Some land should never be built upon Called to a newly-built low-rise block of flats on a Cornwall housing estate, plumber Paul Cannon finds more than a blocked toilet to contend with. Teaming up with a pair of local police officers, Paul's humdrum existence is turned upside down as something old and hideous stirs in the foundations. The tenants are vanishing, the nosy neighbour is in uproar and there is something definitely wrong with the pipes. Uncovering a nightmare that stretches into the town's distant, and often murky past, it's up to a rag-tag assortment of local characters to ensure that what lurks in the walls of that cursed building never makes it to the outside world.
Prepare yourself to enter the twisted mind of Tim Mendees.In these pages, you will find eighteen tales of sanity-shredding horror. Join a cast of uncanny offspring, randy butlers, disturbed poets, and other colourful characters as they face off against eldritch abominations and the insidious machinations of the Great Old Ones. You will face parasitic computer code, murderous toads, trees that are malevolent gods, and many more despicable creations. Told with the trademark playfulness Tim Mendees has become known for, these monstrous stories are all at once terrifying, disturbing, clever, and often irreverent. "The Pseudopod That Rocks the Cradle" by Tim Mendees is a cosmic horror short story collection published by Mannison Press, LLC. CONTENT WARNING: The stories in this collection contain cosmic horror-style violence, gore, murder, strong language, sexual situations, and implied sexual assault. Discretion is advised.
“Have you seen the Yellow Sign?” Hastur was not a creation of H.P. Lovecraft but an adaptation of concepts created by Ambrose Bierce and Robert W. Chambers. Nevertheless, Hastur, AKA The King in Yellow, has since gone on to become one of the most iconic Great Old Ones. Whether the mysterious Lord of Leng in the Dreamlands or Cthulhu’s alleged half-brother, he is a figure who haunts the dreams of those mortals who touch upon even the barest knowledge of his existence. THE BOOK OF HASTUR is a collection of short stories and novellas depicting Hastur’s influence over a variety of individuals as well as those individuals affected by his presence. Some of them are horror, some of them are Pulp adventure, and some are a mixture of the two.
Featuring 24 tales of horror, this disturbing anthology holds nothing back. Presenting the best of what the horror genre has to offer, from physiological to body horror, these stories will satisfy all of your sordid horror-loving needs. Delve into the pages and discover starving zombies, eerie witches, haunted houses, bizarre carnivals, just to name a few. But beware, there is evil lurking among the shadows. Original Stories By: Ashley Burns - Elizabeth Davis - Brandon Ebinger David Green - S.O. Green - Johnny Hempseed Chris Hewitt - Joel R. Hunt - Blaise Langlois Chris Lilienthal - Tim Mendees - Michael D. Nadeau Elizabeth Nettleton - McKenzie Richardson Austin Shirey - K.T. Tate - V. A. Vazquez
More Humus than Human Bizarre things are unfolding in a sleepy Cornish town right in the middle of the annual fruit and vegetable show. What was once a fun and enjoyable affair of roots, assorted pies, and blue ribbon pickles, has rival green-fingered neighbours turning to an untested miracle fertilizer to win the coveted Rosette. But all hell is about to break loose and it's up to a team of bumbling locals to put an end to the insidious horror that threatens not just the town, but the whole world. Can they stop the contamination before it spreads or will the vegetation prove to be un-beet-able? You won't find any bland veggies in this book. Man-eating marrows and vicious vines are just a few of the nightmares that lurk within the idyllic countryside in this novella of cosmic horror. Weird, disturbing, and brilliantly funny. You haven't read anything like this before. Tim Mendees does it again, with this novella that will have you screaming in fear and laughing out loud.
Following the tragic death of his parents, William Johnson is sent to live with his grandfather in the isolated mining village of Hollowhills. Everything is not as it seems in his new home, and it quickly becomes apparent that dark forces are converging on the area. The grief-stricken teenager soon finds himself the target of an ancient evil intent on using him as a pawn in its deadly game. Fighting not only for his mind and body but the fate of humanity, William must uncover the secret of the shadow before it's too late. Boiling Shadow is a cosmic horror novella published by Mannison Press and the second book in The Hollowhills Cycle.
N is for Nautical is the fourteenth book in an epic series of twenty-six horror anthologies. In this book you will find a selection of thirteen terrifying tales from some of the most talented independent horror authors writing today. From sirens to sea monsters, ghostly occurrences to mysterious islands, N is for Nautical brings a variety of ocean-themed horror tales that will have you desperate to get back on dry land.
Forget everything you have been told, the monsters are real and you are not safe. Vampires, ghouls, wendigos and old gods. These are just some of the gruesome encounters you will find within these pages. Delve into unimaginable terror with Eerie River's new collection of nighttime frights. This sinister volume contains twenty-four terrifying tales of Monsters and Mayhem. Open the door and let the darkness through. Includes original stories by: The Deepest Dark by Georgia Cook Eugene Angove Loses His Marbles by Tim Mendees Nightmares by Shelby Suderman The Old Oak Tree by Rachel L. Tilley Bölvetr by Ethan Sabatella The Happening at Tin Cave by Christopher Bond The Suckling Pig by Tim Mendees Midnight Shift by David Green What Once Was Mine by RJ Fuller The Woman in the Room by E.N. Neely If You Don't Laugh, You Cry by Erica Ciko Campbell Foster Doll by J. M. Faulkner Little Stars by Chris Hewitt Everything You Need by Ann Wuehler Mid Mourning Snack by Radar DeBoard Ghoul's Kitchen by Nikki R. Leigh Malik Alzalam by Hunter LaCross Three Wishes Upon a Star by Ronald Linson Wails of Anguish by Jessica Casey The Banshee and the Bosun by Josh Sippie Where There's Smoke by William Sterling Foundations by Georgia Cook On the Run by Rowan Hill Tusk and Nail by Kevin Walsh
We all know the games. The ones we played as kids. The ones we all have fond memories of, crowded around a kitchen table with family, piled in the floor with friends around the tv, or standing in front of the flashing lights of an arcade game. The games that when we look back at our childhood, we have at least one memory of. But what if, those games turned sinister? What if they were real and out for revenge? In this story collection, the games are taking over and they're out for blood.
