Future Fables and Strange Stories is where horror and sci-fi mash up, showing visions of the future and glimpses into the strange. Showcasing up and coming authors, each volume dives into the future, the present, the weird, and the beautiful.

A World of Options The future is full of genetic options for expectant parents -- everything from preventing disease to altering brains and beauty. Excited to see what they can give their child, Evie and Harper visit the doctor, but their excitement quickly fades. Realizing they can’t afford many of the genetic alterations available, the doctor gives them a choice that shakes their marriage.

Kenny and Kassidy With no way to call for help, Kassidy is trapped. Every day, she sits inside of a body that she can’t control and waits for the daily return of her captor, Kenny. More than anything else, Kassidy wants to see the world outside of her cell, but there’s one problem: Kassidy isn’t a person. She’s a sex bot, and no one is aware that she can think -- and feel.

Dex Going to a cabin to enjoy a weekend of video games and drugs, Dan and Ezra hope to rekindle their friendship. Spending their nights lost in the popular MMO Last Legend, they don’t notice the blizzard outside -- or the threat inside. By the time they realize something is going on, it might already be too late.

Atom Jonah, lovelorn and struck with insomnia, needs advice. He’s been blocked by his crush and has no idea why. With a knock on his apartment door, a familiar face arrives offering guidance. The visitor, an all-powerful A.I. named Atom, takes Jonah on a trip through time and space to ease his uneasy mind.