To mark Halloween, Ghostwatch creator Stephen Volk has announced a new collection of short stories coming out next year.

Lies of Tenderness will be published early 2022 by PS Publishing. It will contain 17 stories, including 3 new short stories and 3 new novellas, as well as a reprint of the Shirley Jackson Award Best Novella finalist, "Vardoger". The 3 new short stories are called "The Black Cat", "A Meeting at Knossos", and "Outside of Truth or Consequences". The 3 new novellas are called "The Holocaust Crasher", "Bad Language", and "Orr". The Introduction is by the wonderful Priya Sharma and the book design by the ever-brilliant Pedro Marques. The book will be launched at ChillerCon in March.