The Madman’s Almanac

This, Scott Robinson’s fourth collection of short fiction, focuses on horror.

Written with a nod toward the great Harlan Ellison, these 13 tales include some science fiction, some fantasy, and some in-between. There’s a time-hopping wraith who selects lives to take; a cell phone app that lures travelers into the dark; a starship crew seduced by programmed dreams; a town librarian who keeps a monster in the basement; and a beast in the ocean at the end of time.

Closing Time * Map App * Menagerie * When I Waked, I Cried to Dream Again * Stroke of Midnight * Logbook * Bad Dog! * Rebound Girl * Last Stop Peacekeeper * Common Courtesy * Cherub * The Calling