Tim Jeffreys

The Dark Lane anthology returns with a brand new collection of strange and eerie stories. This collection takes the reader to the banks of a lake where odd folk gather; to a small American town where people suffer disturbing mood shifts; to a house stuck on the borderland between life and death; to a ship adrift in the ocean that might just have something unimaginable on board. We travel to a far future moon where war breaks out and unknown entities occupy deep dark craters; then onwards into deep space where loneliness, heartbreak and alien Sasquatches await. Here are horrors both real and imagined. Let these writers take you by the hand, and lead you down a shadowed path. Come. Come. Featuring fiction by Sam Hicks, Williams Squirrel, Charles Wilkinson, K.W. Taylor, George Aitch, Kate Carne, Robert Pope, Jack Howling, Robert P. Kaye, Tomas Eklund, Helen Power, Matthew Chabin, Stephen McQuiggan, Edward Ahern, Damon King, Anya Penfold, J.Rosina Harlow, Joshua Storrs, Bryn Fortey, George Kearse, Tim Jeffreys, Ariel Dodson, and T.J. Miller.

Timothy Granville's story, events take a strange and sinister turn for a group meeting in a disused care home for pre-night out drinks but there is one member, the story's namesake, 'Mark's Friend' who nobody is quite sure of - is he Billy or Bobby or something... ? In Steven Sheil's tale, Case, some lost luggage finds its way back to its owner who is pleased until she notices something inside it move. In Christopher Long's story, 'What will the Silence Bring' an old, rare computer game is the centre of a relationship's demise leaving you wondering where the blurred reality between real life and 'the game' really is. Hailey Piper's, What the Girls are Doing, bereaved sisters call a s ance for their deceased mother but the event reveals a more sinister plot. In Carrie Hardman's, Changed, a recently widowed young mother starts to notice changes in her baby son in this deeply disturbing folk horror. Tim Jeffrey's story, The Path Through the Woods, a man down on his luck returns to a familiar haunt of his childhood to reconnect with the ghosts of his past. But what were the circumstances that brought him here? Mat Troy's, Laughing Cavalier, an ancient Tudor inn hosts a resident ghost, but that's not what terrorises the current landlord, there's something down there, in the cellar, in the well... Drew Nicks' story, Down by the River, set in the time of the frontiers, a group of white trappers hunting on Native American soil suspect something is messing about with their traps - stealing whatever was caught. They commit a heinous act and a horrifying series of events follows. It is clear the landscape and the water is turning on them, and cursed they should be...

From Elsewhere collects some of Tim Jeffreys' most recent short fiction, taken from a variety of sources (the anthologies Fear's Accomplice, Cosmic Horror, and Miseria's Chorale; and literary magazines such as The Horror Zine and Killing the Angel) aswell as much previously unpublished work. They range in tone from creepy horror, sci-fi tinged, to folk/fairy tales, and the just plain weird. Not all tales are dark - there's humour and pathos to be found in these stories too. The reader can expect these tales to linger in the mind once they have closed the book.

Dark Lane Anthology Volume 8 contains twenty-three strange stories written by such esteemed authors as C.M. Muller, Rebecca Lloyd, Marvin Brown, Bill Davidson, Mike O'Driscoll, Robert Pope, Michael W. Thomas, Charles Wilkinson, and a host of other talents. Within these pages the reader will encounter an unusual kind of vampire-ism, spooks, sinister puppets, men returned from the dead, and one hell of a gigantic baby.

You Will Never Lose Me will take you on a journey to the inner recesses of your soul, where darkness seeks retribution: A man wandering a post-apocalyptic landscape is burdened by valuable memories of the sea. But why should something so enriching to the soul be a burden?A typical English village is overshadowed by an unwelcome presence. What is this village menace and why is Owen Lloyd the only one unaffected by it?An art gallery conservator has a morbid obsession with his paintings. But what image is forming in the painting he restores, and will it be noticed in time?A woman hesitates near a bridge. What prevents her from going under? And will she give in to it?You Will Never Lose Me gathers nineteen of Tim Jeffreys' fabulously nightmarish, darkly humorous, thought-provoking and occasionally moving stories which have appeared in many publications, including Nightscript, Weirdbook and Sanitarium Magazine.

The Real Rachel Winterbourne and Other Stories is a powerful collection of science fiction shorts that examines the lengths people go to in order to find truth and happiness. Some of the characters in these tales achieve their dream and have it snatched away, other can t tell dreams from reality. A masquerade is in full swing. Masks slip. Intruders abound. There are lies, and there is the truth. But which is which?

'The Real Rachel Winterbourne and Other Stories' is a powerful collection of science fiction shorts that examines the lengths people go to in order to find truth and happiness. Some of the characters in these tales achieve their dream and have it snatched away, other can't tell dreams from reality. A masquerade is in full swing. Masks slip. Intruders abound. There are lies, and there is the truth. But which is which?

