Sharkantula

Literature & Fiction

Pratt, Essel

Genre Fiction

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Danger. Demons involved. Tread lightly, and carry a big cross. Reports of strange occurrences have been reported by those that have read this anthology.

Demonic Possession

KIrk, James Ward

Tyrer, DJ

Smithee, Allan

Ledger, John

Wynn, E. S.

Stickel, W. B.

Burtenshaw, Guy

McClymont, M J

Black, Doug J.

Short Stories & Anthologies

James Ward Kirk Publishing

Irrational fears can be described as an anxiety or phobia of seemingly normal or innocuous objects, animals or happenings. The fear can be subtle or paralyzing, either way it makes for a great story. This is a collection of those stories. Irrational Fears is an anthology of works from a talented and diverse group of international writers. FTB Press is proud to share their voice with a shared community of readers. Among others, the stories include strange fears, of clowns, ballerinas, vomit and a creepy hand floating in a toilet. The cast of writers includes Essel Pratt, Wayne Via, Lance Hyden, Katherine Hannula Hill, Paul Rhodes, Matthew Lett, Tracey Chapman, DJ Tyrer, Alex Harasymiw, David Bergheim, John Timm, Paul Griley, Robin Becker, Thomas Elson, Casey Douglass, Erin O’Loughlin, Val Muller, Anne Wilson and Carol L. Park.

FTB Presents: Irrational Fears

Becker, Robin

Chapman, Tracy

Douglass, Casey

Park, Carol L

Elson, Thomas

O'Louglin, Erin

Harasymiw, Alex

Hill, Katherine Hannula

FTB Press

Imagine… An old house; one that has stood many generations. WAITING… You step inside and begin to explore. Was this a good idea? You begin to doubt, but continue to step deeper within the eerie darkness. Something stirs above. Should you investigate? Wandering, you reach the second floor landing. In the center of the upstairs hall, directly above, you discover a trap door. You know, the one that leads to something so terrible, you dare not think to touch it, much less attempt to open the latch! Nevertheless, you are drawn to inspect further. Something is stirring above… of this, you have no doubt. You stand upon tiptoe, stretching as far as your fingers will allow, until you grasp the cord attached to the door. With a loud creaking, it opens, releasing a set of stairs, descending before you. Gazing up, there is nothing but a black hole. There! Again! That stirring! Against your better judgement, you begin to climb. Sweat forms upon your brow with each step, as your stomach turns sour. Still, you climb. Those few stairs feel an eternity to ascend. There at the top, nothing. Dark and empty… nothing. Your eyes adjust… Wait! Beneath the cobwebs and years of layered dust, stands a long, wooden chest. Is it locked? Hmmm… You step within the musty room. There, propped against the side of the chest, an old metal rod. You pick it up, using it to pry open what should have been left locked away, eternally. Toys! Old toys! Somewhere in the darkness, a melody plays, soft and haunting. A music box? NO! A small carousel is moving beside you, its once colorful horses bobbing in time. You look about. There are toys everywhere! Old, broken, forgotten toys fill this attic room. A doll, cracked skull, hairless, limbs askew, stares from behind one eye, the other an empty, hollow socket. A rocking horse begins to sway in the corner. Toy soldiers, their green metal chipped and rusted. How odd; they appear in battle stance, staring… Suddenly, the trap door closes. Darkness… the stirring… These toys… You know why they have been locked away. You stand among evil incarnate. The melody stops. No one hears your final cries… TOYS IN THE ATTIC: A COLLECTION OF EVIL PLAYTHINGS is an anthology of horror like no other. Step inside…WELCOME TO THE ATTIC

Toys in the Attic

Lutzke, Chad

Day, Nicholas

Mays, Jeremy

Woodbury, Sheldon

Edwards, Murphy

Scott, D. S.

Fox, Dona

Johnson, Alex S.

Crow, Sebastion

Rowe, Coralie

Lopez, Lori R.

Williams, Mimi

Keene, A. Henry

Rushmore, Lemmy

Powell, Rick

H. R. Boldwood

A renegade is person who lives by their own set of rules. Someone who is not afraid to defy what they, or others may consider normal. With this anthology, we looked for stories that challenged the writers creativity and took risks with the subject matter and/or style. A story that defines the writer as a Renegade of Prose. The Renegades of Prose is a collection of stories from 18 international authors, including Maggie Veness, Jessica Bowden, Catherine A. MacKenzie, DJ Tyrer, Essell Pratt, Lance Hyden, Paul Rhodes, Phil Richardson, Sandi Sonnenfeld, Na’amah Segal, Stephen McQuiggan, Bryn Fortey, Rob Nicholson, Frank Roger, Chris Moylan, Jill Boyles, Mike Sherer, and James Pyne. Each of these writers dared themselves to create a story that allowed them to become a Renegade of Prose. The Renegades have penned stories about a jealous roommate, an exterminator hired to tackle a unique pest, a rapidly spreading skin condition, a corporate bigwig who has been kidnapped, a scribing monk who made too many errors and a memorable night of Trick or Treating. This is a diverse collection of stories full of twists and turns, some may be disturbing and others thought provoking, but the one thing they have in common is they came from the mind of a Renegade.

FTB Presents: The Renegades of Prose

Pyne, James

Richardson, Phil

Sonnenfeld, Sandi

MacKenzie, Catherine A.

