Year Four

Year Four

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Hope is thinner than the air—and twice as hard to breathe.

The circus is back in town—and it’s hungry. From killer clowns to haunted shadows and love affairs gone lethally wrong, dare to enter the ring for the darkest show on Earth.

Step into the centre ring of Year Four, where Black Hare Press’s signature blend of dark fiction, horror, and speculative mayhem is on full, wild display. Within these pages, despair tangles with hope, nightmares with nostalgia, and the world’s bleakest moments are pierced by flickers of humour and the possibility of redemption.

This year, the circus comes alive—literally—with tales of carnivorous clowns, vengeful animals, and sideshow acts with teeth. Meet shadows that kill, lovers with lethal appetites, and families who hide secrets darker than midnight. Follow survivors through sunless apocalypses, taste revenge with cunning rats, and witness the bloody reckonings that come when the audience becomes the prey.

Year Four showcases not only the depths of terror but also the resilience of those who stumble through the darkness, searching for the dawn. Each story—whether a swift stab of horror or a lingering slice of weirdness—reminds us that even after the darkest night, the sun can rise again.

Join us for another round of the macabre, the mesmerising, and the strangely uplifting. The curtain is up. The lights are out. Are you ready for the show?