Pandemonium are launching two new anthologies on Thursday 30 August 2012 at the Pillars of Hercules, 7 Greek Street, Soho, London. They state: “From 7:00 pm we’ll be reading, drinking and waiting for the pub’s famous ghost to make an appearance.”

The books being launched are Lost Souls and Crossroads. Lost Souls includes twenty forgotten stories of loss and redemption. The tales have been carefully selected and introduced by Anne Perry and Jared Shurin and illustrated by Vincent Sammy. It is available as a limited edition of 100 numbered copies and as a Kindle eBook.

Crossroads features four new stories of the devil and his due – written by Christian Fox, Jenni Hill, Robert Sharp and Ian Whates. It is available as a Kindle eBook.

RSVP is not required, but details are on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/events/406298732762348/

Pandemonium Fiction are delighted to announce their next titles: Lost Souls and Crossroads.

For Lost Souls, the Pandemonium editors have been quietly scouring the archives, searching for the best, lost stories that meet their theme: tales of damnation and redemption.

The result is a collection that ranges from the haunting to the humorous, with stories from Latrobe Carroll, Robert W. Chambers, William Atwell Cheney, Mary Coleridge, Stephen Crane, Benjamin Disraeli, Amelia B. Edwards, Mary Wilkins Freeman, John Galsworthy, Richard Garnett, George Gissing, Bret Harte, Anne Sedgwick, May Wentworth and several others.

They’ve found tales about war and cowboys, popes and prisoners, poverty and ghosts – even stories about the nature of stories. There’s also a story about a chicken. Something for everyone.

Lost Souls is illustrated – magnificently – by Vincent Sammy (cover image shown above). The stories are introduced by the editors, Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin.

The hardcover edition of Lost Souls is limited to 100 numbered copies at £14.99 each. The pre-orders are on sale now. Both the print and ebook edition will be available in August.

Crossroads is the latest digital chapbook from Pandemonium. It contains four different deals with the Devil: stories of hope, loss, sex, rats and maths. The contributors are Christian Fox, Jenni Hill, Robert Sharp and Ian Whates, with a cover by Vincent Sammy (depicting the legendary Robert Johnson).

Crossroads is also released in August 2012, in ebook format only, for a mere 99p.

Full details at the Pandemonium website HERE

BFS Members should now be receiving their copy of the Spring BFS Journal. Edited by Lou Morgan, Guy Adams and Ian Hunter, the latest edition features a brand new look.

The contents include:

FICTION:
Don’t You Like The Bird Man? – Jonathan Oliver
The Call of Chavthulu – Neil Fulwood
Jenny Khan – Rhys Hughes
Mother’s Boy – Grant Quimper
Listen – Marie O’Regan
Faerie Mails – Allen Ashley
The Fabulous Beast – Garry Kilworth

NON-FICTION:
Why YA? – Tom Pollock
Worlds Which Never Were – Sarah Pinborough & Will Hill in conversation
A Glow Born of a Different Process – a cover artist spotlight on Chris Roberts
Laying the Foundations – Simon Bestwick
A History of THE SERVANTS – Michael Marshall Smith
BFS Masterclass #2: Writing for Children – F E Higgins
Enterprising Minds – Andrew Reid
Progressive + Inclusive = Popular? – Amanda Rutter
Anne McCaffrey: A Tribute

POETRY:
Morningmares – Zoe Elizabeth Barrett
Shadow Whisper at Black Hole Hotel – Kelda Crich
Doorways – David Glen Larson
The Wheel of Whumpus – John DesPlaines

Plus regular columns from Ramsey Campbell, Mark Morris, Sophia McDougall, and a special feature from Jared Shurin, interviewing Jane Rogers.

We would love to hear what you think of the edition. You can leave feedback at our Facebook page and at the forum.

For the first time, members will also be able to download the journal as an ePub, mobi or PDF file. Members should watch their email inboxes to find out how to access their digital editions.