Chester
Chester used to be a good boy. Good boy! Good boy, Chester! The pack spoke this. They were glad. Then biscuits– he could sit, he could turn around in a circle, shake with both paws, and because he had great… Continue Reading
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Slitten Gorge
Ellis dreamt that night of the forest. He was treading through it in darkness, subtly aware of the conifers and the heather. His feet knew this territory well and he moved quickly, ignoring the sounds of the wildlife: the nightjar,… Continue Reading
The Extinguishing
An uncontrolled voice: ”The child the child is inside oh God the child they have a child it’s only a few months old God” Over it, Chef was shouting directions: „There. Train it more on the window! Stop aiming at… Continue Reading
Conrad Williams: „I think all novels have to be grounded in some form of reality in order to reach a certain level of authenticity”
Conrad Williams is the award winning British author born in 1969 in Warrington and currently living in Manchester. He won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer in 1993, the same award for Best Novella in 2008 (The Scalding Room)… Continue Reading
Our Man in the Sudan
“I WANT TO SEE the body,” Fanshawe said. His eyes burned and his sockets were gritty as he blinked, as if the infernal dust that covered everything in this back end of beyond hell hole had somehow also coated the… Continue Reading
Sarah Pinborough: ”We become more cynical as we grow and fairy tale happy endings can sometimes not be all they were cracked up to be!”
Sarah Pinborough is a critically acclaimed horror, thriller and YA author. Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies and she has a horror film Cracked currently in development and another original screenplay under option. She has recently branched out into… Continue Reading
The Impaler’s Revenge
9 Max had done his homework well. He had a full list in his head of things he wanted to see, and I indulged him. We got into the car, and I told the driver to take us wherever Max… Continue Reading
Nocturnal Hunt
Luckily, I have good ears and I heard the convoy in time. I squatted a little, tensed my legs and leaped up to the lowest branch of the tree beside me. Just in time—the pack of dogs was already coming… Continue Reading
The Chase
The were-eagles and our kind have been at war since the beginning of time. Well, it’s more like fifty years since we’d decided to move into town, but it feels like an eternity already. And they’re not were-eagles, just like… Continue Reading
The Final Soaring
He felt like stifling. Every so often he glanced somehow disgusted at the stubby fingers of the man beside him. He pictured them soaked in sauce and oil at some gluttonous meal. All this time he was fretting more than… Continue Reading