THE LINTON BANSHEE, by Rev. Joe Kelly, artwork by Karolína Wellartová   The sound started, quite suddenly, some ways off past the fields outside town, in the direction of Linton Hill: a wailing, ululating sort of shriek, yet not like any shriek that Conor Dubh had ever known an animal to make. It reminded him of […]

FEAST OF THE CARRION EATERS, by Aidan Redwing   Upon the field men set a feast for crows. Choice cuts of meat, are freshly slaughtered, butchered, then abandoned, to the care of the carrion eaters.   Livers and kidneys are swallowed down hungry gullets. Glazed eyes are delicately seized, speared and swallowed, washed down feathered […]

DYNASTY, by Gary Every, art by Simon Walpole   The queen was pregnant with the king’s heir. She wished to set a good example for the pious peasants and always attended Sunday services at the cathedral. It was noted by almost everyone in the congregation that her royal highness exited early every week just before […]

GERTRA OF THE GRINDSTONE, by Scott T. Hutchison, art by Gary McClusky     Everyone in Rayjbaer delivers their blades to Gertra. No one hones with a finer edge. She has all day to achieve cutting perfection; her axeled sandstone turns like a cart wheel sparking road rocks behind the dash of mad horses. Our […]

Welcome to ISSUE #50!  To make this special deluxe issue happen we adventured across the world, from dusty tombs to steamy jungles, from remote wilderness to crowded urban settings, we’ve spun up S&S gold and pillaged the coffers of Weird Tales, all for you!  We get you through the final push of 2021 with five […]