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SNAFU: An Anthology of Military Horror #15
SNAFU: Contagion
Contagion, featuring action-filled tales of viral, fungal and bacterial horror, from some of your favourite authors including NYT-Bestselling author Jonathan Maberry.
Whether it be mutated cordyceps, some zombie plague, a bioweapon accidentally released, or a previously-unheard-of alien viral epidemic, the soldiers who fight must find some way to overcome the contagion.
Whether it be mutated cordyceps, some zombie plague, a bioweapon accidentally released, or a previously-unheard-of alien viral epidemic, the soldiers who fight must find some way to overcome the contagion.
432 pages, Paperback
Published October 31, 2025
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About the author
Jonathan Maberry
526 books7,807 followersJONATHAN MABERRY is a NYTimes bestselling author, #1 Audible bestseller, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, 4-time Scribe Award winner, Inkpot Award winner, comic book writer, and producer. He is the author of more than 50 novels, 190 short stories, 16 short story collections, 30 graphic novels, 14 nonfiction books, and has edited 26 anthologies. His vampire apocalypse book series, V-WARS, was a Netflix original series starring Ian Somerhalder. His 2009-10 run as writer on the Black Panther comic formed a large chunk of the recent blockbuster film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. His bestselling YA zombie series, Rot & Ruin is in development for film at Alcon Entertainment; and John Wick director, Chad Stahelski, is developing Jonathan’s Joe Ledger Thrillers for TV. Jonathan writes in multiple genres including suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, and action; and he writes for adults, teens and middle grade. His works include The Pine Deep Trilogy, The Kagen the Damned Trilogy, NecroTek, Ink, Glimpse, the Rot & Ruin series, the Dead of Night series, The Wolfman, X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate, The Sleepers War (with Weston Ochse), Mars One, and many others. He is the editor of high-profile anthologies including Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird, The X-Files, Aliens: Bug Hunt, Out of Tune, Don’t Turn out the Lights: A Tribute to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Baker Street Irregulars, Nights of the Living Dead, Shadows & Verse, and others. His comics include Marvel Zombies Return, The Punisher: Naked Kills, Wolverine: Ghosts, Godzilla vs Cthulhu: Death May Die, Bad Blood and many others. Jonathan has written in many popular licensed worlds, including Hellboy, True Blood, The Wolfman, John Carter of Mars, Sherlock Holmes, C.H.U.D., Diablo IV, Deadlands, World of Warcraft, Planet of the Apes, Aliens, Predator, Karl Kolchak, and many others. He the president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, and the editor of Weird Tales Magazine. He lives in San Diego, California. Find him online at www.jonathanmaberry.com
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January 30, 2026
The editors at Cohesion Press have a fine eye for military action-horror, and this latest edition is no different, delivering 18 bangers revolving around viral/spreading threats.
A few of my favorite of these page-turners?
Dylan Demasi’s “The Red Phone,” a gorgeously pulpy tale investigating who is expendable to the military and featuring an inventive set of creatures.
Martin Living’s “Molotov Angels,” a story about Mujahideen fighter women combating fire monsters in a narrative about the transformative quality of warfare.
R.P.L. Johnson’s “Consensus Break,” which is best described as The Mothman Prophecies meets the Cthulhu Mythos while the well-equipped military is dramatically out of their league.
David McGillveray’s “Mother All Around,” which is among the most macabre and grotesque space operas I’ve ever read.
And that’s not getting into the clown zombies, amalgam beasts, aquatic monsters, and even a goddamn fungal mech!
All told, this is a sterling assemblage of spooky shorts showing just how cool military tech and tactics can be while also reminding us just how fallible -and mortal- governments and indeed humanity are.
It’s absolutely well worth your time.
A few of my favorite of these page-turners?
Dylan Demasi’s “The Red Phone,” a gorgeously pulpy tale investigating who is expendable to the military and featuring an inventive set of creatures.
Martin Living’s “Molotov Angels,” a story about Mujahideen fighter women combating fire monsters in a narrative about the transformative quality of warfare.
R.P.L. Johnson’s “Consensus Break,” which is best described as The Mothman Prophecies meets the Cthulhu Mythos while the well-equipped military is dramatically out of their league.
David McGillveray’s “Mother All Around,” which is among the most macabre and grotesque space operas I’ve ever read.
And that’s not getting into the clown zombies, amalgam beasts, aquatic monsters, and even a goddamn fungal mech!
All told, this is a sterling assemblage of spooky shorts showing just how cool military tech and tactics can be while also reminding us just how fallible -and mortal- governments and indeed humanity are.
It’s absolutely well worth your time.
November 26, 2025
SNAFU: Contagion - strange
SNAFU: Contagion is a terrifying look at a type of biological warfare. The contagion has escaped the lab. The results are devastating.
My only criticism of this book is the story's lack of continuity. To me, it reads like all of the stories, or chapters were assembled by someone who has never read a book. But, I guess that was intentional. -Mr.Bill
SNAFU: Contagion is a terrifying look at a type of biological warfare. The contagion has escaped the lab. The results are devastating.
My only criticism of this book is the story's lack of continuity. To me, it reads like all of the stories, or chapters were assembled by someone who has never read a book. But, I guess that was intentional. -Mr.Bill
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