25
Oct

The Secret of the Clarendon Slasher

by Cattus Politterarum Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Carrot Williams shifted uncomfortably. The mask was hot and itchy, he could barely see through the ragged eyeholes, and he was really unsure about Todd’s plan. It hadn’t sounded good that afternoon; it sounded worse now. “If you get someone scared, really scared, […]

25
Oct

From Point A to Point Z

byTogi Kayako (土宜草子) Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. ⓵ Zed had a few points of absolute confidence. Not like skills or trivia (though they had plenty of both rattling around in their big, dumb brain), but the death-and-taxes stuff. Sure things. The sun would rise, the sun would set, and they […]

25
Oct

Gluetrap

written and illustrated by Iron Eater Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. “This is where they keep the videos that kill you when you see ’em, right?” Beau craned his neck over the well-worn piece of A/V equipment he’d been working on all afternoon and furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. “What?” “You […]

25
Oct

Unicorn Hunting

by Zero X Infinity (0 x ∞)  Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. It was a dark and stormy night. Which, to be fair, described many nights in late-October Indiana, assuming they weren’t instead swelteringly hot. But Ada, Fen’s perfectly sensible and not-at-all-prone-to-ridiculous-flights-of-fancy-like-holding-an-outdoor-Halloween-wedding twin sister, had decided she wanted to get married […]

25
Oct

The Great Pumpkin Bake-In

by Greta Jia-Kang Cabrel Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Tau Rho Pi was the oldest and oddest fraternity at Blaize’s college, with a marked tendency to induct mad scientists, lovable losers, and other iffy fellows instead of the corporate heirs, former class presidents, and ex-varsity athletes sought after by conventional brotherhoods. […]

25
Oct

Coffee Klatsch

by Scraps Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Rickardt burned the final sacrifice and threw its ashes into the summoning circle. “Great One, I call on thou,” he said. He spread his arms wide and recited the words from the book. “My gifts for thou have been kissed with hellfire. I call […]

25
Oct

Sanguine Saturnalia

by spicy-wrenegade and Devin Ambrosia Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Vampires are real and hosting orgies for bleeding bodies? by ThrustyRusty 29NB Slut Weird hot shit has transpired, y’all. (Even more so than usual for us.) Without further ado, this weekend I found this: OK, so first of all, I want […]

25
Oct

The Best Little Hell House in Texas

by shukyou (主教) Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki “Step this way,” the tall man barked at the crowd, “and witness the horrors of the souls lost without Christ in their hearts!” Gavin shifted his weight on his feet and tried to look inconspicuous. That was the best way to survive these […]

23
Aug

Y-E-E-O-W-W-!

by Scraps Y-E-E-O-W-W-! That scream lets you know I’m on my way to whoop asses, lest you hear its echo, in which case I’m leavin’! I’m Wild Sam’l Kitchen, the original shitkicker, and I’ll kick your shit clear out the top ‘a your head if you look at me wrong, see if I don’t! The […]

23
Aug

Cards on the Table

by Zero X Infinity (0 x ∞) Joel had come downstairs after putting away Jolene for the night — except the earrings, he’d decided to keep those on — when a man he’d seen neither hide nor hair of for six months stumbled, considerably more than a little drunk, into the saloon.  “What the ever […]

23
Aug

Bar None

by shukyou (主教) “Welcome,” shouted the queen in the long sequined gown, “to the fucking meat market!” The cheer that went up from the crowd was deafening, ringing off the rafters of the warehouse they’d rented out for the evening. Zalo had wanted to cram them all into the Steel Seraph, which did have the […]

23
Aug

Goodnight Loving

by Devin Ambrosia illustrated by ChibiSaboten April 15, 1868 Fort Belknap, Texas Dear Diary,  Heaven above, I am in trouble. At least I traded for this journal and have someone to talk to. (Sort of.) But where to begin? I’m known (fondly, I believe) for being both dramatic and enthusiastic, but this time I’ve really […]

23
Aug

An Ambitious Man

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Alest scraped roughly at the final stretch of blue-green tissue clinging to the kelpie hide on his table. His hands ached and his grunts of effort echoed through the large, cold workroom. The only mercy was that the wood of the tabletop and the leather of his gloves were both enchanted […]

23
Aug

A Pretty Piece of Calico

by Suzuran The stranger rolled into town like so much tumbleweed in the middle of a Thursday afternoon. I was behind the bar when he walked into my saloon, all in a thud of heels and a jingle of spurs, and as he pushed through the doors, the hinges squealed like a skewered pig, and […]

23
Aug

Run

written and illustrated by spicy-wrenegade El felt the wind on her back as she ran, strong legs carrying her across the prairie, a tawny blur in the shrubland. Something caught around her ankle and suddenly she was yanked back, her small body hitting the ground hard. Heavy footsteps made the earth tremble underneath her as […]