John F D Taff

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"Welcome to Taff's nightmare. An entire novel seemingly set at that outer rim Lovecraft so deeply feared. Here plot makes room for philosophy without losing the beat, and the imagination does its work in the blackness of deepest outer space." -Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and DaphneTHERE IS NO REALITYHundreds of years into the future, mankind has begun seeding habitable planets, sending out a fleet of enormous ships filled with eager colonists. Three survivors of the explosion of the colony ship Promise-Harlan, Jaime, and El-discover that everything they know, even reality, is pliable and transitional. Plastic. As they attempt to either reach the colony or return to Earth, they learn the conscious universe wants to prevent humanity's spread across the galaxies and that it uses our own fear to keep us isolated-a fear embodied in a literal haunted house they encounter in space. Once inside, they find nothing is as it seems, everything is liminal, and they must face their deepest fears if they hope to survive." A harrowing journey through space gives way to a vertiginous plunge into cosmic and psychological horror. Big ideas and big scares in a story that will have you questioning reality itself." -Scott R. Jones, author of Stonefish and Shout Kill Revel Repeat"An unsettling space tale that will make your skin crawl " -J. Dianne Dotson, author of The Shadow Galaxy

Finalist for the World Fantasy Award - Includes "Challawa" by Usman T. Malik, finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award for Best NoveletteDark Stars, edited by John F. D. Taff, is a tribute to horror's longstanding short fiction legacy, featuring 12 terrifying original stories from today's most noteworthy authors. Within these pages you'll find tales of dead men walking, an insidious secret summer fling, an island harboring unspeakable power, and a dark hallway that beckons. You'll encounter terrible monsters--both human and supernatural--and be forever changed. The stories in Dark Stars run the gamut from traditional to modern, from dark fantasy to neo-noir, from explorations of beloved horror tropes to the unknown--possibly unknowable--threats. It's all in here because it's all out there, now, in horror. Dark Stars features all-new stories from the following award-winning authors and up-and-coming voices: Chesya Burke, Ramsey Campbell, Gemma Files, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, Caroline Kepnes, John Langan, Livia Llewellyn, Josh Malerman, Usman T. Malik, Priya Sharma, and John F. D. Taff. Created as an homage to the 1980 classic horror anthology Dark Forces, edited by Kirby McCauley, Dark Stars features an afterword from original contributor Ramsey Campbell--a poignant finale to this bone-chilling collection.

Dark Stars, edited by John F. D. Taff, is a tribute to horror's longstanding short fiction legacy, featuring 12 terrifying original stories from today's most noteworthy authors. Within these pages you'll find tales of dead men walking, an insidious secret summer fling, an island harboring unspeakable power, and a dark hallway that beckons. You'll encounter terrible monsters--both human and supernatural--and be forever changed. The stories in Dark Stars run the gamut from traditional to modern, from dark fantasy to neo-noir, from explorations of beloved horror tropes to the unknown--possibly unknowable--threats. It's all in here because it's all out there, now, in horror. Dark Stars features all-new stories from the following award-winning authors and up-and-coming voices: Chesya Burke, Ramsey Campbell, Gemma Files, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, Caroline Kepnes, John Langan, Livia Llewellyn, Josh Malerman, Usman T. Malik, Priya Sharma, and John F. D. Taff. Created as an homage to the 1980 classic horror anthology Dark Forces, edited by Kirby McCauley, Dark Stars also features an introduction by Josh Malerman and an afterword from original contributor Ramsey Campbell?a poignant finale to this bone-chilling collection.

HUMANITY IS TARNISHED. First he gave us Little Deaths: The Definitive Edition. Then he unleashed his unique brand of pain in The End in All Beginnings. Now Bram Stoker Award-nominated John F. D. Taff - modern horror's King of Pain - returns with Little Black Spots. Fifteen stories of dark horror fiction gathered together for the first time, exposing the delicate blemishes and sinister blots that tarnish the human condition.-- A man stumbles on a cult that glorifies spontaneous human combustion...-- A disgraced nature photographer applies his skills for a vile outcome...-- A darkened city parking structure becomes dangerously and malevolently alive...-- An innocent Halloween costume has a husband seeing his wife in a disturbing new light...-- A ruined man sees far too much of himself in his broken family...-- A young boy finds a mysterious bottle of liquid containing a deadly secret...-- And so much more, including a preview of Taff's upcoming apocalyptic novel The Fearing. Little Black Spots is a beacon shining its light into some of life's most shadowy corners, revealing the dark stains that spatter all mankind. Praise for John F. D. Taff: "Of the current breed of authors riding the wave of digital liberation, John Taff is a standout talent. Literary, affecting, chilling, and indicative of that old-school mentality meets new-school daring." - Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award(R)-winning author of The Turtle Boy, Kin and Jack & Jill"John F. D. Taff has rapidly become one of my favorite writers in the horror genre. His horror is grounded in our day-to-day lives, in our families, our work, our most private thoughts. His stories vibrate with emotion and life and his prose is cathartic, deeply satisfying, like popping the bubbles in bubble wrap." - Ray Garton, Grand Master of Horror and author of Live Girls and RavenousProudly presented by Grey Matter Press, the multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated independent publisher. Grey Matter Press: Where Dark Thoughts Thrive

Dare to enter the world of the paranormal to engage the spirits of those that once lived and monstrosities once believed never to exist. It's here in the realm of death where the living engage in the unspeakable with souls of the dead in sixteen disquieting tales of the supernatural from horror's modern masters. From hellish specters summoned from beyond the veil with treacherous intent for humankind, to a young boy whose special powers seem governed from beyond the grave, Death's Realm delves into the abnormal, the ghostly and the infernal. It's only here that a grieving son's demon can beckon him to a secluded cemetery plot in the dead of night, where a preternatural murder-for-hire has extreme repercussions, and when the revenant of a dead mother seeks vengeance on her dying daughter. Welcome to Death's Realm. You may be alone now, but not for long. With horror fiction from Stephen Graham Jones, Hank Schwaeble, John F. D. Taff, JG Faherty, Rhoads Brazos, Aaron Polson, Jay Caselberg, Paul Michael Anderson, Gregory L. Norris, Brian Fatah Steele, Karen Runge, Simon Dewar, Martin Rose, Jay O'Shea, John C. Foster, Jane Brooks and Matthew Pegg.