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How To
Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend
by Linda Addison
*** 2011 Bram Stoker Award Winner
for
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection ***
Who
doesn’t need to know
How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend
?
From the first African-American to receive the HWA Bram Stoker award, this
collection of both horror and science fiction short stories and poetry reveals
demons in the most likely people (like a jealous ghost across the street) or in
unlikely places (like the dimension-shifting dreams of an American Indian).
Recognition is the first step, what you do with your friends/demons after that
is up to you.
Dark Duet
by Linda Addison & Stephen M. Wilson
You’ve heard their voices before, but never like this: from
three-time HWA Bram Stoker Award winner Linda D. Addison and multiple Rhysling
Award nominee Stephen M. Wilson comes
Dark Duet
. Two different voices,
in harmony, creating verse that sings and moves on the page, taking the reader
through time and space on an infinite symphony of self-exploration. Come dance
with them and you may find your own song.
For the Love of
Horror
by Michael Arruda
"You can tell how much Arruda loves the genre, and
you will, too."
— L.L. Soares, author of
Life Rage
"Keeps the reader guessing and thoroughly disturbed …
in a fun way."
— Tracy L. Carbone, author of
Restitution
"Michael Arruda has a knack for creating stories that
turn your expectations, and your nerves, on edge."
— Daniel G. Keohane, author of
Christmas Trees
& Monkeys
Sympathy for
the Dead
by P.D. Cacek
A few words about the author from Thomas Tessier (quoted
from the introduction he penned for this collection): "She can be wickedly
funny, or savagely satirical, and she has an unsparing eye for the foibles,
follies and obsessions that drive human beings to those extreme moments where
they either suffer or inflict great horror. Her prose can be by turns
street-smart, flip, or blunt, as well as poetic, evocative, meditative. In case
you might think that all adds up to something like glibness — guess again.
Think virtuoso."
There is much conflict in the air of Richland, Arizona
— the longstanding conflict between the "white" and the
"red," the very modern conflict between landowners and a real estate
developer, and even a conflict of trust between Native American schoolteacher
Sky Berlander and her lover, Sam. But these all pale in comparison to what
brews between Sky and her estranged grandfathers, as a feud which has divided
their family will finally come to a head over an ancient and terrifying
birthright — the power to control the wind itself.
The School That
Screamed
by William D. Carl
Dolly Elliott's earned its reputation as a school for bad
girls. Nestled within an isolated forest outside of the London suburbs, it's
the last stop for students who have been expelled from every other school in
Europe. For the right price, the administrators guarantee a diploma for any
girl, no matter how rebellious.
But, the halls of Dolly Elliott's are haunted by more than
the laughter of the young women earning their degrees. At night, the wail of a
baby can be heard from the cellar and foul odors permeate the dorms. Glimpses
of blinded nuns disturb the daily routine of the young women. And something is
moving from the other side of the mirrors, seeking a way into our world. It
hates the living, especially the girls it jealously watches.
When Laura Pennington arrives as a new student, she
carries secrets, a past that led to her fleeing her last school screaming in
terror. On the same day, Sarah Stallworth begins teaching the young women of
Dollie Elliott's, and she brings her own baggage. When a young maid is horribly
mutilated and a teacher is murdered, they launch an investigation into what
roams the halls of the school at night. The past is trying to intrude upon the
present, attempting to force its way into the new century. Can Laura and Sarah
learn the terrible truth about the school before more women die?
THE SCHOOL THAT SCREAMED
is a loving homage to the
over-the-top exploitation films that were imported from Europe in the 1970's, a
drive-in flick brought to vivid life on the page. Full of sex, sin, slashings,
and secrets, it delivers a grindhouse sized dose of terror and laughter.
Snowbird Gothic
by Richard Dansky
Richard Dansky was named one of the top 20 videogame writers
in the world by Gamasutra in 2009, but as he explains in his introduction, game
writiing doesn't offer "the chance to run off and play in your own
sandbox. That’s what fiction’s for, and that’s why I write it." In this
collection, Dansky delivers "all the scary bits and bobs ... filtered through
a lens of late nights and off-kilter glances and that little nagging voice in
the back of my head that constantly says, 'But what if...?' What if. It’s a
question I ask a lot. I hope you enjoy the answers."
When Jerry Gibson chose to kill himself, he discovered
that he couldn’t die. Instead he became Death’s Companion, forced to share the
deaths of countless others. Then in one act of rebellion Jerry saved the life
of a sixteen year old girl and unleashed a horror on the world that could
destroy his immortal soul.
"Clever and well-written, Dan Foley's debut novel
taps the veins of
Death Takes a Holiday
for a compelling, horrific
thrill-ride. Check it out!"
— Christopher Golden
The Whispers of
Crows
by Dan Foley
Dan Foley has
been one of the horror genre's best kept secrets, and we're proud to continue
spoiling that distinction with
The Whispers of Crows
(his collection
featuring new and previously published stories). In the author's own words
—
"A gathering of crows is
called a murder. When they gather, they call to each other in loud raucous caws
or low gurgling whispers. The whispers of crows in these pages involve murder
and so much more."
