Dark Speculations #3 is live!

By Claire Davon | October 30, 2026 |

The horror anthology Dark Speculations #3, which features my short story Murder in the Future is live! Here is the blurb and information on the collection:

You will find all three formats (ebook, paperback, and hardcover) published at this link:
 

Dark Speculations: Tales of Various Shapes & Shadows – Volume 3

Edited by Robin Nemesszeghy
Cover Art by Chris Era and GetCovers
Interior by Robin Nemesszeghy
Illustrations by Gábor Bancea

Volume 3 of the anthology “Dark Speculations: Tales of Various Shapes & Shadows” is where the running stops. You have questioned your humanity, you have faced your mortality, and now, you must survive the answers. Plunging into the darkest corners of speculative fiction, these tales weave a claustrophobic web of paranoia and fractured identities. This collection doesn’t just hold a mirror to your fears—it shatters the glass, inviting whatever is on the other side to pull you in.

With stories by Dewey L. Yeatts, Simon Collinson, Rawan S. Mutchler, Peter Emmett Naughton, Andrea Tillmanns, Steve Loiaconi, Samuel A. Mayo, Mohamed Gamal Frank, Ayman Kole, Quincy Lee, J. Agombar, Arthur Chappell, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Aaron Lebold, Melissa MacLeod, Brad Center, Stephen McQuiggan, Paul Radcliffe, Samuel Fishman, Michael Mina, R.J. Melby, S.T. Talbot, Mark Humphries, Mark T. Bates, Michael Paige, Caleb James K., Claire Davon, Fox Murdock Darcy, Albert N. Katz, Seelye Martin, Thomas Folske, Rodney Luster.

Anchored in familiar settings, this anthology brings together fantastical and scientific elements, reminiscent of the captivating works of Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Lovecraftian horror.

Our authors yearn to ensnare your senses and lead you onto a memorable journey that you will relish long after the final page has been turned.

 

CONTENTS

  • FIRST TIME – Robin Nemesszeghy
  • MOVING MOUNTAINS – Dewey L. Yeatts
  • THE SCARLET LAMP – Simon Collinson
  • PASTLIFE EMPORIUM – Rawan S. Mutchler
  • EVENING SCENES FROM A CORNER STORE CAMERA – Peter Emmett Naughton
  • LEO – Andrea Tillmanns
  • SOFT SERVE – Steve Loiaconi
  • MASK OF THE STORYTELLER – Samuel A. Mayo
  • DEAD ZONE – Mohamed Gamal Frank
  • THE MIRROR THEORY – Ayman Kole
  • THE PIANIST – Quincy Lee
  • SHETANI – J. Agombar
  • SCHOOL TALK – Arthur Chappell
  • THE REFLECTING TREE – Barend Nieuwstraten III
  • PESTILENCE – Aaron Lebold
  • SALVATION – Melissa MacLeod
  • THE LAST VOYAGE – Brad Center
  • THE TRUTH, THE HOLE TRUTH, AND NATHAN BUDD – Stephen McQuiggan
  • A PAVANE AT SUNSET – Paul Radcliffe
  • LEAKED U.S. FOREST SERVICE FIELD CODES – Samuel Fishman
  • THE MYROBLYTE – Michael Mina
  • A MIND ABLAZE – R.J. Melby
  • WHOLE – S.T. Talbot
  • CANDY FLOSS – Mark Humphries
  • LAKE OBLIVION – Mark T. Bates
  • HITCHHIKER’S HAVEN – Michael Paige
  • LIMINAL ROSE TINT – Caleb James K.
  • MURDER IN THE FUTURE – Claire Davon
  • IN REVERENCE – Fox Murdock Darcy
  • TRAVELS WITH THE DOOMED AND THE DAMNED – Albert N. Katz
  • THE TREES OF APOLLO – Seelye Martin
  • INSIDE THE MIND OF BIANCA STRATUS – Thomas Folske
  • THE TREE – Rodney James Luster

 

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