A love spell gone so right, it must be wrong... A fairy tale hero pursued relentlessly by the undead... An infant son stolen beneath the sea by a cold-hearted witch... An old English theater haunted by a peculiarly thespian ghost... These are some of the mysterious, otherworldly vistas you will encounter in Dark and Dangerous Things-a collection of eight stories of speculative fiction from four up-and-coming writers that will have you wondering if maybe, just maybe, those monsters hiding beneath your bed when you were a child were real after all.

An alien life form is saved by human intervention. A young man desperately fights for the magical healing power that only a unicorn can provide. A lone man watches a wormhole, hoping against hope to see possible signs of life. A girl discovers that her mysterious dragon-shaped birthmark isn't necessarily the curse her town has led her to believe. A mad scientist and a fiendish creature learn the power of connection in a way that surprises the both of them. A young girl shares her thoughts on what it's like to live among vampires on the moon... Blending horror, pathos, humor, and drama-these tales look at human struggles like loneliness, fear, love and need from a fantastical, supernatural viewpoint. Five authors... ten stories... It all adds up to one wild, entertaining ride These short stories will keep you jumping at shadows, guessing at mysteries, and wanting more.