Beautiful and Terrifying: Tales and Visions from the Edge of the Uncanny, the newest anthology from Elderfly Press, will be released on April 23, 2026, bringing together haunting fiction, poetry, and black-and-white artwork that explore the strange space where beauty and fear collide.
I’m thrilled to finally share the release date for this collection, which has been such a meaningful project to bring into the world. From eerie woods and submerged cities to folklore retellings, grief-soaked landscapes, and intimate encounters with the supernatural, this anthology embraces the unsettling and the sublime in equal measure.
This is a book for readers who love literary horror, speculative fiction, dark poetry, and stories that resist neat categorization. The pieces in this collection move through themes of transformation, decay, loss, desire, and the uncanny, lingering in that shadowed place between realism and nightmare.
Over the coming weeks, I’ll also be sharing exclusive interviews with several of the contributors, offering a closer look at the stories, poems, and artwork featured in the anthology. These behind-the-scenes conversations will explore creative inspiration, the writing process, and the dark imaginative worlds that shaped this collection.
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I cannot wait to share this beautiful and unsettling book with you!
As Beautiful and Terrifying makes its way into the world, I also want to extend an open invitation to writers, poets, and artists who may be interested in future projects with Elderfly Press. This press is built on a love of storytelling, creative community, and giving space to voices that deserve to be heard. If you’d like to be part of what comes next, please visit the Elderfly Press submissions page to learn more about upcoming calls for work. I’m always excited to connect with creators who want to explore bold, imaginative, and emotionally resonant ideas, and I would love to see what you’re working on.
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Book Summary
When Jack Utley loses his daughter just as his business is about to soar, it seems he’s traded financial gain for Callie’s life. After an encounter with a mysterious woman on the eve of Callie’s funeral, Jack wakes up to find that time has somehow rewound to the morning of Callie’s accident. Jack gets an opportunity that most grieving parents can only dream of – he saves his daughter’s life.
Now that Jack has been forced to reflect on everything he has to lose, he resolves to do better. He’s determined to spend more time at home with his family and repair the relationships that have suffered over the years while he’s been so focused on work. But as Callie’s behavior becomes increasingly bizarre, Jack realizes he has a lot more room to improve than he realized – and it might be too late to save his daughter after all.
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