In the Tomb of the Red King
A tip-off from a local stranger sends Francis, a keen archaeologist, to an ancient tomb in Cornwall. Fiction by Hank Belbin...
Stories
Finding Shadows in the Fire
John watches with increasing horror as the ordeal of Emma Dryden, a woman accused of blasphemy and slander, spirals disturbingly out of control. Historical horror by R.P. Serin.
Lowly and Solemn Be
While inspecting an abandoned school with his granddaughter, a maintenance worker begins to experience strange and disturbing feelings. This story, the debut of writer Carrie Mills, is based in part on a real experience…
‘McCleod’: Bloodline – Parts 1-5
A husband and father vows vengeance through the ages following the death of his family at the hands of the Witchfinder General…
Green Chain Walk
A quaint village, rural walks, good company and hospitality – surely the ingredients for a relaxing few days away? However, a fireside tale at the Haunted Man Inn leads to the boundaries of the Green Chain Walk, and events take a far from normal turn…
Dissection Of The Cockroach
In Steven Sheil’s disturbing dystopian tale, ‘Dissection Of The Cockroach’, the reader is taken on a disturbing and mesmeric journey, seen – literally – through the eyes of the main protagonist…
A Box of Lucifers
1860: Andrew Syms craved freedom from caring for his invalid mother. He reveals to our narrator the supernaturally-inflicted events that led to her death. Some things in this world are beyond explanation…
The Stinge
When two youngsters break into a garage, accidentally tipping over a beaker, they soon begin to realise that crime doesn’t pay…
That Last Kokeshi Doll You Bought
That Last Kokeshi Doll You Bought is a mystery story about a revenant and revenge, set in contemporary Japan, and told mostly as a dramatic monologue…