The Birds and
The Bees
by Sèphera Girón
A paranoid
fantasy,
The Birds and The Bees
is about what the title says it is. We
learn to fear all sorts of flying things — birds, bees, hornets, wasps
.... They are always just out of our consciousness, watching, waiting, their
motives unclear. We also learn to fear all sorts of loving things — men,
women, couples .... They are lying beside us, watching, waiting, their motives
unclear. It's as if Daphne du Maurier and Erica Jong went to a party hosted by
Timothy Leary, dropped acid, and decided to collaborate. A truly manic read.
Borrowed Flesh
by Sèphera Girón
What if your tarot card reader was a bit more than she
appeared? What if she wasn't just reading your future, but stealing it? What if
she was a witch who had learned the secret to immortality ... at your horrific
expense? Sèphera Girón spins yet another sensual, evocative, and gruesome tale with
Borrowed Flesh
, her third title now available from Necon E-Books; you
have our word, the spell she'll cast on you is frightening, but harmless when
compared to the fate which befalls the characters she creates ...
Tony and Lydia
were practically the poster children of "the American Dream" —
a young urban professional couple who were successful enough to purchase land
in his hometown, leave the city, build their dream house and start a family. It
was all, in one word, perfect.
However, their
dream home quickly descends into nightmare, just like the ones which have
plagued Lydia's husband for years. Just what type of darkness have they fallen
into? And does this evil truly stetch back to the innocuous mischief of Tony
and his childhood friends?
The Secret
Backs of Things
by Christopher Golden
From the author of
Wildwood Road
and
The
Ferryman
comes Christopher Golden's first-ever collection of short stories.
The Secret Backs of Things
takes the readers into a realm rich with
legends, folklore and myths, while still finding a place for some modern
horror. Illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne,
The Secret Backs of Things
is
Christopher Golden at his best. Chilling, harrowing and, at times, more than
slightly unsettling, this collection is sure to excite and entertain longtime
Golden fans and new readers alike.
When
struggling-artist Luke is offered the restoration of an antique carousel horse,
he eagerly accepts, sinking deep into his art (much to the dismay of his
girlfriend and his elder brother, John). John in particular has cause for
alarm, for the brothers share a dangerous heritage. Luke possesses a latent
talent that will open doors — to ravenous forests, the corridors of the
dead, and perhaps even Hell. And as Luke’s abilities awaken, John must try to
protect the world from the threat of Luke’s art and to stop his brother from
descending into madness.
Still Life:
Nine Stories
by Nicholas Kaufmann
"(These tales) are told with a masterful skill. They
are composed with a rhythm that is unique to Nicholas Kaufmann. Listen
carefully as you read, and you’ll hear that rhythm, catch the tempo written in
notes of human suffering and a careful examination of the darkness that hides
inside the tales Kaufmann has written. To me that rhythm is almost perfectly in
sync with a heartbeat. Damn, I envy Kaufmann that. Masterful. Absolutely
masterful."
– James A. Moore (from his Introduction)
Christmas Trees
and Monkeys
by Daniel G. Keohane
This collection
(the first from the immensely talented Daniel G. Keohane) includes four
original stories and a brief introduction to each tale. Plus, here's one more
reaon to purchase this title (straight from the author himself): "As with
the print edition,
100 percent of all author royalties earned from the
sale of this collection are being donated to the New England Multiple Sclerosis
Society
, in honor of my sister Anne. I figured I already got paid for
most of these stories, anyway, so may as well let someone else benefit from
them now — aside from you, dear readers."
White and Other
Tales of Ruin
by Tim Lebbon
From Jack Ketchum's introduction: "These stories are
meant to chill you, to hurt you, and they will. But they’ll do so for the right
reasons. They’ll do so because of the people ... In each one all hell’s broken
loose, something terrible has happened and something in the world is winding
down. But that doesn’t mean the human spirit’s winding down. Far from it.
That’s where the stories get their teeth from and why they hurt ... He will not
insult your intelligence. He will not betray you with cheap tricks just to
force you to follow in his direction. And most importantly, he will honor your
heart ..."
Exorcising
Angels
by Tim Lebbon & Simon Clark
When Arthur
Machen's "The Bowmen" was published in 1915, many English readers
believed his tale of heavenly archers defeating the advancing German troops of
WWI to be true. Here, Tim Lebbon & Simon Clark pay homage to Machen with
their novella
Exorcising Angels
, set against the backdrop of The Blitz
of WWII, when (in the words of the Bishop of London) all of Great Britain
needed to pray a "plea to the Heavenly Father for divine protection
against these Swastikad angels of Death."
The Fear Report
by Elizabeth Massie
Necon E-Books is proud to bring
The
Fear Report
by two-time Bram Stoker Award winner Elizabeth Massie to a mass
audience for the first time. Originally published by Bloodletting Press, this
edition is illustrated by Cortney Skinner, features a new introduction, and
contains thirty-two stories, including her Bram Stoker Award winner (“Stephen”)
and two stories that were not in the Bloodletting edition. Massie’s fiction is
known for its quality of strangeness, off-beat humor, deceiving simplicity, and
haunting prose.