Free Series
The Brothers Gunther are set on wooing you. To this end we are offering sheer, unadulterated examples of writing prowess, available as free downloads. We do this because it makes us happy, primarily in our pants. This is important.
Please note: the free series is currently closed to submissions.
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2+2=5 A simple maths equation turns out to be complete chaos. When Hugh Mahorn is informed by his students that 2+2 in fact equals 5 the world turns on its head and all Mr. Mahorn can do is hang on tight for the ride! Download 2+2=5 here. About the author: I’m a forty-two year-old father of two who loves anything horror-related. To date, I’ve had over 200 publications, and recently finished editing an anthology
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Eating 'Eating' asks the age old question of what you do when your beanie has been eating your head for a while and your only friend is a cancerous piece of rotting beef roast that talks through a puckering tumor. Download Eating here. About the author: As a college student and workaholic from the United States’ pressure
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Insurrection Snowy Mountain Style Happy Christmas in July! When Santa's elves revolt, it's up to one person to stop it - the motherfucking fat man himself! Celebrate Christmas in July in typical LegumeMan fashion - with gratuitous blood! Download Insurrection here. About the author: GNBraun was raised in Melbourne’s gritty Western Suburbs and is a trained nurse currently studying to work in the social services. He writes fiction untied to any genre, and is the author of Boneyard Smack, Bubba wants YOU, Insurrection and Santa Akbar! Longer works are forthcoming, but he can only write so fast. Visit his blog and homepage at http://gnbraun.blogspot.com/ for free fiction and latest updates
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Trust Me You never know the intentions of strangers, but you don't really care to know, do you? You squeeze onto packed trains, oblivious to the crush of humanity that surrounds you. You wouldn't think for a second that the stranger standing next to you plans to take your life. You blindly trust those you've never met. Should you give your trust so freely?
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Lion Man When Clint Eastwood, the Ridgeback dog rips off a child's hand, Turner takes Clint to his grandparent's farm to hide out. It's nice to get away from the problems of today and take refuge in the rose-coloured past. Sometimes it's nice to simply reminisce. But running away from your problems won't help you in the end. Download Lion Man here. About the author: J.S. Breukelaar’s work can be found or is forthcoming at Dogzplot, Retort Magazine, Australian SciFi, Weird Tales, Pisgah Review, Lies With Occasional Truth, Clarion and others. Her first novel, Blue Moves, is being sold in NYC. She blogs at www.thelivingsuitcase.com.au
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Bubba Wants YOU Revenge has never tasted so sweet (and slightly putrid). From the same G.N Braun who brought you "Boneyard Smack" comes this (admittedly revolting) tale. Strap yourself in for a bloody bout of comeuppance courtesy of the diabolical anti-hero, Bubba. Download Bubba Wants YOU here. About the author: GNBraun was raised in Melbourne’s gritty Western Suburbs and is a trained nurse currently studying to work in the social services. He writes fiction untied to any genre, and is the author of Boneyard Smack, Bubba wants YOU, Insurrection and Santa Akbar! Longer works are forthcoming, but he can only write so fast. Visit his blog and homepage at http://gnbraun.blogspot.com/ for free fiction and latest update
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Ian What would you do if every man you'd ever met was called Ian? Download Ian here. About the author: Shane Jiraiya Cummings is positioned at the centre of the web of Australian dark fiction. He is the Vice President of the Australian Horror Writers Association, Managing Editor of HorrorScope and Black: Australian Dark Culture Magazine, and winner of two Ditmar Awards. He has spun more than sixty tales that have found publication in Australia, North America, and Europe, many of which have been threaded together into his collection Shards (Brimstone Press). Shane's post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novella Phoenix and the Darkness of Wolves was published in the US in December 2009, and he is presently working on a series of Japanese fantasy novels. Shane can be found here. |
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Itch It begins as an idle rub. A calloused palm. Friction and hair. A lingering heat like a Chinese burn... Scratching an itch can be like a bad high: the satisfaction comes at a price; the itch is appeased but the damage is done. Sometimes, scratching a persistent itch can make people go to bloody extremes and lead to nasty surprises. Download Itch here. About the author: Shane Jiraiya Cummings is positioned at the centre of the web of Australian dark fiction. He is the Vice President of the Australian Horror Writers Association, Managing Editor of HorrorScope and Black: Australian Dark Culture Magazine, and winner of two Ditmar Awards. He has spun more than sixty tales that have found publication in Australia, North America, and Europe, many of which have been threaded together into his collection Shards (Brimstone Press). Shane's post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novella Phoenix and the Darkness of Wolves will be published in the US in December 2009, and he is presently working on a series of Japanese fantasy novels. Shane can be found here. Itch was originally published in 'Shards' by Brimstone Press in 2009. The fantastic art for Itch (and everything else in Shards) was created by the very talented Andrew J. McKiernan.
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The Grinning Idiot With such a bleed-happy anus, Harry's the kind of guy who should have so many stories to tell - if only he could remember them. For Harry, it's nothing worth worrying about. Sure, he wakes up surrounded by the visceral smears of John's experiments but it puts money in his pocket, which puts cigarettes in his lungs and coffee in his gullet. Pretty sweet deal if you can get it. Download The Grinning Idiot here. About the author: D. A. Jackson is a low budget filmmaker and comic writer based in Melbourne. His disgusting films and filthy comics rarely leave the arenas of horror or black comedy. Jackson is the editor and head writer for comic anthology Modern Gentlemen and recently co-directed Cannibal Suburbia, a horror feature film. Visit D. A. Jackson here and here. The fantastic artwork was created by Pierre Lloga.
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Orange Crush Download Orange Crush here. About the author: Visit Michael here.
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Milk A man witnesses a horrific accident while driving on a freeway. When the even more horrific events leading up to the accident are revealed, a ripple effect takes place that sheds light on the latent absurdity and darkness that exists within human nature. Download Milk here. About the author: To contact him email: gallacher2@optusnet.com.au
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Hoffman's Creeper By Trost Professor Samuel Hoffman is a dedicated botanist and all around eccentric. His plants are his children and he'll protect his children at any cost. Download Hoffman's Creeper here. About the author: Visit http://trostlibrary.blogspot.com for the latest news. |
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Power Blink By Matthew Revert (taken from A Million Versions of Right) Welcome to a tale of excessive melodrama. A tale where a simple blink becomes so powerful that it can cause mild injury. Can a blink this devastating also be used for ultimate good? The answer to this question (and several more you didn’t ask) can be found within. Taken from Matthew Revert's upcoming 'A Million Versions of Right', Power Blink is bound to make you consider the potential power of blinks. Download Power Blink here. More info on 'A Million Versions of Right' can be found here. |
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The Birthday Present Vaughan is a lonely, socially inept anti-ladies man who wants only one thing in life – to make Rebecca happy. Having spent far too long watching Rebecca make poor relationship decisions, it’s time for Vaughan to step it up and express his love the only way he knows how. From perpetual newcomer, R. Frederick Hamilton, comes a charming little tale that compliments his book 'Spare Key' very nicely indeed. Download The Birthday Present here. More info on 'Spare Key' can be found here. |
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