Elin Olausson

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Elin Olausson is a fan of the weird and the unsettling. She is the author of the short story collection "Growth" and has had stories featured in The Ghastling, Luna Station Quarterly, Nightscript, and many other publications.

Elin’s rural childhood made her love and fear the woods, and she firmly believes that a cat is your best companion in life. She lives in Sweden.

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Chiral Mad 5 Sep 27, 2022

by Stephen King, Josh Malerman, Zoje Stage, Victor LaValle, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Linda Addison, Jack Ketchum, Sheree Thomas, Seth Brown, Michael Bailey

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Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Michael Bailey brings you the fifth and final installment of the Chiral Mad series, featuring a diverse writers from around the world. Includes fiction and poetry by the likes of Stephen King, Josh Malerman, Zoje Stage, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Victor LaValle. Linda D. Addison, Sheree Renée Thomas, and the late Jack Ketchum (writing with Lucky McKee). With illustrations throughout by artist Seth Brown, enjoy a chiral dance of speculative, horror, and dark science fiction one last time.

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Nightscript: Volume 7 Oct 1, 2021

by C.M. Muller, Clint Smith, Joshua Rex, Douglas Thompson, Timothy Granville, Elin Olausson, Gordon Brown, David Surface, Douglas Ford, Alexander James

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An annual anthology of strange and darksome tales, which this year profiles the work of 19 contemporary scribes: Clint Smith, Joshua Rex, Douglas Thompson, Timothy Granville, Elin Olausson, Gordon Brown, David Surface, Douglas Ford, Alexander James, Jason A. Wyckoff, Rhonda Eikamp, Steve Toase, Tim Major, Ashley Stokes, Regina Garza Mitchell, Marc Joan, Danny Rhodes, Charles Wilkinson, and LC von Hessen.
"A very promising anthology." —Ellen Datlow, Best Horror of the Year
"An annual highlight of the genre." —Anthony Watson, Dark Musings
"Weirdness with truth at its heart." —Des Lewis, Real-Time Reviews

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Forgotten Ones: Drabbles of Myth and Legend (Eerie Drabbles of Fantasy and Horror) Mar 21, 2020

by Abiran Raveenthiran, Al Provance, Al-Hazred, Alice de Sampaio, Amber M. Simpson, Andra Dill, Andrew Anderson, Andy Leavy, Ann Wycoff, Arnie May, Brian Rosenberger, Bryan Dyke, C. Marry Hultman, Callum Pearce, Charles Reis, Charlotte O’Farrell, Chris Bannor, Chris Hewitt, Clint Foster, David A.F. Brown, DeBickel, Derek Dunn, Dickon Springate, Drew Starling, Elin Olausson, Elizabeth Nettleton, Emma K. Leadley, Faith Pierce, Fred Williamson, Gabriella Balcom, Galina Trefil, Hannah Hulbert, Heidi Ann Willits, Heinrich von Wolfcastle, Henry Herz, Holley Cornetto, Hunter LaCross, Jacek Wilkos, Jaclyn Fulscher, James Bates, Jen Chichester, Jennifer Winters, Jess Rhodes, Joe Scipione, Joel R. Hunt, Josh Herz, Joshua E. Borgmann, K. B. Elijah, K.R. Nox, K.T. Tate, Karen Heslop, Kase Glidewell, Kathleen Halecki, Kerry E.B. Black, Kevin J. Kennedy, Kim Plasket, Kimberly Rei, Laurence Sullivan, LP Hernandez, Mark Anthony Smith, Mark Kodama, Matt Lucas, Matthew A Clarke, Melody Grace, Michael D. Nadeau, Michelle River, N.M. Brown, Nerisha Kemraj, Nick Moore, Noa Covo, Paddy Armstrong, Patricia Elliott, Paul Benkendorfer, Regina Kenney, Robin Braid, Ron Davis, Russell Smeaton, Ryan Rosenberry, S. C. Morgan, Sandy Butchers, Sarah Matthews, Sean Jones, Sheldon Woodbury, Stacey Jaine McIntosh, Steve Stred, T.J. Lea, Thomas Wake, Timothy Friesenhahn, Tor-Anders Ulven, Wendy Cheairs, Willem V Much, Ximena Escobar, Yvonne Glasgow, Zoey Xolton, Alanna Robertson-Webb

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The battle is upon us, and the old gods are waking.

