A selection of short horror fiction written by Josh Schlossberg.
“The Lemon Tree” in ALLEGORY
(Allegory, Fall/Winter 2024/2025)
Online for free.
“The Ten Plagues (Modern Day Edition” in Silver Blade Magazine
(Silver Blade, September 2024)
Online for free.
“Fishers of Men” in CRYPTIDS FROM THE ROCK
(Engen Books, June 2024)
An early 20th century “plume hunter” goes from chasing rare bird feathers to trying to save his own skin.
Purchase paperback.
“Levi Cures the Plague” in WITCH, WIZARD, WARLOCK
(Three Cousins Press, August 2023)
A ancient warlock is called upon to stop a virus outbreak.
Purchase e-book, paperback, or hardcover.
“Man On the Street” on THE NOSLEEP PODCAST
(Season 19, Episode 24, July 2023)
A neighborhood stalker goes too far.
Purchase audio episode.
“Happy Campers” in R IS FOR REVENGE
(Red Cape Publishing, June 2023)
A camping trip goes horribly awry.
“Trail Buddies” in CRAZY FROM THE HEAT
(PsychoToxin Press, June 2023)
A guy with some issues goes for a hike.
“Sorry To Hear That” in DARK TOWN
(D&T Publishing, May 2023)
Things get strange after an accident.
Purchase e-book or paperback (all proceeds go to families of Uvalde, TX shooting tragedy.)
“There is No Zombie Outbreak!” in O IS FOR OUTBREAK
(Red Cape Publishing, November 2022)
A satirical take on the zombie apocalypse.
HANDGINA
(Godless, January 2022)
A chauvinistic man sees things from another perspective.
Purchase e-book short story.
THE JEWISH BOOK OF HORROR
(Denver Horror Collective, October 2021)
I edited the anthology and wrote the Preface.
Available in paperback and e-book from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Godless.com (e-book only), a variety of online booksellers, and at a bookstore near you (see if they have in stock with Indiebound.org. If not, order it through them!).
CONSUMED: Tales Inspired by the Wendigo
(Denver Horror Collective, December 2020)
I did copy edits and wrote the afterword.
Purchase e-book for $8.99 and paperback for $15.95
The Unknown: A COVID-19 Charity Anthology
(Twisted Souls Press, June 2020)
I wrote the foreword.
The Dungwich Horror: A Lovecraptian Tale
(Aphotic Realm, August 2020)
Equal parts Lovecraft…and something else.
Read at Aphotic Realm.
Terror at 5280′
(Denver Horror Collective, November 2019)
I was lead editor and my story, “Chronic Cold,” about a harsh Colorado winter, was also included.
Purchase paperback, e-book, or audiobook.
Long Strange R.I.P.
(The Rock N’ Roll Horror Zine #5, January 2019)
The Grateful Dead’s legendary guitarist, Jerry Garcia, tries to get a friend out of hell.
Purchase print issue.
The Cat’s Meow
(Disturbed Digest, Alban Lake Publishing, June 2018)
Candice hates cats…and for good reason.
There Shall Be No Night
(Demons, Devils, & Denizens of Hell: Volume 2, Hellbound Books, October 2017)
A security guard gets more than he bargained for.
Purchase print or e-book.
Viremia
(Campfire Tales II, Deadman’s Tome, August 2017)
A desert trip takes a turn for the terrifying.
Drain
(Bards and Sages Quarterly, July 2017)
Bedbugs aren’t the only things trying to suck her blood.
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