Tangle & Fen: A Dark Fiction Anthology
About
"The Other Jack" has an urban legend feel and is about a case of mistaken identity.
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On the European front, there are worse things stalking the battlefield than enemy soldiers.
A laid-off ad exec’s second career takes a turn for the bloody.
The halls of Shy Rock High welcome the Class of 2005—but why so few attendees to this shadowy gala?
The stories in this anthology are the glimpses of the dark places between the forest and a dream. They are the shadows seeking dusty trinkets on a forgotten shelf. They invite the reader into a world where a grieving mother gives her lost daughter one last bubble bath. Tangle & Fen is an anthology of dark fiction, featuring tales from the borderlands of horror, speculative fiction, and the nightmare fears that linger even after you turn on the lights.
Table of Contents
Bubble Bath A.V. Greene
Take From the Earth What is Given Scott Bowen
Crossroads Madison Estes
The Way This Will End Andy Rafferty
Lingering Trinkets Tarver Nova
The Other Jack Samantha Bryant
A Yoke of Iron Gabriel Tuggle
Good Bones Jeff Samson
Susurrations Carol Gyzander
The Warehouse Michael J. Moore
The Demon Core Scotty Milder
The Olympics of Corporeality Along Route 206 Mike Robinson
Go Matthew Kresal
Demon is Just Protector Spelled Wrong Anjum N. Choudhury
Broken Plates Jara Nassar
Moonless Night Jim D. Gillentine
A Walk Through the Dark House Gregory L. Norris
Watch Out for the Master Maggie Holman
The Cuckoo’s Brood Christina Nordlander
An Engagement of Long Standing Spencer Koelle
Schrödinger’s Ghost H.R.R. Gorman
Topside Gustavo Bondoni
By Her Hand, She Draws You Down Douglas Smith
Praise for this book
This anthology comes on super strong! Honestly one of the best starts to an anthology that I can recall in many a year. The trio of tales that kicked it off were all absolutely amazing. Like all anthologies some stories appeal more than others, tastes vary, but there weren't any stories where I was like 'meh.' The vast bulk avoided the more common horror tropes, and more than a few really played around with my expectations in the best way possible. If you like short story collections, this is a can't miss.