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Stuck in a situation you can't escape from, trapped in a prison for something you didn't do... there are many 'Get Me Out Of Here!' examples and Thirteen Press' talented authors explored nearly all of them! If you've ever had that feeling, you will enjoy reading this diverse collection of startling dark tales!

Crossroads, we meet them often in our lives, sometimes physical, sometimes emotional, always challenging. Which way to go, which way to choose. You just have to hope the way you choose doesn't lead to death and destruction... Take due warning from these dark and different stories from Thirteen authors, and hold their lessons for the next time you come across a crossroad.

The year is 1985. A covert private company, with government assistance, has constructed the first operational time travel vessel. After several successful unmanned test runs, it is now deemed safe for humans to operate. The present day is 1985, and our authors kept that in mind, crafting stories using the technology available at the time plus any reasonable sci-fi elements - like our time machine. The result is an exciting thrill-ride of f...

Some times, the blood boils in the heat of the moment--leading to impetuous acts. They don't call someone "hot-blooded" for nothing! But the heat fades, leaving the ashes of dreams and regrets behind. Until all that is left is cold-blooded, passionless cruelty. The writers of Thirteen O'Clock examine these three stages in this volume of twisted tales. Whether your blood runs hot or cold, or all you have are ashes, there is something for everyo...

Trick-or-Treating and Stockings by the fire...everyone's favorite holidays are around the corner. Thirteen O'Clock authors present their own unique takes on these holiday celebrations.The first half of the anthology is dedicated to All Hallow's Eve and all the candy collecting and ghostly shenanigans one would expect on such an evening.The second half is full of carols and carnage. This isn't your typical Merry Christmas. Santa's been really n...

The Blue Gonk Café decided to hold a storytelling day... some of the best writers from Thirteen Press went to the sessions... the result being an anthology of almost 170 pieces of flash fiction, ranging from SF through gentle humour to outright horror. Pick up and put down or start at the beginning and read through all the storytelling sessions, either way the collection is a delight for the senses, far ranging stories covering all aspects of ...

Locked In - locked in where? Cell, house, relationship, physical locks, mental locks, the field for this theme was wide open and the Thirteen authors who responded took advantage of that. Their stories range far and wide, from demons to humans and everywhere else. Avoid this if you're claustrophobic, being shut in anywhere can be bad, being locked in is worse... on the other hand, it's a good read... none of it is real, , is it... enjoy!

Bringing It Back: bringing what back? Memories, artefacts, stolen goods, bodies... Thirteen authors explored the theme with a huge and diverse range of great horror stories. What's hiding in your mind that one of these stories could trigger... happy nightmares...

Revenge, something we all crave at some point in our lives... fortunately for the world, we don't often do anything about it. Here's a fascinating set of stories about people who did do something about it, horribly, fatally, bloodily... it's a great read - as all Thirteen anthologies are - and the next time someone offends you, it will be one way of getting your own back, imagining them caught up in one of these horror stories!

Sacrifice: big, small, easy, hard, fatal... the word can mean many things to many people. Thirteen authors have taken the word and conjured very different ideas of what sacrifice is about. This anthology contains outstanding stories on a very personal theme for each of us makes a sacrifice in our lives - you need to trust you never meet any of these situations... Enjoy!

EMPTY ROOMS What is it about empty rooms, what lingering presence is sensed when you walk in, what dark secrets do the silent walls hold... Thirteen authors have come up with innovative and dark stories on this theme, guaranteed to stay in your mind. MISSING What's missing, who's missing, how did they/it go missing... another themed collection from talented Thirteen authors who have delved into the depths of their dark imaginations and produce...

Nothing to lose. Nowhere to go, no one to worry about - a chance to take revenge on those who brought you down to that level, perhaps? Or a chance to end it all and leave them feeling guilty? It's a wide open topic and the stories in this anthology reflect that, with the main theme being they are all very, very dark...

We're all victims at some time in our lives, personal, emotional, financial, physical... Thirteen writers have explored many and various aspects of the_ word Victim and come up with a startling, sometimes moving set of stories. You're sure to empathise with some of the characters as they come to terms/lose out to their victimisation. It's a very personal theme in many ways. The tales are dark, the writing is vivid, lose yourself in the world o...

The Call, themed stories bringing you the other side of that most innocent thing, a call and Welcome To The Dance, more themed stories on many aspects of that most delightful of pastimes, dancing. The stories show the risks you take when making a call or simply dancing... it opens the doors to all manner of strange beings, happenings, coincidences, blood baths and death. Thirteen's authors have taken these themes and wrought seriously evil sto...

First there were cards, tarot, playing cards, fortunes told and fortunes made and lost. Came the deep web and sometimes... just sometimes... more than fortunes were made and lost. The cards told their own stories of death and destruction, of found love and lost love, the deep web draws in those who would explore the darkest limits of their imagination, often resulting in death and destruction. Thirteen's authors took on the challenge and produ...

Halloween, every horror writer's favourite festival and every reader's wish that the writers find something new to say about it... look no further than this startling new collection of Halloween Horror! From the first very nasty little story to the final lengthy one outlining the history of the pumpkin, there is horror entertainment all the way. Enjoy!

Ice. Beautiful in its frozen stark state, dangerous to all who battle it, lethal to those caught up in it... Thirteen O'clock Press authors have come up with a startling variety of stories featuring ice - prepare to be chilled...

Dorothy Davies and the crew of imprint Thirteen O'Clock Press present 'Pyromania'. Tales of the hot and hellish pyromaniacs - from human to less than human scorch each page with malice and addicted aforethought. Will you be able to dance through the flames of this terrifying collection and remain unsinged by the time you reach the other side? We highly doubt it.

STEAMWORLD! Travel across time and to exotic worldwide locales in these tales that take the essence of Steampunk to a vast variety of settings, including many set in worlds of the author's own creation. We challenged these writers to not limit their action packed stories of derring-do and fiendish villains and monsters to Victorian England or the Weird West and the results are a widely varied and impressive collage of all the Steampunk element...

Fortuna spins her wheel, lives hang in the balance. The characters within these seven tales of murder and mayhem commit acts of foolish pride and bloody revenge, and will soon learn even the most well laid plans collapse at the whims of Rota Fortunae. In Silhouette of Darkness, George Wilhite has brought together a group of twelve short stories, all written in a dark, modern, and intriguing tone. For me, this collection was Stephen King meets ...