Step Right Up And Get Your Tickets at Christopher Long's TERMINUS, a decrepit old bus station that you'll do well to leave. Our first act is a musical one, a catchy little number that you may have heard before. But isn't midnight a little late for buskers? And why does everyone else at the station seem to be whistling the same tune? Family Fun is found in Damien B. Raphael's story RUPERT'S LITTLE BROTHER. The Wynfords are stupefied by grief following a recent family tragedy, but one nanny won't let the rumours ruin her chances of working at Weston Manor. Eleanor's heard the talk about Weston, but she won't be going anywhere - especially not because of any silly old ghost stories. And she's already passed the first test of her nerves, having met the strange barefoot boy on the gravel path. See Wild Animals beneath the waves in Dan Mitchell's DRIFT. Under the surface of the water everything changes. Dive down and leave the sounds, stresses and worries of the world above behind. Just watch out for those ghost nets still searching for their catch! Supernatural Illusions abound in Chip Limeburner's A FORK IN THE WOODS, where a ride home through the trees is halted by an otherworldly intervention. Others might shrink from the prospect of riding the road through the woods alone at night, but not Sir Jonathan. It's a path he's often travelled after enjoying Sir Walter's hospitality, and truth be told he relishes the ride through the cool night air. That is, until he is confronted by a portrait of terror, and something glinting among the leaves. For One Night Only see DILYS finally take centre stage. Josie Turner's wardrobe mistress is more comfortable amongst the shadows of the workshops beneath the boards, but this evening she'll threaten to steal the show - much to the distress of an aging actress who isn't used to supporting roles. Stand Spellbound by the mould stain with no odour in Annie Greene's WATER DAMAGE. A feature that's baffled for years - it never gets bigger! What Is It? To find out the truth, you'll need to spend some time alone with this freakish blemish. Just make sure you lock the door... Feel The Magic Up Close in ON THE MOUNTAIN, as Nia Morais takes us on a journey across the arctic-like Ben Macdui, the second highest peak on the island of Great Britain. Taller than Braeriach, wilder than Ben Nevis - the summit of Ben Macdui is said to be haunted by the wraith-like Old Grey Man. But don't let that stop you from following us up there! Hot and Cold Refreshments! Ice cream. Cotton candy. Hotdogs. Popcorn. Or perhaps you'll fancy a spoonful of something sinister from THE PICKLING JAR. Gaynor's been working hard on perfecting her culinary creation in Lucie McKnight Hardy's tale, testing out different recipes and tweaking the ingredients each time. Now it's finally ready to be judged, but do you dare take a taste?

The Ghastling: Book Nine

Literature & Fiction

McKnight Hardy, Lucie

Literary

Ghastling

The heatwave of 1976. Following the accidental drowning of her sister, 16-year-old Nif and her family move to a small village on the Welsh borders to escape their grief. But rural seclusion doesn't bring any relief. As her family unravels, Nif begins to put together her own form of witchcraft, collecting talismans from the sun-starved land. That is, until she meets Mally, a teen boy who takes a keen interest in her and has his own secret rites to divulge. Reminiscent of the suspense of Shirley Jackson and soaked in the folk-horror of English heritage, Water Shall Refuse Them is an atmospheric coming-of-age novel and a thrilling debut.

Water Shall Refuse Them

Genre Fiction

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

Bound in Blood: Stories of Cursed Books, Damned Libraries and Unearthly Authors

NEWMAN, Kim

Benedict, A.K.

Cesare, Adam

Higson, Charlie

LaRocca, Eric

Sharma, Priya

Bulkin, Nadia

Adams, Guy

Slatter, A.G.

Mains, Johnny

Suttie, Isy

Campbell, Ramsey

Rocklyn, Zin

Morrison, Angeline

Titan Books

<div>Something has fallen away. We have lost a part of ourselves, our history, what we once were. That something, when we encounter it again, look it straight in the eyes, disgusts us, makes us retch. This is the horror of the abject. Following the success of Comma's award-winning New Uncanny anthology, The New Abject invites leading authors to respond to two parallel theories of the abject--Julia Kristeva's theory of the psychoanalytic, intimate abject, and Georges Bataille's societal equivalent--with visceral stories of modern unease.</div>

The New Abject: Tales of Modern Unease (Modern Horror)

Woodward, Gerard

HADDON, Mark

Williams, Lara

CONSTANTINE, David

Haddad, Saleem

THEROUX,PAUL

Beard, Alan

Schofield, Sarah

Holness, Matthew

Haughey, Meave

Poulson, Christine

Bishop, Bernadine

Featherstone, Karen

Holmes, Gaia

Marek, Adam

DRABBLE, Margaret

Comma Press

The heatwave of 1976. Following the accidental drowning of her sister, sixteen-year-old Nif and her family move to a small village on the Welsh borders to escape their grief. But rural seclusion doesn't bring any relief. As her family unravels, Nif begins to put together her own form of witchcraft - collecting talismans from the sun-starved land. That is, until she meets Mally, a teen boy who takes a keen interest in her, and has his own secret rites to divulge. Reminiscent of the suspense of Shirley Jackson and soaked in the folk horror of the British landscape, Water Shall Refuse Them is an atmospheric coming-of-age novel and a thrilling debut.

Dead Ink

These 20 stories are the winners in the 2017 Retreat West Short Story and Flash Fiction prizes. A woman ventures out into a marsh at night seeking answers about herself that she cannot find; a man enjoys the solitude when his wife goes away for a few days; two young women make a get rich quick plan; and a father longs for the daughter that has gone to teach English in Japan. These stories and more make up a wonderful collection looking at relationships of all kinds - the ones we have with ourselves, our lovers, our friends and our mothers. They are funny, poignant, sad and strange but all beautifully written and a fine example of the wonderful writers from all around the world that are creating short stories and flash fictions today.

Impermanent Facts: 20 winning stories in the Retreat West prizes

Campbell, Joanna

Saint, Amanda

Retreat West Books

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