Tremble as you rediscover the darkness that came before, the darkness that could eat the world. Within these pages gods of fable, creatures of lore, and ancient rituals have been brought back to life in over two hundred drabbles of exactly one hundred words each.

Delve into the madness created by award-winning horror and fiction authors from around the world. We dare you to remember the fear of the unknown, and to dive headfirst into ancient mysteries.

The old gods have awoken, and with them lose chaos will reign again.

Featuring Authors:
Abiran Raveenthiran
Al Provance
Al-Hazred
Alanna Robertson-Webb
Alice de Sampaio
Amber M. Simpson
Andra Dill
Andrew Anderson
Andy Leavy
Ann Wycoff
Arnie May
Brian Rosenberger
Bryan Dyke
C. Marry Hultman
Callum Pearce
Charles Reis
Charlotte O’Farrell
Chris Bannor
Chris Hewitt
Clint Foster
David A.F. Brown
DeBickel
Derek Dunn
Dickon Springate
Drew Starling
Elin Olausson
Elizabeth Nettleton
Emma K. Leadley
Faith Pierce
Fred Williamson
Gabriella Balcom
Galina Trefil
Hannah Hulbert
Heidi Ann Willits
Heinrich von Wolfcastle
Henry Herz
Holley Cornetto
Hunter LaCross
Jacek Wilkos
Jaclyn Fulscher
James Bates
Jen Chichester
Jennifer Winters
Jess Rhodes
Joe Scipione
Joel R. Hunt
Josh Herz
Joshua E. Borgmann
K. B. Elijah
K.R. Nox
K.T. Tate
Karen Heslop
Kase Glidewell
Kathleen Halecki
Kerry E.B. Black
Kevin J. Kennedy
Kim Plasket
Kimberly Rei
Laurence Sullivan
LP Hernandez
Mark Anthony Smith
Mark Kodama
Matt Lucas
Matthew A Clarke
Melody Grace
Michael D. Nadeau
Michelle River
N.M. Brown
Nerisha Kemraj
Nick Moore
Noa Covo
Paddy Armstrong
Patricia Elliott
Paul Benkendorfer
Regina Kenney
Robin Braid
Ron Davis
Russell Smeaton
Ryan Rosenberry
S. C. Morgan
Sandy Butchers
Sarah Matthews
Sean P. Chatterton
Sheldon Woodbury
Stacey Jaine McIntosh
Steve Stred
T.J. Lea
Thomas Wake
Timothy Friesenhahn
Tor-Anders Ulven
Wendy Cheairs
Willem V Much
Ximena Escobar
Yvonne Glasgow
Zoey Xolton

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Night Terrors Vol. 4: Short Horror Stories Anthology Oct 5, 2020

by Scare Street, Lewis Brett Smiler, Tim Sturk, Justin Boote, Elin Olausson, Benjamin Gardner, Brian Malachy Quinn, Bradley Walker, Richard Beauchamp, Karl Melton, Faith Pierce, Bill Davidson, Mike Weitz, Michael Maguire, J. M. White, Ron Ripley

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It knows what scares you…

A cursed mansion puts a curious house sitter’s free will to the ultimate test. An old polaroid camera holds a monster that yearns to be released. And two brothers encounter a demonic force in the caverns just beyond town…

Enter a dreamscape of supernatural terror with Scare Street’s latest collection. This diabolical volume contains fifteen terrifying tales of fear and horror. And each story pulls you deeper into the realm of perpetual night.

There’s something eerily familiar about the shadowy landscape you find yourself in. The crumbling old house on the hill, the pale fog rolling through the cemetery, the stone gargoyles perched above ancient tombs…you swear you’ve been here before.

But as your breath quickens and your heart beats faster, you realize this is no déjà vu. Something has pierced your consciousness and delved into your darkest nightmares. The spirits have brought your greatest fears to life.

