Bøker av Thirteen O'Clock Press

Crossroads, we meet them often in our lives, sometimes physical, sometimes emotional, always challenging. Which way to go, which way to choose. You just have to hope the way you choose doesn't lead to death and destruction...Take due warning from these dark and different stories from Thirteen authors, and hold their lessons for the next time you come across a crossroad.

The year is 1985.A covert private company, with government assistance, has constructed the first operational time travel vessel. After several successful unmanned test runs, it is now deemed safe for humans to operate.The present day is 1985, and our authors kept that in mind, crafting stories using the technology available at the time plus any reasonable sci-fi elements - like our time machine. The result is an exciting thrill-ride of fantasy and horror to delight fans in search of unique tales to add to their collection.

Portals, passageways, doors into infinity and who knows what else... the mere thought of escaping into something unknown or being taken into it without your knowledge or will to go there, surely that's one of the scariest things that can happen to you.So, let the clever Thirteen O'clock authors loose with a topic like Portals and the result is a collection of vastly different stories exploring the theme in many different ways.Enjoy!

Last night, the last night, what happened last night, wishing it were still last night... there are many ways of interpreting this particular theme and the talented Thirteen O'clock authors have done just that, with far ranging and very different stories all relating to that one thing, last night.Enjoy, whilst thinking about your last night...

Beyond the thirteenth chime, madness reigns....At the Stroke of Thirteen, the debut collection from Thirteen O'Clock featured strange and horrific stories from invited authors with track records for producing spine chilling tales for dark nights and haunted places that lie beyond the realm of thirteen o'clock.As with that volume, this second outing by many of the same authors is presided over by celebrated horror comic book writer legend Mr. Nicoli Cuti.Join us again as we venture beyond the thirteenth chime.

What are these people confronting, death, destruction, one step too far, a bridge, a - there are many ways we cross over, some we don't even think about, but trust us, Thirteen O'clock Press authors have thought!Here are a wide range of dark stories which all feature someone somewhere crossing over... walk with them, walk on the dark side...

What makes a woman/man? What drives them? What hurts them, damages them?In a matching set of stories, Thirteen Press authors explore all facets of woman and man, some of Thirteen's most talented ladies writing about women, the talented men writing about men, from their hearts.Enjoy... explore... see where these stories take you and how many of your dark secrets are revealed in another's words...

Join editor George Wilhite and the authors of Thirteen O'Clock Press on a hunt for the bizarre and strange.Is what they find supernatural, or is there a logical explanation for the terror they experience?What recorded stories will YOU come across in this anthology of the strange?The accounts appear real enough.They're just stories... right?Or perhaps some of these tales are real afterall...

Doors are fascinating, from the normal house door, hiding its multitude of secrets from the neighbours, through the elegant crafted doors of high flying businesses in tower blocks, where who knows what wheeling-dealing goes on, to the solid ancient lost-in-antiquity doors of churches behind which are hundreds of years of prayers and confessions and acts that are beyond the imagination of the average churchgoer.Doors that say KEEP OUT and doors that invite you in. Countless thousands of them - all have their own reasons to be there and their own secrets to conceal.The authors responded to the call for contributions with an incredible collection of murder and mayhem, of bitterness and depravity and just about every other human emotion there is.Open the door and walk in... there are stories here to entertain and surprise you.Enjoy.

Arachnophobia is usually rated as one of the most prevalent of phobias and who can disbelieve this when you see the horrid creatures creeping, scuttling, hiding, waiting to pounce, building dust trapping webs everywhere...Let the talented Thirteen Press authors get going on a topic like spiders and associated horrors and all hell breaks loose!If you really are spider phobic, this is not for you. If you want to be terrorised and unable to tolerate the nasties near you, this is for you. Enjoy...

Christmas, tinsel, gifts, baubles, family gatherings and notably the most likely time of the year for crimes to be committed... blood to be shed... mayhem to ensue.The Thirteen authors have taken the title of this anthology and as always come up with an infinite variety of horror stories set at what should be a time of peace and goodwill to men, but rarely is...Enjoy!

Black is not the only colour for death... as Thirteen O'clock authors prove in this collection of colourful but very dark stories. Colour features in our lives in many ways, not always like this... death and destruction is scattered throughout the pages.Come on in, the mixture is just fine and you will lose yourself in the kaleidoscope of colour...

Ghosts walk at night, when they can be seen against the darkness, ghosts haunt houses, deserted crossroads, silenced cars... ghosts can be anywhere, any place around midnight.Ghost stories are always a challenge and the Thirteen authors met that challenge superbly in this varied and fascinating collection of ghost stories. Enjoy - in the daylight.

The toybox awaits... full of delights, a variety of toys which, in reality, are killing machines...Indulge in a gory read as Thirteen Press authors each choose one individual toy with which to cause mayhem and sometimes murder. You won't look at toys the same way again...

Some times, the blood boils in the heat of the moment--leading to impetuous acts. They don't call someone "hot-blooded" for nothing! But the heat fades, leaving the ashes of dreams and regrets behind. Until all that is left is cold-blooded, passionless cruelty. The writers of Thirteen O'Clock examine these three stages in this volume of twisted tales. Whether your blood runs hot or cold, or all you have are ashes, there is something for everyone within its pages.

The Blue Gonk Café decided to hold a storytelling day... some of the best writers from Thirteen Press went to the sessions... the result being an anthology of almost 170 pieces of flash fiction, ranging from SF through gentle humour to outright horror. Pick up and put down or start at the beginning and read through all the storytelling sessions, either way the collection is a delight for the senses, far ranging stories covering all aspects of Life. Come on in and be part of the storytelling sessions. You won't regret it!

Trick-or-Treating and Stockings by the fire...everyone's favorite holidays are around the corner. Thirteen O'Clock authors present their own unique takes on these holiday celebrations.The first half of the anthology is dedicated to All Hallow's Eve and all the candy collecting and ghostly shenanigans one would expect on such an evening.The second half is full of carols and carnage. This isn't your typical Merry Christmas. Santa's been really naughty...Happy Halloween and Merry Christmas from Thirteen O'Clock. Join our celebrations-if you dare.

Bringing It Back: bringing what back? Memories, artefacts, stolen goods, bodies... Thirteen authors explored the theme with a huge and diverse range of great horror stories. What's hiding in your mind that one of these stories could trigger... happy nightmares...

Locked In - locked in where? Cell, house, relationship, physical locks, mental locks, the field for this theme was wide open and the Thirteen authors who responded took advantage of that. Their stories range far and wide, from demons to humans and everywhere else. Avoid this if you're claustrophobic, being shut in anywhere can be bad, being locked in is worse... on the other hand, it's a good read... none of it is real, , is it... enjoy!