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Science Fiction
Simon Fry is convinced that the answer to life, the universe and everything, is in the earth itself. Specifically, he believes that if he could talk with the animals, he'd find the answers. Or at least, the questions which... See More
FantasyThis week, in a story that's had this hardened horror editor's skin crawling since he first read it, a psychiatrist encounters a patient who feels a constant, maddening, unscratchable itch. Next, three young friends break... See More
HorrorHappy Halloween, ghouls and ghouleens! This week we have a bagful of treats (and tricks?) for you to enjoy. We begin with a story by Stephen Hernandez, about a man who hates Halloween, and how he got his comeuppance. Next... See More
HorrorThis week we have a jungle tale from Steve Laker, a story of schizophrenia from Gary Murphy, a post-apocalyptic epic featuring the Devil from Kevin Rees, a tale of substance abuse on the Necropolis Line from Stephen... See More
HorrorThis week, a speculator invests in the Magnetic Pole, while another wide-boy encounters the ultimate scam. In The Paradoxicon, Victor is still losing sleep. A galactic inventor is on the run on the planet Thrax; elsewhere... See More
FantasyThis week we have a boy who can grant wishes, a practical joke that goes too far, and the continuation of Joseph Farley's Apothecary's Tale, in which we encounter the Apothecary's demon. We also have a superfluity of... See More
FantasyThis week a scientist crafts an automaton for her rich lover, a student incurs the wrath of a blind man, a gang of urban cannibals embark on a business venture, and a group of pilgrims set out, the holy blissful martyr for... See More
HorrorThis week we have the tale of a rat catcher who finds a scene that horrifies him for more than one reason. Meanwhile, Gary Murphy's King of the Living Dead makes a reappearance at Redneck Central. Next comes a story of human... See More
HorrorThis week, Master Yehudi's Flying Circus comes to town. A private investigator whose partner is Satan investigates a murder. Ancient seafaring blood rises as two men fall in love with the same girl. A model returns home to... See More
HorrorThis week we have a poignant story from the Unfinished Literary Agency, followed by an account of alien discoveries on a Martian moon. Something comes to Planet Earth in the next story, after which we solve The Mystery of... See More
HorrorThis week, it's a life on the ocean wave for Jamie in Anthony D Redden's Eyes in the Storm. An Irish boy meets Cumbrian horror in Gary Murphy's Scammer of the World Unite. A teenage girl involuntarily wishes upon a star in a... See More
HorrorThis week a man is wrecked on a desert island with a sinister ventriloquist's dummy. Meanwhile a dynamo cop has a meeting with the Devil, an invisible friend watches over young Nic, a twisted Father Christmas visits a happy... See More
HorrorThis week, when a man starts hearing voices, he makes a resolution. A young man receives a terrible proposition that will nevertheless free his family from poverty. A ghost takes up residence underneath a young boy's bed... See More
HorrorThis week, on Mars, a dissolute prince learns that his imperial father will soon be claimed by the Soul Gatherer. In Cumbria, something hairy lurks in the closet. In a Merseyside school, Nathan comes to terms with the new... See More
HorrorThis week, in a story by Joseph Patchen, one man awakens to a new view of the world. Meanwhile, Illara is on the run from Earth Space Forces. In another story from Steve Laker, Mr Fry learns to talk to animals. A liar and... See More
HorrorThis week a Japanese sorcerer plots to revive dead samurai in order to wreak vengeance on the man who has stolen his lands. A Jewish boy awaits the gas chamber without fear. Sioux gives birth to a fractured child of rape... See More
Horror
In this seasonal edition, we have Mark Slade's tale of Christmas among the dispossessed, followed by a Christmas exorcism in Cumbria from Gary Murphy. Steve Laker's offering his own idiosyncratic take on virgin birth, while... See More
HorrorThis week we have a story of stray cats from Michelle Podsiedlik, followed by an entirely different cat story from Gary Murphy. A property developer encounters problems on the wild west coast of Ireland in a new story from... See More
HorrorThis week, a lonely man undergoes a strange transformation in a new story from Gary Murphy. Illara and Carter Ward go for a quick trip into space in the latest episode of Gregory KH Bryant's space opera. Sinister secrets are... See More
HorrorThis week we have a fantasy tale of ghosts, witches and heretics from Dave Ludford, while the undead are on the rampage in Gary Murphy's new story. Steve Laker is going underground in the world after The Event. In Civil War... See More
HorrorThis week, negotiations sour during a diplomatic mission to an alien planet. Carter Ward and Illara reach Mars, and begin their search. A writer takes the spots before his eyes down to the vet. A road accident at night leads... See More
HorrorThis week a black ops team discovers horror in the jungles of South America. We see a return of Dave Ludford's Skinnybones in the first installment of a two-parter, and we are also privileged to receive a cat's eye view of... See More
Horror
Welcome to the two hundredth edition of Schlock! Webzine. Almost five years after its inception, Schlock! has produced 200 editions, at a rate of almost one a week, barring occasional lapses due to holidays, funerals, and... See More
HorrorThis week we receive an anatomy lecture from Professor Steve Laker in Cadaver, while Kevin Rees introduces us to the slightly sinister Jack. Joseph Rubas invites us down to Olde London Towne to explore The Crypt, and Cameron... See More
HorrorThis week a domestic prisoner reads the account of a slave of old, and decides to escape her own modern slavery the best way she can. Meanwhile Janic suffers from a recurring nightmare concerning a veritable Golgotha. Joseph... See More
HorrorThis week, in Neal Privett's Blood for the Shock Monsters, hideous creatures lurk in 1960s America. A despot comes to terms with a lonely existence in a new story from Dave Ludford. Another despot meets his comeuppance in... See More
FantasyAnd a very merry Walpurgisnacht to all our readers! Which gives a perfect opportunity to launch Rogue Planet Press' new Cthulhu Mythos fanzine, Lovecraftiana, available now in its May Eve edition from www.lulu.com... See More
HorrorThis week, superheroes spar in Windsor, Ontario. Carter Ward has a meeting with Symms. A serial killer wins the lottery. And Professor Leyna Schrödinger discovers an ark. Stephen Hernandez reviews a Sinbad novel... See More
HorrorThis week we have an urban fantasy of gangsters and colour prejudice in America from John Kaniecki, followed by terrorism and cannibalism in post-apocalyptic Cumbria from Gary Murphy. Steve Laker returns with The Child Who... See More
Science FictionIn Dave Ludford's story, a man meets a Magician who transforms his life. In Gary Murphy's latest tale, Jack Shaw is having trouble with his brain, but not His Latest Brain. Doctor Miles Brunner is back to tell us all about... See More