Uncanny & Unearthly Tales: A Grendel Press Horror Anthology

by Kasey Kubica, Jessica Feather, Dan Peacock

From the publisher that brought you Paramnesia, The Devil Who Loves Me, and More Than a Monster, comes a series of otherworldly short stories sure to make you question everything you think you know.

From beneath the water’s surface to high above the clouds, a collection of Uncanny & Unearthly Tales is ready to introduce you to eerie, twisted, and exceptional characters coming from all corners of the universe. Be drawn deeper into the supernatural anthology where nothing is as it seems, and even the most innocuous objects and people are so much more than they appear.

“Hamlet’s House” by Anthony Engebretson finds handsome-boy, kitty-of-the-house Hamlet establishing dominance in his new place of residence with his beloved Long Neck, but something sinister living in a closed-off room has other plans.

“Fortune of the Téméraire” by DJ Cockburn follows esteemed navy Admiral Stowe recounting his time in the Téméraire during the Napoleonic Wars and the inescapable fortune that finds everyone aboard.

“Bound” by Dan Peacock posits what everyday life looks like for Rebecca, who’s been tethered to her demon for ten years, and how miserable of a relationship she has with him, both before and after his death.

“To Catch a Bannik” by Koji A. Dae weaves a Slavic tale introducing us to a family’s bathhouse spirit, the bannik, who promises Silvena everything she could ever wish for, especially in light of the disastrous marriage she finds herself stuck in.

Grendel Press has woven together a curated collection of fifteen tales of the curious, the ethereal, and the ominous, in the guise of a companion through the darkness.

299 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 27, 2023

About the author

From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and despite her SAT scores telling her that English may not be her strong suit, and a college fiction writing professor telling her to stop being so creative and stick to the rules, Kasey carried on with her goals and dreams to be a published writer, and achieved as much in 2010 with the release of "Swine and Cheese," part of the "Spellbinding: An Anthology of Magic" in 2019, an erotic romance called "Proof" in 2020, and now "Ignite" in October 2021. A food history cookbook and a supernatural thriller are in the works.

Raised in Hawaii, then bumbling off to live in the vibrantly green boonies of western Washington state, Kasey finds pleasure in saying "I'm currently writing a book" (as has been the case for the last many years...), kayaking, embroidery, cooking, baking, and spending time with her partner of 13 years and their old man corgi golden retriever, Apollo. By day she is a copy editor and by night, she peddles smut and cooks meals fit for royalty.