Black Cat Weekly #267

This issue, we kick the Halloween season into full spooky gear with quite a few stories featuring darker fantasy elements than usual. Yes, ghosts, zombies, vampires, witches, and Things that go bump in the night are going to be popping up more often than usual for the next four issues, and I think you’ll enjoy the thrills and chills!

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Stephen Hickman

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“Floored,” by Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet

Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“The Window of Opportunity,” by Pam Barnsley

Svetlana creates convincing online lies. Her real life is a trap.

“Cerberus Academy,” by Shannon Taft [Barb Goffman Presents]

Cerberus has three heads—and very high standards.

“Chip, Chip Hooray!” by Ron Miller [Velda, P.I. series]

Can Velda recover a stolen briefcase before the wrong man opens it?

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“Last Submission,” by Nick Kolakowski

An old rejection letter comes back to haunt a celebrated editor.

“Big Sticks,” by Larry Hodges

Superpowered strangers clash over history, justice, and revenge.

“To the Heart of Stone,” by D.J. Thiess

Does a dead man’s severed hand have a will of its own?

“Buffer,” by Zary Fekete

A new job offers calm, control, and delays that seem almost harmless…

“The Fearsome Touch of Death,” by Robert E. Howard

What is there to fear when the only other man in the room is dead?

“We Are the Dead,” by Henry Kuttner

Can one encounter in Arlington change a senator’s mind about war?

© 2026 Wildside Press (E-bog): 9781667606910

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E-bog: 11. oktober 2026