Weirdbook #45 continues its mission of celebrating fantasy, horror, and weird fiction, with another jam-packed issue of stories. Here are works by such talents as Adrian Cole, Darrell Schweitzer, Sharon Cullars, and John R. Fultz.

The complete lineup:

THE DRAGONS OF THE NIGHT, by Darrell Schweitzer
LOVE AND SORCERY, by John R. Fultz
THE RECKONING, by Sharon Cullars
EVERY BONE IN HIS BODY, by Adrian Cole
WE WERE X-MEN, by Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Bakari-Muhammad
SOME BATTLES CANNOT BE WON, by Paul Lubaczewski
NYKTHOS, by Marlane Quade Cook
A WISE AND PATIENT MOTHER, by Laura Blackwell
DRAGON FOOD, by Franklyn Searight
The NIB; AND A BRIEF STUDY IN COSMIC IRRELEVANCE, by Christian Riley
HOUSE OF THE GRAND FLY, by Charles Haugen
THE SMITH AFFAIR, by James Goodridge
THE WAY ORDER IS MAINTAINED, by L.F. Falconer
THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE, by Michael Janairo
THE GOLDEN BOY, by Aditya Deshmukh
WHITE WAKE, by John C. Hocking

Plus a selection of uncanny poetry by Chad Hensley, Frederick J. Mayer, Allan Rozinski, K.A. Opperman, Ashley Dioses, and Dave Truesdale.

The 43rd issue of Weirdbook, under the editorship of Doug Draa, presents new tales of fantasy and horror in the grand Weird Tales tradition. Included this time are:
Short Stories
An American Story, by Darrell Schweitzer 
Impervious to Reason, Oblivious to Fate, by John R. Fultz 
The River, by Sharon Cullars 
Taking Out the Trash, by by D.C. Lozar 
Arthur Wardrobe And Asia Anastacia: A Love Story,
by Andrew Darlington 
Snack Time, by Franklyn Searight 
Godlike, by By Edward Morris and Konstantine Paradias 
Ronkonkoma, by Glynn Owen Barrass 
The Fury of Angels, by Adrian Cole 
Keisha’s Dinosaur, by Nicole Givens Kurtz 
Will Home Remember Me?, by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. 
You’re Gonna Love This Song, by Michael S. Walker 
Frozen Time, by by Rivka Jacobs 
Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee’s, by L.F. Falconer
Plus a file selection of poetry by Jeff Barnes, Maxwell I. Gold, Neva Bryan, Ashley Dioses, K.A. Opperman, Ann K.Schwader, W.D. Clifton, Ngo Binh Anh Khoa, Chad Hensley, Frederick J. Mayer, and Gregg Chamberlain

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:
Stories
• Tonight I Wear My Crimson Face, by Adrian Cole 
• The House of the Witches, by Darrell Schweitzer 
• The Bones, by Erica Ruppertabout 
• The Idols of Xan, by Steve Dilks 
• Conjurings, by Marlane Quade Cook 
• Matriarch Unbound, by Glynn Owen Barrass 
• The Mouth at the Edge of the World, by Luke Walker 
• “An Autumn Settling”, by Alistair Rey 
• I Know How You’ll Die, by K.G. Anderson 
• Fair Shopping, by Jack Lee Taylor 
• Black Aggie, by Marina Favila 
• The Chroma of Home, by Arasibo Campeche 
• The Last Resort, by Dean MacAllister 
• The Crypt Beneath the Manse, by S. Subramanian 
• A Winter Reunion, by C.M. Muller 
• The Stravinsky Code, by Leonard Carpenter 
• She Talks to Me, by Matthew Masucci 
• Wings of Twilight, by L.F. Falconer 
• A Pantheon of Trash, by Thomas C. Mavroudis 
• Juliet’s Moon, by D.C. Lozar 
• The Gargoyle’s Wife, by Jean Graham 
• The Melting Man, by Justin Boote 
• Dead Waves, by Sean McCoy 
• The Proposal, by J.D. Brink 
• Dark Energy, by Kevin Hayman 
• Christmas at Castle Dracula, by S. L. Edwards 
• There Was Fire, by M. Ravenberg 
• Them, by Sharon Cullars 
• For Love of Lythea, by C. I. Kemp 
Poetry
• Beltane, by K.A. Opperman 
• Twin Hungers, by Scott J. Couturier 
• The Jackal, by Ashley Dioses 
• Our Family Ghost, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson 
• Le Gargoyle, by Russ Parkhurst