And now, they’re hunting you through the darkness…

This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains:

1. Down the Stairs by Lewis Brett Smiler
2. Polaroid by Tim Sturk
3. Feline Instinct by Justin Boote
4. Mother Spook by Elin Olausson
5. Review: The Let of Dark by Benjamin Gardner
6. Satan's Harley by Brian Malachy Quinn
7. Shadows of Time by Bradley Walker
8. The White Suits by Richard Beauchamp
9. The Moaning Caverns by Karl Melton
10. The Thing in the Dark by Faith Pierce
11. This Time of Night by Bill Davidson
12. The Black Pumpkin by Mike Weitz
13. The Lightning Dwellers by Michael Maguire
14. The Detective by J. M. White
15. Reading a New Book by Ron Ripley

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Growth: A Collection of Short Stories Jun 20, 2022

by Elin Olausson

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Twenty dark tales of psychosocial horror fill the pages of Elin Olausson’s stunningly creepy short story collection debut. Three sisters live isolated in the wilderness, unbothered, until their world shatters with the arrival of a stranger. A young man revisits the childhood home where his sister danced and his mother died. A woman is promised the house of her dreams and goes mad when she doesn’t get it. Two evil teens stand united against the world, until one of them falls in love. In an abandoned asylum in the desert, a girl chants her own name.

Filled with madness, darkness and the truth of the human condition, Olausson’s stories will leave readers thinking about their own sanity and questioning the motives of those who are closest to them.

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The Half That You See Mar 15, 2021

by Rebecca Rowland

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“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”
-The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)

Poe’s classic tale told of a state of the art hospital boasting a curiously experimental treatment, but things were not as they seemed. In The Half That You See, twenty-six writers from around the globe share their literary optical illusions in never before seen stories of portentous visions and haunting memories, altered consciousness and virulent nightmares, disordered thinking and descents into madness. Take a walk down the paths of perception that these dark fiction raconteurs have tunneled for you, but keep a tight grip on your flashlight: the course twists and turns, and once you’re on route to your destination, there is no turning back. That which creeps about in the poorly lit corners of the human mind has teeth, and it’s waiting for you.

Featuring
Michael W. Clark Holley Cornetto Victoria Dalpe
Bill Davidson Douglas Ford Justine Gardner
Eddie Generous Alex Giannini Kelly Griffiths
Sam Hicks Luciano Marano Matt Masucci
Scotty Milder Mack Moyer Lena Ng
Elin Olausson Robert P. Ottone Felice Picano
Edward R. Rosick Susie Schwartz Mahlon Smoke
Laura Saint Martin T.M. Starnes Mark Towse
Lamont A. Turner Nicole Wolverton

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ANCIENTS: A Dark Microfiction Anthology (Dark Drabbles Book 10) Aug 31, 2020

