Our second collection of terrifying tales set in the very near future... or perhaps it's already here? It's an infected apocalypse and we're all (alone) in it together! 100% of proceeds will go the Save the Children Response. Features short stories by: F. Paul Wilson John Palisano Mark Towse R.J. Meldrum Rebecca Fraser Tabby Stirling Pochassi Patrick J. Gallagher Claire Fitzpatrick Tom Prince Brianna Courtney Bullen T.C. Phillips Edward Ahern Calvin Demmer Chris Mason Catherine McCarthy Brian Bowyer Louise Zedda-Sampson Eugene Johnson Shaun Taylor Noel Osualdini Irene Punti Gerri Leen Tracy Fahey Eric J. Guignard Yash Seyedbagheri Steve Dillon

Infected 2: Tales to Read Alone

Literature & Fiction

Guignard, Eric J.

Palisano, John

Wilson,F. Paul

Genre Fiction

Things in the Well

Cutting Block Books proudly presents the best of the Horror Library, Volumes 1-5. This collection honors a full ten years of excellence in short horror fiction. Selected and curated by the original team behind the three-time Bram Stoker Award® nominated Horror Library series, these thirty-three short stories should delight horror fans of all stripes.
Nearly 150 superb short stories have appeared in the Horror Library—and the ones in this book are truly among the best and most distinctive. So come on in, browse around. The Library will be open all night...
From the Publisher's Introduction:"In these pages you’ll find starving people and hungry ghosts; silent invasions and mysterious travelers; burning lovers and patriotic cannibals. It’s a book where gas stations aren’t what they seem, and neither are door-to-door salespeople. It’s a book where the end of the world doesn’t have to be, well, the end of the world."

The Best of Horror Library: Volumes 1-5

Little, Bentley

Arnzen, Michael A.

Ethridge, Benjamin Kane

Dixon, Lorne

ANDERSON, COLLEEN

Colyott, Charles

McBride, Tracie

Calvillo, Michael Louis

Despins, Kim

Cutting Block Books

The third act in the critically-acclaimed series by Written Backwards, is a symmetrically-structured anthology of psychological horror by Bram Stoker Award nominated editor Michael Bailey, whose previous anthologies include The Library of the Dead, Qualia Nous and Pellucid Lunacy. The anthology contains 45 illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne, over 20 stories by the likes of Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Ramsey Campbell, Gary A. Braunbeck, Mort Castle, Josh Malerman, Scott Edelman, Richard Thomas, Richard Chizmar and Gene O’Neill, and with 20 intertwined poems by the likes of Elizabeth Massie, Marge Simon, Bruce Boston, Erik T. Johnson, Stephanie M. Wytovich, and also includes an introduction by the extraordinary Chuck Palahniuk.

Chiral Mad 3

Chizmar, Richard

Malerman, Josh

Castle, Mort

Thomas, Richard

CHUCK PALAHNIUK

Walters, Damien Angelica

Edelman, Scott

Booth III, Max

KING,STEPHEN

Anderson, Paul Michael

Braunbeck, Gary A.

Yardley, Mercedes M.

Arcuri, Meghan

Kemper, Erinn L.

Cataneo, Emily B.

Campbell, Ramsey

Ketchum, Jack.

Bodner, Hal

Brock, Jason V.

