Dark Tales: Mischief, Magic, and Murder by 50 Authors

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Dark Magic: Witches, Hackers, & Robots
Magic is described as science we do not understand and illusions as tricks of controlling audience perspective. Black hat or white hat, good or evil, witches, hackers, and robots work types of magic a little beyond our day-to-day comprehension. And what is more exciting than the inexplicable? DARK MAGIC is all around us. Join us for a thrilling ride. With stories by: Kayla Bashe, Derrick Boden, George Brewington, Daniel Carpenter, David Castlewitz, Dantzel Cherry, Sara Codair, Preston Dennett, Sharon Frame Gay, Peter Hagelsag, G. Lloyd Helm, Russell Hemmell, Tom Howard, Pascal Inard, Rachel Morris, Molly N. Moss, Andrew Nelson, Colleen Quinn, Lawrence Salani, J.J. Smith, Leigh Statham, Jeff C. Stevenson, Samuel Van Pelt, Rachel Watts, Lorna Wood, Dany G. Zuwen

Jack Be Quick by Benjamin Thomas
A picture scrawled in blood pushes paramedic Noah McKeen into a game of hide and seek with someone attempting to honor Jack the Ripper. Tormented and controlled by little white pills and visions of the woman he had loved, Noah fights to control his sordid selfish behavior and stop a brutal reenactment of history’s most notorious serial killer.

Pick Your Poison:
Poisons come in all shapes and sizes, often resting in that murky, gray area between too much and too little, between right and wrong. Some poisons help; some poisons hurt. Some do both in the proper doses. But one thing is certain—whether good or evil, figurative or literal, fact or fiction—we can’t escape its potent charm. Throughout this anthology, poison takes many forms, both literal and metaphorical, in a wide variety of genres and styles. And they’re all yours to enjoy. So go ahead. Pick your poison. With stories by: Diane Arrelle, George Brewington, Nichole Celauro, Michael Harris Cohen, Derek Des Anges, Leslie Enstminger, Christine Eskilson, Cara Fox, Sharon Frame Gay, Tom Howard, Charlie Hughes, Aaron Max Jensen, Kevin Lankes, Frank Oreto, Cary G. Osborne, Colleen Quinn, Angela Raper, Jason Rubis, Lawrence Salani, Katie Sherman, Leigh Statham, Benjamin Thomas, Clair Watson, Devon Widmer