New Authors and collections. Following the great success of 2015's Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror and Science Fiction, this latest in the series is packed with detectives, mystery and murder. Whodunnits and mysteries from classic authors are cast with previously unpublished stories by exciting budding contemporary crime writers. Classic authors include Ernest Bramah, G.K. Chesterton, Wilkie Collins, Richard Harding Davis, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, R. Austin Freeman, Jacques Futrelle, Anna Katharine Green, Arthur Griffiths, E.W. Hornung, Maurice Leblanc, Jack London, Arthur Morrison, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur B. Reeve, Mark Twain, Edgar Wallace, Victor L. Whitechurch, Israel Zangwill.

To begin with, a strange but sweet story by Rebecca Roland, "The Monster on her Cheek."Next up, "Three Rules for Befriending Ghosts," by Benjamin Thomas, in which a ghost becomes a loyal companion. Then, an odd little tale of a pregnant house. Yes. That's correct. "Offspring" by Brenda Anderson.Finally, our recycled story for the month, "Devil Got You on Speed Dial" by H. L. Fullerton, which originally appeared in DarkFuse's Horror D'oeuvres. Plus a new edition of FXXK WRITING by Jason S. Ridler.

Carl King is an average boy, a gentle, kind teen who attracts an odd assortment of friends. He sometimes confers with trees... and happens to have antlers on his head. Evangeline Chase is an average girl from a close-knit family. She likes to run and enjoys a long walk in the woods... with her bow and arrow. It's a match made in deep, dark magic.

Since 2009, each issue of the Bards and Sages Quarterly has delivered a unique variety of character-driven speculative fiction short stories from both new and established writers. Our writers include first-time authors, Pushcart Prize nominees and Nebula award winners. The January 2013 issue includes original short fiction from Michael Andre-Driuss, Travis Daniel Bow, Richard H. Fay, H. L. Fullerton, Michael Hodges, Bonner Litchfield, Jason Kahn, Dean Kutzler, Tim McDaniel, Diana Parparita, Mitch Richmond, Scott Virtes, and Cheryl A. Warner.

The Bards and Sages Quarterly features original short speculative fiction from both new and established authors. Our writers include first-time authors, Pushcart Prize nominees and Nebula award winners. With each issue, our goal is to bring readers the most inclusive collection of speculative fiction available. In this issue: Author James Carpenter introduces us to an institution whose primary purpose is to preserve the realm of the possible in "The Library of Unfinished Books." A woman discovers that sometimes finding the perfect man means looking in some strange places in "Not Your Type." A prehistoric con artist reveals that sometimes presentation is more important than actual content in "Zuk and Zub: A Fable for Our Time." Plus more stories.

Sandi Leibowitz (Authored by), David Tallerman (Authored by), Tim Major (Authored by), Rose Blackthorn (Authored by), Gwendolyn Kiste (Authored by), Janet Haigh (Authored by), Scott T Barnes (Authored by), H.L. Fullerton (Authored by), Anjali Ravi (Authored by), Ingrid Taylor (Authored by), Luke Spooner (Illustrated by), Matt Andrew (Cover design or artwork by), Sarah Read

When the world changes, what do you put your faith in? The characters in these stories might all give different answers: power, accomplishment, remembrance, love¿ even God. But whatever they choose, nothing will ever be the same. All twenty-eight stories appeared in the Mysterion online magazine between 2020 and 2021, each offering a unique perspective on Christian faith. These are stories about prophecy and delusion, the indelible marks of sin and inexplicable absolution, death and what comes after, and apocalypses both glorious and terrible-sometimes both at once. No two stories are alike, but all offer questions about faith, and what it means to live both with and without it.

The second volume of Pantheon's annual horror collection, with fiction by Steve Toase, Premee Mohamed, Mari Ness, Tim Major, H.L. Fullerton, George Cotronis, K.P. Kulski, E. Lillith McDermott, Matt Andrew, Skyler Hoff, Tamika Thompson, Daniel Rosen.

This anthology focuses on tales about the sidekicks who help the heroes and princesses find their happily ever afters, and what happens to them after their quests are done. Does the lowly squire who helped the brave knight on his quest to save the princess ever get a shot at greatness? Or at the very least, a little recognition? Does the young girl who was always there for the fair princess finally get her own happily ever after? Find out in this anthology which features 13 stories about the heroes behind the hero everyone knows.