STEPHEN VOLK
Short Stories
SAWN WIFE
(forthcoming)
NOT WANTED ON VOYAGE
(forthcoming - Nightmare Abbey #7, ed. Tom English, November 2024)
TOTU
(Shadowplays, ed. Peter Coleborn and Mike Chinn, PS Publishing, 2024)
BLESSED MARY
(Beyond & Within: Folk Horror, ed. Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan, Flame Tree Press, 2024)
LOST LOVED ONES (novella)
(The Good Unknown and Other Ghost Stories, Tartarus Press, 2023)
BABY ON BOARD
(The Good Unknown and Other Ghost Stories, Tartarus Press, 2023)
THE CROSSING
(The Good Unknown and Other Ghost Stories, Tartarus Press, 2023)
UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS
(Darkness Beckons, ed. Mark Morris, Flame Tree Press, 2023)
THE FIRST FOOTERS
(Gaslight Ghouls: Uneasy Tales of Sherlock Holmes, Monsters and Madmen, ed. J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Belanger Books, 2022)
(forthcoming)
NOT WANTED ON VOYAGE
(forthcoming - Nightmare Abbey #7, ed. Tom English, November 2024)
TOTU
(Shadowplays, ed. Peter Coleborn and Mike Chinn, PS Publishing, 2024)
BLESSED MARY
(Beyond & Within: Folk Horror, ed. Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan, Flame Tree Press, 2024)
LOST LOVED ONES (novella)
(The Good Unknown and Other Ghost Stories, Tartarus Press, 2023)
BABY ON BOARD
(The Good Unknown and Other Ghost Stories, Tartarus Press, 2023)
THE CROSSING
(The Good Unknown and Other Ghost Stories, Tartarus Press, 2023)
UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS
(Darkness Beckons, ed. Mark Morris, Flame Tree Press, 2023)
THE FIRST FOOTERS
(Gaslight Ghouls: Uneasy Tales of Sherlock Holmes, Monsters and Madmen, ed. J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Belanger Books, 2022)
UNRECOVERED
(Terror Tales of the West Country, ed. Paul Finch, Telos Publishing, 2022 )
A MEETING AT KNOSSOS
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
THE BLACK CAT
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
OUTSIDE OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
THE WAITING ROOM (novella)
(Great British Horror #6: Ars Gratia Sanguis, Black Shuck Books, 2021)
THE HOLOCAUST CRASHER (novella)
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
ADVENTUROUS
(Weird Horror magazine, Issue #2, ed. Michael Kelly, April 2021)
(Terror Tales of the West Country, ed. Paul Finch, Telos Publishing, 2022 )
A MEETING AT KNOSSOS
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
THE BLACK CAT
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
OUTSIDE OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
THE WAITING ROOM (novella)
(Great British Horror #6: Ars Gratia Sanguis, Black Shuck Books, 2021)
THE HOLOCAUST CRASHER (novella)
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
ADVENTUROUS
(Weird Horror magazine, Issue #2, ed. Michael Kelly, April 2021)
THE LANGUAGE OF TERROR
(Under a Raven's Wing, PS Publishing, 2021)
THE MERCY OF THE NIGHT
(Under a Raven's Wing, PS Publishing, 2021)
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TAPE
(Horrified Magazine, ed. John Clewarth, October 2020)
Read "For the Benefit of the Tape" here on the Horrified Magazine website
ORR (novella)
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
BAD LAGUAGE (novella)
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
AGOG
(The Dark, Issue #62, July 2020)
Read "Agog" here on The Dark Magazine website
THE SQUEAMISH (novella)
(Studio of Screams, PS Publishing, 2020)
