Speculative Fiction
Tales of the Talisman, Volume 10, Issue 4
Beth Cato, Bruce Boston, Courtney Floyd, Lee Clark Zumpe, Melinda Moore, K. S. Hardy, Sandra Lindow, Simon Bleaken, Stephen C. Ormsby
2015·116 pages
Speculative anthology of dark fantasy, SF, and horror shorts—from supernatural sleuths to clockwork futures and Lovecraftian ghosts.
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A woman copes with a troublesome pregnancy and the mortality of her mother. Melinda Moore shows us how the crows respond. Simon Bleaken reminds us that tenant rights have always been a tricky issue, especially when the landlord wants to use the tenants to replace his dead family. Courtney Floyd introduces us to an Albuquerque private detective who has a penchant for riddles and supernatural mysteries. What would happen if solar flares rendered all electrical systems useless? K.S. Hardy imagines ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Implied murder and body-replacement horror; Lovecraftian death themes
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Magic & witchcraft
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Supernatural mysteries and speculative fantasy elements in several stories
Occult / demonology
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Ghosts, supernatural sleuthing, and Lovecraftian haunting elements
Political content
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Brief tenant-rights theme in one dark speculative story
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Troublesome pregnancy; mother's mortality; tenants exploited for dark ends
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