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Black Cat Weekly. Volume 162 - ebook
Black Cat Weekly. Volume 162 - ebook
Yes, it’s our annual Halloween kickoff issue—for the next four Black Cats, extra spooky stories will be creeping and crawling into every issue. This time, we have vampires and scarecrows and werewolves (oh my!) as well as scarecrows and sinister strangers for your reading pleasure. Plus some other tricks and treats.
As always, special thanks to our Acquiring Editors for helping round up great stories, and to the volunteer readers who keep discovering great stories for us. If you’re a writer (published or not) we welcome appropriate submissions through our portal at our website.
Here’s the complete lineup—
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
“Skip Trace,” by Angela Zeman [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
Skip Rose swore he’d never return to his childhood home, but a desperate family hires him to find out why their daughter was murdered. His investigation drags him back to dark memories and deadly secrets.
“The Treasure Map Intrigue,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
After her uncle’s death, Marcy and her cousins find a cryptic note attached to an old map. As they search for treasure, Marcy discovers a hidden clue. Can you solve it before Marcy uncovers the truth?
“Special Delivery,” by Linda Cahill [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
When a young girl takes over her friend’s paper route, she encounters strange men, dark stories, and a house feared by all the neighborhood kids. What begins as a simple errand turns into a chilling mystery.
“Ol’ Crowbait,” by Bobbi A. Chukran [short story]
When pranksters target Minnie Tate’s farm, they uncover more than Halloween mischief—triggering events that unravel a long-buried disappearance. As Sheriff Josie Miller digs deeper, eerie scarecrows and strange whispers lead to a chilling discovery.
Scotland Yard Can Wait, by Zenith Brown [novel]
Inspector Lord investigates a decades-old bank heist. As bodies pile up, can he unravel the mystery before the cunning mastermind escapes with the loot?
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
“Howl At the Moon,” by John S. Glasby [short story]
A cursed castle, a full moon, and an ancient, terrifying secret. When Robert Temple arrives, determined to unearth the truth, he finds himself face-to-face with a horror beyond his worst nightmares.
“He Who Stakes,” by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story]
In Prince Vlad’s cruel court, Father Clement’s faith is tested when martyrs rise from their stakes. Can mercy and justice prevail over a ruler blinded by righteous fury.
“Waystation,” by Hannah Birss [short story]
In a rundown bar on Space Station SOL, a lonely miner share a fleeting, intimate encounter with a mysterious woman on a pilgrimage for a new sun.
“The Jackson Killer,” by Philip E. High [short story]
Sent to a frontier planet to track down a highly intelligent and dangerous mutant, Lassen must outwit his prey while grappling with the morality of his own role as an Eliminator.
“The Scientific Pioneer,” Nelson S. Bond [short story, Horsesense Hank series]
A farmer with uncanny “horse-sense” shocks university scholars by solving complex scientific problems with ease. But when offered fame, fortune, and love, his unyielding logic leads him on a different path.
Kategoria: | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Język: | Angielski |
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ISBN: | 978-1-66760-479-4 |
Rozmiar pliku: | 908 KB |