Darkened Paths: 12 Dark Fantasy & Horror Short Stories

Synopsis

Speculative fiction author Wendy Nikel invites you to wander down the eerie and unsettling avenues of these twelve standalone short stories, previously published in Fireside Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, Deep Magic, and other dark fantasy and horror magazines and anthologies. Climb the steps of an abandoned village, search for shelter from a deadly heat, and lose yourself in a bog from which few ever return. From forgotten tombstones in overgrown cemeteries to mysterious books in locked libraries, you never know where these tales will guide you or what you'll find lurking in the shadows. Includes "Leaves of Dust," which appeared in the 2018 This is Horror award-winning anthology, ASHES AND ENTROPY. Full contents: "The Village is Closed" "Leaves of Dust" "A Jar Full of Secrets" "The Book of Futures" "Those We See at the Twilight Bridge" "In the Bleak" "Bella of the Wych-Elm" "Swelter and Shade" "Forget-Me-Nots For the Potter's Field" "Uncle Frank" "The Moody Rooms of Agatha Tate"