Johnny Mains

A terrifying and chilling anthology of over 20 stories exploring cursed and haunted books from award winning authors including Eric LaRocca, A. G. Slatter, and Alison Moore. You find it hidden in the dark corner of the bookstore; tucked away in a box in the attic, desperate to be read; lurking on your bookshelf, never seen before. Crack the spine, feel the ancient pages. Read it aloud, if you dare. This anthology brings together horror’s best and brightest to delve into the pages of cursed books, Eldtritch tomes and haunted bookstores. A Terrifying Anthology of Stories About the Darker Side of BooksCharlie HigsonA. K. BenedictAlison MooreEric LaRoccaNadia BulkinPriya SharmaIsy SuttieKim NewmanZin E. RocklynA. G. SlatterAmanda DeBordJohnny MainsJeremy DysonRamsey CampbellRobert ShearmanGuy AdamsElizabeth HandAdam CesareLucie McKnight Hardy

A terrifying and chilling anthology of over 20 stories exploring cursed and haunted books from award winning authors including Eric LaRocca, A. G. Slatter, and Alison Moore. You find it hidden in the dark corner of the bookstore; tucked away in a box in the attic, desperate to be read; lurking on your bookshelf, never seen before. Crack the spine, feel the ancient pages. Read it aloud, if you dare. This anthology brings together horror’s best and brightest to delve into the pages of cursed books, Eldtritch tomes and haunted bookstores. A Terrifying Anthology of Stories About the Darker Side of BooksCharlie HigsonA. K. BenedictAlison MooreEric LaRoccaNadia BulkinPriya SharmaIsy SuttieKim NewmanZin E. RocklynA. G. SlatterAmanda DeBordJohnny MainsJeremy DysonRamsey CampbellRobert ShearmanGuy AdamsElizabeth HandAdam CesareLucie McKnight Hardy

The fabric of Dorothy K. Haynes' weird fiction is truly the stuff of nightmares, where horrors cruel and mundane are interwoven with threads of dark fairy folklore and twisted witchcraft to deliver heady supernatural thrills. In this new collection, Haynes expert Craig Lamont presents the essential classics of her strange storytelling alongside rarities from obscure anthologies and magazines - and several stories exhumed from the family archive which have never been published before. Featuring illustrations by Mervyn Peake from the Library's collections, this volume knits the irresistible pull of Haynes' unique brand of the uncanny with a rare opportunity to discover new material from one of the great weavers of Scottish horror.

Three CTHULHU novellas, by today's leading horror writers, set throughout the twentieth century. One Nameless Thing by Alison Littlewood, set in the Maldives in the present day. The Gamekeeper by Johnny Mains set in Scotland in the 1940s & 1970s. Not To Touch The Earth by Thana Niveau set in San Francisco in 1967.

Cancer is a monster. It hides, it lurks, and it pounces when you think it's down and defeated. In these 17 stories, established horror writers take the attack to the beast, fighting it the only way they know how. Ramsey Campbell - IntroductionTim Lebbon - Just BreatheSimon Kurt Unsworth - Photographs of BodenSteven Savile & Steve Lockley - The Last GiftJohn Shirley - Where the Market's HottestAnna Taborska - UnderbellyStephen James Price - Pages of PromisesScott Nicholson - Heal ThyselfStephen Laws - HarbingerWilliam Meikle - The Unfinished BasementNancy Kilpatrick - Alien LoveDavid Riley - A Girl, a Toad and a CaskBarbie Wilde - PolypJohnny Mains - The CureGuy N Smith - The Big OnePete Crowther - CankermanSteve Duffy - X for HenriettaGary McMahon - Bitter SoupEdited by William MeikleCover art by Simon Marshall Jones