Short Stories

In the not-too-distant future, when every conceivable flat surface is covered by advertising, men and women begin selling the geography of their bodies to the highest corporate bidders. What they don't know is that the new tattoos have integrated circuits that track every product they use. It's no big deal until weddings are forbidden based on corporate conflicts of interest. This biting satire by Clifford Meth (Snaked) will tickle the bejezus out of you. Learn More

A sweeping threaded narrative of the global phenomenon known as the Vampire Wars. Mankind has been silently infected by millennia-old bacteria unknowingly exhumed by a scientific expedition in Antarctica. Now, in some rare cases, a person’s so-called “junk DNA” becomes activated, and depending on their racial and ethnic heritage they begin to manifest one of the many diverse forms of the “others” that are the true basis for the legends of supernatural creatures. These aren’t your usual vampires and werewolves—it goes much deeper than that. Conceived by Jonathan Maberry, V WARS features stories from various “frontlines” as reported by such contributors as Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, James A. Moore, Gregory Frost, John Everson, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Scott Nicholson (as well as Maberry himself, of course). The result is a compelling series of tales that create a unique chronicle of mankind’s response to this sudden, hidden threat to humanity. Learn More

“That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange eons even death may die,” declared H.P. Lovecraft describing the truth hidden beneath the surface of his most nightmarish stories. In this collection of six short stories and novellas, Lovecraft explores the boundaries of modern horror, ranging from the cosmic dread of demonic creatures from the stars in “The Call of Cthulhu,” to “The Haunter of the Dark,” and the hidden horrors lurking within “The Shunned House” and “The Diary of Alonzo Typer.” Also includes “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” and “The Festival.” With color art by Sam “Mister-Sam” Shearon and a new introduction by Lovecraft scholar Robert Weinberg. Learn More

The First ZVR Prose Collection! 11 Original Stories of Zombie on Robot Action–and Vice Versa! ZVR: THIS MEANS WAR! takes IDW's splatterific Zombie vs Robots comic book series – created by writer Chris Ryall and artist Ashley Wood – and expands it in ways that will redefine both zombie and robot fiction. A shambling cohort of top horror and fantasy writers from across the globe (okay, Canada, England, Australia, and Bakersfield) have devoted themselves to making evocative word-pictures in your brain of this delicious cult series. Learn More

Collecting many of the great Sherlock Holmes' most notable cases, The Best of Sherlock Holmes is an oversized volume for the Sherlock fan in your life. Includes tales such as: "The 'Gloria Scott'," "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Resident Patient," A Study In Scarlett, "The Adventures of The Noble Bachelor," and more. Illustrated by the esteemed Kelley Jones. Learn More

Sherlock Holmes, the great detective, stars in four of his strangest cases in this graphic novel. In “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes”, Sherlock must help a friend immersed in a split personality spinning towards madness. In “The Adventure of the Opera Ghost”, Holmes travels to France to uncover the murderous “Phantom”, terrorizing the Opera House. In “Murder at Moulin Rouge”, Holmes and Watson return to France to unravel death at the famed club and gain assistance from notables such as Oscar Wilde and Toulouse Lautrec. In the fourth full-length mystery, a budding reporter attempts to uncover the disappearance of Holmes in his retirement years, only to find that Holmes has a new passion and it deals with corpses. As a bonus, “The Amazing Holmes” short tale is included as Holmes is put to the test to see if he can solve a challenging maze. Learn More

John Polidori, Johann Ludwig Tieck, Aleksei Tolstoy, Theodore Gautier, James Malcolm Rymer, Sheridan Le Fanu, Eliza Lynn Linton, Anne Crawford, Mary Cholmondeley, Count Stenbock, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Augustus Hare, Hume Nisbet, F. G. Loring, Marry E. Wilkins-Freeman, M. R. James, F. Marion Crawford, Algernon Blackwood, E. F. Benson, Bram Stoker, Alice and Claude Askew (w) • Michael Manomivibul (a & c) As popular and influential as Bram Stoker’s classic tale of nocturnal menace is, that 1897 novel did not invent vampire fiction, nor was it alone in feeding the Gothic fantasies of the Victorian period. IDW Publishing presents an expertly selected menu of outstanding vampire prose stories that either informed or benefited from Bram Stoker’s hugely popular creation. These eerie tales of the undead—some 22 in all—form the core cannon of classic vampire literature. Chosen and introduced by celebrated literary scholar and author Leslie S. Klinger (The New Annotated Dracula), with illustrations by noted horror artist Michael Monomivibul, In the Shadow of Dracula brings to adventuresome readers stories of nocturnal terror that have lived in Stoker’s shadow for too long. Learn More

In the Shadow of Sherlock Holmes features 21 stories published during the earliest days of detective literature, 1862 to 1910. These stories are stand-outs in the field, and though not well-known today, they easily match or beat Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective in whose shadow they have been relegated. IDW corrects that literary oversight in this "best of the best" collection. Learn More

Master horror scribe Edgar Allan Poe's works are re-presented in this illustrated collection of “The Raven” and other tales. Legendary comics artist Sam Kieth (Sandman, The Maxx) provides haunting interior and cover illustrations. Prepare yourself for telltale terror the likes of which only Poe and Kieth could command. Learn More