Les Petites Morts

Literature & Fiction

Piper, Hailey

Gibson, S.T.

Genre Fiction

Ghost Orchid Press

Attack of the Killer Tumbleweeds

Ward, Antonia Rachel

Humor & Satire

In the depths of a remote forest, an enchanted castle preys on unwary travellers. The servants of the Goddess Morana sacrifice to their dark mistress every soul who crosses its threshold. One terrible night, three people who should never have met find themselves trapped there: a spoiled lady escaping an unwanted marriage, an aging warrior-prince on a deadly mission, and a resourceful rogue caught up in a botched heist. As their destinies entwine and the dawn approaches, the solution to the castle’s riddle becomes clear: if they want to escape, one of them must die.\nA dark fantasy tale inspired by Slavic folklore, Dark Woods, Deep Water is the debut novel by Croatian author Jelena Dunato. Set in an intricately imagined world that staggers the line between fairytale and brutality, this novel will appeal to fans of Katherine Arden and Naomi Novik, as well as lovers of classic Gothic fiction. 
Praise for Dark Woods, Deep Water: 
"DARK WOODS, DEEP WATER is an enthralling dark fantasy with a gritty, gothic heart. There are no heroes here: instead the characters' varying shades of villainy fit perfectly into this horror-laced tale. Nail-biting, grisly, and genuinely chilling." 
-- Jess Hyslop, author of Miasma 
"Dark Woods, Deep Water drew me into its spell, weaving its beautiful threads around me until I looked up and realized I'd been reading long past the time I should have been asleep. From the first page, I knew I'd follow these characters into whatever dangers lay in wait. A gorgeous, layered, compelling tale in a world both familiar and strange."\n-- Kate Heartfield, bestselling author of The Embroidered Book\n"An eerie, fascinating tale, which - like all great stories - retains its mystery even after the last page is turned. We meet characters of varying motives and complexity, each of whom is compelling and, above all, real. The liminal world Dunato has created, with its rich seams of Slavic folklore, makes Dark Woods, Deep Water an extraordinary novel and its author one to watch. I have a new favourite."\n-- Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong\n"Dark Woods, Deep Water is a treasure buried on the bottom of a murky ocean--the sort of Slavic fantasy I've always searched for, but rarely found. Set in a world inspired by the Eastern Adriatic where vengeful gods trap lost travellers in crumbling, haunted castles hidden in snowy forests, this novel was atmospheric, creepy, both fast paced and intricately built."\n— Genoveva Dimova, author of Foul Days 
"DARK WOODS, DEEP WATER is deliciously dark, and Jelena Dunato's voice is one that draws and holds. This novel brings us on a journey down splintered and twisted passages, through intertwined thorns, vines, roots, weeds—all sprawling and grabbing—and to places where snakes are forced to bite their own tails. At its heart pulses the dangers of timelessness and the evils of illusion."\n—Ai Jiang, Nebula, Locus, and Ignyte Award finalist, and author of LINGHUN and I AM AI

Dark Woods, Deep Water

Dunato, Jelena

Winter Harvest

Papadopoulou, Ioanna

DreamScape

This volume features the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted stories from the Very Ghostly Christmas flash fiction campaign Ghost Orchid Press ran in December 2021. It’s a festive treat full of chilling tales with a traditional Victorian fireside vibe, so make yourself a mug of cocoa, curl up in your favourite armchair, and prepare to be spooked! 
Featuring stories by: Alex Ebenstein, Alice Austin, Andrew Lyall, Anthony Engebretson, April Yates, Clyde Davis, Danielle Edwards, Eleanor Sciolistien, H.B. Diaz, J.L. Royce, Jay Seate, Jessica McHugh, Leila Martin, Lori Green, Maggie Nerz Iribarne, Marisca Pichette, Nicole Little, Olivia Graves, R.L. Summerling, Rebecca Jones-Howe, S.J. Townend, Sally Hughes, Samantha Arthurs, Scotty Sarafian, Sharmon Gazaway, Sophia DeSensei, Vivian Kasley, Warren Benedetto

A Very Ghostly Christmas: An Anthology of Seasonal Ghost Stories

Ward, A.R.

