Tim Jeffreys

An ancient evil inhabits the moors that surround Dobcroft. And it wants to come in from the cold. When Julie Swann flees her husband and job in the city, she thinks she's leaving her problems behind. But the small Yorkshire village she escapes to has some terrifying secrets. When romance blossoms with old school friend Aaron Carter, Julie finds herself drawn into the horrors he's unwittingly stumbled into. And now...anyone they know could be one of them.

Strangely Marvelous Creatures Marvin Brown, The Wet Knot Michael Charlton, Pop's Surprise Mark A, R. Facknitz, Honesty Catherine Fahey-Hunt, The Revival J. Rosina Harlow, Fox-Mable David Hartley, The Bycatch Tim Jeffreys, Maycat Thomas Koloniar, D tect Noir Dave Materna. Halloween Eve Kacie Menendez, Tilly Robert Pope, Cora and the Seagull Matthew G. Rees, The Strangest of Tales Carolyn Stockdale Starlight Eric Wasserman, Lake Country James Winter, Nothing Shall Hurt You

When Jim Game decides to call time on the unsuccessful comedy double-act, Wild and Game, his partner Tommy Wild persuades him to give it one last shot. Tommy has a new character he wants to try out, Mr Herribone, which involves him donning a grotesque sack-cloth head he discovered backstage at a run-down theatre. To Jim's amazement, with this new character on board, the duo's fortunes start to improve. Yet Tommy insists he didn't create the character of Mr Herribone, so where exactly did Mr Herribone come from? No matter. Are Jim and Tommy about to see their dreams come true? Success? Money? Fame? Will it all be theirs? And do they have any inkling that the cost they will ultimately pay will be heavier than either of them can possibly imagine?

25 strangely marvelous stories Sana Aslam, "Paper Child" Pete Barnstrom, "How Danny Rodeo Became the Crown Prince of the Penguins" Christopher Barzak, "Gap Year" Marvin Brown, "Canine" John Bullock, "How Mia Learned to Dance Emily Dressler, "The Bloody Nose" Michael Goroff, "Grief Counseling" Steven Gowin, "Tragedy and Wreck" Tim Jeffreys. "The Queen of Swans" Couri Johnson, "The Girl in the Garden" Jason Jurkowski, "Collapse" Dave Materna, "Jimi the Wrassler" Kacie Menendez. "Lenny Pays the Devil" Jason Mullin, "The Amazing Solomea" Dallas Quinn Nypaver, "The Most Expensive Snack Pack" Robert Pope, "The Winning Ticket" Suzanne Garcia Pino, "Black Hole IRL" Jeremy Sayers, "The Want of a Nickel" Lisa Sarkis. "Body of Evidence" Steven Smith, "The Dance of Hitler" Norman Thompson, "The Bird Sings More Sweetly in the Field" Meghan Louise Wagner, "What's Dad Gonna Do?" Eric Wassermen, "Trampled Under Foot" Andrew Wehman, "A Dead Blind Man" Gregory J. Wolos, "Svengali"

Welcome to The Hollow Hills. Take a trip through eerie and uncanny landscapes. No map can guide you. In the title novelette, an undercover journalist joins an expedition deep into the woods in northern Spain. He hopes to prove that some bizarre, otherworldly photographs taken by the expedition's leader were faked. Instead, he inexplicably finds himself running for his life to escape those ancient woods. In the short story 'SONG OF SOIL', New York singer Maria Caddas grows tired of being the support act on a tour of the UK with star-turn Ginny Rivera, and craves a song of her own to sing. When the tour bus breaks down on a country road, and the entire entourage is forced to spend the night in a nearby village, Maria is offered an unusual solution to making her dreams come true. Meanwhile in 'PHANTOMS', arock band on the brink of stardom need one final song to complete their debut album. Serendipitously, singer Danny Hano is taken home after a gig one evening by a beautiful fan and introduced to a mesmerising ballad. When Benjamin's car breaks down on the Yorkshire Moors, in 'THE SECRECY OF THE HEART';, he's forced to go to an isolated house for help. But he inadvertently finds himself caught up in an impossible situation. After some rash behaviour results in him being forced to take part in a hunt out on the pitch-black moor, Benjamin is made him to confront his own innermost secrets and desires. We return to those same moors in 'THE SILENCE OF THE HEART', where a policeman goes door-to- door searching for the solution to his own devastating loss. Creepy, chilling, and witty by turn, the stories in this collectiondeal in love, isolation, loneliness, obsession, greed, and revenge. Come take a hike through the hollow hills. Whatever dwells here will be dying to meet you ...

