This Is Not a Horror Story

Ceci n’est pas une histoire d’horreur. Delve into an anthology of transgressive horror stories with Ceci n’est pas une histoire d’horreur (This is Not a Horror Story), the debut anthology from Night Terror Novels, edited by J.D. Keown. Inspired by the iconic “Ceci n'est pas une pipe” found in surrealist René Magritte’s 1929 work, The Treachery of Images, This is Not a Horror Story offers a collection of original fiction both abstract and haunting from fifteen bold, exciting voices writing in the genre today. Take a trip with us into this gallery of the macabre, and allow our authors to transport you into realms fantastical and terrifying; stories of the bizarre and the surreal, from deities, demons, and dictators through to tales of the marginalised and of cursed media. All of these tales are transgressive, yes—they tell the stories of the outcasts, of characters rebelling against societal norms, of the taboo and the controversial—but suffice it to say that no two are alike. Within these pages, you will find the following authors and their stories … Back Home for a Bit, by Thomas Kodnar The Gallery of Discarded Things, by Vince Darcangelo The Puppy Farm, by Marc Joan Replete After Death, by Kevin Brown Cold Magic, by R.E. McAuliffe Mara and the Volkhv, by Isaac Menuza To Crave an Empty Chest, by Lyra Meurer Wake Up, Miles, by Carla Eliot Obsidian, by Angela Sylvaine Studies After the Human Figure, by Joanna Koch Katu Latu Kulu, by Gregory J. Wolos The Fates, by Brydie O'Shea on its skin oh under oceans, by David Burchell Tricks with Antlers and Horns, by Dustin Reade Fade to Black, by Ashley Stokes Peer into the dark recesses of the minds of these talented storytellers, and enjoy the delectably dark and wickedly warped offerings to be found herein. This is not a horror story ... or is it?