Inferno

Take a guided tour of the darkest backroads of the imagination. Imagine worlds that are twisted fragments of our own ... In one, a woman with foresight puts her scarred body on the line to stop crimes before they happen. In another, a pervert channels the spirit of a dead school friend in the hopes of getting lucky. In yet another, the Antichrist is a misunderstood teenager who is tired of being manipulated.In Shards, the seasons turn deadly, and a day at the beach becomes a nightmare. A vision in the mirror is anything but heavenly. The zombie apocalypse triggers one survivor's unhealthy obsession. And where do you run when the world begins to physically unravel?Shards is fiction at its shortest and sharpest, a collection of disturbing stories from a master of dark flash fiction. A shard is a story read in just moments ... but it will linger with you for the rest of your life.Every story in the print edition is lavishly illustrated by Andrew J. McKiernan. Apocrypha Sequence: Inferno explores the invasion of Australia by legendary monstrosities. With the Kraken's rise off the shores of Western Australia, an age of monsters is ushered in. When wits and heroics fail, a secret cabal of guardians will take drastic, devastating measures to protect everything they know and love. In the aftermath, when everything has turned to ash, hope will find a way. The Apocrypha Sequence is a series of dark fantasy collections with interwoven themes and interconnected stories from Shane Jiraiya Cummings, Australia's master of the macabre. Also in the Apocrypha Sequence: Deviance, Divinity, and Insanity. Sacrifices -- Personal Demons -- The Unnatural -- Dread Seasons -- Under The Skin -- Obsessions -- Apocalyptic Visions. Shane Jiraiya Cummings ; Illustrator, Andrew J. Mckiernan.