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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)

Baxter Zevcenko is jou gewone sestienjarige. Dis nou te sê as gewone sestienjariges ’n sindikaat bedryf en moontlik ook ’n reeksmoordenaar is wat vreemde drome oor die geskiedenis kry.Baxter stem saam dat hy nie ’n gawe ou is nie. Skoolgaan bly ’n reusagtige, koue gat en Baxter gaan hom nie laat onderkry nie. Maar dis totdat sy meisie Esmé ontvoer word en die leidrade wys daar’s bonatuurlike magte betrokke. Kaapstad se onderwêreld raak al hoe vreemder om te verken, en Baxter vra hulp by die enigste man wat getrek genoeg is om hom te help: Jackson “Jackie” Ronin, die man met die baard wat gevaarlike wesens vir lospryse jag.Die twee van hulle moet elke denkbare nagmerrie trotseer tydens hul missie om Esmé te red, selfs al beteken dit ’n apokalips of twee.

Baxter Zevcenko is jou gewone sestienjarige. Dis nou te sê as gewone sestienjariges ’n sindikaat bedryf en moontlik ook ’n reeksmoordenaar is wat vreemde drome oor die geskiedenis kry.Baxter stem saam dat hy nie ’n gawe ou is nie. Skoolgaan bly ’n reusagtige, koue gat en Baxter gaan hom nie laat onderkry nie. Maar dis totdat sy meisie Esmé ontvoer word en die leidrade wys daar’s bonatuurlike magte betrokke. Kaapstad se onderwêreld raak al hoe vreemder om te verken, en Baxter vra hulp by die enigste man wat getrek genoeg is om hom te help: Jackson “Jackie” Ronin, die man met die baard wat gevaarlike wesens vir lospryse jag.Die twee van hulle moet elke denkbare nagmerrie trotseer tydens hul missie om Esmé te red, selfs al beteken dit ’n apokalips of twee.

now now adv. a common South Africanism relating to the amount of time to elapse before an event occurs. In the near future; not happening presently but to happen shortly

Baxter Zevcenko''s life is pretty sweet. He''s making a name for himself as the kingpin of his smut-peddling high school syndicate, the other gangs are staying out of his business, and he''s dating the girl of his dreams, Esm├®.

But when Esm├® gets kidnapped, things start to get seriously weird, and the only man drunk enough to help is a bearded, booze-soaked, supernatural bounty hunter who goes by the name of Jackson "Jackie" Ronin.

Plunged into the increasingly bizarre landscape of Cape Town''s supernatural underworld, Baxter and Ronin team up to save Esm├®. On a journey that takes them through the realms of impossibility, they must face every conceivable nightmare to get her back, including an odd brush with the apocalypse.

Charlie Human presents the sequel to the critically acclaimed Apocalypse Now Now.

Baxter has been packed off to Hexpoort, a magical training school for MK6 agents. It sucks, but Baxter slowly learns to control his fledgling abilities and takes his first steps to becoming a dreamwalker. Lessons with Jackie Ronin lead them to suspect that the Obayifo may be involved with a doorway that Baxter inadvertently opened when operating the Mantis. Baxter and Jackie are plunged into the most dangerous place they’ve encountered yet: Cape Town Fashion Week.