Jim Goforth

What lengths would you go to in order to achieve what you want in life? To fit in and be accepted, to escape a dangerous situation, to attain success, or to attain freedom? When faced with extraordinary circumstances of horrifying proportions what actions are you going to take? When it comes to all of the above, and more, there are no limits to what people will do. Desperate individuals will resort to desperate measures. Assembled together for the very first time are several of Jim Goforth's most extreme horror stories to date, though not merely extreme in terms of content and themes. These tales delve into the great pains taken when souls are confronted with situations that require a severe response, plumbing the depths of depravity, perversion, brutality, horror, and fear. Horrific events can unfold when people are prepared, or forced, to go to extremes.

Something is hiding in the shadows... Everywhere you go, it follows...there is no escape... A soft hiss floats up from the darkness, and you know it draws nearer. Terror grips your heart, and your mouth goes dry. Your first instinct is to run, but at the same time you can't deny your own curiosity. What is it? What is this unknown thing that is hunting you? No longer able to stand it another second, you turn around to face it... and well... you know what curiousity did for the cat... In this book, you will find 13 stories on new, mysterious monsters. No vampires, no werewolves and no serial killers. Perhaps if you're lucky, you will learn their identity before they rip out your throat.

Threatened, assaulted, and ultimately dismissed from their jobs, a group of disgruntled ex-carnival workers swear vengeance on the sinister new boss responsible for their state. Coercing even the most unwilling amongst them to join in on the revenge mission, the collective wait, biding their time before returning to the carnival grounds under cover of darkness. Plans for regaining lost property and enacting some simple retribution swiftly turn deadly when a series of grisly discoveries are made. Now, having unwittingly involved themselves in something insidious and monstrous, this miscreant collective are being hunted by a relentless force. As more people are sucked into the maelstrom, innocent and nefarious alike, they're all about to find themselves on an escalating nightmare journey into a brutal world of unimaginable pain and perversion. Snaring a ticket to this carnival doesn't ensure fun and frivolity. It only ensures carnage and chaos. Survival is not guaranteed.

Ever had that one job you absolutely hated? Where the thought of getting out of bed in the morning to go to work filled you with dread? Underpaid, underappreciated? Sick of seeing others advance while you stagnate? What about a job you absolutely loved, and couldn't bear leaving? How about no job at all? No experience. No prospects. No future. For volume six, Rejected for Content is heading off to work. When good jobs go bad. When bad jobs get worse. Bastard bosses. Disturbed co-workers. Places where the most unhinged of souls would never dream of working in their wildest nightmares. When workplace relations break down beyond fixing. Or strengthen, in ways that are just plain wrong. Successful job applicants include Jonathan Edward Ondrashek, Thomas M. Malafarina, Lucretia Stanhope, Michael Noe, David Owain Hughes, Dani Brown, Brent Lorentson, Andrew Bell, Evan Romero, Tabitha Thompson, Josh Davis, Sam Morgan Phillips, G. Zimmerman, Essel Pratt, Amanda M. Lyons, Howard Carlyle, Roy C. Booth & Axel Kohagen, Garvan Giltinan, Kitty Kane, William Bradley, Mark Leney, and Toneye Eyenot Warning: Strong Violence, explicit sex, coarse language, blood and gore.

Hidden within a seemingly innocuous horror-themed carnival exists something far more disturbing. Where those with dollars and depraved desires find everything they seek catered for. Hunted by mutant backwoods freaks, pursued relentlessly by the malevolent ringmaster who usurped their former boss, stranded in the deep woodland, and fast running out of options, the remaining few free ex-carnival employees are about to be forced into bloody battle that is only the beginning of a descent into sheer terror. Having discovered the truth behind the carnival's existence, these desperate souls know there is only one way to save any of their friends from becoming prized exhibits, and perverse playthings for the sick and bloodthirsty. They must gain entry and take part in the gruesome enterprise that lurks behind the garish trappings and faux horror extravagances of the carnival's new and improved version. Blood is going to pour like rain, to a symphony of screams. Bodies are going to stack up. The entertainment to be had here is enjoyed only by the most sadistic and degenerate of souls, and from all walks of life they come, from every corner of society, seeking to indulge their sickest, bloodiest impulses. Peel away the bright, colourful facade of the carnival and you'll find the hideous heart that is the Festival of Flesh.

The dark of night. The full of the moon. There is a distant, rage-filled howl, followed by another...yet another...on silent wings of death, the vampire hordes descend. The werewolf pack is swarmed by hundreds as they battle furiously against their age old foe. Will they survive? Will they emerge victorious to howl their triumph to the moon above? Or will they fall beneath the crushing devastation of vampire might? Enter a world of war as these authors bring you a battle of the centuries and decide for yourself... Vampz? or Wolvz?

Chad, Vincent and their friends are going camping. Chad doesn't even like camping. The only reason he is even here is because the delectable Denise has come along too. Now they are all assembled around the campfire drinking and trying to scare one another with lame horror stories. None of which are particularly scary. Chad is hoping they hurry it up and move along to some more risqu games, preferably involving Denise. However, Vincent has one more tale to tell... Nick and Maree just want to have a good night together. But people won't stop messing with them. The town bully, the self-perceived beauty queen, even the local cop want to give them some sort of hell. Maybe that is a very bad idea... Stu just wants to get himself as drunk as possible and visit all the strip clubs in town, ogling and deriding all the naked dancers he can. Pretty much the same thing he does every night. He thought he knew all the exotic dancing bars and strip clubs, but apparently not. Club Styx isn't somewhere he has ever been before... John has come home from the war, a deserter, sneaking back into the country. He hasn't come back the same as he went away. He's brought something with him, a curse, a contagion. And it isn't something he can contain. When it starts to spread, it is going to spread like wildfire and there will be no stopping it... Cody and Jeff are supposed to be on a simple stakeout mission, warned by their brutal criminal boss to follow his orders to the letter. Boredom and curiosity are going to get the better of them, and this basic job is about to get a whole lot more involved... Jenny can't let herself fall asleep. Because when she does, the same thing happens every time. People die in a grisly violent fashion. She's tried everything to halt the inevitable, but she's so sleepy. And drifting off... Josh and Megan are hiking with their group, aiming to reach the peak of notorious Mount MacGinnis. When a freakish thunderstorm drives them all to seek sanctuary in the many caves existing in the mountainside, the duo take the opportunity to explore their developing relationship. However, there are others in this group who appear to know a little more about the mysterious cave network than they are letting on. Before long, it isn't just going to be heavy rain and blustery wind pouring havoc down on these unwary shelter seekers... There is a whole lot of gruesome death and violence inflicted within this collection of macabre tales, but the majority of it contains one common element. Weapons and tools are not utilised here, bloody havoc is caused, with tooth and claw.

The most hard-core, profane, gory, explicit short stories available. Each carries a message and some of those messages are unpleasant and terrifying. RFC is a collection of stories that other presses refused because of their shocking content, but each story is a solid, well written piece that deserves a home. Demons, Evil people, sea monsters, the unknown: there is something here to offend the most hardened reader. Featuring: Essel Scott Pratt, Alex S Johnson, Mathias Jansson, Dr. Reverend Lance Carbuncle, Toneye Eyenot, Lisa Dabrowski, Mark Woods, Jeremy Maddux, Amanda Lyons, Kerry G. S Lipp Matthew Arkham, Jason Hughes, Christopher Ropes, Susan Simone, Michael Fisher, Jim Goforth, Todd Misura, Stuart Keane, Dona Fox, (Editor's Choice) Kevin J MacLeodWarning: Explicit sex, Gore, Violence, Depravity. Over 21 plea