Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Out now from author Christopher Hawkins and Coronis Publishing, I Contain Multitudes
Hunted through an ever-shifting patchwork of worlds, one woman must rediscover her own past to restore reality before it’s too late.
Unstuck from reality, Trina Bell never wakes up in the same world twice. Lost and alone, she crosses paths with an old librarian who is the only person who remembers her when everything else changes around them. When an encounter with a sadistic doctor makes Trina question whether she herself might be the cause of the shifting realities that are escalating out of control, she sets out to stop them.
As each successive world becomes more unstable and dangerous than the last—and with the librarian lost and descending into madness—Trina must confront the secrets rooted deep in her own past in order to find a way to repair her world before it collapses for good. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up your copy here.
Arriving 16 June from writer Carson Winter and Salt Heart Press, Portraits of Decay
In Carson Winter’s debut collection of social horror, characters reveal their darkest selves in the face of the insane and inexplicable.
A couple finds themselves trading identities in the form of masks, a podcaster follows strange clues to a mystery that may spell his end, a child’s world collapses into chaos as its dreamer awakens.
Portraits of Decay poses subjects as both transgressor and victim; dreamer and derelict-in eighteen stories of anxiety, desire, and unbearable finality. Featuring an introduction from Andrew F. Sullivan, author of The Marigold, you can pre-order your copy in paperback now, with other editions to follow.
Released today from authors Nick Roberts, Dan Franklin and Leigh Kenny and Crystal Lake Publishing, Urban Legends
Enter the world of terrifying urban legends where the lines between myth and reality blur into a nightmare of unexplainable horrors. In this spine-chilling volume, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and familiar fears are taken to unimaginable heights.
Urban Legends features a foreword by Adam Cesare, the author of Clown in a Cornfield, along with novellas, ‘Poltergeist Password’ by Nick Roberts, ‘Nesting’ by Dan Franklin, and ‘Knock on Wood’ by Leigh Kenny.
Dark Tide 20 takes you on a terrifying journey through some of the most unsettling myths and folklore, where terror lurks in the shadows and urban legends come alive in the most horrific ways. Prepare for twists, fear, and truths you may not want to know. Available today in eBook, paperback and hardcover editions, you can pick up yours here.
Coming 24 June from writer and illustrator Onur Tukel and Pitchstone Publishing, Run Werewolf Run
Clifford Monroe needs a break— from his job, his family, and the never-ending, mind-numbing grind of his everyday existence. So he heads out on a roadtrip to clear his head and recapture the spirit of his youth. A little adventure is good for the soul! Clifford’s existential jaunt unravels quickly after he meets a rugged hunk named Channing. Channing is everything Clifford isn’t. He’s wild, carefree, and untethered from responsibility. He’s also hiding a very dark secret. And when he decides to share it with Clifford, things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic. Inspired by the works of John Cheever and Richard Yates, plus every great werewolf movie you’ve ever seen, Run Werewolf Run is the first novel from writer/director Onur Tukel. It’s outrageous, sexy, bloody, and action-packed— a true feast for werewolf lovers everywhere! Includes over 100 black-and-white illustrations by the author.
Available to pre-order now in paperback, you can guarantee your copy here.
Available now wherever you listen to podcasts Myth & Fiction from Flame Tree Press
Thrill to the adventures of the past, and the visions of the future. Featuring science fiction, fantasy, horror and the supernatural, short stories, ancient tales, myth and folklore from our short story submissions, with author interviews and occasional special features about publishing and writing. Flame Tree is independent, and encourages the comprehensive understanding of all people, and all cultures.
Hosted by Bea Ambery, Nick Wells and Olivia Jackson from the Flame Tree Press office in London, each half-hour episode will feature two short stories (science fiction, fantasy, horror and the supernatural, ancient tales, myth & folklore) with new writing from Flame Tree’s short story collections, and classic adventures from the imaginations from Poe, Lovecraft and more. You can search for the podcast wherever you get your podcasts or check it out on Spotify here.
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KEV HARRISON