O’Neill, Gene

Lin, Jessica May

Written Backwards

The Five Senses of Horror

Hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste: Our impressions of the world are formed by our five senses, and so too are our fears, our imaginations, and our captivation in reading fiction stories that embrace these senses.Whether hearing the song of infernal caverns, tasting the erotic kiss of treachery, or smelling the lush fragrance of a fiend, enclosed within this anthology are fifteen horror and dark fantasy tales that will quicken the beat of fear, sweeten the flavor of wonder, sharpen the spike of thrills, and otherwise brighten the marvel of storytelling that is found resonant!Editor Eric J. Guignard and psychologist Jessica Bayliss, PhD also include companion discourse throughout, offering academic and literary insight as well as psychological commentary examining the physiology of our senses, why each of our senses are engaged by dark fiction stories, and how it all inspires writers to continually churn out ideas in uncommon and invigorating ways.Featuring stunning interior illustrations by Nils Bross, and including fiction short stories by such world-renowned authors as John Farris, Ramsey Campbell, Poppy Z. Brite, Darrell Schweitzer, and Richard Christian Matheson, amongst others.Intended for readers, writers, and students alike, explore THE FIVE SENSES OF HORROR!Table of Contents includes:“Preface: The Five Senses of Horror” by Eric J. Guignard“Introduction: Why Do Horror Stories Work? The Psychobiology of Horror” by Jessica Bayliss, PhD“Thoughts About the Sense of Touch” by Jessica Bayliss, PhD“Heading Home” by Ramsey Campbell“Soft” by Darrell Schweitzer“Feel the Noise” by Lisa Morton“Thoughts About the Sense of Hearing” by Jessica Bayliss, PhD“In the Cave of the Delicate Singers” by Lucy Taylor“Sounds” by Kathryn Ptacek“Malleus, Incus, Stapes” by Sarah Totton“Thoughts About the Sense of Taste” by Jessica Bayliss, PhD“His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood” by Poppy Z. Brite“Cassilago’s Wife” by Sarah Singleton“Sweet Subtleties” by Lisa L. Hannett“Thoughts About the Sense of Sight” by Jessica Bayliss, PhD“The Beholder” by Richard Christian Matheson“In the Porches of My Ears” by Norman Prentiss“The Impression of Craig Shee” by David McGroarty“Thoughts About the Sense of Smell” by Jessica Bayliss, PhD“Shem-el-Nessim: An Inspiration in Perfume” by Chris Bell“The Scent” by John F.D. Taff“The Odor of Violets” by John Farris“Understanding and Incorporating the Five Human Senses into Modern Horror Short Fiction Writing” by Eric J. Guignard“Afterword: Sensation and Perception” by K. H. Vaughan, PhD“Suggested Academic Reading for Further Study”“A Brief Reading List of Modern Fiction Short Stories with Relation to the Senses (1940–2015)”

Bayliss, Jessica

United States

Dark Moon Books

For over four decades, Steve Rasnic Tem has been an acclaimed author of horror, weird, and sentimental fiction. Hailed by Publishers Weekly as “A perfect balance between the bizarre and the straight-forward” and Library Journal as “One of the most distinctive voices in imaginative literature,” Steve Rasnic Tem has been read and cherished the world over for his affecting, genre-crossing tales.Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to his work, the first in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the rich voice of Steve Rasnic Tem, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.Included within these pages are:• Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book• Author interview• Complete bibliography• Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)• … and more!Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Steve Rasnic Tem.Table of Contents includes:• Introduction by Eric J. Guignard• Steve Rasnic Tem: A Biography• Hungry (fiction)• Hungry: A Commentary• The Last Moments Before Bed (fiction)• The Last Moments Before Bed: A Commentary• In These Final Days of Sales (fiction)• In These Final Days of Sales: A Commentary• The Giveaway (fiction)• The Giveaway: A Commentary• Rat Catcher (fiction)• Rat Catcher: A Commentary• Whatever You Want (fiction)• Whatever You Want: A Commentary• Why Steve Rasnic Tem Matters by Michael Arnzen, PhD• In Conversation with Steve Rasnic Tem• The Subject Matter of Horror: An Essay by Steve Rasnic Tem• A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Steve Rasnic Tem

Exploring Dark Short Fiction #1: A Primer to Steve Rasnic Tem

Rasnic Tem, Steve

Arnzen, Michael

Australian author Kaaron Warren is widely recognized as one of the leading writers today of speculative and dark short fiction. She’s published four novels, multiple novellas, and well over one hundred heart-rending tales of horror, science fiction, and beautiful fantasy, and is the first author ever to simultaneously win all three of Australia’s top speculative fiction writing awards (Ditmar, Shadows, and Aurealis awards for The Grief Hole).Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to her work, the second in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the distinct voice of Kaaron Warren, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.Included within these pages are:•Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book•Author interview•Complete bibliography•Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)•… and more!Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Kaaron Warren.Table of Contents includes:• Introduction by Eric J. Guignard• Kaaron Warren: A Biography• Guarding the Mound (fiction)• Guarding the Mound: A Commentary• Born and Bread (fiction)• Born and Bread: A Commentary• Death's Door Café (fiction)• Death's Door Café: A Commentary• The Wrong Seat (fiction)• The Wrong Seat: A Commentary• Sins of the Ancestors (fiction)• Sins of the Ancestors: A Commentary• Crisis Apparition (fiction)• Crisis Apparition: A Commentary• Why Kaaron Warren Matters by Michael Arnzen, PhD• In Conversation with Kaaron Warren• Tips for Finalizing Your Short Story: An Essay by Kaaron Warren• A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Kaaron Warren

