Kirjahaku

When Sam's ex, Danny, winds up gutted beyond recognition, Sam has no memory of where he was at the time. He can only remember the strange comfort of his new house. The endless ticking of a clock he can't find. The bloody knife he woke up holding the morning Danny was killed.Sam's guilt over Danny is undercut by the endless ticking, a growing desire to drink from the dead, and anonymous GPS pings that lead him to corpses. The stench of them rotting makes him hungry.He begins to feel the ticking inside him, feeding a darkness he's long ignored. It compels him to take what he wants, regardless of the price. When he begins to act on his bloodlust, the ticking leads him to the death of a loved one.The clock begins to point to more of Sam's friends and family, begging for their blood. Fuelled by a deep desire to feed, and compelled by the power of the ticking clock, how far will Sam go to get what he wants?

Between black market organ trading, sentient rain, and cannibal romance, this collection delivers ten gory horror tales. The collection is split into three sections and grapples with how other people can fail us through lies, deceit, and possession. The ways that other people are incomparable in their cruelty. The ways they can lead us to our deaths. This collection, featuring reworked versions of previously published short stories and original material, amalgamates David-Jack Fletcher's writing journey. It explores the primary theme that people, not demons, monsters, or ancient worm gods, are the cause of evil-the arbiters of our impending doom. The monsters, well, they're just a happy coincidence.

Reader, be warned: Chickens are deadly. Each year, chicken consumption threatens over a million people. Harry Peck is an unfortunate, well-meaning young fellow who kills a chicken at the urging of his uncle, a farmer. But Harry does not know his family's weird history or that the spirit of the fowl beast would start scratching at the floorboards, the clucking coming from the darkness. As the haunting worsens, it becomes clear that the chicken wants vengeance. Harry finds himself relying on the mysterious and handsome Vegan Shaman to survive.

Age as Disease explores the foundations of gerontology as a discipline to examine the ways contemporary society constructs old age as a disease-state. Framed throughout as ‘gerontological hygeine’, this book examines contemporary regimes, strategies and treatment protocols deployed throughout Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The book deploys critical cultural theories such as biopolitics, somatechnics, ethics, and governmentality to examine how anti-aging technologies operate to problematise the aging body as always-already diseased, and how these come to constitute a movement of abolition, named here as ‘gerontological hygiene’.

Age as Disease explores the foundations of gerontology as a discipline to examine the ways contemporary society constructs old age as a disease-state. Framed throughout as ‘gerontological hygeine’, this book examines contemporary regimes, strategies and treatment protocols deployed throughout Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The book deploys critical cultural theories such as biopolitics, somatechnics, ethics, and governmentality to examine how anti-aging technologies operate to problematise the aging body as always-already diseased, and how these come to constitute a movement of abolition, named here as ‘gerontological hygiene’.

What if everyone you knew was an imposter?Charlie knows there's an invasion. He knows it; even if the psychiatrists and his husband don't believe it. They're replacing people, living their lives. He doesn't know how. He doesn't know why. But now, they're after him. Isolated on a flight, Charlie sees a flash of lightning strike the plane. But only Charlie sees the creature enter the plane.It's inside the passengers. Jumping between them. Unable to trust the passengers-or himself-Charlie races to reveal the creature and save the passengers because they're all replaced. Or worse. With nobody on board believing him, and his own mind crumbling from within, how much will Charlie sacrifice to save everyone?But what if the doctors are right? What if it's all in his head?