Every nation of the globe has unique tales to tell, whispers that settle in through the land, creatures or superstitions that enliven the night, but rarely do readers get to experience such a diversity of these voices in one place as in A World of Horror, the latest anthology book created by award-winning editor Eric J. Guignard, and beautifully illustrated by artist Steve Lines.
Enclosed within its pages are twenty-two all-new dark and speculative fiction stories written by authors from around the world that explore the myths and monsters, fables and fears of their homelands.
Encounter the haunting things that stalk those radioactive forests outside Chernobyl in Ukraine; sample the curious dishes one may eat in Canada; beware the veldt monster that mirrors yourself in Uganda; or simply battle mountain trolls alongside Alfred Nobel in Sweden. These stories and more are found within A World of Horror: Enter and discover, truly, there's no place on the planet devoid of frights, thrills, and wondrous imagination!
Table of Contents includes:
"Introduction: Diversity in Fiction" by Eric J. Guignard
"Mutshidzi" by Mohale Mashigo (South Africa)
"One Last Wayang" by L Chan (Singapore)
"Things I Do For Love" by Nadia Bulkin (Indonesia)
"On a Wooden Plate, On a Winter's Night" by David Nickle (Canada)
"Country Boy" by Billie Sue Mosiman (United States of America)
"The Wife Who Didn't Eat" by Thersa Matsuura (Japan)
"The Disappeared" by Kristine Ong Muslim (Philippines)
"The Secret Life of the Unclaimed" by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Nigeria)
"How Alfred Nobel Got His Mojo" by Johannes Pinter (Sweden)
"Sick Cats in Small Spaces" by Kaaron Warren (Australia)
"Obibi" by Dilman Dila (Uganda)
"The Nightmare" by Rhea Daniel (India)
"Chemirocha" by Charlie Human (South Africa)
"Honey" by Valya Dudycz Lupescu (Ukraine)
"Warning: Flammable, See Back Label" by Marcia Douglas (Jamaica)
"Arlecchino" by Carla Negrini (Italy)
"The Man at Table Nine" by Ray Cluley (England)
"The Mantle of Flesh" by Ashlee Scheuerman (Australia)
"The Shadows of Saint Urban" by Claudio Foti (Italy)
"Warashi's Grip" by Yukimi Ogawa (Japan)
"The White Monkey" by Carlos Orsi (Brazil)
"The West Wind" by David McGroarty (Scotland)
ERIC J. GUIGNARD is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press, Dark Moon Books. He's twice won the Bram Stoker Award, won the Shirley Jackson Award, and been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and International Thriller Writers Award. He has over one hundred stories and non-fiction author credits appearing in publications around the world. As editor, Eric's published multiple fiction anthologies, including his most recent, PROFESSOR CHARLATAN BARDOT'S TRAVEL ANTHOLOGY TO THE MOST (FICTIONAL) HAUNTED BUILDINGS IN THE WEIRD, WILD WORLD and A WORLD OF HORROR, each a showcase of international horror short fiction. His latest books are LAST CASE AT A BAGGAGE AUCTION and the short story collection THAT WHICH GROWS WILD: 16 TALES OF DARK FICTION (Cemetery Dance). Outside the glamorous and jet-setting world of indie fiction, Eric's a technical writer and college professor, and he stumbles home each day to a wife, children, dogs, and a terrarium filled with mischievous beetles. Visit Eric at: www.ericjguignard.com, his blog: ericjguignard.blogspot.com, or Twitter: @ericjguignard.
