They say there are always greener pastures. These horror and dark fantasy stories by Michael Wehunt consider the cost of that promise.From the round-robin, found-footage nightmare of "October Film Haunt: Under the House" to the jazz-soaked "The Devil Under the Maison Blue," selected for both The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror and Year's Best Weird Fiction, these beautifully crafted, emotionally resonant stories speak of the unknown encroaching upon the familiar, the inscrutable ...

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Edited by award winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and brought to you by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"The Pine Arch Collection" by Michael Wehunt"The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners" by Angela Slatter (reprint)"Our Mortal Undressing" by Hamilton Perez"The Sea Half-Held by Night" by E. Catherine Tobler (reprint)

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"The Maxo Polyester Swirl Bowling Ball, 14lbs" by Jack Westlake"Root-Light" by Michael Wehunt (reprint)"The Zoetrope" by Alison Littlewood"For Every Sin, an Absolution" by Kristi DeMeester (reprint)

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Edited by award winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and brought to you by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:“The Lily Rose” by Emily B. Cataneo“A Discreet Music” by Michael Wehunt (reprint)“Can Anything Good Come” by Suyi Davies Okungbowa“We is We” by Michael Harris Cohen (reprint)

“The narrators, Tim Lounibos and Zura Johnson, escalate the unsettling atmosphere to full-blown terror, aided by well-placed music and synthesized creature voices.” — Library Journal (Starred Review)Horror Movie meets the scope and emotion of Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic tour de force novel, destined to become an instant classic, about a woman pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel, by critically acclaim...

Memento meets Dracula in this heart-thudding, unpredictable, and beautifully crafted novel of a man exposed for crimes he doesn’t remember committing, and the monsters that dwell at the heart of us all, from celebrated and critically acclaimed author Michael Wehunt. This program features light sound design.On a rainy night, Luke Oshel gets stood up halfway through dinner. But before his date walks...

Most Anticipated by Goodreads, Library Journal, and more!Memento meets Dracula in this heart-thudding, unpredictable, and beautifully crafted novel of a man exposed for crimes he doesn’t remember committing, and the monsters that dwell at the heart of us all, from celebrated and critically acclaimed author Michael Wehunt.On a rainy night, Luke Oshel gets ...

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Michael Kelly, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"Emergent" by Rob Costello"Holoow" by Michael Wehunt (reprint)"Ngozi Ugegbe Nwa" by Dare Segun Falowo"Live Through This" by Nadia Bulkin (reprint)

“The popularity of [Dog Songs] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming.” —The Boston GlobeMary Oliver’s Dog Songs is a celebration of the special bond between human and dog, as understood through the poet’s relationships to the canines that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work. Oliver’s poems begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers, but through her extrao...

Josh Malerman’s debut novel Bird Box is a terrifying, Hitchcockesque psychological horror that is sure to stay with you long after reading.This is a book extract including chapter 1 of Bird Box.Malorie raises the children the only way she can; indoors.The house is quiet. The doors are locked, the curtains are closed, mattresses are nailed over the windows.They are out there. She might let them in.The children sleep in the be...

Bad Kitty faces her toughest challenge yet, in Bad Kitty School Daze from Nick Bruel.Kitty and Puppy are out of control! They're screaming, fighting, hissing, and drooling all over the house, and all of the commotion is upsetting Baby. Time for school—obedience school, that is. Can Kitty learn to follow the rules and make friends with the other students or will she bring chaos to the classroom?Find out in Bad Kitty's hilarious, new (mis)adventure!

At the end of what seems to be an ordinary day, Carter, a volunteer for his local animal shelter, heads home to his three dogs (Lucky, Bee-bo, & Rusty). Odd animal noises plague him through the night. When morning comes, hordes of zombie animals come crashing through the windows. When Lucky becomes a flesh hungry beast of the dead Carter is forced to do what he must in order to survive.