'Firstborn' and Other Tales and Poems of Horror: A Collection of Twelve Stories and Twelve Poems

Step into a world where shadows whisper, ancient hungers stir, and the line between the living and the dead is perilously thin.

In Firstborn and Other Tales and Poems of Horror, E. W. Farnsworth weaves twelve chilling stories and twelve haunting poems that explore the darkest corners of human imagination. From tentacled horrors rising out of Valentine’s Day fog, to vampiric physicians feeding in secret, to cosmic mysteries unraveling in forgotten streets, each tale pulls you deeper into a realm where nothing is as it seems.

Drawing on traditions of gothic dread, Lovecraftian cosmic horror, and the poet’s eye for unsettling beauty, Farnsworth’s collection is as lyrical as it is terrifying. These stories and poems invite you to confront not only monsters and phantoms but also the subtle terrors of desire, obsession, and fate.

Whether it is a blood-soaked sonnet, a ballad of transformation, or the labyrinthine saga of a vampire’s secret empire, Firstborn promises to leave you enthralled—and forever uneasy.

For readers of Poe, Lovecraft, and contemporary dark fantasy, this collection is a banquet of fear and fascination.