Free fear and guaranteed marvel. A collection of some of the absolute best American Short Stories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Award-winning author Mord McGhee brings one of the most distinctive and magnetic voices in contemporary fiction: provocative, intense, unimaginable, and wonderfully eclectic. Up from the Black—Mord McGhee's first collection of stories—is a showcase of thrills. In these tales, we see glimpses into the darkest shadows and brightest lights of McGhee's world. Be it post-apocalyptic invasion of Earth, a blood red moon which bears magical madness and the cat who saved the world, a horrific day at a spontaneous street fair, mechanics changing the world, and creatures lurking in the abyss many more, McGhee dazzles with machine-gun prose and unexpected turns. "Up from the Black is McGhee at his horrifying, fantastical best."