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A SELECTION OF THE DARKEST AUSTRALASIAN FICTION.

Curated by Deborah Sheldon, this second volume follows the multi-award-winning and multi-award-nominated anthology of Australian dread, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies.

Spawn 2 interprets and reinterprets pregnancy, birth and babies in a myriad of unexpected ways that will frighten, shock, disgust, horrify, surprise, and move you.

Penned by established authors and fresh new voices, these stories range from the folkloric and phantasmagorical, through sci-fi and cybernetics, to historical and the occult.

Prepare for an intimate, anxious, eviscerating read.

Featuring work by:
Dmitri Akers
Emma Rose Darcy
Matthew R. Davis
Rachel Denham-White
Jason Franks
Rowan Hill
Samuel M. Johnston
Carole Kelly
Ben Matthews
Lily Mulholland
Anthony O’Connor
Robyn O’Sullivan
Leanbh Pearson
Kat Pekin
Deryn Pittar
Dani Ringrose
Carol Ryles
Deborah Sheldon
Em Starr
H.K. Stubbs
Matt Tighe
Pauline Yates

• Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies
• Literary Horror/Weird Fiction/Body Horror
• Editor: Deborah Sheldon
• Australian English
• ISBN: 978-1-922856-80-7 (trade paperback)
• ISBN: 978-1-922856-81-4 (ebook)
• RRP: US$15.99 trade paperback US$5.99 ebook
• Publisher: IFWG Publishing International
• 290 pages – paperback, English
• Binding: Perfect bound
• Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm
• Key Words: Adult fiction, Horror, Body Horror, Literary Horror, Weird Fiction, Pregnancy, Babies, Birth, Short Fiction Anthology
• Publication Date: 25 November 2024 (there is a release delay in Australia and New Zealand for up to a few months)
• Distributor: World-wide through IPG (IPG specific in North America, New South Books (partner) in Australia/New Zealand, and UID(Marsden/Eurospan) in UK/Europe)
• Purchase ebook or trade paperback here or through our distributor (IPG Books)