Holley Cornetto

Every three months, our anthology magazine showcases around ten new science fiction and fantasy stories. We've given you magicians and monsters, astronauts and aliens and much more: one thing you can safely say about our writers is that they're imaginative. Talented, too. These are some of our favourites from the hundreds of stories we've published so far in our magazine and in our weekly Wyld Flash slot on our website. There are many more great stories we could have chosen, but they're all still available - our flash fiction is free to read online at www.wyldblood.com. And past issues of Wyldblood are also still available through the website, through Amazon or (by order) from bookstores. We've got wide tastes, but we have got a house style - Wyldblood is the place for thoughtful, solidly written character-based stories, and we've got plenty in this collection, starting with Holley Cornetto's Coal Dust and Shadows, the very first story from our very first issue, all about love, loss and ghosts. Further in, we've got an ice princess and a dragon army, a reluctant village guardian who dreams of escape, a haunted mountain crying with the souls of lost travellers, cautionary tales about handling demons, the dangers and delights of clever androids, spectral echoes of the past, magical solutions to armageddon and a musician pulled from the past trying to find his way in a world he barely comprehends. This collection features speculative fiction from Holley Cornetto, JL George, Anne Karppenen, Denali Stannard, Mark Rigney, David Dixon, Holly Barrett, Wayne Faust, Adam Breckenridge, James Rowland, Celene Low, Brianna Suazo, Cheryl Sonnier, Kai Delmas and Karl Dandenell.

Delve into the darkness and discover the world of your nightmares. What awaits us at the end of our lives? Is it the bliss of eternity or is it the insanity of shadows? Find out in this anthology of the paranormal and supernatural. We woefully present you with eighteen twisted and terrifying tales of what lurks behind the veil. A make-belief monster becomes all too real, a mother's hate doesn't stop at death, a late-night work call becomes a fight of survival, demons lurk and spirits get their final revenge. These are not your Mother's bedtime stories. We promise.

Prepare to die. The sea awakens. Within the Mariana Trench, a research vessel's crew is threatened by a mysterious force. A father and daughter's holiday by the ocean turns deadly as a sinister creature stalks them. A group of friends learn that some things should remain in the ocean. Filled with a sense of wonder, a young biologist discovers a new species of kelp, but with disastrous consequences. It Calls From the Sea is an all-original anthology of twenty tales from the deep blue sea. Eerie River brings you another round of insatiable horror. There is no end to the terrors we have in store and there is nowhere left to hide. Get comfy, this is going to be a wild ride.

Eleven stories, one interview, loads of book reviews and a bright, shiny cover. There are frogs and dogs, doll's houses and crows, soul eaters and graffiti artists, ice sculptures and coal miners, wizards and savants and a cyclist on a mission. Fantasy, science fiction and a touch of darkness all in a tightly packed supersized 88 pages. Stories from Holley Cornetto, JL George, Peri Dwyer Worrell, Dorothy Winsor, Stephanie Kramer, Rosemary Sgroi, Robert Borski, Jacey Bedford, Mark Rigney, Sydney Paige Guerrero and Bonnie West, together with an interview with Tiffani Angus, author of Threading the Labyrinth. Edited by Mark Bilsborough - first in a series with new editions out every two months.