(Under a Raven's Wing, PS Publishing, 2021)
THE MERCY OF THE NIGHT
(Under a Raven's Wing, PS Publishing, 2021)
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TAPE
(Horrified Magazine, ed. John Clewarth, October 2020)
Read "For the Benefit of the Tape" here on the Horrified Magazine website
ORR (novella)
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
BAD LAGUAGE (novella)
(Lies of Tenderness, PS Publishing, 2022)
AGOG
(The Dark, Issue #62, July 2020)
Read "Agog" here on The Dark Magazine website
THE SQUEAMISH (novella)
(Studio of Screams, PS Publishing, 2020)
THE FLICKERING LIGHT
(Strange Tales: Tartarus Press at 30, ed. Rosalie Parker, Tartarus Press, 2020)
THE NAUGHTY STEP
(After Sundown: The Flame Tree Book of Horror, ed. Mark Morris, Flame Tree Press, 2020)
SICKO (novella)
(Black Static #73 [Jan-Feb 2020], ed. Andy Cox, 2020)
*Selected for Best Horror of the Year #13, ed. Ellen Datlow, Night Shade Books
(Strange Tales: Tartarus Press at 30, ed. Rosalie Parker, Tartarus Press, 2020)
THE NAUGHTY STEP
(After Sundown: The Flame Tree Book of Horror, ed. Mark Morris, Flame Tree Press, 2020)
SICKO (novella)
(Black Static #73 [Jan-Feb 2020], ed. Andy Cox, 2020)
*Selected for Best Horror of the Year #13, ed. Ellen Datlow, Night Shade Books
BEAT THE CARD HOME
(Ten-Word Tragedies: 19 Stories Inspired By One Frank Turner Song, ed. Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon, PS Publishing, 2019)
UNCHAIN THE BEAST
(Black Static #68 [Mar-Apr 2019], ed. Andy Cox, 2019)
Read the Spanish translation "Soltad a la Bestia" on Cuento Para Algernon
(Ten-Word Tragedies: 19 Stories Inspired By One Frank Turner Song, ed. Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon, PS Publishing, 2019)
UNCHAIN THE BEAST
(Black Static #68 [Mar-Apr 2019], ed. Andy Cox, 2019)
Read the Spanish translation "Soltad a la Bestia" on Cuento Para Algernon
COLD ASHTON
(This Dreaming Isle, ed. Dan Coxon, Unsung Stories, 2018)
FATHER OF THE MAN (novella)
(Gaslight Gothic: Strange Tales of Sherlock Holmes, ed. J. R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Edge SF & F, 2018)
THE AIRPORT GORILLA
(New Fears 2, ed Mark Morris, Titan Books, 2018)
Read the review of "The Airport Gorilla" at Fiction Unbound
THE LITTLE GIFT (novella)
(PS Publishing, January 2017)
THE THREE HUNCHBACKS (novella)
(Supporting Roles, PS Publishing, 2016)
THE HOUSE THAT MOVED NEXT DOOR
(Supporting Roles, PS Publishing, 2016)
*Selected for Best New Horror #28, ed. Stephen Jones, PS Publishing
WRONG
(The 2nd Spectral Book of Horror Stories, ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2015)
THE SHUG MONKEY
(Professor Challenger: New Worlds, Lost Places, ed. J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Edge SF&F, 2015)
(This Dreaming Isle, ed. Dan Coxon, Unsung Stories, 2018)
FATHER OF THE MAN (novella)
(Gaslight Gothic: Strange Tales of Sherlock Holmes, ed. J. R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Edge SF & F, 2018)
THE AIRPORT GORILLA
(New Fears 2, ed Mark Morris, Titan Books, 2018)
Read the review of "The Airport Gorilla" at Fiction Unbound
THE LITTLE GIFT (novella)
(PS Publishing, January 2017)
THE THREE HUNCHBACKS (novella)
(Supporting Roles, PS Publishing, 2016)
THE HOUSE THAT MOVED NEXT DOOR
(Supporting Roles, PS Publishing, 2016)
*Selected for Best New Horror #28, ed. Stephen Jones, PS Publishing
WRONG
(The 2nd Spectral Book of Horror Stories, ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2015)
