Search Worlds Without End

A spellbinding collection of short fiction explores the dark imaginations and experiences of the human mind in spine-tingling tales of horror and suspense.

Contents:

ix • Introduction (Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers) • essay by Brandon Massey

1 • Resident Evil • (2004) • short story by Zane

18 • But Beautiful and Terrifying • (2004) • short story by Robert Fleming

30 • He Who Takes Away the Pain • (2004) • short story by Chesya Burke

37 • Bras Coupe • (2004) • novelette by Kalamu ya Salaam

66 • Hair Dreams • (2004) • short story by Joy Copeland 

81 • The Track • (2004) • short story by Lamar Giles

100 • If the Walls Could Talk • (2004) • short story by L. A. Banks

120 • The Fourth Floor • (2004) • short story by Ahmad Wright

125 • Empty Vessel • (2004) • short story by LH Moore 

133 • I, Ghoul • (2004) • short story by Christopher Chambers

147 • Dreads • (2004) • short story by D. S. Foxx

152 • Plaything • (2004) • short story by Terence Taylor

171 • The Power • (2004) • short story by Linda D. Addison 

191 • Red • (2004) • short story by Rickey Windell George

210 • Siren Song • (2004) • short story by Francine Lewis

219 • Granddad's Garage • (2004) • short story by Brandon Massey

232 • Wild Chocolate • (2004) • short story by Patricia E. Canterbury

245 • Cum Onn, It'z Lovely Whether • (2004) • short story by Anthony Beal

265 • The Gray Riders • (2004) • short story by B. Gordon Doyle

276 • Danger Word • [Carriers] • (2004) • novelette by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due

301 • About the Contributors (Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers) • essay by uncredited

308 • About the Editor (Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers) • essay by uncredited

From the untamed wilderness of ancient times to the concrete jungles of today, these sixteen excursions into nightmares will keep you awake long past the midnight hour--and praying for daylight. . .

Beyond The Shadows. . .

. . .they linger, showing themselves only to those brave enough to perceive them. . .willing to see beyond human existence and into the heart of darkness. Feel the racing pulse in the primal desire of werewolves. Embrace the aura of two gifted women as they unleash power beyond imagining. Savor the aroma of otherworldly flora planted in a unique patch of earth. 

They Walk The Night. . .

. . .prepared to face terrors humans were never meant to confront. Chant with an African mystic as he protects his people from an entity of unbridled malice. Ride the dusty trails of the Old West in pursuit of monstrous legends. Sail on a ship of damned souls as it languishes in the depths of forbidden waters.

Contents:

1 • Introduction (Voices from the Other Side) • essay by Brandon Massey

3 • Harlem • novelette by Eric Jerome Dickey

31 • Breath of Life • short story by LH Moore 

39 • The Share • short story by Terence Taylor

59 • Sucker • short story by B. Gordon Doyle

71 • Wilson's Pawn & Loan • short story by Lamar Giles 

87 • The Light of Cree • short story by Chesya Burke

95 • Deadwoods • short story by Brandon Massey

115 • Smoked Butt • short story by Brian Egeston

123 • Our Kind of People • short story by Michael Boatman

131 • Natural Instinct • novelette by L. A. Banks

163 • Lord of All That Glitters • short story by Anthony Beal

169 • Leviathan • short story by Christopher Chambers

187 • The Arrangements • novelette by Patricia E. Canterbury

209 • Good 'Nough to Eat • novelette by Rickey Windell George

235 • Milez to Go • short story by Linda D. Addison 

253 • Black Frontiers • short story by Maurice Broaddus

269 • Upstairs • short story by Tananarive Due

Whatever you do, don't turn off the lights. . .

Cross the threshold into one man's tortured mind, haunted by the mocking voices of his youth. Quench your insatiable thirst for terror at a bar where the drinks are abominable and the patrons never leave. Relive the harrowing Middle Passage that brought millions of African slaves to America--but this time with a spellbinding twist. Meet the malevolent entities that feed on human misery in the midst of a hurricane's wrath. Endure a sweltering summer on a swamp inhabited by predatory spirits. From pulsating ecstasy to unspeakable tragedy, submit to the irresistible pull of the unknown in nineteen stories that will illuminate the horrors within--and without. . .

Contents:

1 • Introduction (Whispers in the Night) • (2007) • essay by Brandon Massey

5 • Summer • [Gracetown Lake] • (2007) • short story by Tananarive Due

27 • Scab • (2007) • short story by Wrath James White

41 • And Death Rode with Him • (2007) • short story by Anthony Beal

63 • Are You My Daddy? • (2007) • short story by Lexi Davis

85 • To Get Bread and Butter • (2007) • short story by Randy Walker

93 • Dream Girl • (2007) • short story by Dameon Edwards

113 • My Sister's Keeper • (2007) • short story by Chesya Burke

123 • The Wasp • (2007) • short story by Robert Fleming

137 • Hell Is for Children • (2007) • short story by Rickey Windell George

147 • Flight • (2007) • short story by LH Moore 

157 • Hadley Shimmerhorn: American Icon • (2007) • short story by Michael Boatman

173 • Nurse's Requiem • short story by Maurice Broaddus

189 • Wet Pain • (2007) • short story by Terence Taylor

215 • The Taken • (2007) • short story by Tenea D. Johnson 

227 • Mr. Bones • (2007) • short story by Christopher Chambers

237 • Rip Crew • (2007) • short story by B. Gordon Doyle

255 • Power and Purpose • (2007) • short story by Lamar Giles 

281 • The Love of a Zombie Is Everlasting • (2007) • short story by Tish Jackson

295 • Ghostwriter • (2007) • short story by Brandon Massey

309 • About the Contributors (Whispers in the Night) • (2007) • essay by uncredited