The Horrors That Were and Shall Be

Overview: The WHISPERS FROM THE ABYSS anthology series returns with more H.P. Lovecraft-inspired fiction created for readers on the go. Contained within are 25 spine-chilling tales by Laird Barron (The Imago Sequence), Cody Goodfellow (Spore), Greg Stolze (Delta Green), A.C. Wise (Future Lovecraft), John Palisano (Dust of the Dead), John C. Foster (Dead Men), Orrin Grey (Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts), Dennis Detwiller (Delta Green), Chad Fifer (The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast), Konstantine Paradise (Coven), and many more. Now come, begin your slow descent into madness... TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWARD From Michele Brittany WE ARE NOT THESE BODIES, STRUNG BETWEEN THE STARS By A.C. Wise HIS CARNIVOROUS REGARD By John C. Foster THE LABYRINTH OF SLEEP By Orrin Grey DEATH MAY DIE By Nathan Wunner THE KNOT By Dennis Detwiller SKOPTSY By Jonathan Sharp RED AMERICANS By Cody Goodfellow SHADOW TRANSIT By Ferrett Steinmetz BABY RHYME TIME: YOUNGSTERS ENJOY INITIATION AT INNSMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY By Deborah Walker NYARLATHOTEP’S WAY ByTom Pinchuk STRIDENT CALLER ByLaird Barron LUCKY CHUCK TAKES THE SUNSHINE EXPRESS By John Palisano NOTEBOOK CONCERNING THE CLASS STRUGGLE IN DUNWICH, FOUND IN THE RUINS OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE By Kevin Wetmore FIVE MINUTES OR LESS By Michael Hudson THE BABY DOWNSTAIRS By Chad Fifer GIFTS By Robert Stahl NOW WE ARE NINE By Joel Enos THE THING IN THE FRIDGE By Samuel Poots GOD DOES DAMN THE MIND By Marc E. Fitch I SAW THE LIGHT By Greg Stolze KICKSTARTER By Richard Lee Byers THE VINDICATION OF Y’HA-NTHLEI By David Busboom ECHOES IN PORCELAIN By Konstantine Paradias SHADOWS OF THE DARKEST JADE By Sarah Hans THE DREADFUL MACHINE By Martin James Hunter AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES The WHISPERS FROM THE ABYSS anthology series returns with more H.P. Lovecraft-inspired fiction created for readers on the go. Contained within are 25 spine-chilling tales by Laird Barron (The Imago Sequence), Cody Goodfellow (Spore), Greg Stolze (Delta Green), A.C. Wise (Future Lovecraft), John Palisano (Dust of the Dead), John C. Foster (Dead Men), Orrin Grey (Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts), Dennis Detwiller (Delta Green), Chad Fifer (The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast), Konstantine Paradise (Coven), and many more. Now come, begin your slow descent into madness... -----------------This anthology solidly delivers an array of Lovecraft inspired tales. Most tales share a fresh perspective rising above Lovecraft fan fiction. The best of the bunch carve their own path through the mythos to great effect. --Jaffa Kintigh / JaffalogWhispers of the Abyss Volume 2 is successful at delivering Lovecraft-inspired stories on a short scale. The intended audience may be folks on the go, but a wider audience will definitely appreciate them. --Nicholas Diak / Fanbase Press