Beneath the Yellow Lights: An Urban Fantasy Anthology

by Jacob Jones-Goldstein (editor), J Patrick Conlon (editor), Shasta Schatz (editor)

The new collection of short stories from Oddity Prodigy Productions captures that feeling of magic on city streets, just out of the corner of your eye. Included in these pages are tales of fairies, witches, trolls, gods, dragons and even geese that give you a glimpse of a world that is more than meets the eye.

There are stories about nightclubs that cater to a different kind of clientele, stories about secret wars going on beneath our feet, stories about rediscovering what it means to be alive in a world that wants to grind you down, all this and more awaits.

Join us as we take a walk, Beneath the Yellow Lights.

288 pages, Paperback

Published May 7, 2024

About the author

Jacob is an author of short fiction, mostly horror. He lives in Delaware with some cats, his wife, and maybe a couple of ghosts.

He loves basketball, comics, scary movies, and traveling to weird places.

Reviews

[Pam Stebbins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good anthology. Since most are 5s, I’m giving the book a 5. All the stories are enjoyable.
My favorite is Jay T. Levy’s “Tall, Darq, and Deadly.”

“The Eyes of the City” by David T. Shoemaker --A man discovers a golem in NYC. 5
“We Break Any Curse” by Jorie Rao -Friend changed into a goose-who you gonna call? 5
“Customer Support” by Alice Avoy- Customer service at a magic shop. 5
“Billie and the Scary It” by Brenda Morris -A child faces the Scray It. 4
“The Faerie Wedding Dress” by Rose Strickman -A wedding dress contest between a fairy and mortal with dire consequences. 5
“Bringing the Hocus” by M. C. St. John-Illegal magic and the best of friends. 5
“Love Gets an Upgrade” by Tori Mille-Finding love is difficult for the undead. 5
“Forget Me Not” by J. Patrick Conlon-A particularly difficult ghost to get rid of. 5
“Bears Face Defeat” by Mord McGhee-A ghoul enjoys a high school football game. 4
“An Audacious, Tricksy Plot” by Kathryn Reilly The Great Pixie Revolt. 5
“A Wizard for the Tunnels” by Colin Anderson-Lizards versus rats. 4
“Things Can Get Only Get Worse” by DJ Tyrer-People are dying of fear. 4
“Troll in the Machine” by Johnny Guzman-Puts the troll into trolling. 5
“Tall, Darq, and Deadly” by Jay T. Levy-Meeting a creature of the night changes Honey’s world. 5
“A Night at the Four Winds” by Brian D. Gibson-Crashing a vampire is a bad idea. 5
“Wild Synergy” by Nicholas Leamy-Two bickering fairies live inside a man’s head. 5
“Wally’s discount World” by Zach Davis-A warehouse at the intersection of multiple dimensions. 5
“Love Potion #10” by Mark Bruce-An appealing witch is on trial. 5
“Cue the Rain” by Riv Rains-Cupid goes to work. 5
“Pulses” by Jacob Jones-Goldstein-Nightmares lead to healing 5

[Phil Giunta · Rating 4 out of 5]

For their second genre anthology, the amazing folks at Oddity Prodigy bring together 20 remarkable tales of witches, wizards, fairies, gods, trolls, werewolves, vampires, and many other fantastical creatures who roam the city streets both the day and night. Some are cruel and malevolent, others benign and helpful. As urban fantasy anthologies go, this one is a treasure.