Here are four dark tales of terror, showcasing new short stories and novellas by both contemporary masters of the macabre and exciting newcomers. Inside are stories by Shaun Hutson (novella), Joanne Shemmans (novella), James Howlett (novella) and Graham Masterton (short story). Horror Express Publications as always is dedicated solely to presenting the best in contemporary horror fiction. Edited by Marc Shemmans.

They slime, they ooze, they kill

One female slug can lay 1.5 million eggs a year--a fact which holds terrifying consequences for the people of Merton. As the town basks in the summer heat, a new breed of slug is growing and multiplying. In the waist-high grass, in the dank, dark cellars they are acquiring new tastes, new cravings. For blood. For flesh. Human flesh.

A gripping supernatural tale of psychological horror

The tense atmosphere Beth's sister causes when she comes to stay is strained further by Lucy's references to Beth's inability to conceive. When Lucy has a fatal accident, she leaves the legacy of her child, providing Beth's only chance of motherhood. But forces are bent on Beth remaining childless.

A discovery in a local cemetary finds a sleepy village overrun with the dead

400 years ago, a woman died in agony to keep the secret of a golden disk and went to her grave with it hung around her neck. Now, in a desolate graveyard, a workman has unearthed the amulet by chance and decides to keep it. His first mistake. Wherever the amulet is found, ancient evil--hideous, powerful, and vile--is once again reborn.