Description
Crossroad visitations, gods, vampires and werewasps… Dark Paths is a four novelette collection of queer erotic horror romance.
Not for the faint-hearted, from body horror to bodily transformations, Dark Paths challenges readers to sit with these deep, dark tales of bigotry and vengeance. This is a perfect horror for those looking for a collection that combines introspection and humour.
With novelettes by Amanda M. Blake, TT Madden, Clinton Seiter and Leigh V Twersky.
“Dark Paths is a well-balanced, varied “something for everybody” collection in which each story does a good job of combining horror, romance/eroticism, and serious (or, in the case of the sperm-sucking, smartassed “Vampire Joe,” quasi-serious) explorations of violent bigotry and systemic oppression. I enjoyed them all and was consistently surprised by the story that came after the one I’d just read.”
— Briar Ripley Page, author of Corrupted Vessels
“Dark Paths features queer stories that are sincere, poignant, and more important now than they have ever been.”
— Cat Voleur, author of Revenge Arc
Contributors
Vampire Joe by Clinton Seiter
This explicit queer (M/M) horror romance is set across the dark night-time streets of San Francisco, as Joe meets an enigmatic stranger, tries to escape his nemesis and feeds on handsome young men.
Clinton Seiter is a gay man living in San Francisco, California, USA. He writes short fiction in several genres, not all gay, and has been published in anthologies and magazines.Glory to God by Amanda M. Blake
This explicit queer (F/F) horror romance delves into the treatment of migrants, sex trafficking and the worshipful power of sex, especially when it imbues life giving nourishment.
A mass of tentacles and rose vines masquerading as a person, Amanda M. Blake is the author of such horror titles as QUESTION NOT MY SALT, DEEP DOWN, and OUT OF CURIOSITY AND HUNGER, dark poetry collection DEAD ENDS, and the Thorns fairy tale mash-up series.places where you cannot be: an afro-american travel guide by TT Madden
This queer (NB/F) horror romance explores institutionalised racism, lynching, sexual assault and gender dysphoria through horrific visions and unreality, offering a challenging read.
TT Madden is a genderfluid, mixed-race author of The Familialists and The Cosmic Color – “I absolutely refuse to couch my work as apolitical or describe it as content. I often write about characters at the intersections of my various identities, and I have upcoming books with Mad Axe Media, Timber Ghost Press, Game Over Books, Slashic Horror Press, and Little Ghost Books.”The Sphecanthrope by Leigh V Twersky
This mature queer (M/M) horror romance invites readers to explore the twisted power of vengeance, when viewed through compound eyes.
Leigh V Twersky was born in London. His stories have appeared in Chroma, A Boxful of Ideas and Lost Places (both Paradise Press) and A Coup of Owls (July 2023). Two comic poems were included in Flash Dances anthology and his debut dystopian novel Olympia Heights was published last year.Cover Art by Elliott Cassel
Elliott is an illustrator, writer, and graphic designer with a passion for the macabre. His work explores the intersection of queerness, sex and violence. He lives in California.
