On a hot July morning on Sweden's idyllic vacation island of Sandhamn, a man takes his dog for a walk and makes a gruesome discovery: a body, tangled in fishing net, has washed ashore. Police detective Thomas Andreasson is the first to arrive on the scene. Before long, he has identified the deceased as Krister Berggren, a bachelor from the mainland who has been missing for months. All signs point to an accident--until another brutalized corpse is found at the local bed-and-breakfast. But this time it is Berggren's cousin, whom Thomas interviewed in Stockholm just days before. As the island's residents reel from the news, Thomas turns to his childhood friend, local lawyer Nora Linde. Together, they attempt to unravel the riddles left behind by these two mysterious outsiders--while trying to make sense of the difficult twists their own lives have taken since the shared summer days of their youth. Views: 437
The selected works of the New York Times best-selling author Jeff Long. One of the best mountain fiction writers of our time, author of The Wall, The Ascent, and Angels of Light among many others, presents his best stories from the last 40 years. Views: 436
Jotus will do whatever it takes to find his son, Jotan. He has heard news that Jotan is being held by Amentus, the ruler of Aanthora, who is currently amassing a grand Tatoran army to eradicate the alien Dotarans from the face of the planet. It is in the wake of this army that Jotus starts his search. He knows it will be dangerous work, but rescuing his son takes precedent over all else.Following the events of So Far Gone, Jotus, ex-director of the Harvesting District, now a banished outlaw, must do whatever it takes to find his son, Jotan. He has heard news that Jotan is being held by Amentus, High Chieftain of the Emerald Clan, and ruler of Aanthora, who is currently amassing a grand Tatoran army to eradicate the alien Dotarans from the face of the planet. It is in the wake of this army that Jotus starts his search. He knows it will be difficult and dangerous work, but rescuing his son takes precedent over all else. Views: 436
For many years, Morgorth has lived with the stain of his father's savagery, but now he must confront his nightmares head-on. His father has found a stone of power. Views: 436
Robert Moore Williams (1907–1977) was an American writer, primarily of science fiction. He wrote not only under his own name, but as John S. Browning, H. H. Hermon, Russell Storm and E. K. Jarvis (a house name shared with other writers). Rereading his work in preparation for assembling this volume, we were impressed by how well much of his fiction holds up today. His writing style is smooth and crisp, and he avoids scientific lectures, preferring to let the plots speak for himself. Included in this volume are:PLANET OF THE GODSTHE NEXT TIME WE DIESINISTER PARADISETHOMPSON'S CATPUBLICITY STUNTMARTIAN ADVENTUREBRIDGE OF LIFEBE IT EVER THUSTHE LOST WARSHIPTHE ACCIDENTAL MURDERSIf you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more! Views: 436
TOO CLOSE TO HOME Cassidy Beckett has a secret she's kept for six years: the identity of her son's father. She can't hide the truth much longer. The Easy Money Arena's new bull manager, Shane Westcott, also happens to be the boy's handsome uncle. But Cassidy will do anything to protect her young son, even if it means steeling her heart against Shane's nearly irresistible charm. It doesn't take Shane long to figure out two things--Cassidy's son is his nephew, and his feelings for the boy's beautiful mother go way beyond friendship. As a single dad, Shane knows how important a father is to a child. He also knows the men in Cassidy's life have let her down before. Can Shane convince Cassidy to face the truth without losing her trust...or his heart? Views: 436
A short story about a single mom's child going missing, but nobody recalls the child existing. About 5000 wordsWe have an obligation to ourselves to be honest and true to ourselves and our readers. If we fail to do this, we shall rise no higher. If we rise no higher, then what are we? Views: 436
THERE ARE MANY DENOMINATIONS OF HORROR
As Jeffrey Thomas says in his introduction to Worship The Night, there is "a kind of loose theme at work in these stories -- the notion of deities, hereafters, or otherwheres beyond the mortal plane."
"The Lost Family" takes place in the Hell of Thomas' cult novel Letters From Hades, while "Counterclockwise" (set in his acclaimed milieu of Punktown) offers a glimpse into an alien belief system. "The Holy Bowl" invokes that tastiest of deities, the Flying Spaghetti Monster. "In Limbo" (selected for Volume 1 of The Year's Best Weird Fiction) finds a man poised at the dismal way station between damnation and salvation. The protagonist of "About The Author" believes she has summoned tormenting entities from the netherworld. "The Strange Case of Crazy Joe Gallo" and "Children of The Dragon" pay homage to Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Finally, the main characters of the novella "The Sea of Flesh" face evil both in our world and within a mystical alternate realm.
You may be a doubting Thomas, but soon you will be a believer...in horror.
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"...ingenious and impeccably written.." --Thomas Ligotti
"Jeffrey Thomas has done something wonderful." --China Mieville
"Jeffrey Thomas' imagination is as twisted as it is relentless." --F. Paul Wilson
About the Author
Jeffrey Thomas is the author of such novels as Deadstock (finalist for the John Campbell award), Blue War, Monstrocity (finalist for the Bram Stoker Award), Letters From Hades, The Fall of Hades, and A Nightmare on Elm street: The Dream Dealers, and such short story collections as Punktown, Nocturnal Emissions, Voices from Hades, Voices From Punktown, Unholy Dimensions and (with W. H. Pugmire) Enounters With Enoch Coffin. A number of his books have been translated into German, Russian, Greek, Polish and Taiwanese editions. His stories have appeared in the anthologies The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, The Year's Best Horror Stories, Leviathan 3, The Thakery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & discredited Diseases, and The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction. Thomas lives in Massachusetts. **
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