Charlie Human – författare

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.