Introduction At long last, Volume 2: Weird Science is here. In the darkened lab of The Dream Quarry, by physic unknown, a collection has formed, its stitched anatomy a patchwork of disparate tales — part fantasy, part science fiction, all strange. Opening our way into the volume is Bogi Takács … Continue reading
The air inside the small Temple chamber was cool despite the heat of summer, and the thin turquoise curtains kept out errant flies. Even the sacred symbols painted on the walls with bold blue and red strokes radiated tranquility. “Sixscore eight sheaves to the house of Matlan Udruf, three brand-new … Continue reading
Day 175 Client: Kendrick Johnson Vermillion Regimen I NOTE: Cardio Only – Prelim week 1.5x miles treadmill running, 1.5x miles treadmill walking. WARNING: Do not raise heart rate over 105! She runs. She runs because she must. She runs because it seems to her that running is all she can … Continue reading
My name is Dr. Nicole Hart… No. I’m Nicki. That’s how I think of myself. No matter what other people call me, in my head I’m Nicki. I am currently imprisoned many miles underwater in a coffin made of yellow plastic. My arms, legs, hips, and the back of my … Continue reading
The deformed man was Maugrund. He stooped so far that he often used one or both hands when he walked, and I thought of him as being several feet long rather than tall. There was no way to tell how bulky or twisted he was under the musty folds of … Continue reading
Introduction Most people are familiar with Rudyard Kipling as the author of The Jungle Book, but few know him as a pioneer of science fiction. While Kipling penned other tales that contained more weird and more science, “The Eye of Allah” is perhaps one of literature’s earliest examples of what … Continue reading
Bunch woke up. He was at his place, under the bridge, down where Papoose Crick fed the Rolling River. Snow was falling. Okay. He sat up and yesterday oozed into his head. Oh cripes! He was pretty sure the Eelmans, the fat lady, that other stuff from last night, whatever … Continue reading
The corpses of children are heavier than you’d expect. The people who know this don’t tell you. They hide the details. Nobody wants them. Cross that bridge when you come to it and pray that you never do. Melissa knew the details. She knew that skin could pull taught overnight, … Continue reading
Tim could not believe his luck. The past two days, since Clarissa had agreed to go out with him, had felt like a dream, and now, here it was happening and from all indications, he was fully conscious. Tim was a reasonably confident guy and he’d dated some lovely women … Continue reading
1 In a funny way, the rain had brought people together. The sound was there, everywhere you went, and even if you blocked it out with earplugs or loud music you could still feel the moisture, the chill in the air, the weird feeling in your knees and your elbows. … Continue reading
