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A stranger grabs Nick Finch in a nightclub, hisses a mysterious message at him, and then puts a shotgun in his own mouth and pulls the trigger. Afterwards, Nick battles to hold onto his sanity, but his wildest, darkest fears could not prepare him for the horror that is yet to come.

The filth and the fury.

During the long, hot summer of 1976 sixteen year-old Rob Swann decides to kill himself. Then, on a tinny transistor radio, he hears the Sex Pistols for the first time and it changes everything.

Over quarter of a century later, Rob is a man with a colourful past. Ex-punk, drug addict, gangster and jailbird, he has finally put his troubled life behind him and is enjoying a settled, law-abiding, carefree existence. Then one day he meets and befriends the enigmatic Suzi -- at which point everything begins to unravel.

Who is Suzi? Simply a vindictive young woman or some vengeful phantom from his past? And who or what is not merely taking his life apart piece by piece, but undermining his memories, seemingly punishing him for past misdemeanours which he cannot even recall?

As he is pulled ever deeper into a murky underworld he thought he had long ago managed to leave behind, Rob is haunted not only by the fact that nothing is what it seems, but also by the horrifying prospect that he himself is not, nor ever was, the person he believed himself to be.

It came from nowhere. The only warning was the endless rumbling of a growing earthquake. Then the water came--crashing, rushing water, covering everything. Destroying everything. When it stopped, all that was left was the gentle lapping of waves against the few remaining buildings rising above the surface of the sea. Will the isolated survivors be able to rebuild their lives, their civilization, when nearly all they knew has been wiped out? It seems hopeless. But what lurks beneath the swirling water, waiting to emerge, is far worse. When the floodwaters finally recede, the true horror will be revealed.

When a mercenary warrior is imprisoned within The Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of our world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront this unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force.

As it had been foretold, the armies of the Universe gathered at Trenzalore. Only one thing stood between the planet and destruction - the Doctor. For nine hundred years, he defended the planet, and the tiny town of Christmas, against the forces that would destroy it.

He never knew how long he could keep the peace. He never knew what creatures would emerge from the snowy night to threaten him next. He knew only that at the end he would die on Trenzalore.

Some of what happened during those terrible years is well documented. But most of it remains shrouded in mystery and darkness.

Until now.

This is a glimpse of just some of the terrors the people faced, the monstrous threats the Doctor defeated. These are the tales of the monsters who found themselves afraid - and of the one man who was not.

Tales of Trenzalore documents four of the Doctor's adventures from different periods during the Siege of Trenzalore and the ensuing battle:

• Let it Snow - by Justin Richards
• An Apple a Day - by George Mann
• Strangers in the Outland - by Paul Finch
• The Dreaming - by Mark Morris

It is almost Halloween in the sleepy New England town of Blackwood Falls. Autumn leaves litter lawns and sidewalks, paper skeletons hang in windows and carved pumpkins leer from stoops and front porches. The Doctor and Martha soon discover that something long-dormant has awoken in the town, and this will be no ordinary Halloween. What is the secret of the ancient chestnut tree and the mysterious books discovered tangled in its roots? What rises from the local churchyard in the dead of night, sealing up the lips of the only witness? And why are the harmless trappings of Halloween suddenly taking on a creepy new life of their own? As nightmarish creatures prowl the streets, the Doctor and Martha must battle to prevent both the townspeople and themselves from suffering a grisly fate...

India in 1947 is a country in the grip of chaos - a country torn apart by internal strife. When the Doctor and Donna arrive in Calcutta, they are instantly swept up in violent events.

Barely escaping with their lives, they discover that the city is rife with tales of 'half-made men', who roam the streets at night and steal people away. These creatures, it is said, are as white as salt and have only shadows where their eyes should be.

With help from India's great spiritual leader, Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi, the Doctor and Donna set out to investigate these rumours.

What is the real truth behind the 'half-made men'? Why is Gandhi's role in history under threat? And has an ancient, all-powerful god of destruction really come back to wreak his vengeance upon the Earth?

The year is 1895, the place, London. Amid the fog and cold, a gang of bodysnatchers is at work. The Doctor finds himself caught up in the gruesome goings-on, and discovers that the Zygons have returned to Earth.

In a London funeral parlor, the dead rise and walk again. On a train in the London Underground, a young couple is terrorized by a demon. In a suburb, a poltergeist forces a family to flee their home.

Hellboy has his hands full.

