Curiosities Anthology

The first issue of Curiosities, a new steampunk oriented short fiction anthology magazine. Nine stories of adventurous trains, dangerous books, Victorian bee girls, killer machines, Lovecraftian horrors, and more.

Curiosities is a twice annual publication of short speculative fiction in the retropunk subgenres.In this edition, you will find ten stories from the age of jazz and diesel, with hard boiled detectives, fast talking time travelers, bakelite automatons, body hopping cultists, ambitious aviators, a Tesla powered metropolis, and the Fairy King himself in Weimar Berlin.Welcome to our fall exhibits of wonders and curiosities. This Particular Evening by Manuel RoyalBadlands Dentistry by Eddie GenerousDoppelganger by DJ TyrerThe Pinch by M.A. SmithSpirit in the Sky by Marlin BressiHorns of Gold and Hands of Silver by Dimitra NikolaidouTwo Steps Forward by Holly SchofieldChildren of the Coil by Sebastien MantleHow to Murder a Corpse by Brain K. LoweThe Sultana of Story by Jordan Tayloredited by Kevin Frost and Andrew McCurdy

12 weird, bizarre, and genre-defying stories to entertain and delight. Go on a roadtrip to a Lovecraftian hell-pit. Witness aerialists leaping into the void. Sail uncharted waters with the deadliest of crewmates. Explore a shadow dimension populated entirely by film & television characters. Experience the Louvre in the throes of the cataclysmic Artpocalypse. Fear the clown. And yes, we have... a Zombie Gorilla!From darkly humorous to Bizarro adjacent, these are the strangest stories ever to have landed in the Curiosities mailroom.Contents:The Acrobat's Guide to Vanishing Without a Trace by Avra MargaritiAnd The Faces Screamed In The Gallery by Konstantine ParadiasThe Prince in Darkness by Phil MargoliesThe Automat's Automaton by Angela EnosWhaling with Clowns by Chris KuriataSix Coins by Liam HoganPayback by B. Morris AllenJack Be Nimble by CB DroegeThe Finishing School by Lena NgOne Last Date at the Pitside by Sebastien MantleSt Marco by Tannar MillerTwilight of the Electric Shadows by Paul R HardyAuthor interview by Andrew McCurdyEdited by Kevin Frost and Andrew McCurdy