Borrowed Flesh by Sèphera Girón
What if your tarot card reader was a bit more than she appeared? What if she wasn’t just reading your future, but stealing it? What if she was a witch who had learned the secret to immortality … at your horrific expense? Sèphera Girón spins yet another sensual, evocative, and gruesome tale with Borrowed Flesh, her third title now available from Necon E-Books; you have our word, the spell she’ll cast on you is frightening, but harmless when compared to the fate which befalls the characters she creates …
House of Pain by Sèphera Girón
Tony and Lydia were practically the poster children of “the American Dream” — a young urban professional couple who were successful enough to purchase land in his hometown, leave the city, build their dream house and start a family. It was all, in one word, perfect.
However, their dream home quickly descends into nightmare, just like the ones which have plagued Lydia’s husband for years. Just what type of darkness have they fallen into? And does this evil truly stetch back to the innocuous mischief of Tony and his childhood friends?
The Secret Backs of Things by Christopher Golden
From the author of Wildwood Road and The Ferryman comes Christopher Golden’s first-ever collection of short stories. The Secret Backs of Things takes the readers into a realm rich with legends, folklore and myths, while still finding a place for some modern horror. Illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, The Secret Backs of Things is Christopher Golden at his best. Chilling, harrowing and, at times, more than slightly unsettling, this collection is sure to excite and entertain longtime Golden fans and new readers alike.
Carousel by Janet Joyce Holden
When struggling-artist Luke is offered the restoration of an antique carousel horse, he eagerly accepts, sinking deep into his art (much to the dismay of his girlfriend and his elder brother, John). John in particular has cause for alarm, for the brothers share a dangerous heritage. Luke possesses a latent talent that will open doors — to ravenous forests, the corridors of the dead, and perhaps even Hell. And as Luke’s abilities awaken, John must try to protect the world from the threat of Luke’s art and to stop his brother from descending into madness.
Still Life: Nine Stories by Nicholas Kaufmann
“(These tales) are told with a masterful skill. They are composed with a rhythm that is unique to Nicholas Kaufmann. Listen carefully as you read, and you’ll hear that rhythm, catch the tempo written in notes of human suffering and a careful examination of the darkness that hides inside the tales Kaufmann has written. To me that rhythm is almost perfectly in sync with a heartbeat. Damn, I envy Kaufmann that. Masterful. Absolutely masterful.”
– James A. Moore (from his Introduction)
Christmas Trees and Monkeys by Daniel G. Keohane
This collection (the first from the immensely talented Daniel G. Keohane) includes four original stories and a brief introduction to each tale. Plus, here’s one more reaon to purchase this title (straight from the author himself): “As with the print edition, 100 percent of all author royalties earned from the sale of this collection are being donated to the New England Multiple Sclerosis Society, in honor of my sister Anne. I figured I already got paid for most of these stories, anyway, so may as well let someone else benefit from them now — aside from you, dear readers.”
White and Other Tales of Ruin by Tim Lebbon
From Jack Ketchum’s introduction: “These stories are meant to chill you, to hurt you, and they will. But they’ll do so for the right reasons. They’ll do so because of the people … In each one all hell’s broken loose, something terrible has happened and something in the world is winding down. But that doesn’t mean the human spirit’s winding down. Far from it. That’s where the stories get their teeth from and why they hurt … He will not insult your intelligence. He will not betray you with cheap tricks just to force you to follow in his direction. And most importantly, he will honor your heart …”
Exorcising Angels by Tim Lebbon & Simon Clark
When Arthur Machen’s “The Bowmen” was published in 1915, many English readers believed his tale of heavenly archers defeating the advancing German troops of WWI to be true. Here, Tim Lebbon & Simon Clark pay homage to Machen with their novella Exorcising Angels, set against the backdrop of The Blitz of WWII, when (in the words of the Bishop of London) all of Great Britain needed to pray a “plea to the Heavenly Father for divine protection against these Swastikad angels of Death.”
The Fear Report by Elizabeth Massie
Necon E-Books is proud to bring The Fear Report by two-time Bram Stoker Award winner Elizabeth Massie to a mass audience for the first time. Originally published by Bloodletting Press, this edition is illustrated by Cortney Skinner, features a new introduction, and contains thirty-two stories, including her Bram Stoker Award winner (“Stephen”) and two stories that were not in the Bloodletting edition. Massie’s fiction is known for its quality of strangeness, off-beat humor, deceiving simplicity, and haunting prose.
Sundown by Elizabeth Massie
In the author’s own words: “This is for all who stare into the darkness to better appreciate the light. Sundown is a collection of stories selected from my (thus far) 26-year career in the field of horror fiction. Some were included in more major publications while others were published by small press anthologies and magazines.”
This new collection also includes poetry by the two-time Bram Stoker Award winner and features original cover art by the incomparable Cortney Skinner.
The Haunted Forest Tour by James A. Moore & Jeff Strand
One day a forest violently grows in the place of a small New Mexico town, the remnants of which are quickly overrun by the forest’s inhabitants — every manner of ghoul, beast, or monster imaginable. So what comes next? Naturally, guided tours! But what happens when the so-called indestructible tram breaks down in the middle of the forest of nightmares? In The Haunted Forest Tour, James A. Moore and Jeff Strand collabrate to blend horror and humor into an absurd and horrific tale. Get your ticket punched, enjoy your ride, and please keep your hands in the trolley at all times!
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