James Pratt: 22 books

Even before they were remade by their Pa into something not quite human, the Haggard brothers were the terror of the strange place they called home. When Pug Haggard decides to woo Lenore, the beloved daughter of the infamous necromancer Emo Mulcifer, his brothers tag along to run interference against...

After a bank robbery goes terribly wrong, ex-Confederate soldier turned gunfighter Jacob Burden flees into the desert where he might hope to escape the posse but certainly not his conscience. Somehow, Jacob winds up in a place far stranger than any tall tale and more dangerous than a hanging judge....

In this fantasy short-story, Yorick the vampire and his glum companion Horatio the ghoul are ordered to assassinate an influential baron set to unite the baronies of the Affiliation against the undead-controlled Shadow Kingdoms ruled by their master, the lich-king Nazgoth. Unfortunately when Yorick and Horatio are involved, things rarely go according to plan.

This collection of strange tales ranges from high magic to monster romance to weird western. Stories includes "The Devil's Outhouse", "The Awkward and Ill-Conceived Death of Baron Kritzler", "The Haggard Brothers Go to Town", "Emissary of Decay (A Tale of the Devil's Outhouse)", and "Tolkien World".

In a strange future where humans and demons live and work side-by-side, a police detective and his infernal partner are tasked with investigating the improbable murders of corporate and industrial leaders who happened to be powerful demons. When the detective's theory regarding the nature of a very unusual serial killer proves true he must make a difficult choice.

Written in the vein of the campy 1960s Batman television show, this superhero short story features the crime-fighting duo Hyacinth and Orchid facing the condiment-themed villainy of fast food icon turned costumed criminal Commander Catsup.

Featuring characters introduced in the weird western tale "Restless On Boot Hill", gunfighter William Whateley returns to the Old West town of Purgatory at the request of Sheriff Lucas McMasters. When the pair suspect a connection between a spate of violence and the mysterious owner of a traveling magic lantern show, a showdown is inevitable.

Beyond a mythical kingdom's southermost borders sits the supernatural wasteland known as the Blight. Two soldiers, members of a garrison charged with protecting the kingdom's borders against the horrors of the Blight, are on sentry duty one dark night when one regales the other with a very...