In these eighteen stories, Emma E. Murray navigates uncharted waters of love, lust, and loss, descending into that most darkest of places: the human (and inhuman) heart.Amidst the spiral and churn, you will hear frighteningly realistic tales of parental regret, the death of innocence, carnal yearning, and creeping evil, among other voices of the damned. Some are ferocious howls from out of the deep; others, tender lullabies or deranged arias of grief—and, beneath it all, the quiet,...

In When the Devil, Libby finds salvation in a new sapphic partner, homebrewed poison, and facing a God she no longer believes in."This sapphic, Southern tale of love, murder and liberation [is] addictive, satisfying, and an all-around must-read." —George Dunn, FanFiAddict"When the Devil is a dark gale of a story, carrying readers from a pious hell to the devil's brand of salvation." —Rae Knowles, author of Merciless Waters

Each limb tells a story. Every organ shares a secret.A woman saves the leg of her dead child. A man leaps from soul to soul, trying to find a pure heart. Uteri wander, skin peels back, and human bodies liquify all over this world.Slice into the anatomy of this collection to discover all the unseen horrors the human body can deliver.Brand new stories from Alex Wolfgang, Ai Jiang, Mary Rajotte, Julie Sevens, Christopher O'Halloran, Sa...

Birdie lost everything when her son died. Now, on track to rebuild her life, she has to evade her abusive partner Russ's rage and manipulations while also worrying about a home-invading serial killer that has descended on her community. Told through multiple POVs, from a decomposing murder victim to Birdie's day-to-day battle with domestic violence and grief to the horrific crimes of the killer, Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day will shock, disgust, and break your heart as t...

Winnie Campbell is sixteen and a burgeoning serial killer. Her father blames her for her mother's death, dotes on her little sister, and executes increasingly cruel punishments meant to humiliate Winnie. As the punishments morph into torture, she begins fantasizing about regaining some semblance of power, eventually working through her rage by killing small animals.When her violent games escalate and she accidentally kills an infant while babysitting, Winnie gets a taste of a power...