While the supernatural is on a rampage in London, a series of brutal "Torso Murders" turns up at various sites around the city. All of the corpses are headless, limbless, and drained of their blood.

Called in to investigate the killings, B.P.R.D. agents Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman discover a wellspring of black magic under the London streets. They also find a sack of heads. Hellboy descends into the dark underworld of London, encountering demons who prophesy the coming of plague and the opening of an Eye to the otherworld, bringing forth death and destruction upon the land.

FEAR COMES IN MANY FORMS

The horror genre's greatest living practitioners drag our darkest fears kicking and screaming into the light in this collection of nineteen brand-new stories. In "The Boggle Hole" by Alison Littlewood an ancient folk tale leads to irrevocable loss. In Josh Malerman's "The House of the Head" a dollhouse becomes the focus for an incident both violent and inexplicable. And in "Speaking Still" Ramsey Campbell suggests that beyond death there may be far worse things waiting than we can ever imagine... Numinous, surreal and gut wrenching, New Fears is a vibrant collection showcasing the very best fiction modern horror has to offer.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Mark Morris
• The Boggle Hole - short fiction by Alison Littlewood
• Shepherds' Business - short fiction by Stephen Gallagher
• No Good Deed - short fiction by Angela Slatter
• The Family Car - short fiction by Brady Golden
• Four Abstracts - short fiction by Nina Allan
• Sheltered in Place - short fiction by Brian Keene
• The Fold in the Heart - short fiction by Chaz Brenchley
• Departures - short fiction by A. K. Benedict
• The Salter Collection - short fiction by Brian Lillie
• Speaking Still - short fiction by Ramsey Campbell
• The Eyes Are White and Quiet - short fiction by Carole Johnstone
• The Embarrassment of Dead Grandmothers - short fiction by Sarah Lotz
• Eumenides (The Benevolent Ladies) - short fiction by Adam Nevill
• Roundabout - short fiction by Muriel Gray
• The House of the Head - short fiction by Josh Malerman
• Succulents - short fiction by Conrad Williams
• Dollies - short fiction by Kathryn Ptacek
• The Abduction Door - short fiction by Christopher Golden
• The Swan Dive - short fiction by Stephen Laws

An electrifying anthology of new horror stories by award-winning masters of the genre.

Twenty-one brand-new stories of the ominous and terrifying from some of the horror genre's most talented writers. In 'The Dead Thing' Paul Tremblay draws us into the world of a neglected teenage girl and her younger brother and the evil that lurks at the heart of their family. In Gemma Files' 'Bulb' a woman calls in to a podcast to tell the terrifying story of why she has escaped off-grid. And Rio Youers' 'The Typewriter' tells in diary form of the havoc wreaked by a malevolent machine. Infinitely varied and beautifully told, New Fears 2 is an unmissable collection of horror fiction.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Mark Morris
• Maw - short fiction by Priya Sharma
• The Airport Gorilla - short fiction by Stephen Volk
• Thumbsucker - short fiction by Robert Shearman
• Bulb - short fiction by Gemma Files
• Fish Hooks - short fiction by Kit Power
• Emergence - short fiction by Tim Lebbon
• On Cutler Street - short fiction by Benjamin Percy
• Letters from Elodie - short fiction by Laura Mauro
• Steel Bodies - short fiction by Ray Cluley
• The Migrants - short fiction by Tim Lucas
• Rut Seasons - short fiction by Brian Hodge
• Sentinel - short fiction by Catriona Ward
• Almost Aureate - short fiction by V. H. Leslie
• The Typewriter - short fiction by Rio Youers
• Leaking Out - short fiction by Brian Evenson
• Thanatrauma - short fiction by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Pack Your Coat - short fiction by Aliya Whiteley
• Haak - short fiction by John Langan
• The Dead Thing - short fiction by Paul Tremblay
• The Sketch - short fiction by Alison Moore
• Pigs Don't Squeal in Tigertown - short fiction by Bracken MacLeod

This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window. It is the first of what will hopefully become an annual, non-themed horror anthology of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer.

