From creeping limbs to cursed flesh, HorrorBabble's BODY HORROR is a nightmarish journey into the terror of living tissue turned against itself. This collection of ten twisted tales explores the limits of the human form, featuring eldritch parasites, vengeful lovers, metamorphic nightmares, and stories from the darkest corners of the weird fiction tradition.
Contents:
Tentacles by Ian Gordon (HorrorBabble, 2020)
The strange disappearance of a paranormal investigator.
Lukundoo by Edward Lucas White (Weird Tales, November 1925)
An explorer suffers a witch doctor’s horrifying curse in the African wilderness.
The Tree-Men of M'Bwa by Donald Wandrei (Weird Tales, February 1932)
Strange transformations and monstrous growths in the heart of Africa.
The Parasitic Hand by R. Anthony (Weird Tales, November 1926)
A man grows a second, malevolent hand beneath his arm.
It Will Grow On You by Donald Wandrei (Esquire Magazine, April 1942)
A cursed wound sprouts a miniature, living woman from his leg.
The Living Eyes by Justin Dowling (Weird Tales, May 1953)
Mrs. Weir might die; her eyes would live forever.
Dread Exile by Paul Ernst (Strange Tales, June 1932)
A grotesque outcast warns of terrifying, unbelievable truths.
Something Toothsome by Arthur J. Burks (Weird Tales, March 1926)
A weird crime—and a hideously deformed face.
The Drone by A. Merritt (Fantasy Magazine, September 1934)
The tale explores two rather unusual cases of metamorphosis.
Cleanup on Aisle 22 by Ian Gordon (HorrorBabble, 2019)
A supermarket mishap triggers a grotesque and uncanny transformation.