Five tales of greed, power, danger, control, and justice. You will meet a Mexican Mafia package boy, a lost Civil War soldier, a New Orleans Vampire, and a career thug. They will all meet surprising and terrifying ends. Welcome to the darkest corners of your own mind…if you dare.

NOT THE END OF THE STORYThe lore of Averoigne didn’t end with Clark Ashton Smith. Over the decades other writers, fascinated by this “Lovecraft country” of medieval France, added their own contributions. For the first time collected together into one volume, you can read over two dozen poems and stories of Averoigne (including some never before published) by Mythos authors like DJ Tyrer, Richard Tierney, Brian McNaughton, Michael Minnis, and James Chambers. Revisit...

A thrilling six-part serial on the life of Alexander the GreatAlexander of Macedon was one of history's greatest ever military commanders. By the time of his death, aged just 32, he had conquered the entire Persian Empire, and was ruler of a vast territory stretching from Greece to the borders of India. These six episodes tell his extraordinary life story, as reimagined by acclaimed dramatist David Wade.The King's Son - 356 BC**.**...

"Includes something for every kind of King fan.” —PeopleFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the iconic, spine-tingling story collection that includes winners of an O. Henry Prize and other awards, and “Riding the Bullet,” which attracted over half a million online readers, as well as stories first published in The New Yorker, “1408,” made into a movie starring John Cusack.“Riding the B...

Kari Voucher is loving it at her new job working for the Illinois Northern Railroad alongside her two favorite wolves that made it all possible for her. But while she takes well needed pride and joy up in her current gig, there are unfortunately others who don't and will stop at nothing to sabotage the railroad infrastructure board by board, from the bottom up which they do so to one of the most valued trains bringing oil from the refineries to destinations all over the upper Midwest and b...

It’s Christmas Eve and Walt Shuster has reached a crossroads in his life. Not certain which way to turn, he stops off for a drink at a rustic roadhouse along the way that seems filled with the holiday spirit. It doesn’t take him long to realize what a truly special place this is!This story is my Christmas, Hanukah, Quanza, Winter Solstice gift to you all. No matter how, or with whom you may share this special season, enjoy!

Still reconciling over the death of one of their own, Fang, Kella, Trish, and the rest of the Oath Keepers and employees of the Illinois Northern Railroad soon find even more trouble headed their way as they are the targets of a suspected arsonist in the area whom ends up demolishing nearly half of the company's most important infrastructure downtown and soon plans on bringing the rest of it to its knees by wiping out even more in his path. With the addition of a new member to the team, th...

Black Heart Magazine has been publishing new fiction online every Friday since 2008. Now enjoy the first of our new themed digital issues, The NOIR Issue, featuring heavyweights from the nouveau-crime genre including Christopher Benton, Dan O'Shea, Benjamin Sobieck, Stephen D. Rogers, Jonathan Woods and more.Guest edited by crime fiction enthusiast and web writer extraordinaire Jimmy Callaway, this anthology of short fiction, poetry and noir-inspired artwork combines the best from ...

An ordinary work day at the western Massachusetts Sugarloaf Inn turns more chilling than the winter weather when staff member Candy Wadsen makes a gruesome discovery. Her day goes from bad to worse when Candy realizes that Detective Sergeant Dan Petrowski suspects her of committing the crime.

This is a humorous look into the right of passage in the outlaw motorcycle world. Ittakes a look into the morning after as well as the night a prospect received his patch.

Peter’s sheltered life comes to an abrupt halt when his catnip-crazed friend, James, inadvertently gets them in debt with the dreaded Cafia. They are given two weeks to pay the debt off or face the fury of what's to come. How will Peter survive in this unfamiliar world outside of his safe cul-de-sac? Will Peter and James be able to come up with the money? Or will they fall into the clutches of Cafia boss himself, Paydro? Join them as they risk their nine lives and see where the wind takes ...

John Reddington always wanted to write a bestselling novel... He had no idea it would be so painful. With the house empty, as his wife and daughter are away at her mother's house in California, John dives straight into a mystery novel he has been working on. As he writes--or thinks, rather--thin, red streaks run down the computer monitor, and lightning flashes and fills the room with blinding light. Then a stranger, wearing a porcelain mask, appea...