Introduction to 13: Tales of Dark Fiction (excerpt from the book) ................................................................ ..................................................................... 2 THEME PLANET By Andy Remic ................................................................................................................................ ................................ .................................................... 2 BLOODRUSH By Bryan Smith................................................................................................................................ ................................ .......................................................... 3 THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW HORROR Edited By Stephen Jones ............................................................................. ................................ 3 DEAD TOWN By K.C. Elliot ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ............................................................. 3 Kachina Dechert Interview By Trevor Wright ................................................................................................ .................................................................... 5 ANNO FRANKENSTEIN By Jonathan Green ................................................................................................ ................................................................... 6 HOW I SOLD 1 MILLION E BOOKS IN 5 MONTHS! By John Locke ................................................................ ........................................................... 6 MANHATTAN IN RESERVE By Peter F. Hamilton ................................................................................................ ........................................................ 7 From the Catacombs: Series or Serial By Jim Lesniak ................................................................................................ ....................................................... 7 ROCK N’ ROLL IS DEAD: TALES INSPIRED BY MUSIC ................................................................ ........................................................................... 9 STUPEFYING TALES (Volume 1, Number 1) ................................................................................................ ................................................................ 10 KATJA FROM THE PUNK BAND By Simon Logan ................................................................................................ ..................................................... 10 ETHEREAL TALES #12 ................................................................................................................................ ................................ .................................................................. 10 Andy Remic Interview ................................................................ ................................................................................................ ...................................................................... 12 THE SHADOW OF THE UNKNOWN Edited By A. J. French ................................................................ ...................................................................... 14 Ramblings of a Tattooed Head By Simon Marshall-Jones Marshall ................................................................................................ ................................................ 14 SOLARIS RISING Edited By Ian Whates ................................................................................................ ................................ ........................................................................ 15 STRICKEN By Sean A. Lusher ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ........................................................ 16 KULTUS By Richard Ford ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ............................................................... 16 RED STATE ................................................................ ................................................................................................................................ ..................................................... 16 Coping with Obscurity in the Horror Market By Alan Spencer ................................................................ ........................................................................ 17 REDLAW By James Lovegrove ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ....................................................... 19 HEIRS OF THE BLADE By Adrian Tchaikovsky ................................................................................................ ........................................................... 19 Interview with Lyle Blackburn lead singer for Ghoultown By Eris S Brown ................................................................ ................................................... 19 REALITY 36 By Guy Haley ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ............................................................. 23 KING DEATH By Paul Finch................................................................................................................................ ................................ ........................................................... 23 THE SAVAGE KNIGHT By Paul Lewis ................................................................................................ ................................ ......................................................................... 23 SKULL FEEDER By Pamela Chillemi-Yeager Yeager and Dana Joseph Schaff ................................................................ ......................................................... 23 DARK WATERS By Peter Mark May ................................................................................................ ................................ ............................................................................. 23 Interview rview with Bruce Bethke by C.M. Saunders November 2011 ................................................................ .................................................................... 24 HOUSE OF FEAR Edited By Jonathan Oliver ................................................................................................ ................................................................. 28 DOUBLE DEAD By Chuck Wendig ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ................................................ 28 My Scariest Scary Movie By Trevor Wright................................ ................................................................................................ ..................................................................... 30 DANGEROUS WATERS By Juliet E. McKenna................................................................................................ ............................................................. 31 GIANT THIEF By David Tallerman ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ................................................ 31 Mark Morris Interview ................................................................ ................................................................................................ ...................................................................... 31 THE HOWLING REBORN ................................................................................................................................ ................................ .............................................................. 36 MERKABAH RIDER 2: THE MENSCH WITH NO NAME By Edward M. Erdelac .................................................................... ................................ 38 2011: A year in reviews By Stanley Riiks ................................................................................................ ................................ ......................................................................... 38 Edited By Stanley Riiks, Written By Adrian Brady, Eric S. Brown, Brown Jim Lesniak, Simon Marshall-Jones, Stanley Riiks, C.M. C Saunders, Brett Taylor, J. S. Watts and Trevor Wright, Proof-read By Sheri White, Craig Saunders, Samuel Diamond. ©Morpheus Tales Jan. 2012 201