You ask any chef and they will tell you that kitchen work can be murder. Normally, they don't mean that literally, but that is about to change. Inside this combination anthology and cookbook, you will find thirteen tales of culinary terror and an accompanying recipe. So, set the oven to gas mark 666 and prepare for a smorgasbord of gastronomic ghastliness and pray that your next meal won't be your last. Featuring stories from Neen Cohen, Tim Mendees, Callum Pearce, S.O. Green, Jasmine Jarvis, Rhiannon Lotze, Lyndsey Ellis-Holloway, Rebecca Rowland, Elizabeth Nettleton, Drew Starling & Chisto Healy.
“Have you seen the Yellow Sign?” Hastur was not a creation of H.P. Lovecraft but an adaptation of concepts created by Ambrose Bierce and Robert W. Chambers. Nevertheless, Hastur, AKA The King in Yellow, has since gone on to become one of the most iconic Great Old Ones. Whether the mysterious Lord of Leng in the Dreamlands or Cthulhu’s alleged half-brother, he is a figure who haunts the dreams of those mortals who touch upon even the barest knowledge of his existence. THE BOOK OF HASTUR is a collection of short stories and novellas depicting Hastur’s influence over a variety of individuals as well as those individuals affected by his presence. Some of them are horror, some of them are Pulp adventure, and some are a mixture of the two.
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We think we know Betty and Veronica, but we don’t. Far more than just Archie’s girlfriends, the girls have grown beyond simple archetypes to become compelling, relevant characters for each new generation over the past eighty years. Betty, Veronica, and the rest of the Riverdale gang appear to be frozen in time in Archie comic books. They are perpetual high schoolers, recycling the same basic plotlines over and over in their wholesome, small-town American world. However, there is much more to Betty and Veronica than the broad stereotypes and clichéd storytelling suggests. In Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale, Tim Hanley explores the complexity behind these two iconic characters. We know Betty and Veronica as Archie's girlfriends, but that's just the beginning—they are their own women with evolving motivations and aims. From fighting over Archie to tackling women’s lib to chasing down serial killers on Riverdale, their friendship has endured and grown through decades of shifting characterizations and social change. Exploring their past offers unique insights into the ways life has progressed for young women over the past eighty years, and shows us the hidden strengths and secret depths of these pop culture icons. Featuring full-color comic book cover art that spans nearly eight decades of publishing—along with behind-the-scenes accounts of creative decisions and historical insights into their many incarnations across various media—this bookprovides a vibrant exploration of Betty and Veronica’s many adventures throughout their long, intriguing journey in popular culture.
Tim Book Two is the follow-up to Telling Stories, the hugely successful memoir of Tim Burgess, singer of the Charlatans. In 2012, Tim published his hugely successful and critically acclaimed memoir, Telling Stories. Tim really enjoyed his new role as an author, and so here it is: Tim Book Two - a tale of Tim's lifelong passion for records, the shops that sell them, and the people who make them. In some ways, the biggest events in Tim's life happened in the couple of years after he had finished writing his first book rather than in the forty years before. So he had more to say, but instead of another autobiography he chose a different way of telling the story. Tim set himself a quest. He would get in touch with people he admired, and ask them to suggest an album for him to track down on his travels, giving an insight into what makes them tick. It would also offer a chance to see how record shops were faring in the digital age - one in which vinyl was still a much-treasured format.Tim assembled his cast of characters, from Iggy Pop to Johnny Marr, David Lynch to Cosey Fanni Tutti. Texts, phone calls, emails and handwritten notes went out. Here is the tender, funny and surprising story of what came back.
Tim Scott’s Outrageous Fortune marked the debut of one of the most wildly inventive writers to hit the sci-fi scene in years. Now he returns with a hilarious yet poignant novel of love, loss, and itinerant appliances. “New Seattle Health and Safety. Do not die for no reason.” This is the motto of a city so obsessed with the danger of sharp corners that it has almost forgotten how to live. But Huckleberry Lindbergh is about to find his trip to the city most decidedly unsafe. For a chance encounter leads him into the heart of a dark conspiracy. And in order to stop it, this former cop is about to do something so unsafe—so monumentally stupid—that its reverberations will be felt all the way to the Pentagon. Soon he is on the run from more authorities than he has had hot meals, his staunchest allies a bunch of feral fridges that give new meaning to the words “chill out.” But sometimes a dose of chaos is just what the doctor ordered, and Huck’s quest to remain among the living teaches not only him but those around him the true meaning of survival . . . in all its forms.
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