I’m thrilled to share Space Horrors is out today, September 20, 2025! This fantastic anthology is edited by sharp-eyed editor extraordinaire, E.S. Magill, and features fabulous writers I have the honor of knowing. The TOC includes jaw-dropping stories by: Vanessa Fogg, Eric J. Guignard, Mike D. McCarty, KC Grifant, Jon Cohn, John Palisano, Kathryn Blanche, Vincent V. Cava, David Agranoff, and E.S. Magill.
My story, “The Eaters Band,” also officially introduces my characters, “The Marys.” I brought these characters to life in a futuristic setting and have built out their legacy well beyond this singular tale.
I created “The Marys” after drawing inspiration from the real-life Stagecoach Mary, who braved rough terrain and dangers aplenty to deliver mail in the Old West. Across my fictional stories, “The Marys” are part of an elite organization dedicated to promoting accurate and timely communications for the benefit and well-being of humanity. The organization persists from its start in the Old West, through present times and into future scenarios (as you’ll see in “The Eaters Band”). Marys are well trained, sent on dangerous missions and are dedicated to their cause.
They will be making an appearance in the next Melinda West Monster Gunslingers book, and will be featured in short stories across timelines.
In the meantime, please enjoy Space Horrors!
About Space Horrors
SPACE DOESN’T CARE IF YOU SCREAM.
Ten Stories of Horror Science-Fiction
From derelict ships haunted by madness to alien planets steeped in dread, this chilling anthology of space horror and sci-fi terror takes you on a journey into the deepest, darkest reaches of the cosmos—where no one can hear you beg for mercy and no one cares.
Space Horrors gathers some of the sharpest voices in horror and speculative fiction to explore what happens when the vast unknown becomes a breeding ground for the unimaginable. As humans venture to the stars, humanity must go head-to-head with the mysteries of the cosmos.
Encounter:
- Rogue AI and unregulated science gone wrong.
- Sentient voids that swallow entire ships.
- Alien ecosystems that react to your every thought.
- Cosmic viruses and chilling ghost signals.
- And the evil that lives not in the stars, but in ourselves.
Terrifying or darkly satirical, each tale ventures beyond the familiar into the final frontier—and proves that space isn’t just cold. It’s merciless.
KC Grifant 