Weird Fantasy

Cleve is a relic hunter scouring the wastelands for rusty gold in the year 2090. Most of civilization has been decimated and Cleve exists hand to mouth, trading with mutants at supply huts to feed himself. Cleve observes a calendar that few acknowledge. Soon, it will be his favorite day: December 25th. This day celebrates the birthday of our savior, Santa Christ. Cleve needs an Xmas miracle. And a gruesome one is heading his way!

"Das ist noch nicht das Ende aller Tage, Jakob, du bist zu voreilig. Der Krieg kann nicht vorbei sein. Vergiss bitte nicht, was du gelernt hast." "Menschen sind böse", flüsterte Jakob in den Hörer. "Menschen sind böse", antwortete die Stimme. Eine Geschichte über den Überlebenskampf einer Familie, die alleine ist, nachdem die Menschheit die Erde verlassen hat.

Susan is the epitome of the happy housewife, contentedly conducting her daily ritual of cleaning her home and keeping everything just as it should be. Wrapped up in her own little world within those familiar walls, she hardly notices the altogether different arrival in her own back yard. She may ignore the sudden shaking beneath her slippered feet, she might even neglect to spot the conspicuous sight itself - but she can't evade the stench. Something's wrong. Very wrong.

Phantom Death is an imaginative story about a painting that has perplexed crowds across Europe. The painting must be viewed in solitude and is presented in a dark room, draped in black silken rope. When the unnamed narrator views the painting for himself, though, he is interrupted by another, setting off an unexpected chain of events.

Light years from home. Bonded to an alien for survival. A dark secret is about to be revealed . . . The planet Verdana was supposed to be their new home, their new Eden. But shortly after arriving the human colonists were faced with a dilemma - join with the alaahi or perish. In the end, they chose the process of symbiosis, a physical conjoining with the native alaahi. But now there are whispers amongst the colonists. The alaahi are not the benevolent beings they made themselves out to be. Before long a dark secret is about to be revealed, and young Jena must make a terrible choice . . . *...

Ernest Roydon is distressed by a mysterious apparition that appears around his house. What he initially thinks is a trick of the light soon starts taking on a more human form, until he’s too scared to stay in the house on his own and must enlist the help of a friend.

Henry Grimshaw prides himself on his dual personality. By night, he is a socialite and eligible bachelor; by day, he is a clothing factory tyrant, with fugitives working for him who he hands over to the authorities if they step out of line. When Cyrus Sabinette meets Grimshaw at a party, he initially wants in on the operation, but when Grimshaw refuses to be blackmailed, he devises a cunning plan to get back at the factory owner. Is he just a master of illusion, or can he conjure the dead?

A weird dream tips Henry Ian Darling into the Shadowlands. What has this to do with Brett? Ms. Peabody has a plan, but will Henry survive his quest?

Join Wallace Forbes as he encounters the enigmatic insomniac Alfred Kramer on a train journey like no other. Alfred, with his strange appearance and terrifying dreams, will take you on a mesmerizing ride through time and ancestors. Experience the suspense, excitement, and fear as Alfred unveils the secrets of his Kappa-ray device, allowing him to relive the experiences of his ancestors in his haunting dreams.

Take Out & Other Stories: A Collection of Weird Fiction explores what happens to the human mind when one thing enters a life that cannot be explained a way with logic or reason. From a young boy's obsession with horror stories to a kitchen with a mind of its own, these five stories put the weird back in weird fiction.

"Die Sonne schien durch die Nabelschnüre hindurch und warf tausend lange Schatten auf das ewige Grasland. Seit ein paar Wochen waren sie dünn und ausgetrocknet, zuckten nur noch ab und zu. Als würde sterbendes Gewebe aus dem Himmel wachsen und nach der Erde greifen."Sie sind an diesen verlassenen Ort gekommen, weil sie dachten, hier hätten sie genug, um zu überleben. In diesem Niemandsland sind sie allein - da sind nur tausende Nabelschnüre, die aus dem Himmel wachsen und sie am Leben erhalten. Doch die guten Zeiten sind vorbei.

When Carstone visits his old friend, Brendan, one night, he is intrigued by the empty house next door, which is said to be haunted. Despite his host telling him many of the spooky tales that surround the old house, he accepts a dare to spend the night at The Gables, but his bravado soon falters....

"Ich hatte davon gehört, dass es hier draußen einsam war. Aber hier waren wirklich nur wir, die Sterne und der Mond. Es war wichtig, was wir hier taten. Wir mussten es tun." Am Ende dieser Nacht wird seine Frau sterben. Das weiß er. Dennoch fährt er mit ihr zum Ort, an dem sie der Tod erwartet. Es ist richtig, das weiß er. Denn der Mond will seine Frau. Der Mond liebt sie.

William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. His most popular works in the early part of the last century were his humorous tales set around the docks of Wapping and in the taproom of the infamous Cauliflower tavern. 'The Rival Beauties' is one of the night watchman's most unlikely tales. He narrates the time when his ship came across a giant sea-serpent and they attempted to lure it with them to New York.