Gael Drake has placed his teenage sister, Ava, in Holburn Academy, a secluded girl's school in order to keep her out of the clutches of their older brother, a famous medium calling himself The Spirit Whisperer, who wants to use Ava in his stage-shows. Ava, you see, has the ability to raise spirits and communicate with ghosts. Given the news that one of the school teachers has died mysteriously and Ava has gone missing, Gael returns to Holburn to try and find his sister. But doing so means he must face off against the spooks Ava raised during her short time at the school.

The life of a failed artist unravels when she discovers her mentor was not the person she thought he was, but someone far more sinister. A journalist attempts to uncover the dark secrets of a derelict lakeside resort. A man travels to Spain to search for his missing wife and the mysterious 'plaza de espera'. A comedy duo achieve success by creating a new character, Mr Herribone. But did they actually create him? And will fame come at a cost?

A motley collection of talented writers from across the globe brings you a brand new set of weird tales in Dark Lane Anthology Volume 11. Come visit some strange, dark corners. Featuring stories by Virginia Watts, J. Rosina Harlow, D.G. Bracey, Julian Grant, Angela Gregory, Timothy Granville, Ariel Dodson, J.C. Raye, Kevin Stadt, Charles Wilkinson, Christopher Fielden, Ailya W. Zaman, Damon King, Gregory Wolos, Su Ryder, Tim Jeffreys, Bryn Fortey, Robert Pope, Martin Greaves, Michael W. Thomas, Warren Benedetto, Diane Gurman, RobertGraham, and Amanda Faith Poirier.

This first omnibus gathers together some of the best weird and wonderful stories published in the first twelve volumes of the Dark Lane Anthology, and the fabulous black and white illustrations that originally accompanied them. Here find deliciously strange tales by some of the best writers working in the field of horror and dark fantasy including Sam Hicks, C.M. Muller, Rhonda Eikamp, Rebecca Lloyd, Edward Ahern, Bill Davidson, Couri Johnson, and many more...beautifully illustrated throughout by the artist Vikki Yeates.

In this way, the fantastic in these stories takes us away from our lives in the present moment, providing a moment's escape, but brings us back to ourselves in the end, like that ride on the roller coaster. Our feet find purchase once again; the journey has not only been entertaining, as we screamed in delight and fear, it has taken us somewhere and then left us off in strange territory, entertained, yes, perhaps better off for the experience, yet, miraculously, unharmed. This is the pure experience provided by these stories. Each one takes us for that ride, rewards us for our time, and leaves us in that uncharted territory which magically turns back into the world in which we live our lives. The only story I have not mentioned is the last one, and I believe I will leave it that way, concluding with a question the story asks of the reader: who or what hides in the darkness of the long arcade? Robert Pope, 2021

In a future society suffering crippling over-population and food crises, Danny Seraphine works as a Sterilization Agent tracking down men who sire children and then desert them. Caught between a violent faction that wants to kill him and a wife desperate to have a child Danny struggles to understand the meaning of a ghostly void that haunts his days and invades his dreams.Voids is a compelling and thought-provoking tale of one man walking a tightrope between his personal and professional life. When the fists start to fly and the betrayals and accusations pile up, will Danny discover what it really takes to be a man?

Where do the disappeared things go? When sisters Maya and Bree stop to watch a travelling show on their way home from their grandparents house one snowy night just before Christmas, little do they know how an encounter with real magic is about to change their lives forever. Maya in particular will need to pit all her wits against a dark force that aims to threaten the sisters' future. A blend of modern fairytale and strange fantasy, Disappeared will haunt the reader even after they have turned the last page.

The life of a failed artist unravels when she discovers her mentor was not the person she thought he was, but someone far more sinister. A journalist attempts to uncover the dark secrets of a derelict lakeside resort. A man travels to Spain to search for his missing wife and the mysterious 'plaza de espera'. A comedy duo achieve success by creating a new character, Mr Herribone. But did they actually create him? And will fame come at a cost? "Jeffreys has put together a great collection of stories for BLACK MASQUERADES, ranging from the weird to the downright macabre. BLACK MASQUERADES is a highly enjoyable ride." - BILL DAVIDSON "Tim Jeffreys really does have the gift of making the reader want to finish the story and find out its secrets early on. In my deep desire to be entertained, as soon as I start his stories all my impatience goes out the window. The question I am left with is: Who is this Tim Jeffreys person anyhow?" ROBERT POPE