Rhodes, Paul

Hyden, Lance

Veness, Maggie

Segal, Na'amah

When Monsters Rule the Earth...Herein you'll find a series of sojourns to places where humans are often quite literally overshadowed by the action at hand. This collection of exciting tales from writers who love the giant monster genre runs the gamut from mutation to invasion--from insurrection to vengeance--from the distant past to a far-off future, all with a single common factor: great big game-changing things. Featuring stories by Essel Pratt, Roma Gray, John T.M. Herres, Raymond Johnson, Mark Henson and Kevin Candela, a poem by Kent Hill and graced with a fascinating and insightful commentary by none other than TJ Storm, the man inside Legendary Studios' Godzilla suit, this anthology is, in daikaiju terms, "a major stomp."

The Titan Prophesies (Trick-or-Treat Thrillers)

Gray, Roma

Candela, Kevin

Herres, John T.M.

Hill, Kent

Henson, Mark

Johnson, Raymond

Independently published

The most hard-core, profane, gory, explicit short stories available. Each carries a message and some of those messages are unpleasant and terrifying. RFC is a collection of stories that other presses refused because of their shocking content, but each story is a solid, well written piece that deserves a home. Demons, Evil people, sea monsters,the unknown: there is something here to offend the most hardened reader. Featuring: Essel Scott Pratt, Alex S Johnson, Mathias Jansson, Dr. Reverend Lance Carbuncle,Toneye Eyenot, Lisa Dabrowski, Mark Woods, Jeremy Maddux, Amanda Lyons, Kerry G.S Lipp Matthew Arkham, Jason Hughes, Christopher Ropes, Susan Simone, Michael Fisher, Jim Goforth, Todd Misura, Stuart Keane, Dona Fox, (Editor's Choice) Kevin J MacLeod Warning: Explicit sex, Gore, Violence,Depravity. Over 21 please.

Rejected For Content: Splattergore

Woods, Mark

Eyenot, Toneye

Dahman, Catt

Simone, Susan

Carbuncle, Lance

Jansson, Mathias

Hughes, Jason

Keane, Stuart

Ropes, Christopher

Goforth, Jim

Lipp, Kerry G. S.

Dabrowski, Lisa

MacLeod, Kevin

Lyons, Amanda

Misura, Todd

Maddux, Jeremy

Arkham, Matthew

Fisher, Michael Fish

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Life Isn’t Fair is a series of children’s books that skip the ‘once upon a time’ and happy endings, instead teaching lessons through real life events.    In Harambe and the Very Bad Day, children learn not to judge a book by its cover and to think before they react.  Or else, something very bad may happen.   The story follows Harambe, an innocent victim in a crime of circumstance. His joy is soon taken away as an unfortunate event turns his life upside down.

Harambe and the Very Bad Day (Life Isn't Fair)

Children's Books

Animals

Do you have a taste for the forbidden? A hankerin' for something nice and tender without the need to head out too far for the trouble? A genuine wrack of baby back ribs with pizzazz? Look no farther. Here you'll find plenty of uses for that little squawker you been dyin' to unload anyway. Feeding a tantalizin' baby meal to the family on the go may seem like a daunting task, but with the easy-to-prepare recipes gathered in this cookbook, you can make it happen without a lot of time spent in the kitchen or the nursery. Herein you'll find loads of tips and tricks for tracking, planning, nabbing, prepping, cooking, packaging, and feeding the little suckers which will set you up for any situation. That FBI agent won't have boo to say after he tries your baby sweet meats braised in butter and special spices! Plus, nearly all of these cannibal delights can be made in advance and stored in the freezer, meaning that you can have an array of different meals at your fingertips!Featuring stories and recipes by Essel Pratt, Toneye Eyenot, catt dahman, Michael Fisher, Andrew Freudenberg, Rose Garnett, Fox Emm, Brian Glossup, Michael Noe, Dani Brown, Peter Oliver Wonder, and David Owain Hughes

How to Cook a Baby: And Other Cannibal Cuisine

Noe, Michael

FISHER, Michael

Brown, Dani

Hughes, David Owain

Freudenberg, Andrew

Cano, Dawn

Wonder, Peter Oliver

Shark. Tarantula. Sharkantula.When a genetically modified tarantula finds itself loose in the Great White shark exhibit at Shark World, the feisty arachnid sinks its fangs into the main attraction. Without warning, the Great White mutates into Sharkantula and the opening day show turns deadly. The mutated shark/tarantula hybrid is hungry and ready to feast upon the flesh of those that don't run away fast enough to escape her webbing. Desperate to stop the carnage, a group of Shark World employees join forces with the tarantula's keeper in an effort to stop the devastation before Sharkantula can escape the confines of the aquatic theme park and spread her terror across the United States."With Roger Corman's endless Sharktopus movies setting the tone for the endless Shark-whatever movies to come, birthing a strange sub-genre and crazed culture that peaked with the Sharknado series, it makes sense that the cult-lit world would take a bite out of the beast. And so, here were are with writer Essel Pratt (now THAT's a name!) and his new novel Sharkantula. One would imagine that conjuring scenes of mutant shark monster carnage in the subjective mind would be far more vivid than the cheap CGI used in the films."~Chris Alexander, ComingSoon.Net

Sharkantula: Genetic Engineering Gone Wrong (Genetically Modified)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

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