From a schoolgirl who wreaks death and destruction on her bullies via a magical ceremony, a man-eating siren who picks the wrong kind of soul to suck, a worker at a factory where cheese is made by milking humanoid creatures, a mobster who finds enlightenment through the resurrection of an assassinated village mayor, and a man who must wrestle for the attentions of his beloved with a mythical creature, the stories in Dark Lane Anthology: Volume Six take the reader through a range of bizarre and disturbing scenarios. But these tales are not merely intended to scare or unsettle. The characters in these pages learn things about themselves through their surreal and otherworldly experiences: how to love, how to forgive, how to grieve, how to fight, and, of course, how to protect yourself when confronted with a satanic rhinoceros in the menswear section at Debenhams.

The Dark Lane Anthology series returns with a new compendium of weird and wonderful short stories. Opening with a new unpublished story from the master of low-key weird fiction Charles Wilkinson, and introduced by The Horror Tree columnist F. Charles Murdock; Volume Four also includes fantastic fiction from David S. Golding, K. Dewess, Neil Davies, Andrea Adams, Arthur Davis, Megan Crosbie, Rhoads Brazos, Peter Emmett Naughton, Louis Rakovich, F. Charles Murdock, Damon King, Christopher Fielden, Tim Jeffreys, Tim Turnbull, Ed Ahern and Robert Pope. As if that wasn't enough, some of the stories herein have been lovingly illustrated by Vikki Yeates, Sally Barnett and Andrea Adams.

A man who can't outrun a past mistake; a mysterious attendee at an illegal street fight; people haunted by whispers, footsteps, menacing figures; shapeshifters, fairies who steal newborn babies, places no one dares to go. All this and more can be found in this new collection of short stories by Tim Jeffreys. Nine previous published stories and eight that are original to this collection, including the novelette The Wilds.

What do we have here? Dark Lane Anthology Volume Three contains everything readers have come to enjoy in this series. A host of talented writers: including well-established authors and promising newcomers; from the award-winning K.J. Bishop, to masters of quiet horror such as Charles Wilkinson, Rebecca Llloyd, and Deborah Walker. Check. Stories rich and strange: leeches that suck misery, a town plagued by ravens, a motivational speaker whose talks cause suicides, horrific fairground attractions, giant slayers, deals with the devil, and sentient selfie-sticks. Yep. All waiting within these pages. Scares. Shocks. Laughs. Food for thought. Certainly. Dark Lane Anthology Volume Three is a showcase for all kinds of speculative fiction, including science fiction, horror, fantasy and many stories that tip-toe through the margins.

An assortment of the weird and wonderful, the monstrous and the macabre, the Dark Lane anthology series continues with Volume Two. Containing brand new stories from authors such as Rebecca Lloyd, James Everington, Louis Rakovich, Mathew Lett, Keldra Crich, and a host of other talents, not to mention artwork from Vikki Yeates, Luna Lynch, Martin Greaves and Sally Barnett, this is one anthology to treasury. Within these pages the reader will encounter hauntings and apparitions, sentient swamps, strange fish, mysterious phenonemah, and tales of the unexplained. There are tales within these pages that will make you shiver, some that make you think, some that make you laugh, and some that do all three. All carefully chosen and beautifully written in order to present the reader with a world of weird.

A collection of talented writers from across the globe brings you a set of strange tales designed to electrify the jellied contents of your brainpan. Within these pages you will find dark adult fairy tales, strange creatures glimpsed out of the corner of the eye, unusual artefacts, and adventures that quickly take on the semblance of a fever dream. As benefits the international source of the authors, some of these stories take place in the city, some in the desert, whilst others travel into deepest space or attempt to investigate the darkest recesses of the human mind. There are tales that will cause you to shiver, tales that will make you laugh, and some that will merely make you ponder. With exceptional interior artwork from Vikki Yeates, Sally Barnett, and Martin Greaves, this is one anthology to cherish. It will take pride of place of anyone's bookshelf.

Dare to journey into the chilling depths of Fear's Accomplice, where terror knows no bounds and darkness lurks around every corner. Brace yourself for a spine-tingling odyssey through a nightmarish realm, where the line between reality and nightmare blurs into a terrifying tapestry of the macabre.Within these pages, you'll confront unspeakable horrors, from otherworldly entities that defy explanation to the darkest recesses of human malevolence. But amidst the shadows and bone-chilling fear, you'll also discover a twisted sense of absurdity that will leave you questioning the very fabric of reality. Can you withstand the relentless onslaught of fear, or will you succumb to the darkness that awaits?Fear's Accomplice is a haunting collection of horror short stories penned by master storytellers, each tale expertly crafted to send shivers down your spine and leave you haunted long after you turn the final page. Prepare to be enthralled, horrified, and utterly captivated by the unparalleled storytelling within these pages. Are you ready to face your deepest fears and venture into the unknown? The journey awaits, but beware - not all who enter will emerge unscathed.