Alex Woodroe

The End is Weird. In the event of cosmic fallout, it is vital that you adhere to the following: Secure your own persona, and a backup if available. A neighbor’s is acceptable. Your skin may attempt to abscond. This is normal in these situations. Do not panic. Ignore all notifications from your mobile devices. They are not to be trusted. Pay no mind to the details of that photograph. Yes, that one. Should your body accrue any additional limbs, please keep proper inventory; they will need to be accounted for. Avoid celebrity advice. Do not feed the bears. You will feel dizzy. You will feel nausea. Do not panic. This will pass. Do not panic. This will not pass. Step bravely. Do not panic. BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror, Volume One, encompasses the finest Weird fiction previously published in 2022. Edited by Alex Woodroe. Table of Contents: Banhus—M.E. Bronstein User Warning—Charlotte Ariel Finn The Bear Across the Way—Emily Rigole En el Patio de la Casa del Callejón—Tania Chen In Haskins—Carson Winter The Imperfection—Mae Murray Blame—Warren Bennedetto Low Tide Jenny—Bitter Karella Machine (r)Evolution—Colleen Anderson Skin—Isha Karki Paradise—Sloane Leong There is No Easy Way Towards Earth—jonah wu Blood Calumny—Joe Koch Lemmings—Kirstyn McDermott Water Goes, Sand Remains—Jolie Toomajan The Mules—Jennifer Jeanne McArdle Stage Five Clinger—Nikki R. Leigh Notes on the Forum of the Simulacra—Cadwell Turnbull The Day When the Last War is Over—Sergey Gerasimov Eat Your Colors—Sonora Taylor Mother; Microbes—H.V. Patterson The Mythologization of Tymber Prescott in Five Selected Photos—Luciano Marano Cover Art: Matt Blairstone

A journey into the wild woods with a character who just needs a break—and the terrible things that stare back at her.When curious nomad Anna hears about Whisperwood, a town that’s not on any maps, that nobody goes to, and nobody comes from, she sees an opportunity to hide from her violent witch-hunting ex.But not everything is peaceful in the isolated community. A vanishing town, a gruesome funeral rite, an emergency field surgery—these surprises and more test Anna's resolve.Prevented from leaving the frontier settlement by folk magic she doesn’t understand, Anna lends helping hands everywhere she can, but quickly finds that investigating the forest too closely could end up being the last thing she does.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress

A centaur seeks illicit surgery in an alien bodily modification club. Two medieval monks react to their transformation and demonic pregnancy in very different ways. A resourceful trans teen destroys sports bigots through the power of pluckiness...and abundant body horror. A stellar cathedral crosses galaxies to dump the corpse of God into a star before the mission devolves into a panoply of psychedelic orgies. A doxxed teen falls victim to violent assault and dishes out some harrowing retribution of their own. Over thirty Trans and Gender Nonconforming creators unite to voice their rage, and the rules of conventional Horror go out the f$%&ing window in this collection featuring murderous pleasure-bots; proselytizing zombies; acid-filled alien cops; science run amok; sorcerers, ghouls, cannibals...and that barely scratches the grave-dirt. YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY Table of Contents Introduction by M. Belanger The Flensing Lens—LC von Hessen Tonsilstonespunksplatter666!—Rain Corbyn High Maintenance—S.A. Chant The Infinite Being—F. Tullia Catulla Brother Maternitas—Viktor Athelstan The Same Thing That Happened to Sam—M. Lopes da Silva Ballad of the Pest—Meagan Hotz Playing House—Ziggy Schutz Hybrid—Rose Sable Cholesterol-Monoxide—W.N. Derring-Judith Why We Keep Exploding—Hailey Piper We've Been Trying to Reach You—Charles Maria Tor Lost in Reincarnation—Devaki Devay Because My Mother Tells Me So—Dayna Ingram Seaflowers—Ori Jay Fencing Chestplate—Avi Burton Gender Envy—Gabriel Valentine Rest, my head.—Cosmin-Mihai Bîrsan The Divine Carcass—Bitter Karella Chironoplasty—Joe Koch #MOTHERMAYHEM—Jei D. Marcade The Lives of Scavengers—Rhiannon Rasmussen The Simulacrum—Max Turner The Roots They Pull—Taylor J. Pitts Stench—Vincent Endwell The Pearl Diver—Bri Crozier Tiny Magic—G.E. Woods Cover art Mx Morgan G Robles Featuring illustrations Harrison Webb Lex Lillian Hochwender Becca Snow Rieroo Cori Walters William Taylor