A group of explorers stumble upon a new species of plant in the depths of the rainforest. A novel virus drives humankind to flee the Earth. A killer fog rolls in off the sea, decimating everything in its path. Eco-horror is one of the hottest and most relevant subgenres around in 2021, and inside this anthology you'll find punchy, eye-catching flash fiction and poetry by no fewer than fifty talented authors. Plants, animals, weather phenomena… It's time for Mother Nature to fight back....

Since the earliest creation myths, womens' bodies have been a site of conflict, venerated and feared in equal measure. In this collection, talented female and non-binary writers let rip with twenty-two powerful, visceral body horror stories that explore, celebrate and dissect (sometimes literally) femininity and the female experience. The stories traverse difficult and sometimes controversial ground, digging into subjects like eating disorders, the beauty industry, pregnancy, infertility, ...

Teens form an all-girl band in the face of an impending comet.A woman faces giant spiders to collect silk and protect her family.New friends take their radio show on the road in search of plague survivors.A man seeks love in a fading world.How would you survive the apocalypse? Defying Doomsday is an anthology of apocalypse fiction featuring disabled and chronically ill protagonists, proving it’s not always the “fittest” who survive ...

"Get Smart" meets "Ghostbusters!"A humorous paranormal mystery collection. Five case files from Max Killian Investigations:Haunting Clues -- Max is hired to expel a ghost from a mansion. To deal with the dead, though, he must first uncover the secrets of those still alive.Curses! -- Some days you curse, some days the curse gets you.Dearly Departed -- Max investigates a graveyard, but when it comes up empty, it's his job to find the body--dead or alive.

There's a new rule at South School—if you misbehave, you go to the Suspension Room (or "the Dungeon," as the students of Room 2B call it). The rumors are flying about what actually goes on down there, but Harry won't be satisfied until he finds out for himself."Fans of Song Lee, Harry, and Doug will enjoy the latest simple chapter-book about school matters that loom large and surprise you."--BooklistSuzy Kline is the author of ten books that star Horrible Harry and...

A dance to the death. A girl who’s just as monstrous as H.H. Holmes. A hallway that’s constantly changing—and hungry. All of these stories exist in the same place—within the frame of a particular house that isn’t bound by the laws of time and space.Following in the footsteps of dark/horror-filled YA anthologies like His Hideous Heart and Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, and Netflix’s ground-breaking adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House, this YA specula...

Simon and Priya's young daughter has died in a tragic accident. Determined to heal their fracturing marriage, the couple move to the North Yorkshire Moors to renovate a dilapidated rural cottage. However, they just can't process their grief as increasingly eerie events unfold. A child's ghostly figure appears on the moors, doors lock themselves, and a mysterious stain grows from the loft. Is it their daughter haunting them or something else?Starve Acre meets Linghun

Welcome to the masquerade.Two thousand twenty was a reality horror show. And like most obnoxious entertainment reality shows, this one had its own idiosyncratic rules and penalties. Call it The Big Lockdown. We were forced to go to ground, to hide in our holes. Some went underground and never came back. Uncertainty ruled because the rules kept changing. Were we following the science or the mad scientists? Was the light at the end of the tunnel the fiery mouth of hell? We couldn’t s...

Mia and her cat, Chaos, come face-to-face with the Cat Burglar in this twelfth adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series!Chaos Macarooney, Mia’s cat, gets a special invitation to the PITS! Turns out it’s Bring Your Pet to the PITS Day! Chaos can be a handful sometimes, so Mia has no idea how the day with go, but she’s excited all the same. When they get to the PITS, their teamwork is awesome, just as Mia hoped. But the tables turn when Chaos comes face-to-fac...

Beth is a feral teenager, one of the few survivors of a catastrophic, man-made extinction event.She does not know what happened, or why. At night, her dreams bring to life memories she has tried to forget, and every day she faces the harsh realities of gathering food and finding shelter, knowing that she is prey in a world reclaimed by hunters.Existing in a perilous no-man's land, a strip of urban ruin that exists between the City, with its sealed environment and paranoid i...

Nicola Griffith has earned a worldwide reputation as a disabled SFF writer, and she has penned the forewordAnnie Carl is one of the only disabled bookstore owners in the US; her voice as an editor is a clarion call to representationThe editor is beloved by booksellers, especially in the Pacific Northwest, as she is an avid participant in the bookselling community and an active member of PNBAAuthors include Nisi Shawl, Nicola Griffith, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Raven Oak...

Embark upon these twenty short, scrumptious flights of fancy from the unmistakable pen of Scott Prize-winning author Kirsty Logan, and you will be astounded, titillated, disturbed, amused, heartbroken, and above all, astonished.