Ashley Dioses

Mythic tales, legends and lore are part of every human culture. From the quests of Greek myth, to China's Journey to the West, from India's Mahabharata to the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf, our histories resound with the clang of swords, and the struggle of heroes and heroines against dark forces and foul sorcery.In the 20th century, Robert E Howard, among others, pioneered modern mythologies which have become known as Sword and Sorcery. This anthology continues that tradition, with eleven new sizzling S&S tales from the pens of the Innsmouth Writing Circle.The yarns within feature a cast of lucky thieves, avenging barbarians, bold swordswomen, and temple plunderers, not to mention sorcerers, necromancers, priests and a range of horrors that would freeze the blood of all but the bravest warrior.So don your chain mail shirt, hoist high your battle-axe, let loose a war cry, and join us in the days of High Adventure....CONTENTSFOREWORDTHE HORN OF TUR - H.R.Laurence TO TAME A DEMON - Lyndon Perry FEAST OF FOOLS - Robert PoytonTHE ROTTING GODDESS - B Harlan CrawfordTHE COLOUR OF DECAY - Ashley Dioses THE LUCKY THIEF - Tim MendeesWIND - Russell SmeatonTHE HAUNTER OF THE CATACOMBS - Gavin ChappellSKYFALL - Glynn Owen BarrassTHE GUIDE, THE GENERAL AND THE PRIEST - Shelley de CruzONE SWORD AGAINST THE GLUTTONOUS GODS -Lee Clark Zumpe

A TOR NIGHTFIRE SELECTION FOR 10 BEST HORROR POETRY COLLECTIONS OF 2020In these poems, Ashley Dioses evokes an unrelenting sequence of raw, carnal images sure to delight all fans of the morbid and the macabre. Down frightful corridors both internal and external, the poetess leads us through the cobwebs of the natural world, through the entrance to a realm of sorcery, demons, and the undead. Emerging from this twilight Otherworld, harrowed by haunting sensations, we find ourselves questioning sanity as we stumble upon a surgical suite filled with delectable selections of bloody delights. Treat yourself to some cemetery necromancy, or sit back and enjoy a nice cloying sorbet with The Withering. With a foreword by horror/sci-fi/cyberpunk legend John Shirley, and featuring cover art and numerous interior illustrations by noted British weird artist Mutartis Boswell.

Test Patterns Teaser is a set of stories and poems culled from the main body of the Test Patterns anthology. The chapbook features both up-and-coming weird authors and well-established masters of the form.