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:
• Iconoclasm, by Adrian Cole
• Have a Crappy Halloween, by Franklyn Searight 
• Early Snow, by Samson Stormcrow Hayes 
• The Dollhouse, by Glynn Owen Barrass 
• Elle a Vu un Loup, by Loren Rhoads 
• Bringing the Bodies Home, by Christian Riley 
• Restored, by Marlane Quade Cook 
• Nameless and Named, by David M. Hoenig 
• Playing A Starring Role, by Paul Lubaczewski 
• And the Living is Easy, by Mike Chinn 
• The Prague Relic, by Paul StJohn Mackintosh 
• The Circle, by Matt Sullivan 
• Sanctuary, by John Linwood Grant 
• The Giving of Gifts, by Matt Neil Hill 
• The Santa Anna, by Jack Lothian 
• The Dread Fishermen, by Kevin Henry 
• Blind Vision, by Andrew Darlington 
• The Thirteenth Step, by William Tea 
• This Godless Apprenticeship, by Clint Smith 
• Waiting, by John W. Dennehy 
• Pouring Whiskey In My Soul, by Paul R. McNamee 
• True Blue, by Darrell Schweitzer 
• The Treadmill, by Rohit Sawant 
• The Veiled Isle, by W. D. Clifton
• Gila King, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson (poem) 
• Necro-Meretrix, by Frederick J. Mayer (poem) 
• Grinning Moon, by Frederick J. Mayer (poem) 
• The Burning Man, by Russ Parkhurst (poem) 
• Silent Hours, by Russ Parkhurst (poem) 
• The Old White Crone, by Maxwell I. Gold (poem)

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:
• HORROR AROUND THE BEND, by Franklyn Searight 
• A TINY CUT, by Samson Stormcrow Hayes 
• POSTHUMOUS, by Marlane Quade Cook 
• PAGES FROM AN INVISIBLE BOOK, by Darrell Schweitzer 
• THAT NAME WAS EVOC, by Lorenzo Crescentini 
• MISDIAGNOSED, by Jackie Bee 
• DOG DROOL, by Frederick J. Mayer 
• THE VENUSIAN MANTIS, by Teege Braune 
• THE COLOR OF THE GODS, by Ken Heuler 
• SPAWNING GROUND, by Hannah Lackoff 
• CURSE OF THE DARK QUEEN, by Lily Luchesi 
• MONIKA UNRAVELING, by Rebecca House 
• CRAWLING WITH THEM, by Jason Zwiker 
• SEVEN SISTERS, by James Machin 
• THE HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS, by Michael Washburn 
• EYES WITHOUT A FACE, by Thomas Vaughn 
• CLARTLEY CHOWDER, by Richie Brown 
• DOMINION OVER ABBADON, by Richard J. O'Brien 
• DIVINE WIND OF THE DARK, by Frank Schildiner 
• SKRIK, by Bekki Pate 
• THE FERRYMAN’S JOURNAL, by Ed Burkley 
• DEMIURGE, by Mark A. Fitch 
• AND IN HER EYES THE CITY DROWNED, by Kyla Lee Ward 
• CLOUDS LIKE MEMORIES, WORDS LIKE STONES, by John R. Fultz 
• UP THE LAZY RIVER, by Adrian Cole 
• SYLVAN SIMALCRUM, by Chad Hensley 
• MISTER DORTON’S CATS, by Russ Parkhurst 
• THE AUTUMN PEOPLE, by Kurt Newton
Poetry 
• EA CARPE NOCTIS, by Frank Coffman 
• THE CURSED, by Julio Toro San Martin and Hank Simmons 
• BAD NIGHT, by Lucy Snyder 
• SONGS OF THE QUAIL, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson 
• MISKATONIC ETUDES, by James P. Roberts

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:

Sea Glass Harvest, by Bear Kiosk 
The Changeling, by R. Rozakis 
The Maiden Voyage of the Ariona, by Dale W. Glaser 
One Million & One, by Andre E. Harewood 
War is Grimm, by Clifford Beal 
Blood Pact, by Sharon Cullars 
Something I Have to Tell You, by John B. Rosenman 
The Curious Simulacrum of Dr. F, by Michael Canfield 
A Cure for Restless Bones, by Angela Enos 
Homecoming Corpse, by Andrew Bourelle 
A Chorus of Shadows, by Sarena Ulibarri 
Graveyard Wine, by Joshua L. Hood 
My Last Sixteen Hours, by Angela L. Lindseth 
Wide Wide Sea, by Jackson Kuhl 
The Safari, by Michael S. Walker 
The Water Horse, by Bill W. James 
The Long Way Home, by S.E. Casey 
Unseelie Things, by Taylor Foreman-Niko 
The Veneration of Evil in the Kingdom of Ancient Lies, by John R. Fultz 
Livingstone, by Cody Goodfellow

