A.R. Morlan

Sometimes it's more than mere luck that brings cats and humans together…

It was an orange cat. But he was there. And then he wasn't. Did he live in more than one dimension? A classic cat-science-fiction story by A.R. Morlan!

"Think of this collection as a literary grab-bag…chances are there's at least one story you'll like/love/enjoy, others which will amuse you, still others which might disturb, and perhaps one or so which you probably won't like. While the bulk of my fictional output over the years has been roughly divided between horror/dark fantasy, science fiction and erotica (of various types), a few pieces have either slipped through the genre cracks, or simply didn't make it into my...

When David Farley came to New York City, he was a hungry man. In all ways. The job he landed proof-reading junk mail quelled one form of hunger; David was a small man, anyway, and rice, beans and pasta dishes were his forté since college. And being a careful man, conservative in his tastes and habits, he thrived in his poverty, living cheaply, but proudly. One room, hot plate, bath down the hall. With autumn came the chance to apply for a job at a real magazine; sf fiction, major...

The author says: ?The stories here are among (but certainly not all) my darkest creations; some are sexually disturbing, others visceral and graphically violent, while others are just plain dark in nature. While I wouldn’t go so far as to call them all erotic, a few do have elements of the erotic in them. But I doubt most folks would get off on them! I’ve also included three of my vampire stories—literally the first one I wrote, followed by what has been undoubtedly the most successful one (both...

A.R. Morlan&apos;s work is quirky, often hard to categorize, and non-stop inventive and imaginative. She has gathered a cult following for her science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, and erotic fiction of the last four decades. (And sometimes she writes in all those genres at once…) This volume, a «best of» selected from her short fiction by Mary Wickizer Burgess, presents 22 mind-bending tales of the fantastic. Included are:<P> INTRODUCTION, by Mary Wickizer Burgess<br> ...

In the small town of Ewerton, Wisconsin, the murders just keep piling up, and Anna suspects that her warped grandmother is somehow to blame. Only she can find a solution–if the horror doesn&apos;t get her first!<P> "In the tradition of Stephen King&apos;s Castle Rock, Ewerton has become another classic locus of evil, a place that you never want to visit. First-rate characterization drives the stake of horror right through the center of your quivering heart!"–Robert...

Drop into The Bone-God’s Lair and take a walk on the Wild Side! Here is premier horror-sci-fi writer A. R. Morlan&apos;s introduction to some of Pop Culture&apos;s most famous (and infamous) practitioners, from Marilyn Monroe’s poignant farewell in «The Sweet End of the Lollipop,» to Andy Warhol’s wandering spirit in Norm Littman&apos;s 15 Minutes, and Jim Morrison&apos;s incorruptible presence in «He&apos;s Hot, He&apos;s Sexy, He&apos;s…» Morlan captures the essence of each cause celebre,...

Cats and bookstores and science fiction…the perfect combination!