From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry, NecroTek is a gripping sci-fi thriller full of ghosts, gods, and a battle for the soul of humanity.Neither cosmic philosopher Lars Soren, hotshot pilot Bianca Petrescu, nor the high priestess Jessica McHugh—Lady Death herself—can say quite where in the galaxy they are. But after an experiment gone horribly wrong, one thing is clear: Asphodel Station isn’t in orbit around Jupiter any longer. ...

Having very little brain can be a blessing. Or a curse!The Hundred Acre Wood has been part of the consciousness of the world for a very long time. For most of the history of the world, it existed on the fringes of awareness, just there, in the corner of your eye. In the early days of the Twentieth Century, a well-meaning fellow by the name of Alan Milne recorded some of the adventures of the denizens of that fell place, though he did brighten the real stories a bit...

See what lurks in the deep, dark woods—a place of fairy tales, secrets, and monsters…Where the unexpected looms at every turn.Where twisted shadows meet dappled sunlight.Where even the silence grows teeth.Into the Deep, Dark Woods features 28 all-new stories and poems that explore the magic and mystery of the primeval wilderness. Venture from the decay of a demented pumpkin patch to worlds where dragons hide among the trees and the ...

Gerald "Monk" Addison used to be a soldier. Sometimes he's a bounty hunter. Mostly, he's a killer of killers.His body is covered with the faces of victims of serial killers, human traffickers, and other monsters. Their blood is mixed with holy water and then inked onto his skin, allowing him to relive their deaths. To feel what they felt, and to see what they saw. The faces of the killers.And then Monk goes hunting.He is forever haunted by the ghosts who hire him. A...

Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during World War II included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a k...

Gerald "Monk" Addison used to be a soldier. Sometimes he’s a bounty hunter. Mostly, he’s a killer of killers.His body is covered with the faces of victims of serial killers, human traffickers, and other monsters. Their blood is mixed with holy water and then inked onto his skin, allowing him to relive their deaths. To feel what they felt, and to see what they saw. The faces of the killers.And then Monk goes hunting.He is forever haunted by the ghosts who hire him. A...

It's dark out there…and it lasts a long time…Midnight Lullabies: Unquiet Stories and Poems is a collection of the horror short stories and poems—both old and new—by New York Times bestselling author and 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, Jonathan Maberry.In the darkest hours of the night the natural world yields to the creatures who dwell in the dark. A serial killer who adopts orphaned children during the apocalypse; a heartbreaking reconciliation of two es...

It was an age of adventure. An age of sorcery. An age of unrelenting horror. Sword and sorcery and pulp horror go hand-in-hand. Sinister enchanters working foul magic. Hideous beasts lurking in shadowy dungeons. Blasphemous elder gods uncoiling from forgotten and forbidden temples SWORDS IN THE SHADOWS features twenty-one stories with a bloody stake driven into the heart of both the horror and fantasy camps. Herein, you will find fantasy worlds, brave warriors, fabulous creatures, wondrous...

Luckily for humanity, scientist Marie Curie applied her brilliant mind and indomitable spirit to expanding the frontiers of science, but what if she had instead drifted toward the darkness?At the cusp of between child- and adulthood, at the crossroads between science and superstition, a teen Marie Curie faces the factual and the fantastic in this fabulous collection of stories that inspire, delight, and ask the question: What if she had used her talents for diaboli...

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first issues of Weird Tales Magazine, 100 Years of Weird is a masterful compendium of new and classic stories, flash fiction, essays, and poems from the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov.Marking a century of uniquely peculiar storytelling, each part of this anthology features a different genre, from ...

A collection of mind-bending tales from today's visionary storytellers.Dive into Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Volume 6, a curated selection of short fiction that transcends genre boundaries. Edited by Benjamin B. White, this anthology features works from acclaimed authors like Jonathan Maberry and David Fitzpatrick, alongside fresh voices pushing the limits of storytelling.Explore the depths of human experience through:Intriguin...

Discover the nature of Evil. . . and how to kick its butt!These days you can't swing an undead lycanthrope without hitting a Minion of Evil. They're everywhere--TV, film, the basement. . .right behind you! It's never been more important to know what you can do to keep them at bay. Garlic? silver bullets? holy water? torch-wielding mob?From today's foremost experts on nightmares-come-to-life, this indispensible guide identifies and describes mankind's enemie...