Stilts by Justin Alcala

*This title is currently available as a pre-order with an expected ship date of November 20, 2026.

Bio: A ruthless outsider travels to a remote farm to close a lucrative land deal, only to find himself hunted by a monstrous, stilt-walking creature tied to the land's ancient sins. As paranoia, venom, and supernatural terror close in, he learns too late that some contracts are signed in blood, and some debts can never be paid.

Category: Fiction (Short Story)

Genre: Horror

Pages: 18

Author Bio: Meet Justin Carlos Alcala, an award-winning Mexican-American novelist and short story writer who flunked the modern world and decided to give it a supernatural makeover. Justin is the chaos goblin behind The Plenty Dreadful universe, a deranged and spooky sandbox where folklore collides with cosmic absurdity. He is a Horror Writers Association Diversity Award winner, a Speculative Literature Foundation finalist, and a guest essayist for the University of British Columbia Project Archives, among other Cub Scout badges.