Plus a selection of poetry by: 
Darrell Schweitzer 
Kyla Lee Ward 
Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Bakari-Muhammad 
Denny Marshall

Weirdbook #36 presents another great assortment of stories and poems in the Weird Tales tradition: fantasy, horror, sword & sorcery, and the just plain unclassifiable find a home here! Included are: 
Burn on the Bayou, by L.F. Falconer 
The Mumbler, by Gillian French 
Cleric at Sentinel Hill, by Franklyn Searight 
Whores and Criminals, by Dean Macallister 
The Quiet on the Water, by C. C. Adams 
The Haggard Brothers Go to Town, by James Pratt 
The Awakening, by Megan Neumann 
Dead Line, by D.C. Lozar 
The Waterman’s Song, by MB Vigil 
Maleficium, by Kelly Gould 
The Green Dome, by Joe DiCicco 
We Who Walk on Worlds, by Matt Sullivan 
Insect Song, by William Tea 
The Harvest Moon Festival, by Gigi Eng 
Like Falling Snow, by W.D. Clifton 
The Oldest Story, by S. L. Edwards 
Geronimo Versus Frankenstein, by Neal Privett 
The Black-and-White Dozen, by Chris Kuriata 
Omzetten, by C.M. Muller 
Vandegald's Globes, by Jeremy Hayes

The 35th issue of WEIRDBOOK presents more stories in the Weird Tales tradition! Here are horror and dark fantasy stories set in this world -- and beyond. Included this time are:
The Pullulations of the Tribe, by Adrian Cole 
The Dead of Night, by Christian Riley 
Mother of My Children, by Bruce L. Priddy 
The Man Who Murders Happiness, by John R. Fultz 
A Handful of Dust, by Tom English 
Revolution à l’Orange, by Paul Lubaczewski 
Fiends of the Southern Plains, by Patrick Tumblety The Pyrrhic Crusade, by Stanley B. Webb 
The Migration of Memories, by Charles Wilkinson 
Maquettes, by Paul St John Mackintosh 
In the Shadows, by J.S. Watts 
“The Spot,” by C.R. Langille 
Schism in the Sky, by Donald McCarthy 
To Roam the Universe, Forgotten and Free, by Janet Harriett 
Rejuvenate, by Lily Luchesi 
Vigil Night, by Lorenzo Crescentini 
Dead Clowns for Christmas, by L.J. Dopp 
The Tale and the Teller, by Darrell Schweitzer
Plus poetry by K.A. Opperman, Frederick J. Mayer, James Matthew Byers, and Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Weirdbook returns! The latest issue is jam-packed with great fantasy and horror tales by current and upcoming masters of the genre. Included this time are:
• The Demon in the Doughnut Shop, by Bret McCormick 
• A Kiss for the Mirrorman, by Adrian Cole 
• Mukden, by Sean Patrick Hazlett 
• In the Gallery, by J. Michael Major 
• Excavation, by Franklyn Searight 
• Bunnies of the Apocalypse, by Gregg Chamberlain 
• Zhar’s Outré House, by Frederick J. Mayer 
• The Devil Is Anonymous, by Frank Duffy 
• Touched, by James D. Mabe 
• The Singing Tree, by Lawrence Buentello 
• Blood of God, by DJ Tyrer 
• Bum Fights and Blood Feuds, by Scott Harper 
• Beauty Treatment, by Liam Hogan 
• My Personal Dream, by James Ward Kirk 
• Mischa in the Window, by Jason Rubis 
• Thrill My Soul, by Greg Jenkins 
• Trick, by Rish Outfield
Plus a selection of poetry by Steve Dilks, Ashley Dioses, Darrell Schweitzer, and Lucy A. Snyder.

Weirdbook returns! Here are great fantasy and horror tales by current and upcoming masters of the genre...

