An anthology of SF/horror stories in which humans are the monsters…
No matter how advanced or powerful, not a single known civilisation in the galaxy has ever managed to completely cast off the shackles of fear. There always remain the mundane anxieties over politics and taxes, the rational dread of war and predation. And then there’s the universal fear of the unknown: of abandoned colonies and ancient ruins; of dark legends supposedly based upon truth; of spectres and demons and monsters. Especially monsters. Because monsters are real. They exist. They can come from the wilds, or the oceans, or even from the spaces between the stars. They may look bestial, or grotesque…or just like one of us, seemingly civilised, walking undetected through our thriving utopias and bright spaceports, hiding their true nature until…
These are the tales of such monsters. These are the tales of…
Humans from Earth!
Featuring stories by John Peel, Hannah Baxter, Martin Livings, Daniel Fox, Narrelle M Harris, Andreas Hort, Mia Dalia, Jason Franks, Liam Hogan, Colleen Anderson, Paul Edmonds, Zac Ashford, D S Telling, Peter J Aldin, Paul Carro, Benjamin Adams, Anthony Ferguson, and Ryan Colley.
(this anthology features my short story “Utopian Needs”)
Some of the alien perspectives made ordinary human behavior feel terrifying. A clever, creepy collection that kept me hooked all the way through.