Flash of the Dead: Egypt
by Parth Sarathi Chakraborty (Editor)Publish: Mar 14, 2026 Series: Flash of the DeadHorrorBook Overview
Wicked Shadow Press is proud to present a dazzling anthology of horror flash fiction: fifty-plus stories of mummies, curses, gods and ancient hungers that refuse to rest in peace. Curated by Parth Sarathi Chakraborty, this collection gathers voices from across the globe to resurrect the terror at the heart of one of history's most fascinating civilisations: Egypt.Inside, you will find night watchmen who should have gone home early, archaeologists who break the seals that were never meant to be broken, tourists who take home more than photographs, curses encoded in hieroglyphs, woven into bandages, pressed into canopic jars. In this book, you shall find Gods who are older than mercy and hunger that outlast empires.
From the sweltering dig sites of Giza to museum basements in London, from ancient pre-dynastic mud to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, these stories stretch the mythology of Egypt across time and genre: classic pulp horror, psychological dread, dark comedy, cosmic terror and visceral body horror: all compressed into the sharp, precise form of flash fiction.
Whether you're a lifelong devotee of mummy lore or a newcomer drawn by the golden glint of forbidden gold, Flash of the Dead: Egypt is an unputdownable anthology that earns its place alongside the great tradition of Egyptian horror literature.
Available as a standard illustrated paperback and in a special full-colour illustrated edition.
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AUTHORS of FLASH OF THE DEAD: EGYPT
Andrew Kurtz, Armand J. Azamar, Ashley Huyge, Brad Acevedo, BW Bloodlust, Carlotta Federica Leone, Celeste Kerspuy, Chad Anctil, Charlotte Poitras, Chris Turner, Christopher Dabrowski (Translator: Julia Mraczny). Cliff Hansen, Daniel DiQuinzio, David O'Mahony, Denise Landry, Diana Davison, Don Anelli, Donovan Douglas Thiesson, Dorian J. Sinnott, Gabriella Balcom, Greg Patrick, Henry Hein, J. Rocky Colavito, Jacek Wilkos, Jadrienne Atkins, Jill Baggett, John A. DeLaughter, Katy Harris, Lacey Magee, Lawrence Dagstine, Linda M. Crate, Linda Sparks, Louise Gillespie, Maekawa Kirin, Maggie D Brace, Matthew Paul Norman, Murray Eiland, Rathin Bhattacharjee, Ria Cabral, Ricardo D. Rebelo, Robb T. White, Ross Baxter, Soter Lucio, Steve Wade AND Tanja Cilia