Exploring Dark Short Fiction #2: A Primer to Kaaron Warren

Warren, Kaaron

Exploring Dark Short Fiction #3: A Primer to Nisi Shawl

Praised by literary journals, news outlets, and leading fiction magazines, Nisi Shawl is celebrated as an author whose works are lyrical and philosophical, speculative and far-ranging; “…broad in ambition and deep in accomplishment” (The Seattle Times). Besides nearly three decades of creating fantasy and science fiction, fairy tales, and indigenous stories, Nisi has also been lauded as editor, journalist, reviewer, teacher, speaker, afrofuturist, and proponent and mentor of feminism, African-American fiction, and other pedagogical issues of diversity.Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to her work, the third in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the vibrant voice of Nisi Shawl, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.Included within these pages are:•Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book•Author interview•Complete bibliography•Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)•… and more!Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Nisi Shawl.Table of Contents includes:• Introduction by Eric J. Guignard• Nisi Shawl: A Biography• The Beads of Ku (fiction)• The Beads of Ku: A Commentary• Otherwise (fiction)• Otherwise: A Commentary• Just Between Us (fiction)• Just Between Us: A Commentary• At the Huts of Ajala (fiction)• At the Huts of Ajala: A Commentary• Street Worm (fiction)• Street Worm: A Commentary• Conversion Therapy (fiction)• Conversion Therapy: A Commentary• Why Nisi Shawl Matters by Michael Arnzen, PhD• In Conversation with Nisi Shawl• Written On The Water: An Essay by Nisi Shawl• A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Nisi Shawl

Shawl, Nisi

Prebich, Michelle

Exploring Dark Short Fiction #4: A Primer to Jeffrey Ford

Author of the fantastic and the bizarre, Jeffrey Ford's work has won awards and acclaim across the globe for his stories of humor, horror, and unconventional beauty. "Powerful and disturbing in the best possible way" (Gawker) and "Intensely engaging" (Publishers Weekly), Ford crosses speculative genres with literary ideals, which has earned him the World Fantasy Award (seven times), the Shirley Jackson Award (four times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award, and France's vaunted Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire.
Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to his work, the fourth in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover--or learn more of--the extraordinary voice of Jeffrey Ford, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.
Included within these pages are: 
- Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book - Author interview - Complete bibliography - Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University) - ... and more!
Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Jeffrey Ford.
Table of Contents includes: 
- Introduction by Eric J. Guignard - About Jeffrey Ford - A Natural History of Autumn (fiction) - A Natural History of Autumn: A Commentary - Malthusian's Zombie (fiction) - Malthusian's Zombie: A Commentary - Boatman's Holiday (fiction) - Boatman's Holiday: A Commentary - The Night Whiskey (fiction) - The Night Whiskey: A Commentary - A Night in the Tropics (fiction) - A Night in the Tropics: A Commentary - Incorruptible (fiction) - Incorruptible: A Commentary - Why Jeffrey Ford Matters by Michael Arnzen, PhD - In Conversation with Jeffrey Ford - Scratching the Surface: An Essay by Jeffrey Ford - A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Jeffrey Ford

Ford, Jeffrey

An annual anthology of strange and darksome tales, which this year profiles the work of 21 contemporary scribes: Michael Griffin, Kristi DeMeester, Christopher Slatsky, J.T. Glover, Eric J. Guignard, Malcolm Devlin, Gwendolyn Kiste, Ralph Robert Moore, Christopher Ropes, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jason A. Wyckoff, Gordon White, Nina Shepardson, Kurt Fawver, Rowley Amato, Charles Wilkinson, H.V. Chao, Daniel Mills, Rebecca J. Allred, Matthew M. Bartlett, José Cruz."A very promising anthology." —Ellen Datlow, Best Horror of the Year"An annual highlight of the genre." —Anthony Watson, Dark Musings"Weirdness with truth at its heart." —Des Lewis, Real-Time Reviews

Nightscript Volume 2

Griffin, Michael

DeMeester, Kristi

Slatsky, Christopher

Kiste, Gwendolyn

Devlin, Malcolm

Muller, C.M.

Ropes, Christopher

MOORE, RALPH ROBERT

Glover, J. T.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Best of The Horror Zine: The Early Years

LANSDALE, Joe R.

MOLONEY, Susie

McKInney, Joe

CLARK, SIMON

Massie, Elizabeth

GRANT, TAYLOR

DENYER, TREVOR

Christian A Larsen

Strand, Jeff.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Haunted Computer Productions, Inc.

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