A child receives the body of Saint Lucia of Syracuse for her seventh birthday. A rebelling angel rewrites the Book of Judgement to protect the woman he loves. A young woman discovers the lost manuscript of Jane Austen written on … Continue reading →

In this brilliant debut collection, Ian Rogers explores the border-places between our world and the dark reaches of the supernatural. The landscape of death becomes the new frontier for scientific exploration. A honeymoon cabin with an unspeakable appetite finally meets … Continue reading →

Welcome to the contemporary Freak Show. A woman trying to have a child has a parasitic twin, an extra lower torso, and set of legs named Bianca—should she have “Bianca’s Body” removed to improve her chances at conception? A bearded … Continue reading →

Girls and boys disappear; couples caught in the heat and suppressed rage of urban life are haunted by the ghosts of their own making; neighbourhoods drift in the murky atmosphere of buried emotions, where the echoes of distrust and dissonance … Continue reading →

This collection of short stories won the Black Quill Award, Best Dark Genre Collection (2010). A young bride and her future mother-in-law risk everything to escape it. A repentant father summons help from a pot of tar to ensure it. … Continue reading →

Enjoy a tale of two sisters involved in an imaginative new style of performance art; a classic exploration of sexual politics; a hilarious story of self-discovery by way of an orange couch; the first in a thrilling series chronicling a … Continue reading →

From Dark Places is a collection of dark short stories. Abby finds a creative solution to her father’s problems. Ben makes a pact with the Devil for a new Mum. Katie is pursued by unrelenting voices. John just found his … Continue reading →

A history teacher begins his unorthodox senior course with clips from an ominous surveillance video, causing a student’s home life to deteriorate along with the lessons. A girl with a second head that changes into different historical and fictional identities … Continue reading →

Two long-distance runners race a cargo train through the darkness of a rat-infested tunnel beneath the Detroit River. A drug store bicycle courier crosses a forbidden threshold in an attempt to save a life and a young swimmer conquers her … Continue reading →

Three outstanding pieces of short fiction from award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Mark Shainblum, collected for the first time! Playing Solitaire Rachel Steinberg was just a nice Jewish girl from suburban Montreal. She was never really Solitaire. She never … Continue reading →