Dark Magic: Witches, Hackers, and Robots Anthology

One of the most curious and talked-about occurrences in the world’s history is that of witch hunts—notably, the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 Massachusetts. Though scholars have different ideas about what precipitated and fueled the witch trials—a land grab, rotten grain, religious hysteria, gender or social wars—the fact remains that humanity, in general, doesn’t do well with the things we don’t understand. In today’s technological world, it’s a distrust of drones, bio and cyber hackers, government surveillance, and self-driving cars. In a future world, it might be Artificial Intelligence becoming self-aware enough to create new kinds of enchantments. Magic has been described as simply science we don’t understand and illusions as a trick of controlling audience perspective. Black hat or white hat, good or evil, witches, hackers, and robots work types of magic a little bit beyond our comprehensions And what’s scarier than the unseen and the inexplicable? This anthology will explore the dark side of human abilities through fictional works of horror, contemporary, science fiction, and fantasy. The magic. The technological prowess. The illusions of power. The things that make us either believe that anything is possible, or provoke us to victimize innocent people, avoid online banking, or wear tinfoil hats. Literal or figurative, real and imagined, there are pieces of dark magic all around us. Join us for a thrilling ride.

Country of Publication

United States