THE SHUG MONKEY
(Professor Challenger: New Worlds, Lost Places, ed. J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Edge SF&F, 2015)
THE LUNACY OF CELESTINE BLOT (novella)
(The Mammoth Book of Sherlock Holmes Abroad, ed. Simon Clark, Constable & Robinson, 2015)
NEWSPAPER HEART (novella)
(The Spectral Book of Horror Stories, ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014)
*Nominated for Shirley Jackson Award 2015
*Winner, British Fantasy Award, Best Novella 2015
Read the interview with Stephen Volk by Angela Slatter on her blog
Read the interview with Kit Power at Ginger Nuts of Horror
(The Mammoth Book of Sherlock Holmes Abroad, ed. Simon Clark, Constable & Robinson, 2015)
NEWSPAPER HEART (novella)
(The Spectral Book of Horror Stories, ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014)
*Nominated for Shirley Jackson Award 2015
*Winner, British Fantasy Award, Best Novella 2015
Read the interview with Stephen Volk by Angela Slatter on her blog
Read the interview with Kit Power at Ginger Nuts of Horror
MATILDA OF THE NIGHT (novella)
(Terror Tales of Wales, ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014)
*Selected for Best New Horror 26, ed. Stephen Jones, PS Books, 2015
BLESS
(Crimewave 12: Hurts, ed. Andy Cox, TTA Press, 2013)
THE PETER LORRE FAN CLUB
(The Burning Circus, ed. Johnny Mains, BFS Publications, 2013)
*Best Short Story of the Year - Dark Musings
APPEAL FOR WITNESSES
(Monsters in the Heart, Gray Friar Press, 2013)
THE HAIR
(Monsters in the Heart, Gray Friar Press, 2013)
THE MAGICIAN KELSO DENNETT
(Terror Tales of the Seaside, ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013)
*Selected for Best British Horror 2014, ed. Johnny Mains, Salt Publishing
THE PURLOINED FACE (novella)
(Beyond Rue Morgue: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective, ed. Charles Prepolec and Paul Kane, Titan Books, 2013)
(Terror Tales of Wales, ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014)
*Selected for Best New Horror 26, ed. Stephen Jones, PS Books, 2015
BLESS
(Crimewave 12: Hurts, ed. Andy Cox, TTA Press, 2013)
THE PETER LORRE FAN CLUB
(The Burning Circus, ed. Johnny Mains, BFS Publications, 2013)
*Best Short Story of the Year - Dark Musings
APPEAL FOR WITNESSES
(Monsters in the Heart, Gray Friar Press, 2013)
THE HAIR
(Monsters in the Heart, Gray Friar Press, 2013)
THE MAGICIAN KELSO DENNETT
(Terror Tales of the Seaside, ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013)
*Selected for Best British Horror 2014, ed. Johnny Mains, Salt Publishing
THE PURLOINED FACE (novella)
(Beyond Rue Morgue: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective, ed. Charles Prepolec and Paul Kane, Titan Books, 2013)
THE ARSE-LICKER
(Anatomy of Death: in Five Sleazy Lessons, ed. Mark West, Hersham Horror Books, 2013) *Selected for Best British Horror 2014, ed. Johnny Mains, Salt Publishing
WITH ALL MY LOVE ALWAYS ALWAYS FOREVER XXX
("This Is Horror", ed. Michael Wilson - 2012)
Listen to the story on audio via The Hidden Station (Christmas with Stephen Volk)
Read this story NOW on the This Is Horror website
AIR BABY
(Slices of Flesh, ed. Stan Swanson, Dark Moon Books, 2012)
CELEBRITY FRANKENSTEIN
(Exotic Gothic 4/Postscripts 28/29, ed. Danel Olsen, PS Publishing, 2012)
*Selected for The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 24, ed. Stephen Jones
*Best Anthology - Shirley Jackson Awards 2013
