Five Doses: Horror, Cyberpunk, Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Steampunk short stories
About this ebook
In the fantasy story ALONE WITH THE BONES, a thief is freed when mysterious and gigantic bones rise from the earth. The tale of IN LOVING MEMORY, with its subtle sci-fi undertones, reveals a childhood mischief that unknowingly ends in adulthood. The cyberpunk episode ALPHA BETA GAMMA KILL is taken from the popular Chaos Halo series giving us a dystopian future where food is in short supply. With THE REBIRTH we are shown Cassell's unquestionable passion for supernatural horror, in which a school teacher is gifted a peculiar Easter egg. Finally there's the flash fiction steampunk piece VANISHED, about the short-lived maiden voyage of an airship.
"A wicked journey of the imagination. A Mustread." - Five-star reviewer.
Interview with the author:
How would you classify your work?
MC: "Dark fantasy and horror, certainly. And of course, the darker side of science fiction and fantasy. Whether it’s alien horror or supernatural horror, it does it for me. Not mankind's horror, you know? Not real gore and graphic violence, I don't really go down that route ... I'm talking about the horror that exists on the other side of what we can see, what we can touch. Something beyond our senses."
Associated publishers: Burdizzo Books, Corpus Press, Crystal Lake Publishing, Dark Terror Publications, EyeCue Productions, Future Chronicles, KJK Publishing, Lafcadio Press, Matt Shaw Publications, Scimitar Press, Severed Press, Shadows at the Door Publishing, Sinister Horror Company, Sirens Call Publications
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About the author
Mark Cassell lives on the south coast of England with his wife and a number of animals, including a bearded dragon called Arnie. Best known for supernatural horror, Mark’s work features in numerous reputable anthologies where he proves he has a penchant for ignoring typical horror tropes and casting them into the void. His jobs have included baker, laboratory technician, driving instructor, spotlight operator for an Elvis impersonator, and 2018 saw him as an actor in the horror movie Monster directed by Matt Shaw.
His best-selling debut novel THE SHADOW FABRIC is closely followed by the short story collections SINISTER STITCHES and TERROR THREADS, all of which are a fraction of an expanding mythos of modern-day cosmic horror. The novella HELL CAT OF THE HOLT further explores the highly regarded Shadow Fabric mythos with ghosts and a black cat legend.
Collaborating with Future Chronicles Photography, Mark’s dystopian cyberpunk collection CHAOS HALO and his Lovecraftian steampunk horror novelette IN THE COMPANY OF FALSE GODS sees his prose in other genres.
More about Mark can be found at www.markcassell.co.uk.
