An all-original collection of twenty-seven stories by some of today’s most inventive authors about alien encounters with humans-from the aliens’ perspective

An anthology of stories edited by Russell Davis and Martin H Greenberg FOURTEEN ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES THAT ARE PERFECT FOR EVERYONE. BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT: Who hasn't dreamed of being an evil overlord? Today's finest fantasy authors have delivered fourteen tales that run the gamut from humorous to serious, fantasy to science fiction. Certain to appeal to role-playing gamers, fantasy lovers, and megalomaniacs who want to rule the world

In Lammas Night a young weaver of spells is persuaded to bide a while in a small village, to make their village spells and keep the Dark at bay. As part of their persuasion, the villagers have given her the house of her predecessor. Not knowing that his spirit lingers there, she unwittingly breaks the spell that laid him. Now, a half-seen phantom courts her. He is either her lover for all time, the only she will ever know- or a wicked spirits' seeming, the aim of which is to entrap her in a fate unspeakable. Will she call him to her or banish him forever? Now is the time of choosing, the Witching on Lammas Night. Magic Dark and Light are in perfect balance. She begins the casting of her spell.... Stories include: "Introduction" by Josepha Sherman "Lammas Night" by Mercedes Lackey "Hallowmas Night" by Mercedes Lackey "Harvest of Souls" by Doranna Durgin "The Heart of the Grove" by Ardath Mayhar "Miranda" by Ru Emerson "Demonheart" by Mark Shepherd "Sunflower" by Jody Lynn Nye "Summer Storms" by Christie Golden "A Choice of Many" by Mark Garland "The Captive Song" by Jospha Sherman "Midsummer Folly" by Elisabeth Waters "The Mage, the Maiden and the Hag" by S.M. Stirling and Jan Stirling "The Road Taken" by Laura Anne Gilman "A Wandering of Wizard-Kind" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "Circle of Ashes" by Stephanie D. Shaver "A Choice of Dawns" by Susan Schwartz "Miranda's Tale" by Jason Henderson "Lady of Rock" by Diana L. Paxson "Before" by Gael Baudino

An anthology of stories Paranormal crime stories by bestselling fiction writers like Anne Perry, Michael Stackpole, Laura Resnick, and more. Paranormal crime stories by bestselling fiction writers like Kelley Armstrong, Anne Perry, Simon R. Green, Patricia Briggs, and more. A massive, monumental volume of paranormal crime fiction by bestselling authors. Gripping tales of mayhem include both novellas and short stories like 'Stalked by,' by Kelley Armstrong, 'The Judgment' by worldwide bestselling author Anne Perry, 'Appetite for Murder' by Simon R. Green, ', 'Road Dogs' by Norman Partridge, 'The Hex Is In' by Mike Resnick, 'Doppelgangster' by Laura Resnick, the chilling 'If Vanity Doesn't Kill Me' by Michael A. Stackpole, and many, many, more. Compiled and edited by the world's most prolific anthologist – the award-winning Martin H. Greenberg – this is the biggest paranormal crime book on the market and the ultimate collection for crime lovers, ghost hunters, and thrill seekers everywhere. Also included are multiple stories by New York Times bestselling authors. The Best Paranormal Crime Stories Ever Told is a new book in the series, which includes The Best Hunting Stories Ever Told and The Best Fishing Stories Ever Told

An anthology of stories edited by Esther M. Freisner and Martin Harry Greenberg In a collection of fantasy stories, warrior women take on pirates invading a charity ball, bring an obnoxious loremaster to justice, protect children from magically-summoned barbarian hordes, and rescue Tokyo from destructive reptiles

“When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth!” From White Zombie to Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil to World War Z, zombies have invaded popular culture, becoming the monsters that best express the fears and anxieties of the modern west. Gathering together the best zombie literature of the last three decades from many of today’s most renowned authors of fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror, including Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, George R. R. Martin, Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Joe R. Lansdale, The Living Dead covers the broad spectrum of zombie fiction

Welcome To The Frightmare Lands… Imagination can be a terrible revenge when a storybook character takes on a life of his own…. Trick or treat suddenly takes on a whole new meaning for one doctor who has long been exercising his powers over life and death…. When two boys' existences and identities somehow become intertwined, is one the dreamer and the other a dream? She thought she'd found the ideal apartment until it began to take on an eerie life of its own…. These are just a few of the twenty-six dwelling places of terror you'll visit in…

“…THE JUICIEST BLOODFEST, THE MOST IRONIC CONTE CRUEL, THE SUBTLEST EVOCATION OF WISPY HORROR.” Return, if you dare, to the dark realms of terror with intrepid guide Karl Edward Wagner as he once again seeks out the most fear-inspiring tales of the year. Cower in horror as Jack the Ripper reaches out from the grave to take bloody vengeance on a rock band… even as a “retired” serial killer experiences the perfect end to a perfect life… while an injured woman receives a blood transfusion only to find she has lost control of her will… and a garbage dump spawns a malignant new breed of life—or death… Join Dennis Etchison, Ramsey Campbell, Wayne Allen Sallee, T.E.D. Klein, Lisa Tuttle, and their fellow masterminds of the macabre on this year’s unforgettable, chill-packed journey into the heart of the horrific! A kid’s camping supplies turn out to be not quite what the catalog advertised… A pulp writer’s imagination really gets the better of him… A suburban dog-run turns out to be an exercise in terror… A juror’s identification with a convicted murderer becomes more than simple sympathy…