Gordon Linzner

"In death - no even in the grave all is not lost." -Edgar Allan PoeWandering souls Restless spirits The vengeful dead Those who die with unfinished business haunt the living and make their presence known from the world beyond: A scientist's invention opens a window onto a terrible afterlife.A New York City apartment holds the secrets of the dead.A grandmother sends text messages from the grave.A samurai returns to his devastated home for a final showdown with his past.A forgotten TV game show haunts a man with a dark secret.A tapping from behind classroom walls leads to a horrible discovery.The specter of a prehistoric beast returns to a modern-day ranch.And the one seeing eye knows all-including what you did.Haunted from the other side, these stories roam from modern cities to the shadowed moors to feudal Japan to the jungles of Central America, each providing a spine-chilling glimpse into the shadows not even death can restrain. Do you dare open these pages and peer into the darkness they reveal?Stories by Marc Abbott, Meghan Arcuri, Oliver Baer, Alp Beck, Allan Burd, John P. Collins, Randee Dawn, Trevor Firetog, Caroline Flarity, Patrick Freivald, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, April Grey, Jonathan Lees, Gordon Linzner, Robert Masterson, Robert Ottone, Rick Poldark, Lou Rera, and Steven Van Patten.

But like all of us, Vinson delivered the dead bodies he created to our parasites, the imps; bodies for disposal which would otherwise rot in plain sight of Mankind, be pondered and investigated. Exposed corpses were too dangerous for us, a tiny minority stalking the world of fragile mortals. Buried bodies were discovered too often. And new technology? iPhones with cameras, still shots or videos uploaded for eternity on the internet highway revealed us to the billions of spiteful people on the planet, the villagers with pitchforks.-Parasites: A Tale of Route 66

Code name: BloodStatus: Literally kept on ice until a job arises that's beyond the scope of ordinary agents.Qualifications: Ruthless, adaptable, and uniquely expendable ... because he's already dead Assignment: Track down the terrorist group known as the Free Thought Alliance and rescue the reporter they kidnapped ... or avenge her A simple, straightforward task, almost unworthy of Blood's special talents ... but neither he nor the terrorists could anticipate the role to be played by the mysterious, shambling form that haunted the wildest regions of the Florida Everglades, eventually threatening the existence of all

UNSHEATHED FURY, INESCAPABLE TERRORImprisoned for thousands of years in the hilt of a ceremonial sword, the oni, a hideous Japanese demon, is accidentally released to wreak the havoc of its pent-up fury on an unsuspecting world. All-powerful, immortal, and possessed of an unquenchable lust for human blood, the demon seems invincible, leaving in its wake an increasing number of horribly mutilated bodies.Only one woman has learned the oni's history and the key to its destruction. But will she be able to pit her puny human strength against the demon's murderous powers before she becomes yet another victim?

When Pulp Worlds Collide The Moon Man and Doctor Satan, hero and villain of their own pulp magazines, meet here for the first time ever in the cross-over that will leave you spellbound and begging for more. Written by Ron Fortier ("The Green Hornet", "Rambo", "The Terminator", etc.) and Gordon Linzner. Illustrated by Rob Davis ("Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", Marvel, DC and Malibu comics.) and Bradley Walton, with an eye-popping wrap-around cover by Tom Floyd. This edition also includes the short story "Fury in Vermont" by Ron Fortier. This is an updated/reworked edition of the very first New Pulp book from Airship 27