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Dark Decades: A Century of Technological Terror
Technological terrors have been creeping around for over a century. As the innocuous integration of machines assimilates our everyday world, we let down our guard and fail to recognize its true a nightmarish network of horrors worming its way into our lives. By the time you realize what’s happening, it’s already too late.
The authors of Dark Decades want to show you the origins of modern-day monsters from the 1920s to today.
What abominations are watching, listening, and patiently waiting to capture you in their webs? They could be lurking behind you right now. Can you keep them all at bay, or will you succumb to the darkness of the decades?
Because once you do, there’s no escape.
The authors of Dark Decades want to show you the origins of modern-day monsters from the 1920s to today.
What abominations are watching, listening, and patiently waiting to capture you in their webs? They could be lurking behind you right now. Can you keep them all at bay, or will you succumb to the darkness of the decades?
Because once you do, there’s no escape.
557 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2025
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About the author
Robin Knabel
17 books50 followersRobin Knabel is the owner of Inky Bones Press and a horror author who covers her eyes during scary movies. She’s a member of the Chicago HWA chapter, and her stories can be found in numerous anthologies and online magazines. She enjoys drinking copious amounts of coffee & taking photographs. You can usually find her reading on her couch while being weighed down by a cat (or two).
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August 13, 2025
As a contributing author as well as the editor & publisher, I'm beyond proud of this book.
This omnibus contains all six of the Inky Bones Press Dark Decades anthologies. Collectively, they span a century exploring the terrors that lurk in the technology we love and rely upon every day.
The stories are based in the 1920s through the 2020s, and the authors are ready to scare and unsettle you with their well-written tales.
Sit back and watch as characters willingly risk sitting alone in dark theaters, tuning in, pressing play, and allowing artificial intelligence into their lives. As the stories edge closer to present day, you might notice a chill running down your spine as things take a spooky, and more personal, turn. Your cell phone might not look as innocent as it once did. Perhaps sharing your thoughts and routines with an AI assistant on your kitchen counter isn't the best idea.
Fans of nostalgia, found footage, and immersive storytelling will enjoy Dark Decades: A Century of Technological Terror.
This omnibus contains all six of the Inky Bones Press Dark Decades anthologies. Collectively, they span a century exploring the terrors that lurk in the technology we love and rely upon every day.
The stories are based in the 1920s through the 2020s, and the authors are ready to scare and unsettle you with their well-written tales.
Sit back and watch as characters willingly risk sitting alone in dark theaters, tuning in, pressing play, and allowing artificial intelligence into their lives. As the stories edge closer to present day, you might notice a chill running down your spine as things take a spooky, and more personal, turn. Your cell phone might not look as innocent as it once did. Perhaps sharing your thoughts and routines with an AI assistant on your kitchen counter isn't the best idea.
Fans of nostalgia, found footage, and immersive storytelling will enjoy Dark Decades: A Century of Technological Terror.
December 30, 2025
Welcome to There's No Escape. We're glad you're here. Take a deep breath as we prepare to whisk you back to the 1920s, the heyday of cinema and theater.
With this introduction, I was sure this would be good. And I was absolutely correct! This is a spooky anthology of stories set in the 1920's. They were fun and creepy bite-sized stories. My favorite stories were A Face for Pictures and The Final Curtain.
This is my review for Dark Decades: There's No Escape. Thank you robinknabel for this gifted copyl
With this introduction, I was sure this would be good. And I was absolutely correct! This is a spooky anthology of stories set in the 1920's. They were fun and creepy bite-sized stories. My favorite stories were A Face for Pictures and The Final Curtain.
This is my review for Dark Decades: There's No Escape. Thank you robinknabel for this gifted copyl
August 17, 2025
I was lucky enough to review the ARCs of the original set of Dark Decades anthologies, as well as be included in one of them—“Are You Watching?” with my short story: “It's Always Saturday”—which you can find in this omnibus too!
Dark Decades: A Century of Technological Terror is packed full of the best horror stories you can possibly find, anywhere, ever, I mean it. Seriously. I mean it.
Robin Knabel has a knack for finding the best of the best (I don't say that just because she published my story! 😂). Her own stories inside ended up being among my favorites. So, not only is she a brilliant editor, she's a brilliant author as well! AND I've discovered so many other talented authors, and made some friends, through Dark Decades!
The concept is insanely creative! From the 1920s to the modern day—any way you can imagine technology going wrong and royally f*cking you up? We wrote it for you!
That's not to say there aren't some wholesome tales you'll love just as much as the ones that make you want to throw your laptop into the ocean!
If you love horror, and all things strange and timely, this book is for you! And, as a added benefit, reading this means you're a Certified Time-Traveller™!
My original reviews ↓
• There's No Escape
• Who's Listening?
• Are You Watching?
• Captured
• The Web
• Lurking
(Also, so much commotion for the amazing cover done by the talented Ruth Anna Evans! 😍)
Dark Decades: A Century of Technological Terror is packed full of the best horror stories you can possibly find, anywhere, ever, I mean it. Seriously. I mean it.
Robin Knabel has a knack for finding the best of the best (I don't say that just because she published my story! 😂). Her own stories inside ended up being among my favorites. So, not only is she a brilliant editor, she's a brilliant author as well! AND I've discovered so many other talented authors, and made some friends, through Dark Decades!
The concept is insanely creative! From the 1920s to the modern day—any way you can imagine technology going wrong and royally f*cking you up? We wrote it for you!
That's not to say there aren't some wholesome tales you'll love just as much as the ones that make you want to throw your laptop into the ocean!
If you love horror, and all things strange and timely, this book is for you! And, as a added benefit, reading this means you're a Certified Time-Traveller™!
My original reviews ↓
• There's No Escape
• Who's Listening?
• Are You Watching?
• Captured
• The Web
• Lurking
(Also, so much commotion for the amazing cover done by the talented Ruth Anna Evans! 😍)
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