A literary blend of science fiction and horror, Qualia Nous contains short stories, novelettes, and poetry from established authors and newcomers from around the world. Featuring the imaginations of Stephen King, Gene O'Neill, William F. Nolan, John Everson, Lucy A. Snyder, Thomas F. Monteleone, Elizabeth Massie, Gary A. Braunbeck, and many others.

Qualia Nous

Literature & Fiction

Freivald, Patrick

Bailey, Michael

Massie, Elizabeth

Snyder, Lucy A.

KING,STEPHEN

Braunbeck, Gary A.

Malik, Usman T.

Mason, Rena

Cataneo, Emily B.

O’Neill, Gene

Genre Fiction

Written Backwards

The Library of the Dead is an anthology of literary fiction inspired by Chapel of the Chimes, a crematory and columbarium founded in 1909 in Oakland, California, and one of the area's most beautiful historic buildings. Thousands are entombed in golden books (urns) shelved from floor to ceiling in a glowing labyrinth of nearly countless rooms. The stories within The Library of the Dead represent a few of those golden books, and when opened, reveal the stories of those inside.

The Library of the Dead

Literary

Once a brothel, and later turned into a rehabilitation center, a place called The Lazy K survives a century-spanning curse following the wrongful hanging of an innocent man on the branches of an old California oak. This haunting novella by legend Gene O'Neill is part western, part ghost story, part drug-rehabilitation, and is a literary, multi-genre exploration into the rich cultural history of northern California.

At the Lazy K (Allevon)

The Cal Wild Chronicles continues with THE BURDEN OF INDIGO, the story that started it all. In 1981 Gene O'Neill published a five thousand word short story in The Twilight Zone Magazine called "The Burden of Indigo," which launched his award-winning career of writing horror, science fiction, and fantasy. This novel-sized expansion of Gene's original well-loved story is the second of the four volumes, illustrated throughout by Orion Zangara. THE BURDEN OF INDIGO begins where THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. ZACH left off, and follows the story of an indigo man. Dyed long ago for perhaps the ultimate crime, he believes his color is starting to fade, and with visions of a Rainbow Man on his mind, he wants to know why. Is he beginning to heal? Also included in this volume is a short history and background by Gene, as well as the original short story version of "The Burden of Indigo" as it originally appeared in The Twilight Zone Magazine.

The Burden of Indigo: The Cal Wild Chronicles #2

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

Guignard, Eric J.

Booth III, Max

Anderson, Paul Michael

Yardley, Mercedes M.

Arcuri, Meghan

Kemper, Erinn L.

Campbell, Ramsey

Ketchum, Jack.

Bodner, Hal

Brock, Jason V.

Lin, Jessica May

Book 3 in The Cal Wild Chronicles by Gene O'Neill

The Near Future: The Cal Wild Chronicles #3

Gene O'Neill's magnum opus of speculative fiction, The Cal Wild Chronicles, comes to a close with THE FAR FUTURE, a meta-novel with interconnecting tales that takes place shortly after—and also intertwine with—those in THE NEAR FUTURE and the rest of this colorful series.Collecting some of Gene's more recent works, such as memorable short stories like "Down on the 01 Level," where for a price one can transform into skins of past celebrities, "Nostalgia," in which full-body art is commonplace and sometimes useful when hiding from the law, and even "The Hungry Skull" (a love story), which takes place around an illegal histro-bistro where historical events are reenacted in 'deathplays' by actors and commonfolk alike, this final book in the series perhaps offers us warning glimpses into possible futures of our own, wherein prejudices and stereotyping might one day take us if we allow them into our lives.Also included are connected novellas such as The Great Northern Sweet Water Raid, and Jade, and two new futuristic novelettes, "On the North Slope of Little Agony" and "The Dark Green Woman," which further explore post-apocalyptic Cal Wild and its colorful tales of Dyed People, mutants, and other wonderful creatures. With this final piece of the Cal Wild puzzle placed, we can finally understand the metamorphosis and importance of a not-so-unrealistic future.

The Far Future: The Cal Wild Chronicles #4

Written Backwards’ Allevon series of illustrated trade paperback originals continues with Scott Edelman’s Liars, Fakers, and the Dead Who Eat Them, a collection of two zombie novelettes, illustrated by Daniele Serra.  A Vegan chef believes meat is murder. A determined waitress longs for stardom. He hopes to convince the world to abandon killing animals. She hopes to convince a director to make her a star.  Both of those hopes are challenged when a zombie apocalypse traps them in small towns where their dreams might come true—or else be crushed under the weight of an invading undead horde.   Join Tim and Shelley as they struggle to survive—and retain their sanity—in a world where death suddenly holds no dominion.

Liars, Fakers, and the Dead Who Eat Them (Allevon)

Yes Trespassing collects twenty-five, or maybe twenty-six or -seven or perhaps twenty-eight (let’s say it’s twenty-eight) individual works by Erik T. Johnson, some previously-published, some appearing in this book for the first time, stories like “The Leaf” and “Krug’s Pen,” “The Depopulation Syndrome,” “The Invention of the Mask” (which you can find on the front cover), “The Depopulation Syndrome” and the novella Scissors Seldom Come. Trespass. Read the horror, the wonder, the mindscrewing. This book will change you.

Yes Trespassing

Johnson, Erik T.

Pellucid Lunacy was the first anthology by Written Backwards, and the recipient of both the International Book Award and USA News "Best Book" Award. This second edition contains twenty tales of psychological horror, with new cover and interior design by Michael Bailey, editor of the original edition.

Pellucid Lunacy

McQuiston, Rick

Burge, Weldon

Larson, Amanda

Muslim, Kristine Ong

French, Aaron J.

Zumpe, Lee Clark

Storm, Kia

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