Medusa, the Drowned and Other Tales

Medusa, the Drowned and Other Tales is Stephen Jankiewicz’s second collection of supernatural horror fiction. These sensual but disturbing stories chart the catastrophic results of bodies and minds being pushed to the breaking point. “The Sallow Smoke of Dreams” follows a Victorian woman who ventures into an opium den in search of her missing fiancé, but is drawn into a dream world haunted by a mysterious king in tattered robes. In “Green Gallows Farm,” a physics professor finds out that cicadas aren’t the only kind of creature swarming in upstate New York. “Pacific Noir” introduces a tough San Francisco detective who is investigating an enigmatic statue on a mysterious ship. In the title story, a troubled archaeologist discovers a secret chamber under the city of Bath – and finds that hidden desires have a way of consuming people. These tales – and many more – haunt the pages of Medusa, the Drowned.