A Blackness Absolute is a collection of previously unpublished short horror stories by up-and-coming Canadian author Caitlin Marceau. The collection takes in uncertainties of perception, feelings of vulnerability—to the weather, the natural world, the tenuousness of sanity—and mixes these elements with a strong sense of history and folklore. From the title piece, which evokes the pure claustrophobic terror of becoming lost and disoriented in a cave-system, to the final tale, Doireann, where a woman performs unusual funeral rites in a starving community, each story layers ambiguities to create an unnerving effect that will get under your skin.\nIf you love great storytelling, creepy atmospherics, and stories that instil a sense of dread that will return to you in the dead of night, then you’re sure to find something to enjoy in this masterful collection. These stories will linger long after you close the book.\nPRAISE FOR A BLACKNESS ABSOLUTE: 
“Caitlin Marceau explores the familial bonds that tie us together and break us down like no other. Her work bleeds Canadiana like thick maple syrup and lingers long after you've left the page.” 
— Lor Gislason, author of Inside Out 
"In her latest collection, Caitlin Marceau continues to display her boundless creativity and inventiveness. With surgical precision, she cuts into the hearts and minds of her doomed characters, extracting gothic tales of ghostly betrayal, teenage revenge, cloying claustrophobia, statuesque sirens and more. Marceau understands the terror that waits in the dark places beyond the seemingly Everyday. Fans will not be disappointed, and new readers will find themselves falling deep into A Blackness Absolute." 
-- Laura Keating, author of Agony's Lodestone 
"A sharp tongue stretching deep into the collective unconscious, like campfire stories, to divine a vast array of hells to chill you with. A Blackness Absolute stitches together Junji Ito-esque horrors that crawl into some atavistic part of your brain and take root there, shading your dreams with dread and uncertainty. Marceau has written a reflection on the terrifying ways in which time stains everything, unforgivably, into states of ruin. She cuts, with serrated edge, into the pure, disturbing imagination of nightmares, and sustains terror from start to finish. Creepy as hell. Utterly addictive and compellingly frightening. A remarkable ride I cannot recommend enough." 
-- Sofia Ajram, author of The Arborglyph 
"Another dark and desolate collection from a fantastic new talent; Marceau understands how to tap into the root of deep, inescapable fear, and applies it with calculated precision. The title of the collection functions as both a siren and a warning—there are no happy endings here, no last-minute saviours. Creeping, incremental dread unspools around you like cold rope, pulling you down into a dark and infinite void, and the last lines of these stories gut-punch hard, leaving you winded but wanting more." 
-- Lindz McLeod, author of Turducken

A Blackness Absolute: A Collection of Short Horror

Marceau, Caitlin

Literary

Neverest: A gripping supernatural thriller perfect for fans of Breathless and All the White Spaces

Bodine, T.L.

Les Petites Morts: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales and Folklore

Freeling, Evelyn

Sweet, scary, sexy, tragic... This collection of horror and dark fantasy contains fifteen darkly beautiful supernatural stories by authors from around the world, all on the theme of queer love. Here, you will find mythological beings, hallucinating explorers, ghosts, loups-garous, sentient paintings, and so much more...\nContents:\nIntroduction by Dr. Sam Hirst 
Together Forever by Evelyn Freeling 
Breathe Into This by Kristin Osani 
Becoming by R. Wren 
The Only Thing to Fear by Caitlin Marceau 
Resin by Amanda M. Blake 
The Perfect Man by Felix Foote 
After the Flood by Monica Robinson 
Sweet Water by Jess Koch 
Resistance by Morgan Melhuish 
Juliet, Juliet by S.J. Townend 
A Wound Full of Teeth by Sam Kyung Yoo 
Farewell House by Kayla Whittle 
The Singing by Georgia Cook 
Her First Full Breath by Emmie Christie 
Memoir Found in a Bullet by Kyle E. Miller

Beyond the Veil: Supernatural Tales of Queer Love

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