A black cat approaches, do you let it cross your path, or run in the opposite direction? From the superstitious to the unlucky, from a witch's familiar to a soul stealing grave robber, black cats have captured our imagination and remain solidly in the realm of the dark. Join a diverse clowder of established and emerging authors from around the world for never before published horror, dark fantasy and mystery short stories and poems featuring the beloved, feared and mystical black cat.

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"highly recommend!" - Uncomfortably Dark

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DUST AND SHADOW by Daniel Roop

JAMOCA'S LAST PATROL by Daniel Bulone

INLAND SELKIES by William Shaw

THE CAT AND THE CUSTOM by Richard Lau

THE VERMIN by Mary A. Turzillo

HEAL ME WITH YOUR PURR by Sumiko Saulson

THE LAND BELONGS TO THE CATS by Francesca Maria

CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO RISE by H.T. Martineau

THE BLACK CAT by John Russell

MARROW by Ash Fanglore

THE GOLDEN HAIRBALL by Joanie Brittingham

PRIZED BLOOD by Kelly Matsuura

A BABY'S BREATH WREATH, A HEART FULL OF THORNS by Ken Hueler

A MEWLING MADNESS by Paul A. Freeman

IN THE BOTTOMLESS FALLING PIT ALL CATS ARE BLACK by Amelia Gorman

DARK STRANGER by Edward Lodi

CATS JUST DON'T CARE by A.H. Plotts

JUDGE by Jordan King-Lacroix

SCHRÖDINGER'S DINNER by Cailín Frankland

BLACK AS SHADOW, RED AS BLOOD, WHITE AS BONE by Loren Rhoads

THE FAMILIAR by Meredith Gladwell

JANIS AND NOODLE by Andrea L. Staum

ILL LUCK by Chris Opyr

THE HOOD by S. Michael Wilson

THE WRITER by S.S.N. Smith

GARBO by Scott Urban

NIMBLE CAT by Linda Neuer

GIRLHOOD IS A THING WITH CLAWS by A.R. Bagne

ELEGY FOR PILATE HARDESTY by L.S. Johnson

BAIT by Nico Martinez Nocito

A PRESS OF A BUTTON by A. Kristina Casasent

LITTLE BLACK KITTEN by Gregg Stewart

DOES THAT FAMILIAR COME IN BLACK? by Gerri Leen

LUCKY THE 13TH by Mark S. Causey

THE COLD by Alexa Donley

COUNT DRACULA'S CAT by Deborah H. Doolittle

LAVENDER by Donna Marie West

AGENTS OF SATAN by Ben Kardos

REST by T.L.K.

There is no use of A.I. or Artificial Intelligence in the making of Black Cat Tales.