Black Cat Weekly #269 (Special Halloween Issue #1)

This month, we’re going to violate our schedule a teensy bit in order to have not one, but two Halloween issues. (Yes, it’s our favorite holiday.) Next issue will appear a day early, on Halloween, in order to accommodate editorial whim. We don’t think anyone will mind. And since it’s going to be the final Wildside issue of Black Cat Weekly, you know we’ll have some special treats within. (See the note from the new publisher at the end of this issue, if you want more info on the handoff.)

But in the meantime, here’s our first Halloween issue, full of spirits, monsters, ghoulish delights, and maybe even a serial killer or two…

The complete lineup—

Cover Art: Ron Miller

NOVELETTES

“Heartless,” by Amritendu Mukherjee [Victor Chatterjee series]

A heart attack, a bloody golf club, and five minutes that don't add up.

“The Terrors of Tanis,” Edmund Glasby

Can an ancient Egyptian mummy save a dying man from certain death?

“The Empty Quarter,” by Mike Adamson

The desert guards an ancient city—and those who seek it risk all…

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“The Haunted House Heist,” by Hal Charles

Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“Dating, Dining, and Dying,” by Debra H. Goldstein

Is Jake the man who killed her twin, or the best date she has ever had?

“Velda Chickens Out,” by Ron Miller [Velda, P.I. series]

A psychic offers answers. Velda suspects a different kind of trick…

“Sheet of White Paper,” by Lois Metzger

At a stationery store, a silent conversation takes a strange turn.

“Selfies,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

When your dead husband appears in every selfie, who's haunting whom?

“The Temple,” by H.P. Lovecraft

A crippled U-boat drifts into waters no living sailor was meant to see…

“I, the Vampire,” by Henry Kuttner

Hollywood's new leading man is hiding something worse than a secret!

Until next time, happy reading!

—John Betancourt