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“At its best, in [Jorge Luis] Borges, Ray Bradbury and Edgar Allan Poe, the short story is coined from precious metal, a glint of gold that will glow forever in the deep purse of your imagination.”—J.G. Ballard

WHAT IS THIS?

This is an anthology of ALL NEW stories subtitled "Revived Classic Stories of Dread and the Dead". The book presents sequels,  prequels, retellings, homages, and alternate POV takes on classic terror tales re-imagined by some of the best writers of fantastika (horror, fantasy, & sci-fi) working today.  Steve Rasnic Tem updates  Jekyll/Hyde; Don Webb presents an alternate POV story based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos; Paul Di Filippo riffs on Dylan Thomas's ghost story "The Followers;" Ivan Fante gives us the aftermath of the classic horror tale  "The Monkey's Other Paw”; Barry Malzberg supplies two pastiches inspired by J.G. Ballard's "Terminal Beach;" Damien Broderick introduces Freud into E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Sandman;” Alegrîa Luna Luz takes Poe’s unfinished “The Lighthouse” and finishes it in a suitably gruesome manner that the master would appreciate.  Artist Martos shows, in his graphic story, what becomes of the Dorian Gray painting after the death of its subject.

PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• "Richard Nixon Saved From Drowning" and "The Terminal Villa" —Barry Malzberg
• "The Doom that Came to Devil’s Reef"—Don Webb
• "Eddie the Great"—Steve Rasnic Tem
• "The Monkey's Other Paw"—Ivan Fante
• "Ghostless"—Paul Di Filippo
• "A Lighted House"—Alegria Luna Luz and Edgar Allan Poe
• "The Unheimlich Maneuver" —Damien Broderick
• "Footfall"—Gay Partington Terry
• "The Gallery of Dorian Gray"—Martos

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

We're asking for backing for THE MONKEY'S OTHER PAW  specifically to help get this project to press. Most of the stories are already in hand.

Your backing will help us pay for copy editing, finish the prepress, pay for production-related freelancers and printing, get review copies to the right places, and much more.

Thank you for supporting indie publishing. For that we are immensely grateful!

OUR PRESS

Nonstop Press is an independent publisher specializing in pop culture and genre fiction.

Backers outside the USA, please note: For shipping addresses outside the USA, we need to ask foreign backers to support the project at a higher level to offset shipping costs. Thank you for your understanding!