Monster Bones

Since time immemorial, humans have feared monsters. Whether they be real or imagined, stories of their existence have been told and retold, becoming either legend or urban myth. Within the pages of Monster Bones are to be found the horrors that haunt us: the evil spirit, the revenant, the occult—creatures of different cultures who know no borders—as well as the monster made within ourselves. The rusalka who lurks in the water, the ghûl lurking in the graveyard, the cannibal skeleton, the geung-si, the anchimayen... the human. These are the monsters who seek to feed on us, suck the marrow from light and life. But you can arm yourself against them, read their stories and learn from those who have gone before. You never know, it might save you one day. So, crack the spine, turn the page and dig in to Monster Bones... Including stories and poems by Gwendolyn Kiste, David Wellington, Ben Monroe, Lisa Morton, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Maxwell I. Gold, Theresa Matsuura, Cindy O’Quinn, F. Paul Wilson, Stephanie Ellis, Joe R Lansdale, Kasey Jo Lansdale and Keith Lansdale, Eugen Bacon, Linda D. Addison, Lucy Taylor and Ai Jiang. Published as a paperback and ebook Features no fewer than 10 pieces of commissioned artwork from the award winning Luke Spooner. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). About the Editors: Stephanie Ellis writes dark speculative prose and poetry, and is based in Wrexham, UK. Her novels include The Five Turns of the Wheel, Reborn, The Woodcutter, and The Barricade as well as the novellas, Bottled and Paused. Her short stories appear in the collections The Reckoning and Devil Kin as well as a variety of anthologies and magazines. She is a Rhysling and Elgin Award nominated poet and has written the collection Foundlings (with Cindy O’Quinn), Lilith Rising and Mason Gorey: A Haunting Catskill Elegy (with Shane Douglas Keene), and Metallurgy, as well as appearing in the HWA Poetry Showcase. She can be found at https://stephanieellis.org. Noel Osualdini is an Australian writer, consultant editor and proofreader who has worked on numerous speculative fiction and young adult titles. Some of his own horror stories, published originally in anthologies and e-zines, were collected in Train Wreck and Other Stories (2018). Stingers, his recent collection with German author T.M.McLean, was shortlisted for the collections category of the 2023 Australian Shadows Award. He lives southeast of Melbourne with his partner Joanne and their family.