, and Allison finds herself embroiled in a game of wits with a twisted but brilliant mind. As ...

It's a 10-minute walk to the town square for a Christmas concert, until a mysterious white truck turns up.In seconds, after a detour to shake her stalker, Amity Nichols is in a test of endurance and a game of survival that are one and the same.Does the mysterious driver know about the dark secret she's harboring? Or does he want something worse for her than silence?As darkness falls, Amity will have to face a challenge of stealth and patience until decisions on life...

It was kind of a joke, the legend about the swamp. The old folks of Aimsley, Louisiana, still whispered about the evil entities that dwelled there—the Mormo—but hardly anyone else actually believed the tales. The swamp was just a real quiet place, and the Mormo was the result of somebody’s imagination, like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. Debra and her reporter boyfriend thought it would make a great feature story for the local newspaper or maybe the National Enquirer. “The Return of the...

THEY’RE GROWLING IN THE MISTY DARKSomething is hunting down the inhabitants of Petittville, Louisiana. As howls shred the quiet of the chill autumn night, the sleep suburb once more becomes the arena for another frenzied chase, another desperate victim, another brutal death.THEY’RE STALKING UNSUSPECTING PREYUnfazed by the community’s mounting terror, a beautiful teacher takes a job at the local high school. The older boys make passe...

On the heels of personal tragedy and career disappointment, a young woman stumbles on brutal violence and eldritch secrets in an old Louisiana mansion.Will the residue of magick and powerful unfinished rituals fuel fresh terror?Bryn Hudson's lost her job, her baby and her husband. Rather than let despair destroy her, she's seized an opportunity she might have once disdained: paranormal journalist.Along with videographer Reyes Segarr...

A worldwide gathering of award winning horror authors have come together to craft a collection of dark fiction stories covering every album and every era of Black Sabbath. Each story is inspired by one of Black Sabbath's greatest songs from the biggest hits to the most obscure album tracks. SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE: A HORROR TRIBUTE TO BLACK SABBATH is an immediate classic for rock fans and horror fans alike. Featuring the talents of Stewart Giles, J. Rocky Colavito, Sidney Williams, Tom Lu...