Humorous Horror

The cornerstone of private investigation—insurance fraud. Doing it, obviously. And then there’s the taxi job. Run someone to the airport while being chased by who knows what? Mix that in with drugs, party boats, and the Virgin Mary, and you’ve got a pretty standard day for one Mr. Cole. All for a lousy paycheck. Full of infanticide, evisceration, sadists, and snuff, Alex Cole is part private detective, part mercenary...all sick f--k. Cole Investigations is open—once more—for business.

Peculiar Monstrosities is packed with 14 exquisitely crafted stories from new and established authors of Bizarro fiction.

Goldilocks' latest case takes her to Big Sky Country, where war looms large atop the Crown of the Continent, and more than one fate may be decided. Goldilocks is no stranger to adversity. In fact, she’s made a career off of overcoming long odds. She’s faced Bloodhoofs, renegade shamans, and even survived betrayal from within her own agency. None of that, however, has prepared her for her most hated enemy to date: desk duty. Grounded from the forests after the events of the previous year, she’s convinced her career has hit rock bottom, but that all changes when a body is discovered ...

A dark bizarro tale, a disturbing peek into the world of gainers and feeders; grotesquely obese individuals and the people who facilitate their growth for the lascivious pleasure of both parties. Join our heroine in a fantastical journey to discover the unnerving and grotesque secrets which lay behind the Feeder's nefarious schemes....

The Best of Bizarro Fiction: Vol. 2 features 11 carefully crafted surreal tales of the absurd, the hilarious, and the outright horrific. Edited by Matthew A. Clarke.

When a construction crew digs up an ancient archaeological site, they unwittingly unleash an evil hellhound bent on world conquest. Now, a growing army of werewolves has taken over the town of silver springs, and the only people who can save the day are the motley crew at the local gun store. Everybody got that?

Logan, Gabe, Monahan, and Jeff are and have been best friends since childhood, only they’ve never met, except they have and know everything and nothing about each other. Perfect strangers and the tightest of friends. Makes sense? Because it shouldn’t, it doesn’t to them. Not that any of that matters, because as their dimension merges with another, they seem to be the only ones that remember anything about it… the old dimension that is.

Beautiful. Magnificent. Indestructible. These are the plaudits given to the luxury space liner as it sets forth on its maiden voyage to distant vacation planets. Onboard, far below the decks of the rich and famous, is an unhappy, forlorn janitor named Chuck who mops and sweeps and dreams of, one day, becoming a captain and piloting a great spaceship such as this.

International author R.W.K. Clark's highly anticipated, fifth book in the Zombie Diaries series offers hours of enjoyable surprise. In ZD5, Mavis finally has something in common with her classmates: Survive high school. Sit back and enjoy this unforgettable science fiction masterpiece of suspense.

Author RWK Clark's second book in the highly anticipated Zombie Diaries series is sure to entertain. In ZD2, unfortunately, Mavis is terrified to let anyone close to her know the troubles she's experiencing. Enjoy this enthralling masterpiece of mayhem with seemingly every turn leading to something gory, often time's hilarious results.

Wes is a 13-year-old misfit who loves all things horror. Cassondra is a true rocker that keeps the '80s and horror alive at her independently owned video store, Titan Videos. But it’s a new decade, the '80s are fading away fast, and the '90s are in full swing. No one is watching horror movies anymore. Cassondra is finally faced with the fact that if things don’t improve quickly, she will have to shut down her beloved video store for good. Not willing to accept the news, Wes puts a plan into action to save Titan Videos and his mentor from becoming relics of a bygone era.

It’s Halloween night, and out-of-work writer Goldie Monroe’s trip to the drugstore scares up more than the fake blood she’s looking for. It leads to the man of her naughtiest dreams. And in spite of her costume, sparks fly from the moment they meet. Noah Adler, aspiring sneaker designer, is impossibly gorgeous—like a tatted-up version of Goldie’s favorite blue-eyed vampire. He’s there for candy, but it’s Goldie he can’t resist. When she invites him to her sister’s F/X company bash, he’s all in without a second thought.

Don't miss this science fiction novel from author RWK Clark the fourth book in the highly sought-after Zombie Diaries series. In ZD4, Mavis Harvey is a zombie. Admittedly, that is a bit of a spoiler, but that's not the main worry she has at the moment. What follows is entertaining, and masterfully told science fiction fantasy, as only R.W.K. Clark can deliver.

Author R WK Clark presents the third volume in his brilliant Zombie Diaries series. In ZD3, Mavis's new look should deter the boy's, at least in her mind. What's a girl to do? This science fiction novel pounds with amusement and dismay that will have you on the edge of your seat.

An enchanted blade. An evil old man. An ancient spirit. The Weird West just gets weirder. Hucksters Orville and Jimmy struggle to buy a decent meal. When an old man asks for help with a supernatural pest, Orville smells opportunity. Jimmy smells danger. And danger is what they find. Jimmy must retrieve an enchanted knife, while fighting a huge coyote, a shapeshifting opossum, and an ancient spirit determined to keep the blade where it is, all to save Orville from the old man's clutches.

From the snark-laden pen of Scott Telek, author of the acclaimed The Swithen series of Arthurian fiction, 33 humorous and insightful movie reviews in the horror genre. As fun to read as they are to watch—sometimes more so—Telek considers less whether a movie is “good” by mainstream standards and more whether it is interesting, thought provoking, individual and entertaining. Culled from the beloved cult website he ran from 2005 to 2013, this collection contains reviews of all three versions of Carrie, both the 1943 Cat People and its even-better follow-up, Curse of the Cat People, as...

Immortality Has Met Its Match... Ever since the Ring of Fire, the world's vampires have seen their mortality. They won’t live forever after all — not if the angels who created them decide to snuff them like candles. What do the angels want? What did their command to “restore balance” truly mean? For most, the angels’ decrees mean mass murder and mass turnings … but the humans aren’t sheep, and won’t just lie down and take it forever. As Deacon Maurice tries to maintain order with Reginald by his side, panic consumes the Vampire Nation.

Blue McKenna is dead—it isn't pretty. Her innards are strewn all over the bridge in front of Juniper Hollow, but she still can't make it to the white light. Blue's spirit is trapped in a nightmare scenario involving the Department of Motor Vehicles. Evidently, the DMV is as terrible in death as it is in life. Too bad the only one who can rescue Blue is a snarky cat named Skitters. And he hates her guts. All of them. Scottie Sphincter, lead singer of the Rectal Surgeons, can't move on, either. Why does Scottie keep getting ghosted by women like Blue?

Everybody hates their homeowner’s association, and nobody likes a zombie apocalypse. Put the two together, and Withrow Surrett is having a truly craptastic night. Not to mention the fact that he’s got one big secret to keep from the idiots in his home - Withrow is a vampire.

When you look into the abyss...the abyss looks into you. After dumping the body of a serial killer on my former boss’s desk, I handed in my cop badge, which I’ve replaced with an FBI badge. Yep, I’m a Fed. I work for Special Affairs, a clandestine department tasked with policing the occult underground. In the meantime, my personal life is a disaster zone. There’s a Yakuza boss who wants to kill me, and my crazy Hellicorn is going through an existential crisis. But it’s the evil warlock who is making my life a living nightmare.