Table of Contents:

• 1 - Introduction (After Sundown) - essay by Mark Morris
• 3 - Butterfly Island - short story by C. J. Tudor
• 20 - Research - short story by Tim Lebbon
• 34 - Swanskin - short story by Alison Littlewood
• 46 - That's the Spirit - short story by Sarah Lotz
• 61 - Gave - short story by Michael Bailey
• 76 - Wherever You Look - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• 88 - Same Time Next Year - short story by Angela Slatter
• 94 - Mine Seven - short story by Elana Gomel
• 108 - It Doesn't Feel Right - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• 123 - Creeping Ivy - short story by Laura Purcell
• 134 - Last Rites for the Fourth World - short story by Rick Cross
• 148 - We All Come Home - short story by Simon Bestwick
• 161 - The Importance of Oral Hygiene - short story by Robert Shearman
• 177 - Bokeh - short story by Thana Niveau
• 189 - Murder Board - short story by Grady Hendrix
• 209 - Alice's Rebellion - short story by John Langan
• 218 - The Mirror House - short story by Jonathan Robbins Leon
• 233 - The Naughty Step - short story by Stephen Volk
• 249 - A Hotel in Germany - short story by Catriona Ward
• 266 - Branch Line - novelette by Peter Finch

Beyond the Veil is the second volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.

Contents:

• The God Bag - short fiction by Christopher Golden
• Caker's Man - short fiction by Matthew Holness
• The Beechfield Miracles - short fiction by Priya Sharma
• Clockwork - short fiction by Dan Coxon
• Soapstone - short fiction by Aliya Whiteley
• The Dark Bit - short fiction by Toby Litt
• Provenance Pond - short fiction by Josh Malerman
• For All the Dead - short fiction by Angeline Adams and Remco van Straten
• The Girl in the Pool - short fiction by Bracken MacLeod
• Nurse Varden - short fiction by Jeremy Dyson
• If, Then - short fiction by Lisa L. Hannett
• Aquarium Ward - short fiction by Karter Mycroft
• A Mystery for Julie Chu - short fiction by Stephen Gallagher
• Away Day - short fiction by Lisa Tuttle
• Polaroid and Seaweed - short fiction by Peter Harness
• Der Geisterbahnhof - short fiction by Lynda E. Rucker
• Arnie's Ashes - short fiction by John Everson
• A Brief Tour of the Night - short fiction by Nathan Ballingrud
• The Care and Feeding of Household Gods - short fiction by Frank J. Oreto
• Yellowback - short fiction by Gemma Files

Close to Midnight is the third volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.

Psychology professor Alex Locke is an ex-convict, forced back into the criminal underworld when his daughter is threatened. After he agrees to steal a mysterious Obsidian Heart, Locke is pursued by unearthly assassins known as the 'Wolves of London'. Soon he discovers the heart can enable him to travel through time, and while it bestows him with his own dark powers, it also corrupts...

Transported through time to the dank streets of Victorian London, Alex Locke seeks to unravel the mysteries of the Obsidian Heart, the enigmatic object to which his fate is inextricably bound. When a string of grisly murders takes place across the capital, Alex follows a trail that will lead him through the opium dens of Limehouse into the dark and twisted world of the Society of Blood, and ever closer to unlocking the secret of the Heart.

Alex Locke is desperately trying to hold onto the disparate threads of the complex web of time he has created. He travels to the First World War, living through the horrors of trench warfare in order to befriend a young soldier crucial to his story; then to the 1930s to uncover the secrets of a mysterious stage magician. He moves back and forth in time, always with the strange and terrifying Dark Man on his heels, gradually getting closer to uncovering the true nature of his destiny with the obsidian heart.

When a lighthouse keeper reports seeing a ball of light plunging into the sea off Tayborough Sands, UNIT sends Mike Yates to investigate. He is surprised to bump into an old friend, the Fifth Doctor, who has brought his friends Tegan and Turlough there for a holiday -- a holiday which is short-lived after the crew of the boat Papillon are discovered slaughtered.

The official novelization of the summer blockbuster The Predator, Shane Black's new movie with a screenplay by Shane Black and Fred Dekker.

For centuries Earth has been visited by warlike creatures that stalk mankind's finest warriors. Their goals unknown, these deadly hunters kill their prey and depart as invisibly as they arrived, leaving no trace other than a trail of bodies.

When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal Hunters' return to earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

When the city sleeps, the dead start to walk...

Something has sealed off Cardiff, and living corpses are stalking the streets, leaving a trail of half-eaten bodies. Animals are butchered. A young couple in their car never reach their home. A stolen yacht is brought back to shore, carrying only human remains. And a couple of girls heading back from the pub watch the mysterious drivers of a big black SUV take over a crime scene.

Torchwood have to deal with the intangible barrier surrounding Cardiff, and some unidentified space debris that seems to be regenerating itself. Plus, of course, the all-night zombie horror show.

Not that they really believe in zombies.