Bete Noire brings you the best in dark fiction, poetry and art. In this issue we bring you: Sorcha Dubh, Marge Simon, Luke Spooner, Siobhan Gallagher, Florence Grey, Eleanor Leonne Bennett, Addison Clift, Rhonda Parrish, Mark A. France, Matthew Fryer and WC Roberts.

Jews began settling in Wausau, Wisconsin in 1873. In 1914, they founded Mt. Sinai, the first synagogue in Wausau. In essays, memoirs, and photographs, this volume tells the story of a small Midwestern congregation. Over the years, Mt Sinai has weathered financial uncertainty, inadequate buildings, and the difficulty of finding and keeping a rabbi as a small congregation in a primarily non-Jewish area. At 100 years old, Mt. Sinai finds itself stronger than ever, serving 83 families who span Generation X through "The Greatest Generation." With a beautiful, energy efficient building, a healthy...

What is the Salmagundi?
It's 20 tales of desperation and decadence told through the eyes of characters on the edge. The stories careen between right and wrong as they navigate through love and death and everything in between.
It's where tales of murder, hookers, bar fights and Holly Go Lightly wannabes keep pace with stories about familial loss, suicide, coming of age and the after effects of war (a zombie war, but a war none the less).
Invoking Barthelme, Thompson and Carver, the writing is experimental and unflinching with a surreal sense of humor. The Salmagundi is playful...

The first two volumes of Moonlit Tales of the Macabre dealt with human behavior when thrown in strange circumstances or when in contact with odd objects and creatures, as well as with questions of life, death, and everything that lies between. This new installment is dedicated to strange places - mansions, castles, cellars, and towers. You never know what might be hiding within the walls of a perfectly ordinary mental institution, or what you might find if you venture out to investigate a strange light in the window of an old fortress. Enter with care, as we present Moonlit Tales of the...

A prideful stance. A lying tongue. Hands that spill innocent blood. A heart that plots evil. Bodies engaging in ungodly mischief. Being a witness of deceit. Sowing discord for folly and fun. Superbia. Avaritia. Luxuria. Invidia. Gula. Ira. Acedia. The Seven Deadly Sins. Strories by: Renee Carter Hall, Michael Beers, Die Booth, Marten Hoyle, Christian Larsen, Ken MacGregor and Brandon French.

This book is not an instructional manual nor a history of tobacco, but rather an anthology of the best poetry and prose from the last four centuries on the subtle pleasures of the pipe. Excerpts from works by William Cowper, J.M. Barrie, James Boswell and Thomas Carlyle, as well as many anonymous writers have been collected to provide the collective wit and wisdom of the 'Brotherhood of the Briar' in one volume. It will make an ideal fireside companion for any thoughtful and reflective pipe smoker. 'Let others fret and fume with care, 'Tis easy finding everywhere, But happiness is rarer; And...

Bete Noire brings you the best in dark fiction, poetry and art. In this issue we bring you: Jeremy Lloyd Beck, Luke Spooner, James Frederick William Rowe, Christian Riley, Eleanor Leonne Bennett, Marge Simon, Wojeiech Zwolinski, J.J. Steinfeld, Tobacco Jones, Carol Hornak, Denny E. Marshall and JD Cano