Sixteen new stories to delight and horrify you from a mixture of critically-acclaimed writers and new-bloods.This will be a voyage of discovery for all concerned as successive teams of hapless explorers fall foul of the elements and monstrosities lurking in shadowy caves, hidden temples, icy tombs and even alien planets. From steamy jungles and back waters to unexplored islands and mysterious woodlands, researchers investigate alien artifacts and mysterious creatures, while others probe interdimensional portals, oblivious to the dangers.Some are motivated by the romance of discovery, others by the heady intoxication of greed, but all are doomed when their forays into the unknown world become terrifying tales of Ill-considered Expeditions!

Ill-considered Expeditions (Short Sharp Shocks)

Literature & Fiction

Reynolds, Josh

Henderson, CJ

Tyrer, DJ

Leider, R. Allen

Mesling, Pete

Dorr, James

Feeney, Paul M

Loveland, Patrick

Landry, Jess

Foreman, Steve

Short Stories & Anthologies

April Moon Books

World War II, hardboiled cops, and a band of amateur ghost-hunters! It's all here in Awesome Tales #2!Awesome Tales returns with a new spine-tingler by R. Allen Leider - "Der Feurher Mabuse," documents a heretofore unchronicled exploit of Dr. Mabuse, the legendary super-criminal from novels and silent films! As World War II rages onward, the Nazi hierarchy begins questioning Hitler's judgment. Is the mind of Dr. Mabuse pulling the nefarious strings?Also in this issue: "The Last Redhead" (by John L. French) uses her luscious body as bait and payment for a hitman; In "Cruelty" by C.J. Henderson, a supernatural detective searches a museum for artifacts attracting and ancient evil; KT Pinto's "Something Fishy This Way Comes" features a hokey "ghost tour" turned deadly when real ghosts decide to add some authenticity to the proceedings! New illustrations by Ed Coutts. Cover design by Rich Harvey.

Awesome Tales #2: Der Führer Mabuse

Pinto, KT

French, John L.

Genre Fiction

Independently published

Friday night at the Hellfire Lounge, the swankiest club this side of purgatory ... appropriately enough, since Volume 5 is "Purgatory Potpourri!" A rowdy crowd of magical storytellers gathersat the bar. Amidst the fun and frolic at Satan's playground, they will amaze and terrify you with supernatural tales. Pull up a chair and listen, but be warned - these tales will haunt your dreams long after last call!Purgatory? Nice place to visit, but ... well, actually it's a pretty lousy place. The upshot is your final destination, assuming you're on the fast track to Heaven. Even then, there's a good chance they'll lose your luggage. For those bound for the other place ... well, these stories may or may not forcibly demonstrate that "crime does not pay" ... but you can't say you weren't warned. Name your poison!The Hellfire Lounge #5 continues the antics of Nick Nussbaum (who also goes by the name of Satan) and head waitress Lucia D'Amore. The weirdest assortment of misfits and malcontents gather at the Hellfire Lounge to raise their glasses and swap tall tales. You'll laugh, you'll cry ... and you may even scream. This is NOT a place where everyone knows your name ... and you may want to keep it that way.

Hellfire Lounge #5: Purgatory Potpourri (Volume 5)

Ward, Jean Marie

Ackley-McPhail, Danielle

Thomas, Patrick

Waters, Robert

Grey, April

Staal, J. Brad

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Edited by R. Allen Leider Special crime issue ... SIX new short-stories! 1) "Give Them a Corpse" by Rich Harvey ... The Domino Lady’s New York adventure begins when a young girl becomes the pawn in a vicious blackmail scheme. First of a series! 2) "The Platinum Membership" by KT Pinto ... A small Nazi Germany village falls prey to a shredding terror, and supernatural detective Raphael Jones investigates side-by-side with the Gestapo. 3) "Caring" by CJ Henderson ... Jack Hagee, P.I., is contracted to protect a most desirable and complicated star from a kidnap plot. 4) "Dance of Death" by Patrick Thomas and John L. French ... Jack Gardner and the ethical assassin, Rao, team-up to take down a Colombian drug gang. 5) "Doubt" by DJ Tyrer ... P.I. Milo Fisk runs the gauntlet to solve the murder of a mob soldier, and locate a missing cash payoff. 6) "Clear As Glass" by Jean Marie Ward ... How does a Real Wife of Malibu handle a cheating spouse? Cover by Edd Coutts.

Awesome Tales #6: Domino Lady: Give Them a Corpse

Harvey, Rich

Action & Adventure

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