"Growing up in Arkham, you hear things. Ghost stories wrapped in magickal moon lore with a heaping helping of elder gods and forbidden books, all swapped between boys and girls over dwindling campfires. We collected alternate histories like kids on TV traded baseball cards. As a child of Arkham, you just took for granted you lived in a special town, but seeing that difference up close and personal, in the place where you gave up evenings and weekends so college admissions might think you were well-rounded and responsible, well, seeing that kind of truth was an awful big shock." -- "Arkquarium" by Folly Blaine Mad Scientist Journal has brought together eighteen tales of people who have either lived in this strange corner of New England or had the misfortune of visiting. Mixed in with nods to classic Lovecraft icons are stories that bring a new eye to the genre. Tales of horse drawn carriages share space with orbital shuttles, alternate worlds, and football. Included in this collection are Sanford Allen, Brandon Barrows, Folly Blaine, Darin M. Bush, Kelda Crich, Nathan Crowder, Erik Scott de Bie, Sean Frost, Phil Gonzales, Brian Hamilton, Samuel Marzioli, Erick Mertz, Craig D. B. Patton, Jenna M. Pitman, Evan Purcell, Damir Salkovic, Emily C. Skaftun, and Cliff Winnig.

That Ain't Right: Historical Accounts of the Miskatonic Valley (Mad Scientist Journal Presents)

Literature & Fiction

Barrows, Brandon

Patton, Craig D.B.

Crowder, Nathan

Purcell, Evan

Skaftun, Emily C.

Frost, Sean

Allen, Sanford

Winnig, Cliff

Short Stories & Anthologies

DefConOne Publishing

A journal of dark literary fiction and a Bram Stoker Award Nominee. Shroud Magazine offers intelligent and dark speculative fiction as well as original art, film, music reviews, and articles that illuminate the thin veil between reality and fantasy. In addition to our quarterly Journal, we are thrilled to present our catalog of anthologies, novellas and novels to discerning readers across the world. In this issue, regular columns include: Derek M. Fox’s The Art of Fear; Michael Knost’s “ProgKNOSTications” with Michael West; Scott Christian Carr’s “Someone Oughta Sell Tickets …!” Brian Keene’s “Seminal Screams.” Thrilling Fiction including: C. G. Bauer’s “ZOMBIE CHIMPS FROM MARS;” Eric Red’s “LITTLE NASTIES;” Brian James Freeman’s “THE PLAGUE OF SADNESS;” J. F. Gonzalez’s “CHRISTIAN WOMAN;” “DOWN THE PIKE,” by Stacey Longo; “BEAUTIFUL THINGS” by Anton Cancre; “SIDE RETIRED” by Craig D. B. Patton “DON’T LET THE BEDBUGS BITE” by Michael West; and “STRAY” by Ben Eads. Cover art by DrFranken. Original woodcut spot illustrations by Danny Evarts. Managing Editor: Tim Deal.

Shroud 11: The Quarterly Journal of Dark Fiction and Art

West, Michael

Knost, Michael

Red, Eric

Gonzalez, J.F.

Freeman, Brian James

Carr, Scott Christian

Keene, Brian

Bauer, C. G.

Eads, Ben

Genre Fiction

Shroud Publishing, LLC

In Death, the Gift of Life is a book meant to open an important conversation starting on the local level. Inspired by one son's experience with his father's end-of-life passage, this anthology contains the stories of ten individuals from the town of Westport, Connecticut. It asks readers to examine what end-of-life choices and options are available, as well as the challenges faced by those who have transformative and terminal illnesses. Each moving narrative explores men and women who have faced the modern medical establishment head-on, and then deliberately embraced courage and grace in the aftermath. These individuals have influenced an entire community with their unique views about living and dying well, and will continue to inspire through the power of their stories.

In Death, the Gift of Life

Weisman, Mary-Lou

Kayne, Sheryl

Hall, Frank

Nurenberg, Lory

Liotta, Jarret

Newman, Jonah

Gross, Sarah

Duffy, Eleanor

Weinberg, Robin

Parenting & Relationships

Fairfield Scribes

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