by Black Hare Press, D Kershaw, A.L. King, A.R. Dean, A.R. Johnston, A.S. Charly, Abi Marie Palmer, Alanna Robertson-Webb, Alistair Crowe, Amber M. Simpson, Andrew Kurtz, Ava Montes, Bec Lewis, Beth W. Patterson, Brandi Hicks, Brian Rosenberger, Brianna Witte, C.L. Williams, Callum Pearce, Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer, Charles Reis, Chisto Healy, Chris Bannor, Chris Hall, Chris Hewitt, Christopher T. Dabrowski, Cindar Harrell, Clint Foster, Crmetheus Christopher, D.J. Elton, Daniel Bagley, Daniel Purcell, David A.F. Brown, David Green, David Wright, Dawn DeBraal, Dawn Knox, Denver Grenell, Destiny Eve Pifer, Drew Starling, Eddie D. Moore, Eleanor Whitworth, Elin Olausson, Ethan Hedman, Frances Tate, G. Allen Wilbanks, Gabriella Balcom, Galina Trefil, Gary Rubidge, Hayley Arrington, Hannah Retallick, Hari Navarro, Holley Cornetto, J.D. Doolan, J. Scott Hill, J.B. Wocoski, J.D. Bell, J.M. Meyer, J.W. Garrett, Jacek Wilkos, Jacob Baugher, James Lipson, James S. Austin, Jasiah Witkofsky, Jasmine Jarvis, Jim Bates, Jo Mularczyk, Jo Seysener, Joachim Heijndermans, Jodi Jensen, Johann van der Walt, John H. Dromey, Joshua E. Borgmann, Joshua Gessner, K.B. Elijah, K.T. Tate, Kathleen Halecki, Kelly Matsuura, Kerri Jesmer, Kevin Hopson, Kim Jackways, Kimberly Rei, Koji A. Dae, L.P. Hernandez, Laila Amado, Laurence Sullivan, Liam Hogan, Luis Manuel Torres, Lyndsey Ellis-Holloway, Lynne Phillips, M.A. Nolte, Mark Kodama, Matthew M. Montelione, Maura Yzmore, Maxine Churchman, McKenzie Richardson, Megan Willette, Melissa Elborn, Michelle Anderson, Michelle Brett, Mikko Rauhala, Monica Schultz, Nerisha Kemraj, Nicola Currie, Nikki DeKeuster, Nikki Foster, Olivia Arieti, Owen Morgan, Patrick J. Gallagher, Patrick Winters, Paul Benkendorfer, Paul Carberry, Paul J. Scribbans, Paula R.C. Readman, Peter J. Foote, R.A. Goli, R.S. Nevil, Rachel Miller, Radar DeBoard, Ralphie Graves, Raven Corinn Carluk, Rich Rurshell, Robin Braid, Rowanne S. Carberry, S. Mudita, S.N. Graves, S.O. Green, Shawn M. Klimek, Shelly Jarvis, Simon Clarke, Stacey Jaine McIntosh, Stephen Christie, Stephen Herczeg, Steven Holding, Stuart Conover, Stuart West, Sue Marie St. Lee, T.M. Brown, T.W. Garland, Terri A. Arnold, Thomas Baker, Thomas K.S. Wake, Thomas Sturgeon Jr., Tracy Davidson, Trynda E. Adair, Umair Mirxa, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Warren Benedetto, Wendy Roberts, Will Christian, Wondra Vanian, Ximena Escobar, Zoey Xolton

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From Rome to Thebes, Nefertiti to Cleopatra, Aristotle to Sappho—tiny tales of ancient peoples, myths, and philosophies.

What miracles can more than one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words?

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Shadowy Natures: Stories of Psychological Horror Sep 10, 2020

by Rebecca Rowland

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"The boundary line between instinct and reason is of a very shadowy nature"
-Edgar Allan Poe (1840)

With its twenty-one stories of serial killers and sociopaths, fixations and fetishes, breakdowns and bad decisions crafted by authors as diverse as their writing styles, Shadowy Natures leads fans of psychological horror down dark and treacherous roads to destinations they will be too unsettled to leave.
Under the tutelage of a charismatic caretaker, a young boy learns that the rules don’t apply to “exceptional” people; under the blinders of parental love, a parent considers the after-effects of his daughter’s criminal exoneration. One suburban dad finds himself inexplicably drawn to something he spies while walking the family pet, and another discovers buried compulsions awakened by his daughter’s dental deformity. Sorting through a deceased relative’s belongings, a family stumbles upon a horrific treasure, as a drifter with a dark secret wanders the Old West. While a military officer spends his days delivering despair, a procrastinator is consumed by guilt after making a deadly mistake, and a businessman stumbles upon a bizarre family photo gallery. Postpartum paranoia and isolation threaten one mother’s sanity until an outside threat pushes her over the edge while another mother picks at her son’s psychological scabs until he scrambles for release. Urban blight bears down on a convenience store owner; a middle-aged man takes a terminally ill acquaintance captive to avenge his lover’s death; a depressed suburban housewife makes a strange new friend, and a neglected teen finds solace and inspiration in a vicious classmate’s company. When her brother moves back into the family home, a woman becomes consumed by what he leaves behind; when a man disappears, his sister considers the warning signs he may have been leaving since childhood. One couple abandons urban life for the isolating wilderness while another plays a dangerous game, hoping to rekindle their relationship. While one son revisits the scene of his father’s horrific crime spree, another returns home to ponder his family’s well-hidden secret.
From unique twists on traditional terror tropes to fresh frights found in the most innocuous of places, these tales will surprise and unnerve even the most veteran horror fans. Featuring brand new fiction from Jeremy Billingsley, C.W. Blackwell, Barrie Darke, Matthew R. Davis, Christina Delia, KC Grifant, Liam Hogan, K.N. Johnson, Thomas Kearnes, Rudy Kremberg, Scotty Milder, Bryan Miller, Hollee Nelson, Elin Olausson, James Edward O’Brien, Andrew Punzo, Lee Rozelle, Joseph Rubas, Paul Stansfield, Louis Stephenson, and Thomas Vaughn.

