Dark Tales of Lost Civilizations — Joe R. Lansdale

Darkness exists everywhere, and in no place greater than those where spirits and curses still reside. Tread not lightly on ancient lands that have been discovered by this collection of intrepid authors.

In DARK TALES OF LOST CIVILIZATIONS, you will unearth an anthology of twenty-five previously unpublished horror and speculative fiction stories, relating to aspects of civilizations that are crumbling, forgotten, rediscovered, or perhaps merely spoken about in great and fearful whispers.

What is it that lures explorers to distant lands where none have returned? Where is Genghis Khan buried? What happened to Atlantis? Who will displace mankind on Earth? What laments have the Witches of Oz?



Answers to these mysteries and other tales are presented within this critically acclaimed anthology by the following authors.

Introduction by Eric J. Guignard

Angel of Destruction by Cynthia D. Witherspoon

The Door Beyond the Water by David Tallerman

To Run a Stick Through a Fish by Mark Lee Pearson

Quivira by Jackson Kuhl

Directions by Michael G. Cornelius

Quetzalcoatl's Conquistador by Jamie Lackey

Königreich der Sorge (Kingdom of Sorrow) by C. Deskin Rink

Gestures of Faith by Fadzlishah Johanabas

Bare Bones by Curtis James McConnell

British Guiana, 1853 by Folly Blaine

The Nightmare Orchestra by Chelsea Armstrong

The Funeral Procession by Jay R. Thurston

Requiem by Jason Andrew

Gilgamesh and the by Mountain by Bruce L. Priddy

Buried Treasure by Rob Rosen

The Small, Black God by Caw Miller

In Eden by Cherstin Holtzman

We Are Not the Favored Children by Matthew Borgard

Rebirth in Dreams by A.J. French

Whale of a Time by Gitte Christensen

Sins of our Fathers by Wendra Chambers

The Talisman of Hatra by Andrew S. Williams

Sumeria to the Stars by Jonathan Vos Post

The Tall Grass by Joe R. Lansdale

The Island Trovar by JC Hemphill

(with interior illustration by Ron Perovich)