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In 1998 we began a series of illustrated anthologies — small, soft-covered books with staple binding — spotlighting our Twilight Tales authors. Many of the stories made their public debut at the reading series, some in the form of first drafts or works in progress read at the monthly Open Mikes. As time went on we began producing longer, perfect-bound trade paperback anthologies. All anthologies feature authors across a broad spectrum of genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, humor, mainstream, gay and lesbian, and feminist press.

Check out our online catalog below, and click any title for more information.

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Our Catalog



Book of Dead Things
Edited by Tina L. Jens and Eric M. Cherry

You just can't keep the dead down. Stake them through the heart, bury them at the crossroads; they're still going to climb out of their graves. But these are not just stories of Romeroesque late-nite gorefests.    Read More...

$18.00 USD



Tales from the Red Lion
Edited by John Weagly & Andrea Dubnick

The Chicago Edition! This condensed, then expanded edition features a few favorites from the previous edition along with 9 new tales all paying homage to Chicago's only haunted English Pub - home to Twilight Tales since 1993.    Read More...

$13.00 USD



My Lolita Complex and other Tales of Sex and Violence
By Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens

Twilight Tales presents nine scintillating suspense stories from bestselling authors MAX ALLAN COLLINS and MATTHEW V. CLEMENS. A British super spy, a sexy vampire slayer, an aging crime boss, and others discover just how many boundaries they’re willing to cross in the name of love…and lust.    Read More...

$12.95 USD



Ex Cathedra
By Rebecca Maines

Science Fiction with a Soul! Featuring strong female characters, these stories range from Biblical times through Medieval and modern day, into the distant future. From feminist Bible tales to baseball curses, from agoraphobic journalists to a cryogenics auditor, each story explores what it means to be human...and beyond.    Read More...

$12.00 USD



The Occult Detective
By Robert Weinberg

The adventures Sidney Taine, a hard-boiled psychic detective who specializes in the uncanny. Debuted at World Fantasy 2005.    Read More...

$12.00 USD



Something to Build Upon
By Tim Broderick

Tim Broderick's excellent graphic novel chronicling the tale of high-tech drifter and solver of crimes, David Diangelo.    Read More...

$12.00 USD



The Blues Ain't Nothin
By Tina Jens

Ramble on up to the Chicago North Side, where you'll feel the twelve bar Blues beat vibrating right through you. Welcome to the Lonesome Blues Pub, where the sign on the door says it all: "This club is haunted. If you're afraid of ghosts, go away."    Read More...

$15.00 USD



SPOOKS!
Edited by Tina L. Jens and John Everson

29 tales of the unexplained, the unexpected and the undead.    Read More...

$15.00 USD



The Crawling Abattoir - Sold out!
By Martin Mundt

Back in a new expanded edition, it's the first single-author Twilight Tales collection by Martin Mundt!    Read More...



The Undertow of Small Town Dreams
By John Weagly

This collection by John Weagly chronicles the legends and lives of Currie Valley - a hazy little town on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi. It's a quiet place, filled with ex-wrestlers, a bandit dreaming of glory and fame, a mistreated werewolf and love in a meteor shower. In Currie Valley, as with any good undertow, you might just get carried away.    Read More...

$10.00 USD



Vigilantes Of Love
By John Everson

This single-author collection by John Everson offers 15 tales colored by the ambient music of zombies, witches, vampires, ghosts and even a soul-thirsty moon.    Read More...

$12.00 USD



Freaks, Geeks and Sideshow Floozies - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens and John Weagly

Welcome to the Greatest Show On Earth!

The sawdust crunches underfoot, the calliope music plays just a little off-key, the gypsy beckons from her tent.

From the seedy traveling midway, past the foreboding roadside attractions to the comfort of a country fair, this vagabond band of writers will introduce you to all manner of magic, amazement and terror.    Read More...



Blood and Donuts - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

Sleuths, like donuts, come in all sorts of flavors. We’ve offered up a tasty selection of them. Hard-boiled private eyes. Psychic detectives. The City’s Finest. Boys in Blue. A nosy investigative journalist or two. They’re all out to find out who dunnit, in Blood & Donuts.    Read More...



Sort-of Scary Stories - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

From cloud monsters to detectives, to not-so-pretty princesses and sort-of-evil witches, this collection of sweet and slightly spooky stories for children 6-12 is sure to tug at the heartstrings of all those young at heart.    Read More...



Cthulhu and the Coeds or Kids and Squids - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

The Old Gods are going to have to get some new tricks, if they’re going to make it in the new century! And this gang of writers puts Cthulhu and his pals through their paces, with gods as pets, mobsters, trickers, carnivores and whiny, snivelling nerds...    Read More...



Daughter of Dangerous Dames - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

They're back again... The Bad Babes of Fiction with 39 tales of the monstrous, mystical, magical...Woman.    Read More...



When the Bough Breaks - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

Stories of children in peril, and perilous children. Some of these stories will make you laugh -- others will make your skin crawl; but you'll find no traditional stories of child abuse or neglect here! More original artwork by Robin Reed and Merril Miller inside!    Read More...



Tails from the Pet Shop - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

A multi-genre collection of stories by, for, and about animals. Expect everything from talking gophers to Dr. Doolittle in space! Featuring art by Jeffrey Osier, Merril Miller, and Robin Reed.    Read More...



Winter Tales - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

It's a winter wonderland that celebrates the diversity of the holidaze. From twisted takes on those Cartoon Christmas specials to a celebration of bittersweet family memories, all topped off with a Christmas pudding as just the right dessert. Featuring original art by Merril Miller and Robin Reed. Front and back cover art by Merril Miller.    Read More...



Strange Creatures - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

Check your closets and look under your bed...but beware! These are not your father's monsters. They're non-traditional tales of terror and mayhem. Featuring original art by Merril Miller and Robin Reed.    Read More...



Dangerous Dames - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

An all-lady lineup of stories and poems about strong women...and we ain't talkin' muscles here guys! Whether they're talking about getting some, or getting screwed over, tasting revenge, or saving the world, or maybe just getting a fashion do, these ladies lay it on the line, and tell it like it is. With a forward by Pam Keesey.    Read More...



Tales of Forbidden Passion - Sold out!
Edited by Tina L. Jens

An Adults-only collection of erotica. Check your inhibitions at the door before you check out these disturbing stories that are bound to shock your senses, liberate your libido, and titillate...whatever needs titillation.    Read More...