Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology

Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology — Where Monsters Refuse to Play by the Rules

What if monsters weren't what you expected?

In Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology, the world's rules are turned upside down. These aren't your typical villains lurking in shadows. They are outsiders—predators, dreamers, and defiant creatures who refuse the paths destiny set for them. Sometimes terrifying, sometimes heartbreakingly human, these monsters defy labels, challenge expectations, and demand their own stories be told.

Discover a collection of dark, twisted, and beautifully surreal tales. Each story is a flash fiction masterpiece—blending psychological horror, dark fantasy, and gothic surrealism into short, unforgettable bursts of terror and wonder:

Ghosts manifest to claim their rights.
Silent guardians rise in fire.
Little girls' instincts ignite into something dangerous.
Mothers tend to their perfect porcelain children.
Beautiful gardens, mysterious boxes, and uneasy bridge negotiations await.

And that's only the beginning.

Step into a world where monsters defy expectation, danger hides in plain sight, and the line between human and other blurs into something deliciously strange.

Featuring: Kevin David Anderson • J. Rocky Colavito • Susan Shwartz • Christopher Dabrowski • Norbert Góra • Alexis Rotella • Daniel Miltz • Marius Creed • Hannah Moore • Dakria • Evan Baughfman • Andrea Tillmanns • John Robertson-Dwyer • Lance Manion • Owen Townend • Kenneth Walker

Whether you crave psychological horror, dark fantasy, surreal fiction, or twisted fairy tales, this anthology delivers concentrated flashes of suspense, terror, and beauty that linger long after the final page.

Published by WATG Press™, born from Writing Against the Grain—a home for dark, defiant, and genre-breaking voices. Dedicated to horror, speculative, and surreal fiction, WATG Press champions short forms and fearless storytelling, giving space to the strange, the beautiful, and the unclassifiable.

Enter a world where monsters aren't what you think—and sometimes, humans are the real outsiders.

Grab your copy of Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology today, and discover the monsters you never saw coming.