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Frankie Corzo

Frankie Corzo

  • Weird Tales magazine is known for launching a number of sub-genres of fiction—cosmic horror, swords & sorcery, dark fantasy, and others. It has also greatly added to existing genres like science fiction, horror, and—a personal favorite of editor Jonathan Maberry—weird mystery stories. Or, as they became known—occult detective tales. Here are all-original tales about people who peer into the shadows in order to solve a mystery. Sometimes successfully … and sometimes the darkness wins. The stories range from nail-biting horror to very dark comedy, and there’s a generous mix of short stories, flash fiction (shorter works of about 1500 words), and poems. The lineup is killer, as you’ll discover, and the interpretations of what constitutes “occult fiction” is unique to each writer.

    “The Eyrie” by Jonathan Maberry
    “Dead Jack and the Mystery of Room 216” by James Aquilone
    “Beneath the Scarred Pulpit” by Kenneth W. Cain
    “Denizen of Deep Holler” by Jennifer Brody
    “The Ephemera of Dreams” by Carina Bissett
    “Forming Threads” by Jody Lynn Nye
    “The Painted Unseen” by Taylor Grant
    “Bull Runs” by Kevin J. Anderson
    “Shimmer” by Keith Strunk
    “Hold My Beer” by Jeff Strand
    “La Silla Del Diablo” by Sofía Lapuente & Jarrod Shusterman
    “The Three-Headed Problem” by Rachel Aukes
    “Inception” by Brian Lumley
    “Laurel Caverns” by Lisa Diane Kastner
    “The Taxidermist” by Lyndsey Croal
    “Within You, In Time” by Brian Keene and Steven L. Shrewsbury
    “Sins Will Find You Out” by Cavan Scott
    “Night’s Disease” by Colleen Anderson

  • From Pushcart Prize–nominated author Sofia T. Romero comes a breathtaking debut collection of interrelated stories suffused with magical realism.

    In stories that evoke the haunting beauty of New England beaches and resonate with a bittersweet loneliness, Romero blurs the lines between life and death, reality and fantasy. A deceased woman counsels her son’s fiancée on how to be a good wife to him, with disastrous consequences. A mysterious, commanding cat appears in a young woman’s home, as inexplicable as the demise of her years-long relationship with her boyfriend. At turns humorous, sorrowful, and whimsical, this collection spans the familiar setting of a college-town supermarket and eerie dystopias that are not just postpandemic but postart. Romero masterfully conveys the follies of youth and the regrets of life, and a sense of loss—of a relationship, a child, a time before—pervades each page.

    With this remarkable debut, Romero joins the ranks of writers such as Brenda Peynado and Marytza K. Rubio, offering a superb collection of speculative fiction with a distinctly Latina perspective. We Have Always Been Who We Are is at its heart a testament to the power of storytelling, and an invitation to develop our inner strength through the imagination.

  • In this suspenseful YA thriller from debut author Marie Hoy-Kenny, four former friends—each with their own dark secret—must team up to solve a murder.

    Calista, Zoe, Holly, and Denise were inseparable best friends when they spent their summers together at sleepaway camp. But after an unexplained tragedy forced the camp to close, the girls drifted apart.

    Years later, reunited at their beloved camp counselor Violet’s funeral, the four former best friends quickly realize how much they’ve changed over the years. But despite their differences, they agree on one thing—Violet’s so-called accidental death was actually murder.

    Unwilling to leave the case unsolved, they set off to uncover the truth—even if it means revealing the dark secrets of their pasts.

    But someone wants them to stop investigating, and the anonymous threats keep coming, leaving them suspicious of everyone. 

    No one can be trusted, not even the girls from Hush Cabin.