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13: Tales of Dark Fiction
Morpheus Tales, the UK's most controversial horror, sf and fantasy magazine, proudly presents its first original dark fiction 13. Original fiction by Eric S Brown, Joseph D’Lacey, Gary Fry, Andrew Hook, Shaun Jeffrey, Matt Leyshon, Gary McMahon, Andy Remic, Stanley Riiks, Tommy B. Smith, Alan Spencer, Fred Venturini, and William R.D. Wood. Featuring a wide range of dark fiction, including horror, dark fantasy and dark SF, Morpheus Tales has pulled stories from around the world. 13 authors each present their own disturbing malevolence, personal fear, ghostly debts, the apocalypse, musical madness, sasquatch and more... All manner of disturbingly dark tales are contained in this collection. 13 tales of dark fiction.
- GenresHorror
146 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 3, 2011
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June 23, 2017
These short dark fiction stories range in themes from murder and zombies to cryptids and soft science fiction. The variety offered a different, dark journey each time I opened the book.
There’s always the chance in an anthology that a few stories may be less stellar than the rest, but I enjoyed the premise of every story in this book. Each was a great example of that writer’s style.
My favorites include “Dirty Story” by Gary McMahon. McMahon weaves metaphor with gritty imagery into a blunt tale about commitment issues. I’d love to see Alan Spencer’s “If You Lay Here Quiet Next to Me” and Matt Leyshon’s “To Hear a New World” as Black Mirror episodes – both are wonderfully dark and bleak.
Fred Venturini slides his character into madness in “The Machine”, yet I followed to an ending even darker than I predicted. Andrew Hook’s “Wounder” maintained a steady suspense as a complicated relationship heads into surreal terror.
In “103”, Shaun Jeffrey crafts a quick, contemporary tale but it’s threaded with a gothic tone that delivers an unexpected ending.
I highly recommend this book for those looking to stretch their collection of dark fiction.
There’s always the chance in an anthology that a few stories may be less stellar than the rest, but I enjoyed the premise of every story in this book. Each was a great example of that writer’s style.
My favorites include “Dirty Story” by Gary McMahon. McMahon weaves metaphor with gritty imagery into a blunt tale about commitment issues. I’d love to see Alan Spencer’s “If You Lay Here Quiet Next to Me” and Matt Leyshon’s “To Hear a New World” as Black Mirror episodes – both are wonderfully dark and bleak.
Fred Venturini slides his character into madness in “The Machine”, yet I followed to an ending even darker than I predicted. Andrew Hook’s “Wounder” maintained a steady suspense as a complicated relationship heads into surreal terror.
In “103”, Shaun Jeffrey crafts a quick, contemporary tale but it’s threaded with a gothic tone that delivers an unexpected ending.
I highly recommend this book for those looking to stretch their collection of dark fiction.
January 28, 2012
13 tales of dark fiction from some of my fave authors - highly recommended collection
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