Sam Kates

Christmas needn't only be about good cheer . . .Four festive tales of the supernatural, apocalyptic and blood-sucking variety—an antidote for anyone who occasionally finds Christmas overly sentimental or commercialised and likes to escape to somewhere...

A collection of three dark novellas that delve into the nature of memory, madness and the afterlife.The Goldfish Syndrome: a mystery takes a sinister turn—some secrets are best left undiscovered…Moths: when the line between reality and fantasy grows...

A deadly infatuation. Apocalypse. A haunted hotel. These are what you’ll meet if you dare to venture inside.How would you react if you came across someone who claimed he caused the end of humankind? This is the question Jake must answer in The Third...

Three short stories that share a common theme: the search for lost loved ones.In Strange Shores, a schoolteacher hits upon a drastic method of attempting to escape the sadness of his existence in this world.Joy or despair may be found in Alfonso’s...

A post-viral planet. Annihilation approaches.Tom Evans and Ceri Lewis occupy a silent new world. Little more than a million people survived the Cleansing. They are spread out, weak, compelled by a force beyond their comprehension to remain where they...

Apocalypse unleashed. Swift and deadly. Merciless.Seven billion people inhabit this planet in blissful ignorance of imminent annihilation. Destruction comes, not from meteors or nuclear holocaust, but from a source no one even knows exists.The...

Unnatural calm. A silent storm gathers. Extinction beckons.Survivors from mainland Europe and North America converge on Britain. Weary, confused, all come seeking answers; many come spoiling for a fight.What began with the Cleansing, and was hastened...