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Humans From Earth!!
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Expected 21 Feb 26An anthology of SF/horror stories in which humans are the monsters...
No matter how advanced or powerful, not a single known civilisation in the galaxy has ever managed to completely cast off the shackles of fear. There always remain the mundane anxieties over politics and taxes, the rational dread of war and predation. And then there's the universal fear of the unknown: of abandoned colonies and ancient ruins; of dark legends supposedly based upon truth; of spectres and demons and monsters. Especially monsters.
Because monsters are real. They exist. They can come from the wilds, or the oceans, or even from the spaces between the stars. They may look bestial, or grotesque...or just like one of us, seemingly civilised, walking undetected through our thriving utopias and bright spaceports, hiding their true nature until...
And these are the tales of such monsters. These are the tales of…
Humans from Earth!
Featuring stories by John Peel, Hannah Baxter, Martin Livings, Daniel Fox, Narrelle M Harris, Andreas Hort, Mia Dalia, Jason Franks, Liam Hogan, Colleen Anderson, Paul Edmonds, Zac Ashford, D S Telling, Peter J Aldin, Paul Carro, Benjamin Adams, Anthony Ferguson, and Ryan Colley.
No matter how advanced or powerful, not a single known civilisation in the galaxy has ever managed to completely cast off the shackles of fear. There always remain the mundane anxieties over politics and taxes, the rational dread of war and predation. And then there's the universal fear of the unknown: of abandoned colonies and ancient ruins; of dark legends supposedly based upon truth; of spectres and demons and monsters. Especially monsters.
Because monsters are real. They exist. They can come from the wilds, or the oceans, or even from the spaces between the stars. They may look bestial, or grotesque...or just like one of us, seemingly civilised, walking undetected through our thriving utopias and bright spaceports, hiding their true nature until...
And these are the tales of such monsters. These are the tales of…
Humans from Earth!
Featuring stories by John Peel, Hannah Baxter, Martin Livings, Daniel Fox, Narrelle M Harris, Andreas Hort, Mia Dalia, Jason Franks, Liam Hogan, Colleen Anderson, Paul Edmonds, Zac Ashford, D S Telling, Peter J Aldin, Paul Carro, Benjamin Adams, Anthony Ferguson, and Ryan Colley.
270 pages, Paperback
Expected publication February 21, 2026
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About the author
Chuck McKenzie
20 books15 followersChuck McKenzie was born in 1970 and is still not dead.
He is an award-nominated author of numerous science fiction and horror stories, and he hopes one day to be described by his neighbours as having seemed like such a nice man.
You can stalk him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chuck.mcken...
He is an award-nominated author of numerous science fiction and horror stories, and he hopes one day to be described by his neighbours as having seemed like such a nice man.
You can stalk him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chuck.mcken...
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
What if we are the monsters everyone else is afraid of?
I had such a blast reading this book. Every story hits from a different direction and they do not hold back. You get aliens who are scared of us, confused by us, hunted by us, and sometimes outsmarted by us. It is creepy, it is clever, and sometimes it is downright brutal. I loved how some stories made me laugh and then immediately made me uncomfortable. If you like science fiction with teeth and horror that makes you think, grab this one. Humans have never looked so dangerous and I could not put it down. 👽🔥
I had such a blast reading this book. Every story hits from a different direction and they do not hold back. You get aliens who are scared of us, confused by us, hunted by us, and sometimes outsmarted by us. It is creepy, it is clever, and sometimes it is downright brutal. I loved how some stories made me laugh and then immediately made me uncomfortable. If you like science fiction with teeth and horror that makes you think, grab this one. Humans have never looked so dangerous and I could not put it down. 👽🔥
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This anthology takes the idea of first contact and completely turns it upside down by asking what if humans are the real nightmare in the universe. Each story shows aliens reacting to us with fear, confusion, or horror, and it honestly makes you rethink the usual heroic space explorer narrative. I loved how different the tones were from one story to the next, from darkly funny to genuinely disturbing. I especially enjoyed how some of the alien perspectives made ordinary human behavior feel terrifying. It is a clever, creepy collection that kept me hooked all the way through.
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