Body Horror

Joyce Carol Oates assembles an outstanding cast of authors—including Margaret Atwood, Tananarive Due, and Megan Abbott—to explore, subvert, and reinvent one of the most vital subgenres of horror.

The end of the world didn't happen overnight. After years of war, societal breakdown, freak storms, and rising tides, humanity already hovered near the edge. Then came the most unexpected threat of all: the world's corpses rising up to deliver the final blow.

The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found.Violet can sense the echoes of those who've been murdered and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers the body of a young boy she also draws the attention of the FBI, threatening her entire way of life. As Violet works to keep her morbid ability a secret, she unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession.

The 1930s. Art deco. Jazz. Flappers. And disaster. On their first anniversary, Ward and Mattie accidentally swap bodies. But this is to be expected when Ward horsed around with the scientific equipment at his lab. But will they be able to swap back , seeing they are hoplessy drunk?

Praise for Alice Crowley's writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "Alice Crowley is one of our best living authors!" ~ G. Taylor In this steamy hot, sexy taboo short story, a frustrated woman named Diane on a long-haul flight meets a charismatic man, who is not at all what he seems. There is something inhuman about this handsome stranger, and Diane won't figure it out until she is in the restroom 30K-feet up in the air -- with him. 3,500 words of sensual, sexual, erotic paranormal action!

Juan was a data analyst at a company that did some bizarre work; the research institute claimed that it was keeping their realm from existential threats known as the nexus lords, but it never went into detail and it kept those who didn't need to know in the dark. For a while that was him, but when a sudden and unexpected promotion thrust him in the middle of the everything that was happening he was forced to learn about the ongoing battle between the nexus realm and the founder of the facility. He finds out what the foundation is actually researching and meets one of the lab specimens that ...

In the cyberpunk megacity of Noveris, living biotech tattoos are the ultimate body augmentation - bestowing superhuman abilities on the elite...for a price. When struggling artist Alex defies warnings and undergoes a forbidden ritual to receive the rumored "Progenitor's Kiss" tattoo, they unleash an ancient symbiotic force bent on transcending the boundaries of human existence itself. Reborn as the godlike entity Ankhrava, Alex finds themselves at the center of a metaphysical maelstrom. Their unstoppable new powersattract the terrified scrutiny of Noveris' rulers, pitting Alex against a ...

Matteo, an aerospace engineer, returns home after working on a recovered spacecraft, expecting a sense of accomplishment. However, an unsettling feeling gnaws at him, and he can't shake the sense that something is amiss. Despite a reassuring doctor's report declaring his health normal, Matteo's unease persists. As he succumbs to exhaustion and drifts into sleep, Matteo awakens to a reality beyond comprehension. No longer in his own body, he finds himself inhabiting the unfamiliar form of another being. Bewildered and disoriented, he discovers the shocking truth: his body has been hijacked ...

Praise for Alice Crowley's writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "Alice Crowley is one of our best living authors!" ~ G. Taylor When Lorna walks in on her husband cheating on her with a fake sex doll, she decides that she needs to stretch out at a hot yoga retreat. Her best friend Gale tags along, only on the way they accidentally hit a mountain lion on the highway. They try to save the beast and take it with them to the retreat, where the spiritual master yoga guru tells the ladies they need to engage in a sexual ritual ...

"Hardcore horror that ranges from the socially relevant to the scatologically repulsive—the shock here is like 'The Scream' made flesh." — Mort Castle, editor of On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association BODY HORROR PUSHING THE LIMITS What horror anthology on body enhancements wouldn’t include gross-out fiction? This book has it in spades. But, this collection of stories goes far beyond that. Here you will also find science fiction, surreal fiction, fantasy, and even a full serving of dark humor. Disturbing, perverse, often gut-wrenching (pun intended) stories—...

Reader reviews for Alice Crowley's HOT writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~Multiple Fans In this 8,000-Word short, a gaggle of frustrated hotwives ends up in the desert where their husbands sent them to be less faithful. When a shifting mutant beastly monster shows up, things heat up as the erotic paranormal action goes deep into uncharted territory!

Jane is haunted. Since she was a child, she has carried a ghost girl that feeds on the secrets and fears of everyone around her, whispering to Jane what they are thinking and feeling, even when she doesn't want to know. Henry, Jane's brother, is ridden by a genius ghost that forces him to build strange and dangerous machines. Their mother is possessed by a lonely spirit that burns anyone she touches. In Swine Hill, a place of defeat and depletion, there are more dead than living.

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "Alice Crowley is one of our best living authors!" ~ G. Taylor Darlene Lea is just a normal Southern California college student. You know, the kind that likes to demand men service her on the regular -- just your typical run-of-the-mill young woman who wants to know what it is like to dominate a whole gang of hungry, well-endowed alpha male mutants. She's just your typical gal really. Only now Darlene might have bitten off more than she can chew, and she realizes she needs to engage in a deep ...

It's a story that he hasn't told anyone for fifty years. A secret that he's kept ever since he grew tired of the disbelieving faces and doctors' reports advising medication. He's been careful. He hasn't even touched a single drop of booze since that one, fateful evening. This is why his decision on this day - the decision to have three drinks - will change the life of bright young waitress Lisa Willoughby forever. For today, the Man on Table Ten has decided that he wants to share his incredible tale.

Reader reviews for Alice Crowley's HOT writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~Multiple Fans When Diane's husband leaves her in a cabin by a lake so he can go work in Chicago for a few weeks, things turn torrid in this tantalizing tail of raw sexual attraction! Diane ends up having an affair with a local from the town near by, but this younger man is not what he seems, when one night he takes Diane on the ride of her life! This 3,500-Word short story is sure to hit all the right buttons and end on a volcanic plot climax!

From imagination to materialism, the provocative stories in Body Parts cover the bases. Can brains survive without bodies? Will the love modem result in romance or homicide? Should a loose tongue reveal its secrets? Would a guru who brings bliss be killed by the government?