This flash fiction can be sipped or slammed, just like the booze it represents! A cocktail is like an excellent story—bitter and sweet and over too quickly, but the memory of it stays with you. From the Pimm’s Cup to Smoking Bishop, the Manhattan to the Moscow Mule, Mixed Up features not only more than two dozen classic recipes and hot tips on ingredients and preparations, but new cocktail-themed short stories from some of today’s most popular and acclaimed writers. Contributors include: • Maurice Broaddus • Nick Mamatas • Selena Chambers • Jim Nisbet • Jarret Kobek • Benjamin Percy • Libby Cudmore • Dominica Phetteplace • Gina Marie Guadignino • Tim Pratt • Elizabeth Hand • Robert Swartwood • Cara Hoffman • Jeff VanderMeer • Carrie Laben • Will Viharo • Carmen Machado

A nostalgic fable about a guy only a foot tall - lost, alone and looking for love and friendship in a wacky, wondrous world of hoboes, gangsters, gamblers, gun molls, showgirls, and other colorful characters.

A compendium of essays, interviews, profiles, tributes, and reviews selected from the 2020 issues of NOIR CITY, a quarterly e--magazine published by the non-profit Film Noir Foundation, exploring all aspects of cinema's most stylish and durable artistic movement ... Film Noir.

"Freaks That Carry Your Luggage Up to the Room" is an unrelenting assault of sex and horror, a sensory overload that will blow your mind, all set within the claustrophobic confines of a mysteriously malevolent hotel, frequented by men and monsters alike; a nightmarish nexus of carnal carnage, with flesh-eating Mexican vampires, alien spies, mad scientists, deviant dwarves, horny zombies, teenage werewolves, Elvis impersonators, hit men, hustlers, clairvoyant cats and other random rebels and rejects feverishly fornicating and ferociously feasting beneath the repressive radar of polite society. This is Extreme Erotic Horror Noir, with a dash of satire and a twist of irony, not for the squeamish, but for anyone who wallows shamelessly in the corporeal illusion called Life.

"Wow. More! Mark Slade has long been a leader in dark fiction, but this brings him to a new level. Congratulations to him and his amazing crew. I could so see this on the screen, too-but meanwhile, this is a must listen. I stand in awe." -G. Wayne Miller, Author of Thunder Rise Trilogy, Vapors Vol.1-2, Car Crazy, Toy Wars, filmmaker and Providence Journal Staff Writer, Director, Story in the Public Square: Pell Center, Salve Regina University

Behind-the-scenes hero to anyone who's thrilled by giant monsters duking it out over Tokyo, Eiji Tsuburaya was the visual effects mastermind behind Godzilla, Ultraman, and numerous Japanese science fiction movies and TV showsbeloved around the world. The first book on this legendary film figure in English, this highly visual biography details his fascinating life and career, featuring hundreds of film stills, posters, concept art, and delightful on-set photos of Tsuburaya prompting monsters to crush landmark buildings. A must-have for fans, this towering tribute also features profiles of Tsuburaya's film collaborators, details on his key films and shows (most available on DVD), and features on the enduring popularity of the characters he helped create.