'And then he was silent, for something was coming down the tide. It came down as quiet as a sleeping bairn, straight for him as he sat with his horse breasting the waters, and as it came the moon crept out of a cloud and he saw a glint of yellow hair.' Following in the wake of the landmark anthology Celtic Weird (2022), Johnny Mains returns with a hoard of tales from two centuries of Scotland’s rich literary past. Stories translated from the Scots Gaelic, not reprinted since their original appearances in rare periodicals, are here in the fold amidst the works of John Buchan, Dorothy K Haynes and Robert Louis Stevenson representing the peak of their weird writing. Striding through the borderland where echoes of strange folklore, bizarre legends and twentieth-century hauntings meet, this volume promises to deliver chills evoking the whipping winds of the Scottish wilds.

From the shorelines, hills and towns of ancient lands, tales of twisted creatures, sins against nature and pagan revenants have been passed down from generation to generation. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, folklore from Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man inspired a new strain of strange short stories, penned by writers of the weird and fantastic including masters of the form such as Arthur Machen, Edith Wharton and Robert Aickman. In this volume, Johnny Mains dives into the archives to unearth a hoard of twenty-one enthralling tales imbued with elements of Celtic folklore, ranging from the 1820s to the 1980s and including three weird lost gems translated from Gaelic. Together they conjure uncanny visions of eternal forces, beings and traditions, resonating with the beguiling essence of this unique branch of strange fiction.

Three CTHULHU novellas, by today's leading horror writers, set throughout the twentieth century. One Nameless Thing by Alison Littlewood, set in the Maldives in the present day. The Gamekeeper by Johnny Mains set in Scotland in the 1940s & 1970s. Not To Touch The Earth by Thana Niveau set in San Francisco in 1967.

This superb collection of stories by some of today's finest genre writers are each set along Britain's northern coast -- Whitby, Scarborough and other traditional English seaside resorts -- where tales both grim and delicious are forged.

Welcome To The New Home Of Horror 'Johnny Mains is the go-to man for horror in the UK. His extensive knowledge of and unbound passion for the genre is amazing. If there was a government Ministry of Horror (which there should be), Johnny would be in charge. He is the Minister for Horror. He has extraordinary energy and is fighting a one-man battle to preserve and revitalise the noble tradition of the horror anthology. Oh, and he is a nice bloke as well.' -Charlie Higson 'Mercy stands before her, wielding a mud-caked pickaxe in both hands ...' -When Charlie Sleeps, Laura Mauro 'Too much Semtex was an obvious, beginner's mistake, and I noted I needed to remove more brain in future ...' -Exploding Raphaelesque Heads, Ian Hunter 'There isn't much time. Blood is already spattering the paper on which I am writing ...' -The Secondary Host, John Probert 'It appeared to be an insect of some kind, perhaps a beetle or a spider with a bloated body ...' -Come Into My Parlour, Reggie Oliver Best British Horror is a new anthology series dedicated to showcasing and proving, without doubt, that when it comes to horror and supernatural fiction, Britain is its obvious and natural home. This new anthology includes stories by: Ramsey Campbell, Kate Farrell, Gary Fry, Muriel Gray, Ian Hunter, Joel Lane, Tanith Lee, V.H. Leslie, John Llewellyn Probert, Michael Marshall Smith, Laura Mauro, Mark Morris, Adam Nevill, Thana Niveau, Reggie Oliver, Marie O'Regan, Robert Shearman, Elizabeth Stott, Anna Taborska, Stephen Volk and D.P. Watt.

Cancer is a monster. It hides, it lurks, and it pounces when you think it's down and defeated. In these 17 stories, established horror writers take the attack to the beast, fighting it the only way they know how. Ramsey Campbell - Introduction Tim Lebbon - Just Breathe Simon Kurt Unsworth - Photographs of Boden Steven Savile & Steve Lockley - The Last Gift John Shirley - Where the Market's Hottest Anna Taborska - Underbelly Stephen James Price - Pages of Promises Scott Nicholson - Heal Thyself Stephen Laws - Harbinger William Meikle - The Unfinished Basement Nancy Kilpatrick - Alien Love David Riley - A Girl, a Toad and a Cask Barbie Wilde - Polyp Johnny Mains - The Cure Guy N Smith - The Big One Pete Crowther - Cankerman Steve Duffy - X for Henrietta Gary McMahon - Bitter Soup Edited by William Meikle Cover art by Simon Marshall Jones

Hersham Horror Books presents 5 more original stories from the minds of Stephen Bacon, Johnny Mains, John Llewellyn Probert, Stephen Volk and Mark West. The third anthology in our PentAnth range brings you five more chilling tales that all have their roots in the gloriously lurid style of 1970s horror. Anatomy of Death (In Five Sleazy Pieces)