Shortstories

BB & the Pigs

Fairy stories – bedtime tales for children, amusing diversions for adults, or a peek into the darkest recesses of the imagination? Here, in our third collection of recast tales you will find variety enough to satisfy the most jaded of Grimm devotees.  Enter these pages and discover familiar characters in unfamiliar dress – sometimes ancient, sometimes modern, but always provocative.  From the macabre to the heroic to the foolish, these are fairy stories in a new- and darker-light.

In addition, this volume contains an essay that looks at the Brothers Grimm and their cultural milieu, and analyses their continued relevance and popularity for the modern world.

100 Doors to madness

From one hundred of the world’s finest storytellers of the macabre comes an epic anthology of short form terror fiction that will frighten, disturb and delight the reader. With stories from award-winning writers and emerging stars, including Eric J Guignard, Marge Simon, Michael Bailey, T Fox Dunham, John Haas, Shaun Meeks, Adam Millard, James S Dorr, SJI Holliday, Ken Goldman, Christina Murphy, Michael Thomas-Knight, Carl Barker, Pete Aldin, Tim Jeffreys, Michael R Colangelo, Tim Tobin, Kerry GS Lipp, Matthew Wilson, Matthew Antonio, Bosley Gravel, Dave Dormer, Shaun Avery, Ivan Ewert, JJ Steinfeld, Noel Osualdini, Megan Dorei, NM Haupt, Ed Ahern, William van Winkle, Orion D Hegre, Carly Berg…more

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‘Holly was eating an apple in the cab of the Toyota – her crunching could be heard for light years into the galaxies. And Louise, upon turning the eyes of her decapitated head, could see that the rest of her body was lying several feet removed from her, on the double yellow line. She looked back up at Ron again – he was smiling, just the way he used to when they were still in love. She cried large, tragic tears much louder than any scream.’ (From Road Kill by Jerry G. Erwin)

Vacation – Of Stars & Science: Tales of the Multiverse

Witty Bard Publishing, LLC present’s our first Science Fiction anthology! Whether you like space travel or robots, there is something for you in this anthology! And, with a splash of romance here and there, it makes for a great read! The stories and authors featured in this anthology are: “Peace Talks” by Tristan Chambers “We Will Not Go Quietly” by Casia Schreyer “Maid of Ink” by Rie Sheridan Rose “Faster Than Light” by Erik Schubach “The Sin of A.D.A.M.” by John Kaniecki “Landing Procedures” by Susan Bianculli “Vacation” by John Haas

‘Til Death

Shooter Flash spotlights bitesize brilliance with one winning story each month, which we publish online (plus in an annual anthology) and trumpet on social media.

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Ashes To Ashes

Join editor George Wilhite and the authors of Thirteen O’Clock Press on a hunt for the bizarre and strange. Is what they find supernatural, or is there a logical explanation for the terror they experience? What recorded stories will You come across in this anthology of the strange? The accounts appear real enough. They’re just stories. . . right? Or perhaps some of these tales are real afterall. . .