Something Wicked Magazine was a monthly Horror and Science Fiction short story magazine publishing some of the great new voices in the horror and science fiction genres.This is en ebook version of Issue 01, which has been out of print since 2007.Featuring fiction from Fayyaad Hendricks, Award-winning author Sarah Lotz, Jurgens De Lange, Jonathan Perry, Evan Morris, Ryan Saunders and Domenic Pisanti.A 6000-word Doctor Who special by Mark Sykes and an e...

The third graphic novel adventure featuring Dean Koontz’s hugely popular character, Odd Thomas – the small-town fry-cook who can see the dead.Odd Thomas’s bestselling author friend, Ozzie Boone, asks Odd to pay a call on an old friend: Hollywood producer Nedra Nolan, who has just bought a dilapidated mansion in Pico Mundo and hopes to make it her retirement hideaway.However, mysterious occurrences – windows opening of their own accord, rooms going cold, and chandeliers cras...

A collection of humorous and painfully frank poems recounting various interactions with villainous bitches - from the pompous & frosty, to the shady & skanky. Includes "Mutton Dressed As Mutton", the betrayal of "Caught Red Handed", the devious "Little Miss Innocent" and exposing the unsavoury deeds of a "Shady Lady".

Darkness surrounds us.We can find darkness anywhere: in a strange green stone etched with mysterious symbols; at a small town's annual picnic; in a ghostly house that is easy to enter but not so easy to leave; behind the dumpster in the alley where a harpy lives; in The Nowhere, a place where car keys, toys, people disappear to; among Polar explorers; and, most definitely, within ourselves. Darkness flies from mysterious crates; surrounds children whose nightlights have vanished; a...

Polite, pensive, mature, reserved ...Charlie Brooker is none of these things and less. Picking up where his hilarious Screen Burn left off, Dawn of the Dumb collects the best of Charlie Brooker's recent TV writing, together with uproarious spleen-venting diatribes on a range of non-televisual subjects - tackling everything from David Cameron to human hair.Rude, unhinged, outrageous, and above all funny, Dawn of the Dumb is essential reading for anyone wit...

For nearly twenty-five years The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror has been the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to showcasing the best in contemporary horror fiction. Comprising the most outstanding new short fiction by both contemporary masters of horror and exciting newcomers, this multiple award-winning series also offers an overview of the year in horror, a comprehensive necrology of recent obituaries, and an indispensable directory of contact details for dedic...

Monologues are an essential part of every actor’s toolkit. Actors are required to perform monologues regularly throughout their career: preparing for drama school entry, showcasing skills for agents or auditioning for a role. Following on from the bestselling first volume (2008), this book showcases selected monologues from some of the finest modern plays by some of today’s leading contemporary playwrights. These monologues contain a diverse range of quirky and memorable characters that cr...

The complete I Spy seriesI Spy Something BloodyEspionage was always a game, but now British spy Mark Hardwicke wants to retire and settle down with ex-lover Dr. Stephen Thorpe—if Stephen will have him. Unfortunately, Stephen has other plans—and so do the terrorists who want Mark dead.I Spy Something WickedIt's All Hallow's Eve and Mark Hardwicke's past has come back to haunt him. The Old Man needs Mark to go...

Making a movie on a small budget is a labour of love. "The Ghost" is one such production. It has a brilliant script, and a dedicated cast and crew. It also has a producer who has little love for film.Despite all the obstacles, the movie is coming together. But the script is based on actual historical characters, there is unfinished business casting a shadow down the centuries, and -- as the film's tag line says -- "Vengeance Never Dies.""Filming the Ghost" is an atmospheric...

City of Victoria Butler Book Prize: M.A.C. Farrant, The World Afloat (Winner)In The World Afloat, a series of seventy-five “miniatures” that melds narrative with elements of prose poem and farce, master of the absurd and expert observer M.A.C. Farrant peers into the complexities of human experience – through the rear window.Inside the linoleum-lined kitchens and lace-trimmed living rooms that drift through these stories, Farrant interrupts the daily routine...

A complete fan guide to the popular television series Doctor Who, including story reviews, brief overviews of books, video and DVD releases, plus recording and transmission dates.

The credits have rolled, but the lights are still off. Something is lurking on the other side of the screen. There are dark secrets, starving monsters, and haunted survivors who refuse to be left on the cutting room floor. But that's okay, right? After all, everybody loves the movies....Here are twenty-three terrifying tales, dark reflections of the silver screen from both sides of the camera. James Dean gets a second chance at life—and death. The Wicked Witch is out of Oz...