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Peking Man
by Robert J. Sawyer
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When the 130,000-year-old bones of Peking Man were discovered in 1927 near Beijing, they were believed to be proof of the Missing Link, but the attempt to smuggle them away from the advancing Japanese in WWII ended in disaster beneath the Atlantic in 1941. Now, from central Europe, comes the true story of Peking Man and his evil roots back to the dawn of human civilization. (Published: 1996) Aurora Award Winner
Words: 3826 - Reading Time: 10-15 min.
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Balak
by Stephen Mark Rainey
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Two years ago, Claire Challis's four-year-old son disappeared without a trace. Now, a neighbor's child has vanished right outside of her apartment. Determined to discover the fate of her missing son, Claire sets out on a quest that will lead to a place of madness, horror, and fate worse than death and she'll come face to face with Balak... (Published: 2000)
Words: 99525 - Reading Time: 284-398 min.
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An Eye for an Eye
by Michael Arnzen
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A one-eyed homeless man holds a tattoo artist at gunpoint, forcing him to create his strangest "cover up" ever. In the process, he becomes an accomplice to murder. [The Year's Best Horror Stories XX Reprint--Karl Edward Wagner] [Recommended Reading--Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (Datlow/Windling)] (Published: 1991)
Words: 2690 - Reading Time: 7-10 min.
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New Kicks
by Gene O'Neill
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While looking for aluminum cans, Bluenote finds a new pair of athletic shoes that belong to a serial killer. He tries them on. Big mistake! (Published: 1992)
Words: 955 - Reading Time: 2-3 min.
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Along Comes Mary
by Harry Shannon
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Hardened detective John Kramer visits Death Row to hear a condemned man tell his story. Kramer soon finds out even he can be shocked and disturbed. (Published: 2000)
Words: 1985 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
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Eyes of Hazel, Kiss the Earth
by Darren Speegle
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In the infant trade, the merchandise must be moved secretly and swiftly. When a baby merchant finds himself stuck with a googling seven-week old package for twenty-four hours, he's not sure what to do. The pediatrician in his employ assists with the bottles and diapers, but the actual babysitting he must do on his own. By the time he makes the second meeting with the party who was supposed to take the baby off his hands, he's grown attached. Ethical as well as strangely paternal concerns emerge ... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Words: 3130 - Reading Time: 8-12 min.
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Midnight Oil
by Lisa Silverthorne
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Mistaken identities, misplaced sympathies and witches on the eve of Beltane. (Published: 1995)
Words: 1308 - Reading Time: 3-5 min.
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A Child of Darkness
by Susan Casper
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Daria is a little girl with a problem. A very serious problem. A very serious problem in a I-crave-drinking-blood kind of way. Can anyone help her?
Words: 5023 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
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Lost Bodies
by Ian Watson
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Two couples about to swap partners for the night discover a decapitated fox's head in the garden. Trouble is--it seems to still be alive. (Published: 1988) Year's Best Horror Selection
Words: 4051 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
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The Eye of the Ayatollah
by Ian Watson
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A religious fanatic who snatched out Ayatollah Khomeini's eye at his funeral uses it to discover where Salman Rushdie is hiding from Khomeini's fatwa. (Published: 1990) Year's Best Horror Selection
Words: 3020 - Reading Time: 8-12 min.
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Under Her Skin
by Susan Casper
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An overweight woman who didn't really want to be at the dance is surprised to find an attractive young man is interested in her. There must be a catch, she thinks. Well, let's just say there is a catch, and it's a real whopper.
Words: 2429 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
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Jumper
by George Zebrowski
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A therapist encounters a severely disturbed young woman with memories of finding herself in strange places with no memory of how she got there; she goes to sleep in one place and wakes up in another. (Published: 1988)
Words: 3914 - Reading Time: 11-15 min.
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The Old Darkness
by Pamela Sargent
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A storm blows out power to the whole neighborhood, and Nina can feel the darkness filling her apartment with threatening shadows. The neighbors gather in her living room, and the old darkness begins its journey. (Published: 1983) Year's Best Horror Selection
Words: 5348 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
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The Spider in the Hairdo
by Michael A. Burstein
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An alien spider arrives on earth to find a host to carry its eggs. When it crawls into a young girl's hair, she is manipulated into getting a beehive hairdo to provide a safe environment from which to begin its conquest of humanity. (Published: 1997)
Words: 4390 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
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A Darkness Upon The Face Of The Deep
by Harlan Ellison
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A researcher for a sensationalist magazine and his archeologist friend travel to Syria searching for an ancient Hittite tomb--they carry a small stone glyph that was reportedly taken from the tomb's sarcophagus. Their journey is a paradox of confidence and fear, for as they move closer to their destination, the glyph begins to glow. (Published: 1991)
Words: 6336 - Reading Time: 18-25 min.
