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Four novellas about the return of Cthulhu in a dystopian, climate-ravaged landscape.

"Donahue at his best plumbs the souls of his characters. In this tale of a crushing apocalypse undreamed of by man, beast, or Bibliomancy, he redefines humanity as well as the nature of monsters." -Ef Deal, author of Esprit de Corpse "Masterfully crafted cosmic horror, vivid and visceral, with dynamic characters driving the story to its epic conclusion, Donahue is quickly forging his place among the likes of John Langan, Laird Barron, and Thomas Ligotti." -Candace Nola, author of Bishop, creator of UncomfortablyDark¿¿Jillian Futch relocates to the peculiar coastal town of Pell, Rhode Island, to pursue her work as a mortician's apprentice. Having spent most of her life as a misfit, she believes she has finally found a home where she can blend in among her fellow "freaks." Her peaceful existence turns to chaos when a horde of tentacled monsters descends from the clouds and destroys the civilized world. As the invaders retreat, Jillian emerges from the rubble intent on rebuilding her life. She helps her fellow survivors heal from unimaginable loss by hosting primitive funerals for loved ones killed in the months-long apocalypse. When a cadaver enters her embalming room bearing an impossible surprise, Jillian realizes the otherworldly horrors have only just begun.

Someone is stalking Devon Woodward. They've been there all along, since before she was born, going back to her grandmother's time. Waiting for her. Watching. And the people who should be able to help, her own parents, are making everything worse.Devon is right to be afraid. Verushka, both victim and villain, is a half-human witch from the other side of the world. She will do anything to get what she needs from the Woodward family, but she may have finally met her match in young Devon.Will family conflict sabotage Devon's efforts to escape and put her in even greater danger? In this multi-perspective novel that is part fairy tale and part horror story, a young girl fights to uncover the truth and save her own life.

"As a writer, L.L. Soares knows how to grip us and scare us, but he also knows how to move us. These stories never let go of their sense of compassion. Soares in damned good! I wish I'd started reading him a lot sooner, but I intend to read everything he writes from now on." -Ray Garton, author of Live Girls and Sex and Violence in Hollywood Something Blue and Other Colorful Deaths is a career-spanning short story collection by L.L. Soares, winner of the Bram Stoker Award for his first novel Life Rage in 2012. From "Little Black Dress," his first professional sale in 2001, to two new stories presented for the first time in this collection, Something Blue offers the reader a selection of some of Soares's best short stories. "When I started Something Blue and Other Colorful Deaths, those first tales jabbed me like an emotional icepick to the heart. As I read further, the author lowered his aim. Those stories were like repeated stabs to the gut. These diverse tales could only be pulled off by a master horror author, and L.L. Soares leaves the reader with no doubt he is in that category. Heartbreaking, gut-wrenching, and terrifying." -Tony Tremblay, author of The Moore House and Do Not Weep for Me

A flyboy volunteers for a suicide mission with a copilot from beyond the stars. A painter's body is possessed by a malevolent force to render a likeness of its hellish beloved. Hundreds of adults mysteriously drown themselves along a one-mile stretch of beach. Two bandits mistakenly steal a severed head-and inherit a nightmare. These and more are the narratives within Nightfall & Other Dangers: stories of ecstasy and terror, memory and madness. Quietly apocalyptic, intimately brutal, and above all else devilishly frightening, this is the beginning of the Nightfall, from which there is no reprieve of dawn.

Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts debuts a meteoric new voice in modern dark fiction. In these tales, you'll discover the humanity of horror, and the traumas that birth ghosts of all kinds. From inner demons to the bloodied fields of war, Edwards maintains his unique voice while whispers of classic writers such as Arthur Machen and Thomas Ligotti shine through. Edwards enters the contemporary dark fiction crowd with a standout collection that is likely to cement his position amongst the modern greats. With a new introduction to the second edition by Mer Whinery,the original introduction by Gwendolyn Kiste, and artwork by Yves Tourigny. "S.L. Edwards is a natural storyteller, with a keen command of voice, a delightfully twisted imagination and a wily, prodigious intellect. Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts lives up to its inventive title with tales of hauntings that are chilling, funny, moving and-quite often-all three at once. I loved this collection." - Jon Padgett, author of The Secret of Ventriloquism "In these perfectly constructed, intimately detailed, and emotionally charged tales, Edwards isolates the silent horrors underscoring our lives and woven into our closest relationships, urging them to take psychological and physical form. In the cold hours before dawn his creatures rise, arch their backs, and begin the search for sustenance, feeding off of childhood fears and lifelong grievances. Hidden in memories, abandoned rooms, and forgotten trails, adorned with the fantasies we invent to conceal their nature, our monsters merely postpone the moment of revelation until we're far too vulnerable to escape." - S.P. Miskowski, author of The Worst Is Yet to Come

The Slave State: A place where dogs tire of their lovesick masters and compose novels for benign publishers. A place where love and murder are equally important to the development of young men. A place where everyone is a slave to their minds and their hearts. From one of literature's most daring writers, Chris Kelso invites you to explore his mind-bending universe with nine short stories-a collection that challenges the boundaries of genre and the limits of the heart.

A killer turd is on the loose! Barry Gilbert is fed up with getting picked on and tired of not having a girlfriend. He learns how to summon a demon, but screws up the ritual. Benzonah, demon of the seven Hells, is born deep within Barry's bowels. After a major stomachache, the demon, constituted of fecal matter, is excreted. The demon does Barry's bidding, exacting revenge, and acquiring the girl of Barry's dreams. But little does Barry know the demon has plans of his own.

Los Angeles, the City of Angels. At least, that's what the brochure says. What it fails to mention is the earthquakes. Oh, and the flesh-eating creatures that are lying dormant beneath the concrete, waiting for the chance to surface once again.Their wait is over...A quake tears the city apart, but that's the least of the Angelenos' worries. They're about to experience hell on earth. Fossor Scarabaeus - clown-beetles - are emerging from the cracks, and they're not in LA for the sights.An arrogant actor, an action movie director, a B-movie starlet, the owner of a bar and the 'A' Platoon of LAFD must work together to survive the creatures.Or risk becoming dinners for the Skinners...

The genre known as bizarro has been up and coming for quite some time. With Bizarro Pulp Press' first anthology, filled with the totally outrageous and chaotic, it is obvious that the genre is thriving anew. Along with both seasoned veterans and authors just stepping out, this anthology has something for everyone in the bizarro world. We love what we do. And so do these authors. Meghan Arcuri, Andrew Wayne Adams, Vincenzo Bilof, Max Booth III, G. Arthur Brown, Jeff Burk, Nick Cato, Alan M. Clark, Edmund Colell, David Conover, William Cook, Christopher T. Dabrowski, Danger_Slater, James Dorr, P. A. Douglas, Ethan Evans, Randy Fox, Daniel W. Gonzales, R. A. Harris, Emily Hunerwadel, Gabino Iglesias, MP Johnson, Dawid Kain, Sean Leonard, Jan Maszczyszyn, Todd Nelsen, Daniel Pendergraft, Tony Rauch, Dustin Reade, James Reith, Michael Allen Rose, Craig Saunders, Bruce Taylor, Kevin Ward, and Wol-vriey