Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 8: February 2024

by Wayne Kyle Spitzer, Andreas J. Britz, Ross Clark

Welcome to Black Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder, an extraordinary anthology magazine that transcends the boundaries of science-fiction, fantasy, and horror. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey through the darkest corners of the human imagination, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the mundane transforms into a realm of unspeakable terror and awe-inspiring wonder.

Within these pages, you'll discover a collection of captivating stories carefully curated to transport you to realms beyond the mundane. Each issue presents an array of unique tales crafted by talented visionaries, both established and emerging, who dare to defy conventions and push the boundaries of speculative fiction.

Whether you're a seasoned lover of the fantastic or just curious to explore new frontiers, Black Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder will be your guide through the realms of the extraordinary. Prepare to be enthralled, enchanted, haunted. So put on your dark sunglasses … and unleash your inner Black Sheep.

In this

BRAIN LICKER
Andreas J. Britz

AN INCIDENT FROM MY CHILDHOOD
Ross Clark

DUST TO DUST
Anthony Ferguson

ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL
Yura Riphyak

THE DAGGER AND THE CHALICE
Wayne Kyle Spitzer

INSTINCTUALLITY
J. Brian Reed

A HOPE IN HIS YELLOW EYES
Wess Mongo Jolley

POND MOUTH
Keith LaFountaine

ROGUE PLANET
Paul Cesarini

THE FUBAR RITUAL
Kevin David Anderson

183 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 28, 2024

About the author

Wayne Kyle Spitzer (born July 15, 1966) is an American author and low-budget horror filmmaker from Spokane, Washington. He is the writer/director of the short horror film, Shadows in the Garden, as well as the author of Flashback, an SF/horror novel published in 1993. Spitzer's non-genre writing has appeared in subTerrain Magazine: Strong Words for a Polite Nation and Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History. His recent fiction includes The Ferryman Pentalogy, consisting of Comes a Ferryman, The Tempter and the Taker, The Pierced Veil, Black Hole, White Fountain, and To the End of Ursathrax, as well as The X-Ray Rider Trilogy and a screen adaptation of Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows.

Reviews

[Stephen A. Roddewig · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a world full of cosmic horror, somehow the entity name "brain licker" still feels completely new and thus uniquely unsettling, so hats off to the opening story and its author Andreas J. Britz. Ross Clark makes a masterful debut with his first story in print that is a prime offering of cosmic horror commendable before for its brevity and its technical execution (zero typos and errors!). "Instinctuallity" and "Pond Mouth" both round out the second half of the collection. LaFountaine's story made me think back to a tale I first heard on the Horror Hill podcast two years ago ("Swole" by T.W. Grim), so an additional round of applause for evoking another gripping tale of body horror.