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Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction Jun 1, 2021

by Rebecca Rowland

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In a bloody twist on the antiquated trope of "burying the gays,” the newest anthology from Dark Ink Books boasts brand new short stories spotlighting LGBTQ+ characters. Presenting the darkest of themes as explored by sixteen established and award-winning genre fiction scribes from around the globe, Unburied contains creature features and paranormal hauntings, shadow fables and dreadful delusions. This twisted box of curiosities serves the readers a cornucopia of chilling horror, sci-fi terror, and dark fantasy. Prepare to unearth your deepest nightmares.

Featuring brand new fiction from Felice Picano, Greg Herren, Daniel M. Jaffe, J. Askew, Laramie Dean, Laura DeHaan, Christina Delia, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Thomas Kearnes, Veronica Kirin, George Daniel Lea, Azzurra Nox, Elin Olausson, Robert P. Ottone, Louis Stephenson, M.C. St. John

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Black Apples: 18 new fairytales May 14, 2014

by Molly Pinto Madigan, Karen Heuler, Caren Gussoff, Alison Littlewood, Ephiny Gale, Pat R Steiner, Nadia Bulkin, Camilla Bruce, Liv Lingborn

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Strip the fairytale princesses of their petticoats and tiaras, and what you have left are the Black Apples. These are stories of trials and survival, strength and defeat, exploring the bones of fairytales. Carolyn has stolen from the temple and is on the run, the mistress of the Gingerbread house is out of control, Bluebeard's child collects hearts on her wall and a horse is not a horse…
This collection offers eighteen new dark and delicious fairytales, some exploring the classic tales, others presenting brand new ones.
Features stories by eighteen international authors. Edited by Liv Lingborn and Camilla Bruce.
Table of contents:
Snow Child by Molly Pinto Madigan
Twelve Sisters, Twelve Sisters, Ten by Karen Heuler
Deus Ex Machina by Caren Gussoff
Bluebeard’s Child by Alison Littlewood
Sickly Sweet by Ephiny Gale
Bunny’s Lucky Slipper by Pat R Steiner
Every Heart is Cold Dark Matter by Nadia Bulkin
Citizen by David Turnbull
Everyone Else has Two Eyes by Nicki Vardon
Scar by Elin Olausson
Harsh Beauty by Martine Helene Svanevik
Cloaks and Hoods by Angela Rega
The Shadow and the Snake by Natalia Theodoridou
Coyote and the Girl in the Red Dress by Rose Williamson
A Winter Evening by Sarah L Byrne
Enkesonnen by Alex Petri
And Gold in Her Eyes by Maigen Turner
Godmother Death by Kate O’Connor

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Luna Station Quarterly Issue 045 Feb 25, 2021

by Luna Quarterly

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One of the great things about LSQ is that it's often like that proverbial box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get. Aside from fabulous female-fronted fiction, of course! This time, alongside unique reimaginings of the classic dragon, vampire and zombie tales (never mind some genuine ELDRITCH HORROR!), you will find a woman who used to be a bird, a baby with serious time travel chops and much more. Welcome to Year Twelve of Luna Station Quarterly. Daaaaaamn.

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