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End of the Line

by Steven Penny

In this piece of short fiction, young Maeve O'Grady makes a sinister new friend on the train.

Son Of Terror: Frankenstein Continued

by William A. Chanler

SON OF TERROR : Frankenstein Continued is a direct sequel to Mary Shelley's classic book Frankenstein. The book follows the story of Victor Frankenstein's highly intelligent and terrifying Creature, focusing on his fascination with 21-year-old Mary Godwin (Mary Shelley's mainden name), an investigative journalist from New York City who is summering on an island in Maine.

Cursed: A Yorkshire Ghost and Thores-Cross Short Story

by Karen Perkins

Jennet's here. No one is safe. A skeleton is dug up at the crossing of the ways on Hanging Moor, striking dread into the heart of Old Ma Ramsgill - the elderly matriarch of the village of Thruscross. And with good reason. The eighteenth-century witch, Jennet, has been woken. A spate of killings by a vicious black dog gives credence to her warnings and the community - in particular her family - realise they are in terrible danger. Drastic measures are needed to contain her, but with the ... more

Operation Dark Angel: The Rise of Nicolaitanes

by Pam Funke

Evonne and Vrawg: Bounty Hunters

by Jeremy Hayes

Evonne and Vrawg are perhaps the most famous bounty hunters to walk the great western nation of Tauros. Their reputation for catching the nation’s most wanted is unparalleled. But what brought a Taurosian woman, and former pirate, to partner with a giant half-ogre from the Grey Ash Mountains? They both share troubled pasts and each was forced to flee their home. Wild adventures awaited them as they attempted to find a place to fit in. In their darkest hours, they found each other and formed an u... more

To Wish Upon a Star

by Scott MacDonald

Megan Brandt was a shy, lonely teenager secretly in love with a boy in school. It’s a common scenario that many young girls face and the resolution is typically something simple, like a makeover. Megan’s solution was less prosaic than that. She chose to enter into a contract to have her wish fulfilled magically by a bitter and alcoholic 132yr. old Gypsy fortuneteller with a lot of unresolved anger issues. \t A makeover would’ve been so much easier. Many years later, long after the wish had... more

Between Truth And Eternity

by Scott Moses

Joshua Boehm is at a crossroads, juggling his professional life of an intergalactic spy with his personal life of a loner and recovering addict. Wanting an existence celebrating the warmness of love instead of lamenting the past and dreading the future, Joshua yearns a normal life and the truth. Not necessarily the best attributes for a secret agent. Meeting the mysterious Myrra Nirvan, Joshua comes to understand that she is the key to defeating the enemy. The battle quickly becomes the ... more

Великолепная Ангел

by Геннадий Гиренко

Синопсис. Как вы знаете, вселенная уже давно освоена, поделена и сплотилась в организацию: Федерация Содружества Разумных Миров. Как старые добрые соседи, Миры торгуют между собой, общаются в сети, вместе едут в гости к другим соседям, ну, и конечно, иногда сорятся. Вот именно для таких случаев и был создан: Федеральный Корпус Урегулирования Конфликтных Ситуаций, где и проходил службу герой нашего рассказа мастер-сержант Стивен Хопкинс. Разумные миры многообразны. Различие ... more

Гости

by Геннадий Гиренко

\t\t\t\tСинопсис. Война подходила к концу. Мир с ужасом взирал на деяние своих рук, понимая, что теперь уже ничего невозможно изменить. Из-за разбуженных нанесёнными точечными ядерными ударами супер-вулканов, земное ядро начало разгон и теперь человеческую цивилизацию до окончания своего существования отделяло всего несколько месяцев. Оставалось надеяться только на чудо. И оно произошло, когда из далёкого космоса на погибающую планету прилетели Гости. Это был шанс для человечества. Чтобы ... more

Weaving Man: Book One of The Prophecy Series

by Tove Foss Ford

On a midwinter night on the planet Eirdon, a young man who is the greatest assassin of his time is summoned to the Royal Palace of Erdahn. He expects to be rewarded for completing a difficult and dangerous mission that has ensured the future security of his country, Mordania. Instead, he is given a newborn baby princess, second in line to the throne of Mordania. By the orders of the Queen, he is sent to a distant royal estate to raise her according to the severe and pitiless standards of the ... more

Suffer the Children

by Janden Hale

A genetic experiment unleashed a devastating virus that only affected children and what's left of humanity struggles to survive. When one of a small band of survivors is mauled by a grotesquely mutated child, the group is left with a harrowing decision that threatens to reveal their town’s darkest secrets. One man, Adam Dressler, volunteers to go to the town of Soquili for medical supplies, despite the dangers that lurk within. He must not only contend with the mutants, but cannibals that rove t... more

Den of Antiquity

by Bryce Raffle

When one thinks of a den, one tends to think of comfort. A cozy room in the house—a quiet, comfortable place, a room for conversation, reading, or writing. One doesn’t tend to think of high adventure, dragons, vampires, airships, or paranormal creatures. And yet, that’s just what you’ll find in these pages. Stories of adventure and mystery! Paranormal, dark, and atmospheric tales! The fantastical and the imaginative, the dystopian and post-apocalyptic, and everything in between!

Killing It Softly: A Digital Horror Fiction Anthology of Short Stories (The Best by Women in Horror) (Volume 1)

by Digital Fiction

Suzie Lockhart and Digital Horror Fiction are thrilled to present 32 chilling tales of terror from some of the best authors in horror. Killing It Softly includes stories from New York Times best selling authors Nancy Holder and Elaine Cunningham, together with more shocking short nightmares from the finest award winning female writers in the genre. Your heart won’t stop pounding as you dig into the pages of this book; from the moment you immerse yourself in the first tale, about a women waking t... more

Blood Family

by Brent Winter

Divorced technical writer Alex Whitfield lives a life of studied normalcy, in sharp contrast to his deeply dysfunctional family: uncle in prison for arson, half-sister missing after a stint in rehab, father dead by suicide in a psych ward. But Alex's normal life is shattered one night when he finds his half-sister, April, lying in his bathtub with her wrists slashed--until she disappears a few seconds later. Alex is terrified to think he might have inherited his father's madness, but when he ... more

The Lifeblood of Ill-Fated Women

by Kevin James Breaux

Astrid the White isn’t an average princess. She has always stayed by the side of her father, King Kol, and learned warfare and weaponry from the best Vikings in the land. When she awakens in the city of Birka and hears the sounds of war, she rushes proudly into the fray. She is more than capable of taking down any enemy wishing to disturb the peace. This enemy, however, isn’t what she expected. Before Astrid even gets outside the walls, a golden light knocks her out. She comes to in the ... more

Ames: Book One

by Jeremy Whitehead

Ames. A thousand cities together could not compare to the immensity of the metropolis that rules its mighty continent. Where silver outlines of the towers reach upward past the clouds yet rooted in the darker depths of the base city. Where multilane freeways burrow for miles twenty lanes across and five or more lanes deep. A city of cities. This is what hundreds of millions call home. This is Ames.

But the unified city is dividing. Warlords to the north and south have begun to tear it i... more

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