The River Flows to Nowhere, by John R. Fultz
The Amnesiac’s Lament, by Scott R Jones
Trance Junkie, by Bruno Lombardi
Bad Faith, by Will Blinn
Dwelling of the Wolf, by Franklyn Searight
The Ruby Palace, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
The Screams at the Keyhole, by Garrett Cook
Diary of an Illness, by C.M. Muller
Teatime With Mrs. Monster, by James Aquilone
Train to Nowhere, by Adrian Cole
A Cure for Unrequited Love, by Donald W. Schank
The Owl, by S. L. Edwards
Bathory in Red, by Ashley Dioses

Weirdbook #32 presents a selection of great fantasy and horror tales by current and upcoming masters of the genre. Included are:
Childhood's Dread, by Taye Carrol 
The Other Neighbors, by Daniel Davis 
Rare Air, by Mark Slade 
The Children, by J.E. Álamo 
The Radiant Boy, by Kevin Wetmore 
The Whisperer in the Woods, by Peter Schranz 
Sweet Oblivion, by Andrew Darlington 
An Unsolicited Lucidity, by Lee Clark Zumpe 
Black Carnival, by Bobby Cranestone 
The Howard Family Tradition, by P. R. O'Leary 
Hell in a Boxcar, by Scott A. Cupp 
Jorōgumo, by Kelda Crich 
Clay Baby, by Jack Lee Taylor 
The Corpse and the Rat: A Story of Friendship, by Joshua L. Hood 
Getting Thin, by DJ Tyrer 
Maybe Next Door, by Richard LaPore 
Containment Protocol, by Leeman Kessler 
Under a Rock, by Lori R. Lopez 
The Children Must Be Hungry, by L.F. Falconer 
The Road to Hell, by Kevin L. O'Brien 
Maggot Coffee, by Roy C. Booth and Axel Kohagenv 
Baby Mine, by Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen 
In Blackwalk Wood, by Adrian Cole 
My Longing to See Tamar, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson 
Gust of Wind Made by Swinging a Blade, by Molly N. Moss 
Necromancer's Lair, by Chad Hensley 
The Helm, by Chad Hensley 
Ex Arca Sepulcrali, by Wade German 
The Laughter of Ghouls, by K.A. Opperman 
Ode to Ashtoreth, by K.A. Opperman 
The Necro-Conjuring Sorceress, by Ashley Dioses 
What Dark Gods Are Friends to Me? by Chad Hensley 
Scarlet Succubus Shrine, by Frederick J. Mayer 
Penelope, Sleepless, by Darrell Schweitzer

Weirdbook returns after a nearly 20-year hiatus under the editorship of Douglas Draa! Here are great fantasy and horror tales by current and upcoming masters of the genre...
Chivaine, by John R. Fultz
Give Me the Daggers, by Adrian Cole
The Music of Bleak Entrainment, by Gary A. Braunbeck
Into The Mountains with Mother Old Growth, by Christian Riley
The Grimlorn Under the Mountain, by James Aquilone
Dolls, by Paul Dale Anderson
Gut Punch, by Jason A. Wyckoff
Educational Upgrade, by Bret McCormick
Boxes of Dead Children, by Darrell Schweitzer
The Forgotten, by D.C. Lozar
Coffee with Dad’s Ghost, Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Missed It By That Much, by Gregg Chamberlain
A Clockwork Muse, by Erica Ruppert
The Rookery, by Kurt Newton
Wolf of Hunger, Wolf of Shame, by J. T. Glover
Zucchini Season, by Janet Harriett
The Jewels That Were Their Eyes, by Llanwyre Laish
The Twins, by Kevin Strange
Princess or Warrior?, by S.W. Lauden

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Weirdbook—originally started in the 1960s by W. Paul Ganley—became one of the most celebrated small press magazines devoted to fantasy, horror, and macabre fiction. Contributors included Stephen King, Brian Lumley, H. Warner Munn, Joseph Payne Brennan, and many more...a virtual "Who's Who" of the fantastic.

Now Weirdbook has returned under the editorship of Douglas Draa with its first new issue in nearly 20 years, with a stellar lineup of contributions from authors new and old. Here are:

Chivaine, by John R. Fultz
Give Me the Daggers, by Adrian Cole
The Music of Bleak Entrainment, by Gary A. Braunbeck
Into The Mountains with Mother Old Growth, by Christian Riley
The Grimlorn Under the Mountain, by James Aquilone
Dolls, by Paul Dale Anderson
Gut Punch, by Jason A. Wyckoff
Educational Upgrade, by Bret McCormick
Boxes of Dead Children, by Darrell Schweitzer
The Forgotten, by D.C. Lozar
Coffee with Dad’s Ghost, Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Missed It By That Much, by Gregg Chamberlain
A Clockwork Muse, by Erica Ruppert
The Rookery, by Kurt Newton
Wolf of Hunger, Wolf of Shame, by J. T. Glover
Zucchini Season, by Janet Harriett
The Jewels That Were Their Eyes, by Llanwyre Laish
The Twins, by Kevin Strange
Princess or Warrior?, by S.W. Lauden

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Weirdbook - #45

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