Weird Fiction

Experience the dimensions of the most enigmatic characters in this mindscape of extreme storytelling. A computer geek makes people vanish. An English banker finances an elaborate operation of people decimation without weapons. A diarist tapes the weirdest people and make them real. A man obsessed with technology hires a tech genius to create the ultimate gadget―a phone with unusual applications. This is a collection of short stories, weird, troubling, and engaging. In Terror, moms where no longer carrying babies in their expensive strollers, they were hauling monsters. And the rest of the...

When Jack Jones's ranch is overwhelmed by foul pests, he seeks out Coyote Cal and Big Yap for help. But our heroes run into their own trouble along the way, captured by a wicked fiend intent on taking over their 30-episode serial and making it his own. In the process, the author is also kidnapped, sending events spiraling out of control. As the plot unravels, unlikely allies must unite to save the day. Or something like that.

Some stories tiptoe up and whisper in your ear - all sweetness and gumdrops and happy-ever-after-after-there-you-go. Then, there are the weird ones. We're talking talking-chickens, blue plague spam monkeys, tug boats of unbridled and fetid fecundity, tulwar-swinging cab drivers, malls that maul you, gnawing on screwdrivers and jig-lining elder gods coming at you faster than a ride-on mow-down massacre mower shopping cart caravan. This is a collection for the seriously messed up minds of all you listeners who have grown tired of the trite detritus of day-to-day storytelling.

Dances With Drumsticks is a darkly imaginative collection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories by David Lee Stone. Each tale pulls you into a world where the bizarre and the eerie collide. A tormented child with a sinister imaginary friend. A dystopian future where society is gripped by a deadly disease A long-abandoned spaceship with a very odd crew and morePrepare for a journey through twisted realities, where the line between the mundane and the macabre is constantly blurred.

(Rated "G" for General Audience) ... Can love be found in the strangest places? Follow the paths of the heart and the stars and find out. Cathy & the Dolphin Reporter Mark asked, "The others who were on the boat with you, did you see what happened to them?"....."They died," replied the girl. "He tried to save them, but they grew frightened and swam away from him."....."By 'he,' do you mean the dolphin?" Mark inquired, puzzled....."He is a prince," the girl said....."A prince?" Mark questioned, mouth quirking in surprise....."Yes, a prince," she repeated, chin raised..... Stardust He caught ...

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.

The unhappy man sits in a motel room with the call girl. The only thing that makes the unhappy man a happy man is a strange and dark fetish. But it does make quite a mess.

"Shadows in the Moonlight" is starring the sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian (a.k.a. Conan the Barbarian). The story is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan escaping to a remote island in the Vilayet Sea where he encounters the Red Brotherhood, a skulking creature, and mysterious iron statues. Oh, and there's also a slave girl named Olivia, once a princess of Koth, to keep Conan company on the island.

There are approximately two million species of animals on earth, and each animal possesses characteristics and forms that make it unique and different. This book presents 270 random animal facts that will wow your mind and increase your knowledge of the magnificent animals that call earth home.

EVERYTHING DIES WHERE EVIL LIVES The house is not haunted. The house is not possessed. The house is Hell. Erik Handy, the New King of Horror, invites you to spend the night at Rot House. Bring a friend . . . and a bible . . . maybe a crucifix, too . . . .

On a peat and heather island off the west coast of Scotland, Effie and her mother Nora take refuge in the large decaying house of their ancestors and tell each other stories. Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear, like who her father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie.

Hazel and Gary Price were a normal, balanced couple living in an utterly ordinary home in Killamarsh, a village in North Derbyshire. No pentagrams on the floor, no previous owners with a dark history, just an average house on an average street. Yet, for a time, their lives were turned upside down, as their home became a ground zero for the strange and unexplained.

The rest of the werewolf pack might consider Aric Connor to be omniscient and destined to save the world when evil returns to claim it. But for the most part, 15-year-old Aric ignores the confirmations of his powers, taking everything in stride until he meets her. Celia Wird wasn't supposed to awaken naked in the mountains of Colorado, not when she was just stalking her prey in a filthy alley several states away. She especially wasn't supposed to meet Aric, the handsome werewolf who comes to her aid.

There's trouble on the range. In these thrilling tales from yesteryear, Coyote Cal and his trusty sidekick Big Yap encounter a wizard able to change his shape at will, a scheming witch, a confused zombie, la chupacabra grande, bloodthirsty vampyres, and other sordid fiends. Our heroes will have to rely on their wits, skills, and loads of hot lead to ensure justice prevails.

For Hank and Amy it was supposed to be a new beginning. Rest and relaxation in the country was their intention when they moved to Gravel Switch, one of the smallest towns in central Kentucky. But when the house they rent reveals itself to be more than they bargained for the couple face a nightmare reality far beyond the limits of their imaginations. The couple find themselves at odds with some of the locals as Hank's health falls into deterioration. With his body falling apart Hank questions his sanity as events spiral out of his control.

“The Garden of Fear” explores reincarnation, anthropology, theology, and evolution, through the quest of James Allison as Hunwulf, living a life that was once his own. It’s a riveting tale of primordial love and cosmic memory, set in a landscape both surreal and dangerous. The story begins with James Allison, who possesses a unique ability to recall his past lives. As he lies on his deathbed, he vividly remembers being Hunwulf, a member of the Æsir tribe.

Bizarre occultists try to use a legendary monster to enact their revenge and only a hard-drinking gunslinger can stop them! Its Hell on Wheels meets Jaws! Blessed by a holy man, hard-drinking gunslinger Porter Rockwell was promised that if he never cut his hair he would not be harmed by bullet nor blade . . . But what if monsters strike with tooth and claw? Or occult spiritualists send hexes his way? Well this time just might be Port’s last ride . . . Either way it’s gonna be a helluva fight! You don't want to miss this ride thru the old west. Filled with action, suspense and a good ...

LET ME IN Cluj-Napoca, Romania — a man throws himself off a building. His roommate, Nicolae Slavici, flees the scene; a police detective on his trail. Meanwhile, a tiny island off the coast of Germany is experiencing unexplainable gravity loss. A team of scientists investigates and slowly finds that science has been supplanted by some unnatural force. Both threads will merge with deadly consequences for all! The latest book from Erik Handy, Terror Rising carries on the fantastic horror legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King!

A masterpiece of Gothic horror and suspense that inspired such writers as H. P. Lovecraft, The Three Impostors is Machen’s famous collection of “weird tales” - a string of shocking short stories woven together with a fine narrative thread. The three impostors of the title are members of a secret society devoted to debauched pagan rites who weave a web of deception in the streets of London as they search for a missing Roman coin commemorating an infamous orgy by the Emperor Tiberius and close in on their prey: “the young man with spectacles”.

J.R. Hamantaschen, a name synonymous with groundbreaking underground horror, returns with his latest collection. Channeling the essence of horror legends like H.P. Lovecraft, Thomas Ligotti, Clive Barker, T.E.D. Klein, and Dennis Etchison, this collection cements his status as a master storyteller in the realm of dark fiction, blending nihilism, the grotesque, and the philosophical in a way that only he can.