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The Father Brown Megapack

This volume collects 52 of G.K. Chesterton's Father's Brown stories, including the rare story, «The Donnington Affair,» which was omitted from the collections published during the author's lifetime. Also included are an «Introduction to Father Brown» and an «About the Author» section. "For anyone who reads detective fiction at all, G.K. Chesterton and his creation Father Brown are such an important, established part of the furniture as almost to go unnoticed. (What inhabitant of London actually bothers to look at Nelson's Column or—as in one famous Chesterton story—the doings of a postman?) … [The] Father Brown stories are so cosily familiar that you forget they're the work of a fine and gaudy stylist. Even when dictating stories at high speed to pay the rent or finance his political magazine, even when resorting to the most unlikely contortions of plot, Chesterton outperformed his rivals by sheer style, wit and energy." –David Langford And if you enjoy this collection, don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Press Megeapack» to see more great entries in the series, covering mysteries, westerns, author collections, science fiction, and much more!

A Family Affair

V. J. Banis

In the distance Kelsey House stood framed against the sky, its windows gleaming brightly. There was an eerie glow to the scene, that seemed to come not so much from the moon, now rising, but from things themselves, as if she were seeing the very essence of them. But there was more to the scene than the house alone. Between where she stood and where the house stood, a group of ghostly figures danced what might have been a child’s game, or even a primitive rite of some sort. They twirled about in a circle, breaking free to spin wildly one at a time. There was the same eerie glow to the white, gauze-like gowns that they all wore: it made them look ghost-like. But the most shocking thing of all, to Jennifer’s way of thinking, was the robes they were all wearing. For all practical purposes, the women–for this they clearly were–were naked…! Another thrilling supernatural horror novel by a modern master.

The Macabre Megapack

Lafcadio Hearn

Editor Duane Parsons has assembled a treasure-trove of rare macabre stories for lovers of classic fantasy and horror. From ghosts of mind and spirit to exotic paranormal tales, each story in this volume has never before appeared in an anthology. Included are: The Silent Man, by Henry Fothergill Chorley The Strange Ormonds, by Leitch Ritchie The Mysterious Wedding: A Danish Story, by Heinrich Steffans The Burial by Fire, by Louisa Medina Hamblin The Vampyre, by Elizabeth Ellet The Sleepless Woman, by William Jerdan A Peep At Death, by Peter Von Geist Killcrop the Changeling, by Richard Thompson Carl Bluven and the Strange Mariner, by Henry David Inglis The Prediction, by George Henry Borrow The Story of the Unfinished Picture, by Charles Hooten Eule: The Emperor’s Dwarf, by John Rutter Chorley The Green Huntsman, by Joseph Holt Ingraham A Revelation of a Previous Life, by Nathaniel Parker Willis Moods of the Mind: The Old Portrait, by Emma Embury A Night on the Enchanted Mountain, by Charles Fenno Hoffman The Living Apparition, by G.P.R. James The Three Souls, by Alexander Chatrian and Emile Erckmann The Death Watch, by Luise Muhlback An Evening of Lucy Ashton’s, by Letitia Elizabeth Landon The Haunted Homestead, by Henry William Herbert The Withered Man, by William Leete Stone La Malroche, by Louisa Stuart Costello The Three Visits, by Auguste Vitu Lieutenant Castenac, by Erckman-Chatrian Torture by Hope, by Villiers de L’isle-Adams The Black Cupid, by Lafcadio Hearn The Bundle of Letters, by Moritz Jokai Nissa, by Albert Delpit The Dream, by John Galt And don't forget to search for «Megapack» in this ebook store for other volumes in the series, covering such subjects as ghost stories, vampire stories, science fiction, horror, adventure, and much, much more!

Fatal Flowers

V. J. Banis

Alice Whelan isn't imagining the horrors that she finds on Falcon Island, home of her retired movie star mother, Diana Hamilton, and her sixth husband, Leland Braddock.
Who's the mysterious girl named Sarah who's locked away in the mansion tower? What connection does the captive have with the elaborate greenhouse that Leland and his brother Justin are maintaining in the nearby woods? And what strange and unholy experiments are the two men conducting with their…FATAL FLOWERS?
A novel of riveting horror and suspense by a master storyteller!

Pattern of Murder

John Russell Fearn

For cinema projectionist Sid Elbridge, it seems that things can't get much worse. First, circumstantial evidence has made him the prime suspect in the police investigation of a robbery at the cinema where he works. Secondly, his fiancée Vera has been horribly killed in the same theatre, victim of a falling light fixture. Then he discovers strange, intricate patterns traced in the dust on the wooden frame of a still-case. There's something very wrong about this «accident,» he now realizes, and begins investigating what actually happened. Slowly he realizes that a ruthless murderer is lurking in the shadows, and only Sid can uncover the PATTERN OF MURDER! Another great mystery story by a British master of intricate plot twists.

