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When Charlie, an affluent, award-winning photographer, catches sight of a glamourous man at a party and immediately forgets what he looks like, she has to see him again. And again. And again. Getting close to the eldritch stranger whose image evades her memory begins to take its toll, and as a bond forms between them, Charlie's obsession threatens to consume her. Is enforced separation the cure, or it already too late?  OVEREXPOSURE is a one-shot psychological horror short with Weird elements, which contains a scene of on-page self-mutilation, gore, and features mental health deterioration. Reader discretion is advised.

Alone in his Luton flat, Murat 'Mat' Yildiz finds his living room light has blown, and he is unable to go in. There is a distinctive sound in the darkness that he has wanted to hear since childhood - but growing up in the Jubilee council estate, Pagham-on-Sea, has left him with some gnarly memories of what lurks in the estate's dark corners. Murat relives a memory from 1998, but what did he really see in the darkness that night, and is it time for him to face his fear?

Face down your family's monstrous progenitor in another dimension and save the world (then go home alone), or embrace your powers, become a cult leader, and end it all in fire and smoke to avoid going through a double-break-up with both your partners at once? That's a tough one...Wes Porter is an eldritch, insanity-inducing playboy with some tough choices to make, and a terrible track record of doing the right thing. His girlfriend is literally addicted to him, his boyfriend thinks he's a much better man than he actually is, and all he's really good at is hurting people. When he sees three visions of the future - three paths of what could be - he knows it's up to him to do something. Especially because both versions of the coming apocalypse appear to be his fault. Wes must tackle his complex relationships with his cannibal, soothsayer cousin and invulnerable, godly sister to face the coming storm... while his childhood friend summons an unwelcome ancestor of hers for added "e;support"e;. The last thing any of them need is for a mythological figure to start judging their actions, but if the world stands any chance of surviving eldritch gods and monsters, it needs all the help it can get...THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is a dysfunctional family cosmic horror novel where myth meets mythos, for fans of MERLIN, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES, and THE CALL OF CTHULHU, with themes of bereavement and grief, generational trauma, and a strong dash of Welsh mythology.

Nathan Montague Porter has an unhealthy obsession with expensive old books, and a rich aunt and fiancée, both found dead under not-at-all suspicious circumstances. When his experiments in magic and SCIENCE reach something not of this world, he also catches the attention of Sir Jack Sauvant, who invites the ambitious Mr Porter down to his country house to attempt some grisly magical experiments. Little does our terrible protagonist know that it is one of Sir Jack's maids, Deirdre Wend (Miss, thank you very much), who actually holds the key to forbidden knowledge - but she won't give it up unless he takes her to the pictures first.

June 1917: In a sleepy English village reeling from its losses in the ongoing war, a grief-stricken father, Solomon Thorne, challenges the invisible forces of the moors, and little Alice Martin wishes on a wishing tree for her brother to come home. In the days that follow, an unseasonal blizzard brings Otherworldy creatures to their doors, and their lives will never be the same again.

A standalone collection of short stories featuring Ricky Porter, including the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre. This collection could be read as an entry point to the Pagham-on-Sea series, or companion to the novels. It includes incidents from Ricky's monstrous childhood and disturbing adolescence, featuring the Ricky/Wes relationship referenced in the novel Thirteenth, and includes flashbacks from The Day We Ate Grandad alongside new stories that were previously Ko-Fi exclusive material. The collection also features an illustration by Tom Brown that was previously found in the first edition of The Crows (2020), prior to its re-release by Canelo in 2024.

Not All Curses Can Be Broken...Yelena, a hardworking laundress and pleasure-woman, is driven from her village by false accusations of dark sorcery, forced to leave behind everything she knows and loves. Her only recourse is the dark forest, from which a fungal rot is oozing and infecting all in its path. When the voices of the restless dead guide her to a cursed castle at the forest's heart, she discovers a forgotten tyrant from centuries before, still living in the form of a monster, much changed from the brute he used to be, and whose name is an echo of her own. Yelen and Yelena quickly find common ground, companionship, and more - but the rot is never far away, and the curse has been waiting a long time to claim another victim...A Beauty & the Beast retelling for fans of WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. Kingfisher and MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Fleeing a toxic relationship and the betrayal of her so-called friends, Caroline deals with her trauma and finds friendship and support with her work-crush, Raven, who introduces her to their ex-partner, Rick, an aromantic-spec asexual guy with a prison record embroiled in a tit-for-tat war with a rival tradesman, who believes he's missed his chance to find his person. When Caroline's ex starts stalking her, how far will Caroline go to get rid of her ex once and for all?