Peter Mark May

Creatures trapped for centuries, free at last...to kill The forest has always been there, and the high hedge around it has stood since Roman times. No one remembers anymore why the hedge was built, and bit by bit, as houses and modern life advance, the ancient barrier is being torn down. Slowly, creatures that have been trapped within for centuries are creeping through the gaps in the wall, hungry for revenge for their long imprisonment. As murder and horror spread through the nearby town of Hedge End, a stranger arrives, eager to give the residents a May Day celebration they will never forget.

Still trying to escape the devastating flooding, the virus dubbed the Red Death and the infected, the small group of survivors must travel even farther and by any means necessary to reach safety. The constant threat of death and infection push the fractious group to its ragged edge. In the end, they must choose whether to fight their ground or flee further, hoping to escape the Red Death and the remaining murderous infected. This is the story of five women survivors, trying to escape the floods, the virus, the Infected, and fractions inside the group, all while fighting for their very lives.

Britain is in the grip of wettest autumn ever, and flooding is affecting many parts. When an old virus is dredged up and gets into the drinking water supply, things escalate swiftly. The virus eats off the flesh of its victims in a matter of hours killing 90% of those infected. The remaining 10% are driven mad by the pain of their suffering, having only a primal desire to kill or infect others. This is the story of five women survivors, trying to escape the floods, the virus, the Infected, as well as fractions inside the group, all while fighting for their very lives.

When Nick is asked to investigate an abandoned supposedly haunted London house, he did not know it would bring up awful memories of the past and his greatest loss. For deep inside the bowels of Forky's House, is a door accessible only by four keys only at certain phases of the moon. Nick must unravel his past and those of the house to find the key to the mystery of Forky's House. For what lies in the room, even God doesn't know.

The Michaels' family moved across America to escape the scandal that divided their once happy home life. Now living in Portland Maine, they take a summer beach vacation to try and patch up the hurt they all feel. Yet one morning the sun does not rise, sending the world into panic. The next day there is no dawn either, but that is the least of the Michaels' worries. Something else has taken over the ever-present darkness: unheard of creatures from unknown nightmares. When they are divided in this new dark world, do they have the strength to find their way back together, or will death and darkness tear them part? Peter joins the ranks of Clark Ashton Smith and Frank Belknap Long in creating a believable cosmic horror yarn that does not bore you senseless after the first couple of pages but keeps you gripped until the very last word. Brilliantly written, evocatively told - this book should propel Peter Mark May into that immeasurable horror of respectability... - Johnny Mains, Editor of Dead Funny 1 &2 and Back From The Dead

Twenty-six original stories by established masters of horror and talented new voices comprise this anthology of terror, mystery and suspense. Phobophobias continues the explorations of our darkest fears that started with the 2011 indie hit Phobophobia. Discover tales about Achluophobia (fear of the dark), Ecophobia (fear of one's home), Keraunophobia (fear of thunder and lightning), Ombrophobia (fear of rain), Trichinophobia (fear of poisoning), Ygrophobia (fear of water) and Zelophobia (fear of jealousy) amongst many others. Compiled and edited by Dean M. Drinkel, the authors of Phobophobias are: Christopher Beck, Adrian Chamberlin, Lily Childs, Mike Chinn, Raven Dane, Nerine Dorman, Christine Dougherty, Tim Dry, Jan Edwards, John Gilbert, D. T. Griffith, Lisa Jenkins, Emile-Louis Tomas Jouvet, Rakie Keig, Amelia Mangan, Peter Mark May, Christine Morgan, John Palisano, Daniel I. Russell, Phil Sloman, Sam Stone, Andrew Taylor, Mark West, Barbie Wilde & D. M. Youngquist.