*Best Anthology - World Fantasy Awards 2013
*Selected for Mammoth Book of Frankenstein ed. Stephen Jones
PIED-A-TERRE
(House of Fear, ed. Jonathan Oliver, Solaris Books, 2011)
(Anatomy of Death: in Five Sleazy Lessons, ed. Mark West, Hersham Horror Books, 2013) *Selected for Best British Horror 2014, ed. Johnny Mains, Salt Publishing
WITH ALL MY LOVE ALWAYS ALWAYS FOREVER XXX
("This Is Horror", ed. Michael Wilson - 2012)
Listen to the story on audio via The Hidden Station (Christmas with Stephen Volk)
Read this story NOW on the This Is Horror website
AIR BABY
(Slices of Flesh, ed. Stan Swanson, Dark Moon Books, 2012)
CELEBRITY FRANKENSTEIN
(Exotic Gothic 4/Postscripts 28/29, ed. Danel Olsen, PS Publishing, 2012)
*Selected for The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 24, ed. Stephen Jones
*Best Anthology - Shirley Jackson Awards 2013
*Best Anthology - World Fantasy Awards 2013
*Selected for Mammoth Book of Frankenstein ed. Stephen Jones
PIED-A-TERRE
(House of Fear, ed. Jonathan Oliver, Solaris Books, 2011)
WHITE BUTTERFLIES
(Gutshot: Weird West Tales, ed. Conrad Williams, PS Publishing, 2011)
THE COMFORT OF THE SEINE
(Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes, ed. J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Edge Publishing, 2011)
IN THE COLOSSEUM
(The End of The Line, ed. Jonathan Oliver, Solaris Books, 2010)
(Gutshot: Weird West Tales, ed. Conrad Williams, PS Publishing, 2011)
THE COMFORT OF THE SEINE
(Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes, ed. J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Edge Publishing, 2011)
IN THE COLOSSEUM
(The End of The Line, ed. Jonathan Oliver, Solaris Books, 2010)
SWELL HEAD
(The 7th Black Book of Horror, ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press, 2010)
Listen to "Swell Head" read by Lawrence C. Connolly, recorded by, and with music by Lawrence C. Connolly:
Listen to SWELL HEAD here
EASTER
(Where The Heart Is, ed. Gary Fry, Gray Friar Press, 2010)
HOUNDED
(Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes, ed. J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Edge Publishing, 2009)
AFTER THE APE
(BFS Yearbook 2009, ed. Guy Adams, BFS, 2009)
*Selected for Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 ed. Stephen Jones.
*Also selected for inclusion in the anthology Never Again ed. Allyson Bird & Joel Lane.
FEAR
(Black Static #9, ed Andy Cox, TTA Press, 2009)
MONSTER BOY
(Hellboy: Oddest Jobs, ed. Christopher Golden, Dark Horse Books, 2008)
*Hellboy created by Mike Mignola
NOTRE DAME
(Doorways, ed. Steven Lockley, Screaming Dreams, 2008)
Listen to "Notre Dame" read by Sam Moffat at Dark Fictions Magazine Issue 3: Brave New Worlds
WHO DIES BEST
(Postscripts #10, ed. Peter Crowther, PS Publishing, 2007)
(The 7th Black Book of Horror, ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press, 2010)
Listen to "Swell Head" read by Lawrence C. Connolly, recorded by, and with music by Lawrence C. Connolly:
Listen to SWELL HEAD here
EASTER
(Where The Heart Is, ed. Gary Fry, Gray Friar Press, 2010)
HOUNDED
(Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes, ed. J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec, Edge Publishing, 2009)
AFTER THE APE
(BFS Yearbook 2009, ed. Guy Adams, BFS, 2009)
*Selected for Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 ed. Stephen Jones.
*Also selected for inclusion in the anthology Never Again ed. Allyson Bird & Joel Lane.