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Crocodile Rock
by Lucius Shepard
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When Rawley called, Michael had no idea what he would be getting into. He was offered a chance to take on a strange case. There were reports of native "crocodile men" murdering tribesmen. Such reports were not uncommon in the wilds of Africa, but in this case a "crocodile man" has actually confessed to the murders... (Published: 1999) International Horror Guild Award Winner, Nebula Award(R) Nominee, World Fantasy Award Nominee
Words: 17945 - Reading Time: 51-71 min.
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The Creature On The Couch
by Michael Bishop
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An Atlanta psychologist agrees to counsel an 8-foot masked recluse who lives and works in a warehouse just outside of town--the morose giant is suspected as the source of nocturnal howlings recently reported in the area. With each secret therapy session, the good doctor is more certainly convinced his patient is indeed the revived, wretched offspring of Victor Frankenstein. (Published: 1991)
Words: 8653 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
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Pitt Night at the Lewistone Boneyard
by David J. Schow
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Russell Pitt, the last surviving member of his family, visits the Lewistone Graveyard every year to pay respect to his deceased relatives. This year, he is given the opportunity to say all the things left unsaid, settle old scores, and ease his burden of carrying on the family name. (Published: 1990)
Words: 11245 - Reading Time: 32-44 min.
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Yesterday's Hostage
by Michael Bishop
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While visiting the museum of medieval torture in Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber, Rodgers accidentally stabbed Gisel with his pen--twice. The volatile relationship they cultivated during their brief time together came to a tragic bloody end ... and has haunted him since. Seven years later, Rodgers is back in the little German hotel where it happened, not knowing what to expect or even why he is there, only that he must face his memory of Gisel. (Published: 1997)
Words: 9820 - Reading Time: 28-39 min.
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Are You Loathsome Tonight?
by Poppy Z. Brite
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Poppy Z. Brite, author of four novels, LOST SOULS, DRAWING BLOOD, EXQUISITE CORPSE, and THE LAZARUS HEART, plus several collections of short stories, has gone to the edge and back with ARE YOU LOATHSOME TONIGHT (titled SELF-MADE MAN in Europe). Join Poppy as she explores the outermost regions of murder, passion, death and religion in twelve extraordinary short stories. With a foreword by horror master Peter Straub and an afterword by Caitlin R. Kiernan, Brite reaches new heights--and depths--in ... more info>> (Published: 1998)
Words: 49262 - Reading Time: 140-197 min.
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Life Partner
by David J. Schow
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When JJ's argumentative boyfriend stays asleep long after a wild party has ended, she decides to keep the relationship going with him right where he is... (Published: 1993)
Words: 4920 - Reading Time: 14-19 min.
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The Last Ghost and Other Stories
by Stephen Goldin
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The Last Ghost and Other Stories is the first comprehensive collection of Stephen Goldin's short fiction. Some of the stories have been reprinted before, such as the Nebula Award(R) finalist story "The Last Ghost" and the oft-anthologized "Sweet Dreams, Melissa." Others will be less familiar to the reader, such as "But As A Soldier, For His Country" (later expanded into the novel The Eternity Brigade) and "Portrait of the Artist As a Young God." The collection also contains the never-before-publ... more info>> (Published: 1971)
Words: 80935 - Reading Time: 231-323 min.
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Revenant
by Melanie Tem
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Regret and denial haunt the ghost town of Revenant. It is the last chance for the living to give the dead the gift of freedom. The pedophile, the mother who talks to her dead children, the father with an image of his son before the accident, the little boy yearning for his birth mother, and a girl mourning her phantom aborted baby, all congregate in Revenant for the final judgment. Either let them go or spend eternity in a vast wasteland, endlessly floating. There is a presence in Revenant: anci... more info>> (Published: 1994)
Words: 104630 - Reading Time: 298-418 min.
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Demon's Eye
by Stephen Gresham
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Young Kevin Holmes had been having trouble getting his parents to believe his stories after the electrical accident. His parents wouldn't believe a thirteen year-old boy when he told them wild tales, although they sensed something eerie at Blackwinter's Inn. When the three families decided to pool their money and buy the old broken-down Blackwinter's Inn, they could not have known that their children would soon become terrified of everything, even their own shadows. The ancient evil whispers wer... more info>> (Published: 1989)
Words: 85930 - Reading Time: 245-343 min.
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The Gingerbread Man
by John F. D. Taff
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Thirty years after his psychotic, alcoholic mother was institutionalized, Leo Kearny's memory still haunts him of the day she baked him gingerbread cookies. He remembers the blood dripping from her arms when she scrubbed them with Brillo pads to remove the smell of the gingerbread. Now the smell is back.... (Published: 2002)
Words: 4211 - Reading Time: 12-16 min.
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