"It's a rich, diverse and satisfying collection of yarns."
Description
A powerful fifth book in the horror anthology series which Booklist called "Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them. There is something for everyone in this one."
Elemental Forces is the fifth volume in the non-themed horror series of original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in horror, and 4 selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a short open submissions window. A delicious feast of the familiar and the new, the established and the emerging.
Previous titles in the series, all still in print, are: After Sundown, Beyond the Veil, Close to Midnight and Darkness Beckons.
Contents List:
THE PEELER by Poppy Z. Brite
A HOUSE OF WOE AND MYSTERY by Andy Davidson
THE WRONG ELEMENT by Aaron Dries
JACK-A-LENT by Paul Finch
NOBODY WANTS TO WORK HERE ANYMORE by Christina Henry
THE CALL OF THE DEEP by Laurel Hightower
EIGHT DAYS WEST OF PLETHORA by Verity Holloway
THEY EAT THE REST by Jim Horlock
THE ONLY FACE YOU EVER KNEW by Gwendolyn Kiste
MISTER REAPER by Annie Knox
I MISS YOU TOO MUCH by Sarah Langan
UNMARKED by Tim Lebbon
THE DOPPELGÄNGER BALLET by Will Maclean
THE SCARECROW FESTIVAL by Tim Major
THE PLAGUE by Luigi Musolino
THE DAUGHTERS OF CANAAN by Kurt Newton
THE ENTITY by Nicholas Royle
RED MEAT FLAG by David J. Schow
THE NOTE by Paul Tremblay
A REVIEW OF ‘SLIME TUTORIAL: THE MUSICAL’ by P.C. Verrone
FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.
Reviews
"horror is a wide church, supporting a wide variety of original ideas and so it is here with stories involving selling memories, entities, rural festivals, nuclear facilities, missing bodies, serial killers, doppelgangers, mysterious boxes, abusive relationships, unmarked graves, and even dinner. Elemental Forces is another fine addition to an anthology series that is going from strength to strength."
“An anthology that welcomes a broad range of ideas with the only link between items within is horror is refreshing and welcome. [...] There will be something for everyone who likes reading horror.”
Praise for the series:
"This rich and masterful collection of horror highlights both up-and-coming and established authors in an interesting twist on the standard anthology [...] Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them. There is something for everyone in this one."