Murder and Machinery

Cameron Trost, Duncan Richardson, Linda Brucesmith, Paul Williams, Chisto Healy, Sarah Jane Justice, Michael Picco, Kurt Newton, Danielle Birch, James Dorr, Karen Bayly, Steve DuBois, Paulene Turner, Robert Bagnall, Kerilee S. Nickles

Lock the doors and switch the power off at the mains! Tales of deadly machinery have long fascinated us, from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic pendulum to the Terminator films. Murder and Machinery pays homage to this tradition, offering you gripping tales following this theme but set in different times and places, from colonial America and London during the First World War to dystopian futures on this planet and beyond. Never before has an anthology brought tales of science fiction and suspense together in such a terrifying way, showcasing the nightmarish imagination of authors who know how to play on the reader’s fears and who share those fears of uncontrollable machines, or perhaps even more frightening, of fellow humans mastering technology for their own evil purposes. A word of advice before you start. By all means, settle down in your living room and let this anthology of...