Darkness exists everywhere, and in no place greater than those where spirits and curses still reside. Tread not lightly on ancient lands that have been discovered by this collection of intrepid authors. In DARK TALES OF LOST CIVILIZATIONS, you will unearth an anthology of twenty-five previously unpublished horror and speculative fiction stories, relating to aspects of civilizations that are crumbling, forgotten, rediscovered, or perhaps merely spoken about in great and fearful whispers. What is it that lures explorers to distant lands where none have returned? Where is Genghis Khan buried? What happened to Atlantis? Who will displace mankind on Earth? What laments have the Witches of Oz? Answers to these mysteries and other tales are presented within this critically acclaimed anthology by the following authors: Introduction by Eric J. GuignardAngel of Destruction by Cynthia D. WitherspoonThe Door Beyond the Water by David TallermanTo Run a Stick Through a Fish by Mark Lee PearsonQuivira by Jackson KuhlDirections by Michael G. CorneliusQuetzalcoatl's Conquistador by Jamie LackeyKönigreich der Sorge (Kingdom of Sorrow) by C. Deskin RinkGestures of Faith by Fadzlishah JohanabasBare Bones by Curtis James McConnellBritish Guiana, 1853 by Folly BlaineThe Nightmare Orchestra by Chelsea ArmstrongThe Funeral Procession by Jay R. ThurstonRequiem by Jason AndrewGilgamesh and the by Mountain by Bruce L. PriddyBuried Treasure by Rob RosenThe Small, Black God by Caw MillerIn Eden by Cherstin HoltzmanWe Are Not the Favored Children by Matthew BorgardRebirth in Dreams by A.J. FrenchWhale of a Time by Gitte ChristensenSins of our Fathers by Wendra ChambersThe Talisman of Hatra by Andrew S. WilliamsSumeria to the Stars by Jonathan Vos PostThe Tall Grass by Joe R. LansdaleThe Island Trovar by JC Hemphill(with interior illustration by Ron Perovich)