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A young man awakes to find a hole to another dimension in his arm. A couple discovers a painting is more than the simple portrait it appears to be. A woman whose cat ate something it definitely shouldn’t have. These are just a few of the unfortunate souls you'll meet Through the Mole Hole in the 28 terrifying, twisted, and thought-provoking tales. Do you dare take a peek at the worlds that lie on the other side of the mole hole?

Between the Teeth collects 16 tales of horror and science fiction from author Jeff C. Carter that will sink their fangs into you and not let go. Witness soldiers trapped in a crocodile infested swamp, a preacher hunting demon outlaws, and karma catching up to a Bangkok body snatcher. Whatever flavor of the macabre you crave, you will find it Between the Teeth.

Enter into the worlds beyond our own, where dragons hunt the skies on emerald wings, and metal ships hurl through the heavens across the void of space. Written by the award-winning author and screenwriter, Michael Eging, Tales of the Lost Horizon is a collection of speculative short stories and poetry that spans a millennium across realms of fantasy, history, and science fiction to the apocalypse and the end of days.

Through 15 riveting science fiction and fantasy narratives, C. D. Tavenor explores the big and little ways a person fractures into a million pieces before reforging into someone new. Prepare to embark upon adventures across virtual worlds, distant orbits, and fantastical lands.

Salt Water Tears delivers 11 stories from Bram Stoker Award winning author Brian A. Hopkins. These stories share a common theme, the oceans that cover seven-tenths of our world, but each is as unique and emotionally-charged as you've come to expect from this talented, seasoned, if not-heard-from-often-enough author. Submerge yourself in the worlds of this gifted storyteller, and you'll not want to come up for air.

This is the start of the story of Mars, of a planet peopled by humans, and yet not Earth. This audiobook is an anthology of four stories: "Expansion of Will", "Turning the Tide", "Vows of Assimilation", and "No Reward".

After a perfidious operation that almost costed him his life, Troy Levi, a sagacious agent for the FBI, is granted a second chance, albeit as a cyborg for the agency's Virtual Division. However, this action does not come without a price. He strives relentlessly to find grounding in a contemporary society that judges him and many others of his kind for who they are. A short story collection that will leave many listeners fluctuating from hope to trepidation.

Keep your family safe from bulbs and batteries that go bump in the night by listening to Sparks. Fifteen electrifying tales of horror, sci-fi, bizarro, and fantasy. Visit post-apocalyptic nightmare worlds, listen to recordings of the dead, feel the friction of electric lady love, and be struck by lightning from the past.

Rog Phillips' Rat in the Skull and Other SF Classics is a giant helping of classic Golden Age science fiction. The main ingredient is Phillips' science fiction masterpiece Rat in the Skull (unavailable for nearly 50 years). What the magazine editors said then about this controversial Hugo nominee novelette remains true today: "Some people will be shocked by this story. Others will be deeply moved. Everyone who reads it will be talking about it. Read the first four pages: then put it down if you can."

In these two "inspired by actual accounts" but still entirely fictional tales, a pair of challengers of the unknown go one on one with two of the world's most famous mysterious legends. In "Beneath Still Waters", a lake-dwelling giant creature draws a devoted paranormal investigator into a staggering encounter that goes far beyond a blurry photo of something with a long neck and humps passing by a Loch Ness excursion boat.

Fly with the Aevus as the crew from Earth discover their own ship at Gliese 667. Trapped in a time machine, Jonas Arnel, Tipper Montgomery, along with the rest of the crew discover Earth's past has been altered. Now, they must fix time as guided by the Holographic Attendant. Will the crew of the Aevus fix time and restore Earth's timeline, or is there something more underlying happening?

Stell dir eine Welt vor, in der Kunst und Kultur verboten sind. Eine Welt, in der Töne und Klänge nicht zur Unterhaltung, sondern dazu genutzt werden, Menschen zu unterdrücken, zu bestrafen und zu versklaven. In dieser Welt versuchen Rebellen, der Diktatur die ultimative Waffe zu entreißen, bevor sie die letzte Hoffnung verlieren. Die vergessenen Geschichten sind eine lose Reihe von Kurzgeschichten, die ich im Laufe der Zeit geschrieben habe. Sie folgen keinem festen Thema und umfassen ein breites Spektrum an Genres. Von Science-Fiction über Steampunk, Fantasy und Horror.

A fragile truce hides a deadly deceit. A century ago, an alien fleet attacked Earth. After decades of bitter war, a truce was struck. The aliens disappeared. Humanity stood down. But the captain of the aging battleship Walker Pierce will never forget. He has spent the last months in disputed space, against the wishes of his superiors and many of his weary crew, looking for proof of alien treachery and afraid of what he might find. Because this time, if the aliens attack, humanity won't be so lucky.

Sixteen speculative fiction adventures, ranging from fantasy to science fiction to magical realism. No horror. Each single page story is about a two minute listen. The titles are based on anagrams of "social distancing" and were used as writing prompts - none of the stories are specifically about the coronavirus (COVID-19) or the pandemic. Some titles remained connected to the final version of the story. Others, not so much.

The debut collection of short stories by Matthew Wardell. Monolith contains 10 science fiction and speculative stories about obsessions, altered memories, the digital afterlife, sunken worlds, and man-made monoliths. Narrated and edited by the author.

Raith has flown with the Iron Dagger for quite a few years, but never before has he been placed in the crosshairs of one of their runs. After a heist gone wrong, Raith must use his synthetic piloting skills to outwit racers, traders, and a pirate king hell-bent on revenge. And he can’t even trust his crew. When the smoke settles, Raith’s fate hangs in the balance.

Gleefully mixing SF, fantasy, and horror, Screaming Science Fiction is a full-length collection of nine thrilling, chilling, spine-tingling stories by horror master Brian Lumley (Necroscope), including "No Way Home", "Snarker's Son", "The Strange Years", and a nearly 20,000 word novella (Feasibility Study) appearing for the first time anywhere.

Welcome to Necrolopolis, a fantasy world with a postal system as inefficient as our own, an undead pharaoh with an ego as big as his pyramid, a ghoul with an unhealthy interest in soup pots, not to mention a faction war between mummies and ashlings. A necromancer's job is never done, especially in a city of four million undead souls!

A quirky collection of flash fiction based in the realm of post-apocolyptic fiction with forward by Daniel Humphreys. From the Pollenocalypse to zombies, you're sure to feel right at home with the end of the world.

A collection of #spitwrite stories. This is book four of the Spitwrite series.