The Glass Parachute

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Shoemaker, Martin L.

Tallerman, David

Edginton, Matt D

Kane, Alex J

Michaelson, Jasmine

Morris, Grayson Bray

Wade, S.C.

Godby, Ben

Oxley, Rob

Science Fiction

Villipede Publications

In the gentrifying streets of New York City there is no way out but down... Rez is a young writer living beneath the guillotine of an identity crisis. He is looking to solve the mystery of his jaded life before the blade drops. Clive and Lynk are thriving photographers in the field of ghost hunting. They are determined to prove that life after death truly exists, whatever the cost. They waste their nights sulking in damnation and kill their days wrapped up in creation.They are artists maddened by society.  Deep within the coal mining region of Pennsylvania music remains the only escape... Delilah is the lead singer of Electric Orchid and is searching for a quick way out of boondock torture so she can live her life's true mission: to discover her secret past. She is guided by the park temptations of dream, nightmare and self-mutilation, the only way to relieve the pain of never truly feel like she belonged. A contract is won and the band takes to the road for New York City,the place she was born.  When the two crews cross paths they discover that the answer to the past, present and future is closer than it appears.

The Absence of Light

Literature & Fiction

Stone, J. Daniel

Genre Fiction

EIGHTEEN HAUNTING VISIONS . . . FROM A MIND ADROITLY TWISTED In this debut collection of short fiction from Kurt Fawver, one of the horror world’s rising stars, you will find a melange of lost souls, cosmic terrors, wondrous abysses, and even some good old-fashioned murder. You will be taken to the end of humanity, to dystopian futures and personal hells. You’ll meet conquering gods and unholy messiahs, invisible babies and talking chairs, interdimensional monsters and the monsters we sometimes see all too clearly in the mirrors before our own faces. The stories in Forever, in Pieces will immerse you in loneliness and loss, life and death, love and obsession, and, above all, the shadowed—and often terrible—veil of eternity. “Kurt Fawver’s stories are nasty little shockers that dare to dream big. And he isn't afraid to follow those big and totally mad ideas through to their horrific conclusions. Yeah, Kurt is a little messed up, and Forever, in Pieces is a promising debut.” —Paul Tremblay, author of In the Mean Time and Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye “From the most far-flung reaches of space, time and imagination, Fawver presents a parade of original and startling visions.” —David Dunwoody, author of Unbound &amp; Other Tales “A poignant and genuinely unnerving debut collection. Exquisite in every possible way. Kurt Fawver is a virtuoso of short-form literature, and Forever, in Pieces is his magnum opus.” —Adam Millard, author of Dead Line “Forever, in Pieces is aptly titled, for this book offers readers unnerving glimpses into our eternal fears, both staggeringly cosmic and painfully intimate. Kurt Fawver’s tales are gruesome and poignant. An impressive debut.” —Richard Gavin, author of At Fear’s Altar “With Forever, in Pieces, Kurt Fawver creates a collection perfectly balanced between beautiful and vicious, clever and dark. Like love stories for the dead, it calls to your soul to just keep turning pages.” —Jonathan Moon, author of Heinous and Hollow Mountain Dead “Kurt Fawver’s Forever, in Pieces is a searing and unapologetic exploration of futility. His very purpose in the tragically beautiful arrangement of his words is to prove that ‘On every level, we are not meant to overcome; we are meant to fall apart’—and his thoughtful, captivating stories illustrate this truth in an impeccably somber literary performance.” —Shawna L. Bernard, editor of Cellar Door and Ugly Babies

