Acid and Ultra Violence
(2025)An anthology of stories edited by D A D'Amico
Welcome to fourteen stories where nothing is what it seems, and every answer unlocks darker questions. Step through shattered futures, cursed realms, and surreal battlegrounds crafted by both seasoned and emerging writers. These tales don’t just shock—they invite you to cry, scream, and bleed with the characters. And to enjoy a good helping of… Acid and Ultra Violence.
These stories don’t comfort. They hurl you into worlds where rage sparks revolutions, grief becomes a weapon, and nothing—whether futuristic, arcane, or infernal—survives untouched. Heroes are forged from trauma, villains born from love, and survival demands a brutal price. Every tale hits hard, burns deep, and leaves its mark—and nothing returns unchanged.
Some highlights...
In a brutal future where body parts are currency, arrogance and desperation clash in a high stakes game of chance. Tech-enhanced Polimi triumphs over the desperate Carmuia, winning a horrific payment of flesh. But Polimi's victory is cut short… leaving her with only the cruel, ironic sting of absolute loss.
In a world ruled by monsters, a desperate hunter carries a horrific secret bargain. Driven by this desperate promise, she is compelled to lure others into an alien trap. But when her own family becomes part of the creatures' cruel game, Jill must make an agonizing final choice that will determine the fate of them all.
In a kingdom of chains, a captive witch is forced on a quest for the mythical Pin of Light. Surrounded by deceit and ancient wards, Ja'ala must navigate a spoiled Prince's arrogance, unforgiving terrain, and dark, evil magic as she prepares to pay the ultimate price of the artifact—a price that may be higher than she could ever imagine.
A scavenging crew risks everything to breach a colossal, ancient starship trapped near a black hole. But the ancient vessel's opulent halls quickly become a prison of cold terror. Isolated and surrounded by betrayal, the crew begins to turn on itself, unaware of the ship's deepest secret—a terrifying reality that warps the very nature of time.
Stories:
"Gray Rock Method" by Lauren C. Teffeau
"Crossing the Line" by Andrew Akers
"Mr. Mongo's Fanciful Elixir" by Glenn Dungan
"The Curator" by Elese Mathis
"The Widow and the Rain" by Paul Martz
"Just 35 Percent" by Adam Stone
"The Pin of Light" by Dean N. D'Amico
"Skin in the Game" by C. J. Erick
"The One to Keep" by Lawrence Dagstine
"Obliterating The Olive" by Shane Porteous
"When the Music Stops" by C.J. Taylor
"Black Segments" by John Leahy
"The Fold" by Jeremy Zentner
"Vector Victoria" by D. A. D’Amico
Edited by: D. A. D'Amico
Genre: Science Fiction
These stories don’t comfort. They hurl you into worlds where rage sparks revolutions, grief becomes a weapon, and nothing—whether futuristic, arcane, or infernal—survives untouched. Heroes are forged from trauma, villains born from love, and survival demands a brutal price. Every tale hits hard, burns deep, and leaves its mark—and nothing returns unchanged.
Some highlights...
In a brutal future where body parts are currency, arrogance and desperation clash in a high stakes game of chance. Tech-enhanced Polimi triumphs over the desperate Carmuia, winning a horrific payment of flesh. But Polimi's victory is cut short… leaving her with only the cruel, ironic sting of absolute loss.
In a world ruled by monsters, a desperate hunter carries a horrific secret bargain. Driven by this desperate promise, she is compelled to lure others into an alien trap. But when her own family becomes part of the creatures' cruel game, Jill must make an agonizing final choice that will determine the fate of them all.
In a kingdom of chains, a captive witch is forced on a quest for the mythical Pin of Light. Surrounded by deceit and ancient wards, Ja'ala must navigate a spoiled Prince's arrogance, unforgiving terrain, and dark, evil magic as she prepares to pay the ultimate price of the artifact—a price that may be higher than she could ever imagine.
A scavenging crew risks everything to breach a colossal, ancient starship trapped near a black hole. But the ancient vessel's opulent halls quickly become a prison of cold terror. Isolated and surrounded by betrayal, the crew begins to turn on itself, unaware of the ship's deepest secret—a terrifying reality that warps the very nature of time.
Stories:
"Gray Rock Method" by Lauren C. Teffeau
"Crossing the Line" by Andrew Akers
"Mr. Mongo's Fanciful Elixir" by Glenn Dungan
"The Curator" by Elese Mathis
"The Widow and the Rain" by Paul Martz
"Just 35 Percent" by Adam Stone
"The Pin of Light" by Dean N. D'Amico
"Skin in the Game" by C. J. Erick
"The One to Keep" by Lawrence Dagstine
"Obliterating The Olive" by Shane Porteous
"When the Music Stops" by C.J. Taylor
"Black Segments" by John Leahy
"The Fold" by Jeremy Zentner
"Vector Victoria" by D. A. D’Amico
Edited by: D. A. D'Amico
Genre: Science Fiction
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