His stride was long and sure. Without hurry. And when he reached the end of the hallway, he reached out for the doorknob and winked out of existence with a splash of light.

Slightly before the runner vanished, the runner appeared at the beginning of the hallway, his hand still outstretched, his eyes focused on the doorknob that was now, again, at the other end of the hallway. His eyes downcast, he didn’t see himself in the split-second before his other self disappeared.

- from “A Man, Running” by Andrew Kozma

“Something Up Ahead” collects seven original stories spanning the subgenres of science fiction and existential horror from breakout and established authors alike. It marks Hailey Piper’s fourth story in Planet Scumm (a new record!) and is fully illustrated by our very own Maura McGonagle.

Table of Contents

1. “Cave of the Lost Frog Woman” by Chelsea Muzar

2. “Radio Elsewhere” by Lindsay King-Miller

3. “Fertilizer” by Eli Wilkinson

4. “A Man, Running” by Andrew Kozma

5. “There’s No-One Left to Haunt” by Henry Sanders-Wright

6. “Recesses of Uriel” by A. Katherine Black

7. “Pleasant Guests with Better Games” by Hailey Piper

8. “Bureaucracy of Weird” by Paul C.K. Spears

9. “Planets/Scumm: A Space-Pirate Radio Themed Lasers & Feelings Hack” adapted by Sean Clancy

• Featuring an original cover and spot illustrations by Maura McGonagle

MORE DETAILS

Size: A5 [8.27” x 5.83”]
Pages: 104 pages
Format: Soft-touch paperback
Publication: Spring 2022
ISBN: 978-1-970154-09-2