FEAR
(Black Static #9, ed Andy Cox, TTA Press, 2009)
MONSTER BOY
(Hellboy: Oddest Jobs, ed. Christopher Golden, Dark Horse Books, 2008)
*Hellboy created by Mike Mignola
NOTRE DAME
(Doorways, ed. Steven Lockley, Screaming Dreams, 2008)
Listen to "Notre Dame" read by Sam Moffat at Dark Fictions Magazine Issue 3: Brave New Worlds
WHO DIES BEST
(Postscripts #10, ed. Peter Crowther, PS Publishing, 2007)
CERTAIN FACES (novella)
(Choices, ed. Christopher Teague, Pendragon Press, 2006)
A PAPER TISSUE
(Postscripts #7, ed. Peter Crowther, PS Publishing, 2006)
A WHISPER TO A GREY
(All Hallows #41, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 2006)
Reprinted in Unquiet Slumbers (Nepenthe Press, 2024)
31/10
Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press, 2006)
*Selected for Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: Twentieth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant.
*Shortlisted for Horror Writers' Association (HWA) Bram Stoker Award
*Shortlisted for British Fantasy Award, 2006 (Best Short Story)
THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS
(Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press, 2006)
NO HARM DONE
(Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press, 2006)
LITTLE H
(Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press, 2006)
THE GOOD UNKNOWN
(Poe's Progeny, ed. Gary Fry, Gray Friar Press, 2005)
TIME CAPSULE
(Crimewave #8: Cold Harbours, ed. Andy Cox, TTA Press, 2005)
(Choices, ed. Christopher Teague, Pendragon Press, 2006)
A PAPER TISSUE
(Postscripts #7, ed. Peter Crowther, PS Publishing, 2006)
A WHISPER TO A GREY
(All Hallows #41, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 2006)
Reprinted in Unquiet Slumbers (Nepenthe Press, 2024)
31/10
Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press, 2006)
*Selected for Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: Twentieth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant.
*Shortlisted for Horror Writers' Association (HWA) Bram Stoker Award
*Shortlisted for British Fantasy Award, 2006 (Best Short Story)
THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS
(Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press, 2006)
NO HARM DONE
(Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press, 2006)
LITTLE H
(Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press, 2006)
THE GOOD UNKNOWN
(Poe's Progeny, ed. Gary Fry, Gray Friar Press, 2005)
TIME CAPSULE
(Crimewave #8: Cold Harbours, ed. Andy Cox, TTA Press, 2005)
CURIOUS GREEN COLOURS SLEEP FURIOUSLY
(Postscripts #3, ed. Peter Crowther, PS Publishing, 2004)
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
(All Hallows #33, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 2003)
INDICATOR
(Crimewave #7: The Last Sunset, ed. Andy Cox, TTA Press, 2003)
*Selected for "Best British Mysteries 2005", ed. Maxim Jacubowski.
A PAIR OF PENCE-NEZ
(All Hallows #29, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 2002)
THE FALL CHILDREN
(All Hallows #26, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 2001)
THE CHAPEL OF UNREST
(Shadows and Silence, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, Ash Tree Press, 2000)
BLITZENSTEIN
(Hideous Progeny, ed. Brian Willis, Razor Blade Press, 2000)
THE ANAMORPH OF HANS BALDUNG GRIEN
(All Hallows #21, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 1999)
THREE FINGERS, ONE THUMB
(Samhain Magazine, 1998)
THE LATIN MASTER
(Midnight Never Comes, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, Ash Tree Press, 1997)
(Postscripts #3, ed. Peter Crowther, PS Publishing, 2004)
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
(All Hallows #33, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 2003)
INDICATOR
(Crimewave #7: The Last Sunset, ed. Andy Cox, TTA Press, 2003)
*Selected for "Best British Mysteries 2005", ed. Maxim Jacubowski.
A PAIR OF PENCE-NEZ
(All Hallows #29, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 2002)
THE FALL CHILDREN
(All Hallows #26, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 2001)
THE CHAPEL OF UNREST
(Shadows and Silence, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, Ash Tree Press, 2000)
BLITZENSTEIN
(Hideous Progeny, ed. Brian Willis, Razor Blade Press, 2000)
THE ANAMORPH OF HANS BALDUNG GRIEN
(All Hallows #21, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, GSS, 1999)
THREE FINGERS, ONE THUMB
(Samhain Magazine, 1998)
THE LATIN MASTER
(Midnight Never Comes, ed. Barbara and Christopher Roden, Ash Tree Press, 1997)