Monsters & Creatures

Venture into the hunting grounds of creatures drawn from folklore, twisted imagination and the darkest corners of the natural world. These stories bring you face to face with ancient predators, impossible beasts and things that refuse to stay hidden. Whether something is stalking a remote wilderness or moving unnoticed through a crowded street, discovering what it is may be easier than surviving the encounter.

The Lantern-Eyed Colossus of Saffron Bay

The Lantern-Eyed Colossus of Saffron Bay

By six in the evening, Saffron Bay had the look of a place waiting to be forgiven.The tourist buses had…
The Glass-Eyed Thing Beneath the Salt Flats

The Glass-Eyed Thing Beneath the Salt Flats

By the time the sky over Maricunga began to bleach, the salt flats were already glowing like a wound.Leah stood…
The Gutter Bloom at Red Salt Lake

The Gutter Bloom at Red Salt Lake

The first sign was the smell.Not the chemical stink of the evaporating flats, nor the dusty sweetness that drifted from…
The Lantern Below the Black Tide

The Lantern Below the Black Tide

By the time the sea withdrew, the people of San Telmo had already started calling it a bad omen.The tide…
The Lantern-Eyed Countess of Black Thorn Hollow

The Lantern-Eyed Countess of Black Thorn Hollow

The first time Mara Vale saw the lights in Black Thorn Hollow, she thought they were foxfire.It was just after…
Moon-Scar at the Salt Marsh

Moon-Scar at the Salt Marsh

The first moon rose over the salt marshes like a coin pressed under skin.Maeve stood on the pumping station’s metal…
Saltwater Knows Your Address

Saltwater Knows Your Address

By the time the sea came for our street, most of us had stopped calling it flooding and started calling…
Last Orders for the River Dead

Last Orders for the River Dead

At half past four every morning, before the heat had properly gathered in the streets, the river market behind Saint…
Salt for the River Bride

Salt for the River Bride

Mara Bisset had spent nine summers on the river and had learned that people who lived by water were forever…
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