A woman awakens in the river with a dead man beside her. A creature is chased into the human realm and cut off from safety. A practical effects artist is drawn into a cursed production responsible for her mother's disappearance. An investigator is called to a manor harboring a dark secret. A private investigator must prove the guilt of her prey before the next full moon. A teacher learns the horrible price of being an outsider. A deadly game promises death to a young woman whose identity i...

Gemma is a medium, a low-level necromancer who can see and speak to ghosts but not much else. She works in her hometown arts and crafts shop that caters to magic users. Her life is perfect, cozy even. Except Gemma is cursed. A shadowy creature has been following her for months, making her paranoid and causing her to lash out at her friends and family. Realizing she's become a danger to those she loves, Gemma must find out who's responsible for the curse and reverse the magic before she los...

Heed the warnings, or you could be next.A society of Old Wives' comes together in this collection of suspenseful stories. In between these pages, twelve authors draw on ancient tales your grandmothers warned you about. From demons living amongst humans, to ghosts lurking in the shadows, and even gods looming above, these recountings will surely inspire a fright.Open the book, turn the page, for it may be the last thing you do.Emporium of...

"Perfect for horror fans who can't get enough of folklore and fairy-tale retellings that veer in unexpected directions." –Booklist, STARRED Review2023 Bram Stoker Awards® Nominee2023 Silver Falchion Awards Winner"Fans of folklore retellings will find plenty to enjoy." –Publishers WeeklyA collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by the Baba Yaga. Featuring ...

How did our ancestors use the concept of demons to explain sleep paralysis? Is that carving in the porch of your local church really what you think it is? And what's that tapping noise on the roof of your car..?The fields of folklore have never been more popular – a recent resurgence of interest in traditional beliefs and customs, coupled with morbid curiosities in folk horror, historic witchcraft cases and our superstitious past, have led to an intersection of ide...

Is anyone ever really alone?When a young man’s wife goes away for the weekend, he lies awake all night wondering what the otherworldly sound in the attic is and why only he can hear it.After her husband’s death, a mother who interacts with her son exclusively through stationery notes grapples with the strange ways her lost love seems to be haunting them both.And inch by inch, room by room, a young girl’s home is overtaken by a savage jungle, even while her ...

"A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species—be they human or animal, mythical or alien." — Publishers WeeklyIn this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction, science fiction stories draw you into compelling, adventurous, and even humorous tales that will make you think about the future of animals, humanity, and the world around us. You'll find bugs and buffalo, humans and aliens, creatures that have ...

Sherlock Holmes meets The X-Files in this Gilded Age supernatural mystery series readers call "page-turning," "stay-up-all-night," "witty, smart, and a little sexy."Bloody Mary Worth.Say her name thirteen times in a mirror and you might see the face of your future husband.Or, less happily, your own shrieking demise.December 1889. When society girls start dropping like flies at the start of the Winter Ball Season, H...

From stories that take you to the stars, to stories that span into other times and realms, to stories set in the magical now, Reclaim the Stars takes the Latin American diaspora to places fantastical and out of this world.Follow princesses warring in space, haunting ghost stories in Argentina, mermaids off the coast of the Caribbean, swamps that whisper secrets, and many more realms explored and unexplored; this stunning collection of seventeen short storie...

Lock your doors, hide under your covers, and prepare to be terrified by this bone-chilling anthology of twenty-nine all-original tales about monsters from legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow.**WINNER of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology!A Shirley Jackson and Locus Award Finalist! A World Fantasy Award Nominee!**In Screams from the Dark, award-winning and up-and-coming authors like Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw...

A monumental career retrospective"This vibrant collection brings together World Fantasy Award winner Goss's exquisite interpretations of and variations on familiar folk and fairy tales. The [poems and stories] span the length of Goss's career ... All approach well-known stories from unexpected angles and with deep empathy for the characters ... The abundance of pieces sometimes has the effect of a musical fugue: common motifs, places, and characters echo through th...

Liam Stone is a quiet man whose personal life has taken a turn for the worse. Going through a devastating divorce, he flies to Sweden for a short vacation with old college friends. A time of relaxation and enjoyment is just what he needs to brighten his flagging spirits and recover from a traumatic breakup.But when Liam and his friends make a daytrip to an isolated and beautiful island, they quickly find something is horribly wrong with the locals. What began as a carefree historic...