KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER THROUGH THE YEARS Carl Kolchak has faced more than his share of monsters throughout his infamous career. Now, Monstrous Books presents 13 short stories chronicling the intrepid reporter's exploits from his time in World War II until his semi-retirement in the 1990s. Kolchak's luck runs out during World War II. Devils in the outfield stir up trouble in the '50s. A road trip with editor Tony Vincenzo in the '70s takes a turn for the worse. Lovecraftian horrors esca...

Once, lord of lyrics;once, prince of peace…Now a demon let off his leash…No greater musician than Gorge ever lived in the Realm of the Sidhe.No faerie musician ever delved so deeply into the taboo songs and the forbidden music—the Way of the Bone. Yet, Gorge refused to deny himself their temptations.In reward his true love betrayed him, and the faerie kings and queens who once praised him stripped him of his magic and exile...

This is the story of the doomed romance between Charlotte, heir to the English throne, and Leopold, uncle of Queen Victoria and first King of the Belgians. Charlotte was the only legitimate royal child of her generation, and her death in childbirth was followed by an unseemly scramble to produce a substitute heir. Queen Victoria was the product. Chambers brilliantly demonstrates how the personal and the political collide in scheming post-Napoleonic Europe, offering a vivid and sympathetic ...

Genghis Khan, the thirteenth century emperor, was infamous for his bloodthirsty, ruthless campaigns, but he was also one of the great commanders of history. Though a master of terror – his campaigns in northern China and Iran were accompanied by a level of slaughter that was not seen again until the twentieth century – he was just and generous to his subjects and often magnanimous in victory. His broad, ambitious strategies and elusive tactics were so far ahead of their ti...

A chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead.There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only blood and the dust of flesh.Tears of BloodVale’s safe, contented existence was a lie exposed when the dead began to walk.The truth was she’d been “dead” for years, no less aimless or lost than the reanimated corpses devouring the world. But with society collapsing, Vale came to life and discovered things about herself she never would’ve learned i...

Beyond the CradleTo follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before, first we must find them.Dreaded hope settles over mankind as we stare into the heavens, looking for a sign we are not alone. Fearing we will find it, puzzled when we don’t.Among the stars or in our own backyard, lose yourself in the wonder of these tales as we humbly posit mankind’s reaction to the awesome certainty that ‘they’ are out there…or at least, they were…Footprints in the St...

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 chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead.There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only blood and the dust of flesh.The Dead in Their MassesCornell, Delia, and Mason broke out of a prison overrun by hardened criminals, religious fanatics, and the walking dead. But what kind of world did they escape to?Seeking refuge in a forgotten corner of the Everglades where they hope to live out their lives away from the hordes of animated corpses, the tr...

Time... Fluid and Mercurial.Scarce noticed until it runs out.The measure of our lives is but a blink of the Cosmic Eye. What unknown forces move between those ticking seconds we squander? What unholy powers coil like a spring, waiting to be sprung? What happens when eldritch forces encounter the Age of Steam? Let's find out!In the spirit of HP Lovecraft and HG Wells, we bring you The Chaos Clock.Will our final hour ever end, or will we find ourselve...

A chronicle of survival in a world of the living dead.There is no Heaven or Hell; there is only blood and the dust of flesh.The Dead Bear WitnessSentenced to life after a bank robbery gone bad, Cornell thought his worst nightmare had come true-and that he deserved it. After a stint in solitary, though, he learned his nightmare had only started: While Cornell rotted in isolation, all around the world the dead had returned to life.Inside the prison walls, Corn...

The Stars Will Sing Our Songs Long After We Are Gone......but who will remain to listen? Who will hear their sagas of conflict and discovery, their hymns of honor in the face of political intrigue, their ballads of tough calls made against the opposition of friends and enemies alike?Open your ears to these unyielding revelations which sing of humanity's place in the cosmos among distant worlds, of beings that exist outside our reality, and of shocking futures. Listen to the...

"In death - no! even in the grave all is not lost." -Edgar Allan PoeWandering souls! Restless spirits! The vengeful dead! Those who die with unfinished business haunt the living and make their presence known from the world beyond:A scientist's invention opens a window onto a terrible afterlife.A New York City apartment holds the secrets of the dead.A grandmother sends text messages from the grave.A samurai returns to his ...