Everyone claims to have been there when it all went down. Wolves’ dung, I say. And thank God the Church keeps such accurate records—cuts down on the wild stories. The thirtieth anniversary of the Apocalypse comes this Friday.

Welcome autumn with 23 dark tales guaranteed to have you looking over your shoulder. Was that shadow merely a falling leaf…or something else?
Click on the image to download a pdf of the Autumn 2010 issue (download is approximately 3.5 mb).

“The Knight’s Tale” is the first chapter of an unfinished novel titled Canterbury Goth. The story, a sort of horror homage to Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, follows a group of pilgrims as they attempt to end the reign of evil in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by vamps, weres, demons, dragons, and every other kind of supernatural being [...]

Bitten By Books, one of Dark Valentine’s staunchest supporters, is featuring an interview with our writer Christine Pope today, 8/25.  Here’s the skinny:
Join us on 8/25 with author Christine Pope for an interview, chat and contest. The event starts at 12:00 pm Central and runs all day and into the evening. The [...]

There’s a connection between a love of dark fiction and a fascination with crime in general and this new book about the Vidocq Society bridges the gap.  The Murder Room reads like a work of fiction, with one particular story weaving through the years from 1957 to the present, and the real-life characters are framed [...]

Pocket Books has launched a new, free online community for romance and urban fantasy readers called Pocket After Dark. Simon & Schuster Digital developed the site, which will feature exclusive content and a forum for members to share interests and chat with other readers, authors, and editors. The site also includes all [...]

For the Love of God
By Nigel Bird
Photograph by Marzel
Over 200 years we waited for someone to arrive. All that hanging around and it was over in a flash.
“Guard the door,” she said. “Guard it well.” That was 1789.
“Whatever happens, don’t let anyone in.” Her hair was piled on top of her scalp as ever and, [...]

Would Wiley please contact me with an address so I can mail the book?
Look for a new give-away next week as we launch the first of our serialized fiction.  Details to come.

We have 25 fantastic stories from writers like Kaye George, Eric Stone, Nigel Bird, Chris Dabnor, David Perlmutter, and more!
In addition to artists returning from the first issue, we have Alena Lazareva, Sarah Vaughn, Leanne Hannah, Mark Satchwill, and more!
We are now open for issue #3.  Deadline is first Friday in November; the issue will [...]

BLASPHEMY
By Shane Mullins
Illustration by Susie Hawkins
Ethan Voorhees had always loved his job. He was director of Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Observatory, a beautiful Classic Revival-style building that would be 100 years old in 2012 but whose history reached back into the early 19th century.
He had received his degree in Astro-Physics from the University of Pittsburgh and [...]