Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. No less an authority than M.R. James described Le Fanu as “absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories”—but he was far more than that. His short... [click here for more]
Vampire democracy sucks. Literally. When it's one vamp, one vote, the worst monsters can swing elections by turning random people off the streets into new vampires. Dylan is one of those random people. The power players in the city want his vote, but he just wants to be left the hell alone. Most of all, he wants to stop murdering people. That's easier than it sounds when some people are seriously asking... [click here for more]
If you like: “American McGee’s Alice”, “The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle” or “Lights Out”, you’ll fall in love with “The Bleak”.
“Down, down she fell. Into the cold. Into the dark. Into the bleak.”
Eleanor Harper was not having a good day. She was a late acceptance to Wither Wood private school; a school parents would kill for if it meant their child’s enrollment.... [click here for more]
Twice the Terror!What’s worse than one megalodon on the loose? Two megs on the rampage!
In MONSTER SHARK, the outcast triton Umira tries to protect a shipful of ungrateful treasure hunters from a ravening monster. While in ZOMBIE SHARK, a young mage tries to protect her lover from the undead tool of warlock’s revenge.
Both novellas... [click here for more]
In Victor J. Banis's hilarious gender-bender send-up of the mutant superhero genre, hetero Peter Warren's ambition is to design women's dresses, and his most secret desire is to wear them. His cop wife, Teri, also secretly longs to see her hubby "dressed up," but hasn't yet found the right way to tell him. And when Peter drinks the "wrong stuff," he turns into the eight-foot-tall monster called Drag... [click here for more]
An ancient evil has awakened…
Strong women, ancient magic and the walking dead make for a heady mix. In Michael Merriam’s tale, seven women are called to protect a small mining town in the New Mexico Territory, Tierra De Cobre, against an evil that has killed or stolen the town’s men and is twisting the souls of the townswomen. The Sihuanaba is part siren, part shapeshifter,... [click here for more]