Forever, in Pieces

Fawver, Kurt

Villipede Publications' first horror and dark speculative fiction anthology will tenderly caress your amygdalae and viciously twist your imagination. With fifteen short stories and four poems from both established and upcoming authors, this haunting collection will force readers to reevaluate their thoughts on what darkness really is: something we're all born of yet perpetually trying to flee; a malevolent force that desires our servitude or destruction—or something that simply wishes to lock us in its cold, scaly, fathomless grip. Or perhaps, even, it's an asylum for our jittery minds and confused hearts—a place of solace where humans may patiently inspect their primal natures and desires . . . a place where the barriers between monster and man begin to shift and break down. The authors' origins span the breadth of the globe: the UK, Greece, Australia, Sweden, the US—and their stories are just as diverse. While the styles and subject matter of the stories may differ greatly, what is consistent is the dedication each author has harnessed to create unique fiction and scenarios of bewitching caliber. Holding Darkness Ad Infinitum in your trembling hands, you may find yourself faced with a simple ultimatum: Do you turn around and embrace the darkness of your own free will . . . or will it embrace you first? Contents: LONGBOAT – Becky Regalado, IN THE WALLS – Adam Millard, LOVE GRUDGE – Dot Wickliff, EARTH, RISEN – Pete Clark, SMUDGE – Jonathan Templar, THE HIGH PRIEST – C. Deskin Rink, STEALING DARKNESS – Geoffrey H. Goodwin, THE WESTHOFF VERSION – Patrick O'Neill, THE BURNING MAN – Tony Flynn, BLESS ME FATHER – Lisamarie Lamb, A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS – Lawrence Salani PILING UP – Kallirroe Agelopoulou, DOOR TO INSANITY – Mathias Jansson, BRANNIGAN'S WINDOW – John Mc Caffrey, THE SONG THAT CRAWLED – Adam S. House, HUNGRY AS THE WIND – Jonathan Moon, THE GOOD MAN – David Dunwoody, THE UNDERTAKER'S MELANCHOLY – Sydney Leigh, THE TUNNEL RECORD – J. Daniel Stone WITH ARTWORK FROM: Wednesday Wolf, David Shearer, Justin Wheeler, Mark Thompson (Monstark Studios), Eric Ford, Dennis Anderson (Dennis A!), Luke Spooner (Carrion House), Adam Domville, Stephen Cooney, and Matt Edginton.

Darkness Ad Infinitum: Villipede Horror Anthology 1

This is a companion graphic novel for RANTINGS OF A LUNATIC SUPERHERO, a full-length album by the band Shades of Interpretation, released November 2014. Both the book and the album are unrelenting metal at its finest, and follow the story of a common man fed up with his seemingly mundane existence. After the man essentially commits occupational seppuku, he is haphazardly granted great powers by ancient forces, and over the course of many years he tries to use these powers to benefit humanity. But when good intentions end up bringing out the worst in people, it is too late before the hero realizes the tragic road his intervention has paved...Story by Ryan Green and Shades of Interpretation (shadesofinterpretationofficial.com). Illustrated by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (carrionhouse.com).

Rantings of a Lunatic Superhero

Comics & Graphic Novels

Green, Ryan

Graphic Novels

From the mind of award-winning author and editor Michael Bailey comes Inkblots and Blood Spots, a painfully beautiful collection of short stories and poetry that reaches deep into the imagination, breaking hearts and boundaries along the way... In a lyrical and uninterrupted dance, Bailey entwines evocative literary short fiction with rhythmic poetry and comes full circle in one seamless collection. His stellar performance is accompanied by the stunning artwork of Daniele Serra, winner of the British Fantasy Award, and an Introduction by the legendary Douglas E. Winter. Stories include the Bram Stoker nominated "Fireman / Primal Tongue," which also received an Honorable Mention for Year's Best Horror; "Dandelion Clocks," a haunting, melodic tribute to the tragedy of 9/11; "I Wanted Black," where a young boy's birthday is anything but cause to celebrate; "Mum," a tale of two sisters unfolding like the bandages on their mother's badly burned body...  Take a surreal stroll through a carnival in "Underwater Ferris Wheel," where the biggest attraction may be your last ride; witness a pregnant woman's harrowing encounter with soul-stealing faerie in "Not the Child"; and find out why it gets cold in a little girl's room at night when she sees "A Light in the Closet."

Inkblots and Blood Spots

Bailey, Michael

Short Stories & Anthologies

Lovebites & Razorlines is a compendium of thirteen unique nightmares. From the darkest parts of New York City to subterranean dreamscapes and clubs hidden away from the public, J. Daniel Stone's hypnotic prose guides you through the aberrant jungle of life's seedy half. Inside we meet artists starving for attention, hungry shadows; we fall prey to disease, become entranced by psychedelic encounters and learn from introspection far beyond anyone's years.  Lyrical philosophies plague the mind of a young pregnant woman not willing to have the baby. A young man longs to discover death in hopes to locate the mother that never loved him. Music is the key to putting a soul back in dead things. A couple must come to terms with recent HIV infection. A pair of artists feed off one another's talents in order to understand the supernatural. A transsexual longs for the ultimate transformation. J. Daniel Stone's characters question reality, challenge norms and break down conventional barriers. They live on the fringe and are unapologetic about it. They destroy familiar tropes through poetry and painting, music and photography. Lovebites & Razorlines is an anthem for the depraved and forgotten.

Lovebites & Razorlines

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