Liam has always known he doesn't belong on Earth.His father vanished when he was a child, leaving behind only a promise: I'll come back for you. Years later, Liam is still waiting. Unemployed, drifting through life, and struggling to find meaning in a world that feels alien to him.Then one night he hears it.A forgotten song seems to carry a hidden message—one meant just for him. The lyrics speak of escape, of the stars, of a father waiting somewhere beyond ...

Strange things happen in the town of Everfield. Since the 'Metal monstrosity' – the Everfield power station- was constructed, the town has never been the same. Insanity pervades the town like a plague, as a shadowy group known as the 'Phalari' creep about in the darkness.Journey through 200 years of madness, murder and mystery in the secretive town of Everfield – a place outside of time and space.

‘Brilliant . . . A deeply unsettling, excellent read’ - Daisy Johnson, author of Everything Under'A potent contemporary fable . . . riveting' - Guardian‘Genuinely thrilling . . . one long beautiful scream’ - Evie WyldLucy lives with her husband Jake and their two boys. Her life is devoted to her children, her days mapped out by their finely tuned routine.Until a man calls one afternoon with a shattering messa...

A chilling horror anthology of 18 stories about the terrifying fears of isolation, from the modern masters of horror.Featuring Tim Lebbon, Paul Tremblay, Joe R. Lansdale, M.R. Carey, Ken Liu and many more.Lost in the wilderness, or shunned from society, it remains one of our deepest held fears. This horror anthology calls on leading horror writers to confront the dark moments, the challenges that we must face alone: hikers lost in the woods; astronauts adrift in the silence...

Ten Fantasy Stories by Ten Authors.Of all paranormal creatures, demons are the most dangerous. Intelligent and deceitful, they are masters of disguise and crafty manipulation. They stir evil desires, exploit moral weaknesses, disguise the boundaries between right and wrong, plant convictions in the victim's mind, and persuade humans that they want the thing the demon aims to bring about.Every culture in the world has demons, but their shape, nature and purpose varies so much ...

Over its twenty-issue and seven-year lifespan, Something Wicked magazine published over 150 stories from new and established authors across the world. Volume Two marks the official transition of Something Wicked from magazine to annual anthology. The contributors are seasoned veterans and first-timers brought together in a single book containing tales of post-apocalyptic dystopias, alternate realities, far-future science fiction and good old-fashioned blood-chilling horror, edited and comp...

The original and terrifying start to a supernatural horror series from the master of horror himself, Graham Masterton.IT CAN FIND YOU ANYWHERE... EVEN IN YOUR DREAMS.Henry was the first to reach the girl, found sleeping on the beach, with his friends Gil and Susan. When they learn what has happened to her, they are thrown into a mystery that nightmares are made of.The young girl has been forced to host a hideous malevolence that ins...

Dr John Eliot inherits an old clock. His wife doesn't like it and his daughter is frightened of it. They say it is evil but John is a doctor and he knows there is a rational explanation for everything. Except he's wrong. And when the thing comes out of the clock,  John's science can't protect his family from it. He turns to the Church and then he turns to a man beyond the Church; a man who practises an ancient craft made new. This story introduces Adam Meyrink ...

I am Death. I know who you are...There is darkness and madness in each of us. We must do battle with our own demons.But...What if those demons opened the door in the back of your mind and stepped out. What if they became real? If the night, the shadows, the reflections and Death himself walked among us? And what if they were watching you? Waiting? Thirsting...?Dark Places. Thirteen stories. Thirteen poems.Thirteen doorways.-Praise for...

When Detective Judge Armitage is sent to Mega-City One, he thinks that things can't get any worse. Then he runs into Judge Dredd – and discovers his problems have only just begun...Chicago, 1926: Mass-murderer Albert Fish is to be executed in the electric chair. But when the lever is pulled, a massive power surge opens a space-time gateway and sends Fish hurtling into the future.Mega-City One, 2116: Judge Dredd is fighting ...

Frank can't believe his ears when he hears the voice of a little child calling out in the darkness. That's not the sort of thing one expects to hear in the middle of the night from the depths of the local coal mine.As a constable he is duty bound to help. He switches on his torch and enters the long, dark, filthy shaft. But there's much more to this night than he could ever have imagined.

Short, humourous alternative history of a famous horror story. Who is the real author?