The Evil at Monteine

Brian Ball

When Richard Ulrome is offered the chance to work for billionaire oilman Simon Miaolo, Anne Blackwell is pleased for her fiancé’s career. But as time goes by, Richard almost becomes a prisoner at Monteine Castle, Miaolo’s feudal headquarters. Slowly, Anne begins to realize that Richard–and she–are being manipulated by a master of Evil in a hideous satanic ritual of sacrifice and renewal as old as time. Like others before her, she finally turns to Ruane the Witchfinder, a defrocked priest who will listen to her tale of horror, a man waging his own private war against the Devil. Together, she and Ruane and several others must find a way to stop…THE EVIL AT MONTEINE!

Chesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder!

Donna Andrews

The latest installment in the Chesapeake Crimes mystery series focuses on working stiffs–literally! Included in this collection are new tales by: Shari Randall, C. Ellett Logan, Karen Cantwell, E. B. Davis, Jill Breslau, David Autry, Harriette Sackler, Barb Goffman, Ellen Herbert, Smita Harish Jain, Leone Ciporin, Cathy Wiley, Donna Andrews, Art Taylor. Foreword by Elaine Viets.

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #2

Darrell Schweitzer

The second issue of SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE includes contributions from Darrell Schweitzer («The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires»), Marc Bilgrey («You See, But You Forget»), David Waxman ("Tough as Diamonds?), Ron Goulart («The Mystery of the Flying Man»), Gary Lovisi («A Study in Evil»), Jean Paiva («Max's Cap»), M.J. Elliott («A Reputation for Murder»), and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle («The Musgrave Ritual»). Plus the usual features and columns!

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #7

Nicholas Briggs

The seventh issue of «Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine» is another fine selection of tales about Sherlock Holmes, or in the Sherlockian spirit. Fiction: The Dead House, by Bruce Kilstein A Letter from Legrand, by David Ellis An Old-Fashioned Villain, by Nick Andreychuk The Premature Murder, by Michael Mallory The Double, by Janice Law The Way It Is (novel excerpt), by Carole Buggé A House Divided, by Marc Bilgrey Classic reprint: A Scandal in Bohemia, by Arthur Conan Doyle Features: From Watson’s Scrapbook (Editorial), by John H. Watson, M.D. Moriarty’s Mailbag, by Professor Moriarty The Adventures of the Six Napoleons…of Crime, by Lenny Picker C.E. Lawrence – The Darker Half of Carole Buggé (interview) Sherlock’s Big Finish: An Interview with Nicholas Briggs, conducted by M J Elliott The Roots of the Psychic Detective in Fiction, by Lee Weinstein

Vampire’s Dilemma

Penny Ash

Life doesn't stop being complicated just because you're dead. In the old days, vampires were sexy, ruthless, and evil. They could, and would, compel the living to do whatever they wanted. They owned the night. Unfortunately, being undead in modern times has unexpected and disturbing challenges. Now nine authors take an amused, and sometimes grim look at the problems some vampires face in the twenty-first century. In «Thin White Duke in Sneakers,» a newly turned environmental activist and confirmed vegan has some serious issues with his politically incorrect vampire diet. Family life is disrupted in «Uncle Dmitri» when the police suddenly want to know what kindly Uncle Dmitri might be doing at night besides driving a cab. A young artist in «Take My Breath Away» desperately seeks a real vampire to turn her into an immortal only to discover she will still need to get a job to pay her rent. In «The Face on the Coin,» unlife is complicated by obsession, a vampire ghost, and time travel. «Farmer» is a tale of the far-future where humans may well be hunted off the face of the Earth. «Sunrise Decision» is the compelling story of a young marine in Fallujah who can only stop a murderous predator by making his own, personal life and death decision. In «They Shall Take Up Serpents,» a predatory Revivalist preacher is brought to justice by a vampire and a cage full of snakes. In «Sale Season,» intrigue and vampire romance haunt the art galleries of Europe while «Cursed Blood» asks the eternal question: Do you always have to bite the one you love? These authors were inspired to write by various TV shows, from Star Trek, Forever Knight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (& Angel) to White Collar, Burn Notice, Vampire Diaries, Being Human, etc. and have made the leap from fanfiction to professional writing. All these stories are original universes.