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The Plague LoversA young woman in 14th century Italy flees the ravages of the bubonic plague with a mysterious lover who shows her how the pleasures of sex and suffering can intertwine. Later, she uses her knowledge of herbs and plants to inflict suffering of her...
After the Ape - Stephen Volk"The notion of 'what happened next?' following a classic monster movie - probably the biggest and best - was an intriguing one to me," says Stephen Volk, "and not only the initial considerations of public health issues."Somehow kicking this...
Taken from The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 22, edited by Stephen Jones.As Smith recalls: "This story came about in the simplest way, the way I always enjoy most - something happening in real life that makes you think 'What if?' "Our household gets a lot of its food...
Far in the distant, post-human future, the Cater-Zimmermann community set out to refute the theory that the universe is created exclusively for mankind by cloning themselves a thousand times over and sending each copy to a different star within the galaxy. One of the...
The Reunion" is based on actual events," reveals the author, "but the story only really came into focus for me when I was invited to contribute to Ellen Datlow's Poe anthology. Poe is brilliant. I was at a conference recently where a teacher revealed that she had read...
Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside - Christopher FowlerChristopher Fowler explains "'. . . Seaside' came about firstly because I was commissioned to write a story for the World Horror Convention souvenir book and, as the event was to take place in Brighton, it seemed...
Autumn Chill - Richard L. TierneyInspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Donald Wandrei, Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long, Tierney's poetry has been collected in Dreams and Damnations, The Doom Prophet and One Other, the Arkham House volume of...
The Lindy SharkThe Lindy Shark is a master at maneuvering through the crowds of dancers. Seductive on his feet, exceptional in bed, he woos his prey rather than dining on them-but leaves them demolished, nonetheless.Ten Minutes in the 80s"For ten minutes in the...
MovementsA married couple explores the possibilities of swinging, partner-swapping, and making money online through amateur pornography...The DressA man finds a skimpy, sexy black dress and convinces his wife to wear it in public, enticing her exhibitionist desires and...
Watching Lois PerformAfter a tough board meeting, Jack tells Lois he knows exactly what she needs. She's an independent woman and tries to resist, but Jack's masterful ways soon take Lois into a new world of sexual discovery--at his command.Richard's SecretA committed...
When I was first asked to contribute to Exotic Gothic 3 (which was to feature Gothic-influenced stories in non-Gothic environments), I agreed without really thinking about it," Unsworth explains, "and then spent a long time struggling, trying to work out how, precisely,...
Stories often find their origins in unexpected ways," Strantzas reveals. "I was inspired in this case by a photograph of a Zen garden I once used as my computer's desktop background. After staring at it day-in and day-out while I worked, I began to wonder about that...
BlindedA simple blindfold brings spice to a young couple's sex life. When they vow to make each time more exciting than the last, they are drawn into an escalating power game that threatens to destroy what they love most.Picture PerfectA wife's first attempt at...
Kelly recalls: "The genesis of 'Princess of the Night' is a little murky. It was written for an anthology of Halloween tales. Alas, it didn't make it into the book. The tale then sold to a slick new professional magazine, where it promptly languished for four years...
I don't like writing at home much," admits Shearman. "Home is a place for sleeping and eating and watching afternoon game shows on TV. There are too many distractions. So, years ago,I decided I'd only write first drafts in art galleries."And the best of them all is the...
Six short stories to shake you to your core.Out and Back by Barbara RodenAn abandoned amusement park attracts unwary thrill seekersThe Game of Bear - Reggie Oliver & M. R. JamesReggie Oliver completes M. R. James' unfinished classic.Shem-el-Nessim: An Inspiration in...
'Death in the Promised Land' explores the potential dangers of becoming too closely involved in virtual reality. Parts of the story were later reworked into the novel Tea from an Empty Cup (1988), which had a sequel in Dervish is Digital (2001), both excellent examples...
I wrote 'Christmas with the Dead' simply becauseI wanted to write a holiday horror story," Lansdale admits. "This was the result....
Black Country - Joel Lane"'Black Country' is one of a sequence of weird crime stories set in the West Midlands that I've been working on for years," says Joel Lane. "A collection of them is forthcoming with the title Where Furnaces Burn. 'Black Country' is also a...
Campbell reveals, "My fellow clansman PaulCampbell will remember the birth of this tale. At the Dead Dog party after the 2010 World Horror Convention in Brighton, someone was throwing a delighted toddler into the air. I was ambushed by an idea and had to apologise to...
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