Weird Fiction

This compelling collection will engage the lovers of horror, fantasy, and science fiction and marry their eccentric desires in the church of Blithecraft. Twelve stories suitable for the discerning fantasist. A blithely return to the eccentric craft of weird short stories. Tales of other dimensions, eldritch beasts, and seditious sirens. Ancient witchcraft, necromancers, and giant arthropods. Worlds of past, present, and future are presented in a classical style with contemporary beguile.

When Neil Pierson was young, his father was killed by a tsunami of newborn infants. As an adult, Neil carries a deep-seated fear of children. Unfortunately, his society has no tolerance for "baby haters." Declared a criminal, he's sentenced to look after an infant for a year. This is no normal infant, however. It's a demonic imitation, with an insatiable bloodlust and the ability to act on it. Neil wants nothing more than to be rid of the strange nightmare child, but if he wants to survive in a world of madness, murder, and meat, he'll have to do the unthinkable--learn how to be a father.

Baker Johnson is a psychical researcher, demonologist, and exorcist living in 1930s New York City. Brilliant but deeply flawed, Baker has an otherworldly perception that allows him to read people with but a glance. The tales collected in Baker: Demons and other Night Things chronicle the dark journey of Baker Johnson and his eventual discovery of the Night Things, a society of monsters hidden to man. This new revised and polished edition features appearances by H.P. Lovecraft and the main monster of the Night Things series, Johnny Stücke.

Utah can be a weird place, but do you really know just how weird it can be? Find out with this collection of strange tales set in the Beehive State. We're not going to say they're true...but they're true.

In a dark, lustful, and treacherous world where monsters exist among us, Gary Hack is a drug addict and pornographer living in New York City. Having lost everything to his addiction, Gary begins a dangerous and soul-stunting descent into the world of underground monster fetish porn.

Red Door audiobooks presents 46 classic tales of the strange from some of the greatest writers of all time. 1. A Joy Ride by A. J. Alan 2.The Death Mask by H. D. Everett 3. Query by Austin Small 4 . The Dancing Partner by Jerome K. Jerome 5. The Furnished Room by O. Henry 6. The Squaw by Bram Stoker 7. The Interruption by W. W. Jacobs 8. The 19 Club by A. J. Alan 9 . The Giraffe Problem by Barry Pain10. The Man who Stole a Meeting House by John Townsend Trowbridge 11. The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman

The wild American West was a dream and hope for many, but for some it was a place to die. Lucky Tom Turner has finally run out of the good fortune that kept him alive for so long. Rescue the brilliant scientist, elude the New Confederacy, and escape the Prussians determined to torture him for secrets only he has - that's all his country asked of him.

In acclaimed author Steve Berman's second collection of 13 stories and essays, he again guides listeners through the darker pathways of his imagination. These are stories of regret: the scent of loneliness enticing odd children to eat away a fussy caretaker's historic house; a depressed accountant turns to monster hunting; and a young lover's temptation by handsome nursery rhyme. After each tale Berman provides a tangential author note that offers insight into his past trysts as well as his fears and dreams.

Blithecraft II0II0 is the second collection of short stories by C.R. Tyroak. Eleven new strange tales. The stories are of the horror, fantasy, and sci-fi genres and are in the same vein as the Weird Tales pulp magazine fiction from authors such as Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, etc.

O Chamado de Cthulhu é um conto do norte-americano H.P. Lovecraft que logo se tornou um clássico do terror. Foi escrito em 1926 e publicado pela primeira vez na revista estadunidense Weird Tales em fevereiro de 1928. Cthulhu é um deus que nos primeiros minutos do conto aparece como um ídolo de argila quase indescritível, possuindo um culto multimilenar dedicado a trazê-lo de volta, o seu retorno desencadearia o fim da humanidade. Neste audiolivro, encontramos esse clássico e mais sete contos consagrados do autor na literatura de terror.

Prepare to scream forever! Howie Payne and Nick Enlow work the midnight shift at Big Carl’s Video Transfer and Media Services. An odd AVI clip begins to appear in their public drive on a nightly basis. At first Howie and Nick think it’s a serialized art house horror film someone on the day shift is sending them in secret. As the clips progress, however, the now obsessed duo discover something deeper and darker in the videos. Horror author Terry M. West would like to introduce you to the Green Room and its primary occupant, The Screamer.

A young girl reconnects with her Korean grandmother; an artist considers her connection to the Korean folktale of the green frog; a praying mantis living in a beautiful home overlooking the park finds the New York dating scene leaves her hungering for more; a fox demon seeks revenge for her murdered sister, only for her loyalties to be torn; AI brings a grieving mother’s daughter back to life; at a spa in the mountains, a recently divorced woman has a ghostly encounter; and a recipe book instructs the reader on ‘how to eat your own heart’.

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.

Erin and Grace are very different people. Erin has a monobrow and a slight problem with negativity; Grace is very #blessed and obsessed with her #girlsquad. One thing they have in common is a love of Charlotte Bronte and writing stories. And through their teacher-imposed critique group, they learn to see each other’s perspectives and become unlikely friends. But the path of true friendship doth not run smooth for the #brontebabes. #readitandfindoutmore #youwon’tbesorry

"Einmal wollte der Kranzedan mit der Untergrundbahn fahren. Am Ende der Rolltreppe, die ihn tief, tief in die Erde hinab führte, befand sich – zwischen verblichenen Reklametafeln leicht zu übersehen – eine kleine Metalltür. Dahinter vernahm der Kranzedan ein ganz feines Stimmchen, das sprach: "Komm, komm, komm …". Da öffnete er die Tür und quetschte sich geduckt hindurch und nie wieder ward er gesehen …”.

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!

An adventure ideally suited to Indiana Jones, ‘The Treasure of the Tombs’ sees three WW1 veterans return to a remote cave to recover hidden gold, but the tomb is cursed.

One of the author’s earliest pieces of short horror fiction, ‘On the Embankment’ introduces us to London’s homeless population as they fight for space on seats to sleep each night. However, no matter how busy it is or desperate the sleepers are, there’s always one seat that is mysteriously left empty....

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 deadly captain is the subject if this short story. Young sailor Roberts recalls his experience of Captain Morbond, a cruel, heartless man who mysteriously is followed by small white mice said to carry the souls of dead men.