Short Story

Steve Hatherley

UNREAL STORIES, STRANGE TALES
PRESENT
A SHORT STORY COMPETITION

To celebrate the publication of the first issue of the premier magazine of unusual fiction, Unreal Stories, Strange Tales is offering a prize of £25 and a life subscription to the author of, in the editor's opinion, the best short story submitted to the address below.

Send your entries to:

Unreal Stories, Strange Tales
PO Box 52
Wapping
London

Results will be published in the first issue of Unreal Stories, Strange Tales which is to be published in June.

The advert should catch the eye of any aspiring author wishing to make a name for himself in the world of strange fiction. It is entirely possible that past events have gifted the young writer with several ideas for some peculiar tales involving gods, cultists, monsters and magic.

The magazine is genuine. At least, there is a small group of people trying to put one together. However, it is destined for failure and will not survive beyond the first issue.

Possibilities

1 The magazine is being used by cultists trying to gain more mythos knowledge. This is not a very secretive way of going about it, but it may work if other 'investigators' decide to relate their experiences to the magazine.

2 One of the authors printed in the first issue evidently knows quite a bit about the mythos, and writes a gruesome story featuring some of the gods. If the players can contact him, he will be a useful ally in their battle against the dark forces.

3 An author, writing about a location well known to him, accidentally reveals a possible mythos presence in the locality. The story is a mix of fiction and fact, but there are certain clues and references to things which indicate that things may not be what they seem.

Steve Hatherley is the creator of Tales of Terror, and has written for both Chaosium and Pagan Publishing. He also has a number of other websites, including www.great-murder-mystery-games.com and www.mylowerbackpain.com.

Steve lives in Yorkshire, England.

Click here to see Steve's other Tales of Terror.