Off Beat: Nine Spins on Song

Inspired by favorite songs, nine fantasy and science fiction authors spin tales of adventure, intrigue, mystery, and horror.

A boy follows his girlfriend's suicide note to its disturbing conclusion.

A man must pass on an ancient curse of immortality before his time finally runs out.

Two lost beings fight for life, for each other, and to find a way home.

A serial killer from the future, banished to present day, must control her homicidal urges in order to survive.

A thief and a sex worker find their paths unexpectedly entwined in ways that threaten both of their lives.

For a caged girl, one hand gives, but the other takes away all she's ever known.

To gain their freedom, quarreling townsfolk must find a way to cross a bottomless ravine.

A man interrupts a monster at work and is determined to entertain the creature long enough to stay alive.

When his father's ghost appears, a businessman is forced to reflect on his life.