Soul Food
Kaleidotrope, Autumn 2026 issue
The undertaker has lived many, many lives but his long-lived existence is threatened when a rival challenges his monopoly on the village's dead.
Available to read for free at Kaleidotrope's site.
Rob Gillham
Dark speculative fiction author
About me
I'm an author of mostly dark speculative fiction, and a musician, living in London. I also do design stuff with technology. I do most of my writing in the margins of the day.
Works
The Tyrant's Table
The Devil invites three despotic rulers from different realities to a dinner to share their tales of infamy. In the Edgar Allen Poe-themed anthology, Masque and Maelström volume 2, from JayHenge Publishing, published in February 2026. Available to buy in hard back, soft back, digital and Amazon Unlimited.
This Sepulchral Aegis
short-story · sci-fi
Jocasta's lifecraft is rescued from the void of space, but the ship that rescues her is a vast gothic mausoleum that hides many secrets. Appeared in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld.
Xenogamy
short-story · sci-fi
A vendor of forbidden artefacts on a distinctly seedy space station must negotiate for his life. Featured in Wyldblood 17 in December 2025. Available in digital or print format from the good folks at Wyldblood (or Amazon, if you insist).
The Horrid Tale of Jeremy Timkins
horror · short-story · audio
A man revisits his old home and discovers his childhood imaginary friend might not be so imaginary after all. Featured on Tales To Terrify podcast episode 703 (18 July 2025)
Dark Rapture
short story · horror
In the March 2025 issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly: a legendary post-punk band's dabblings with the occult leads to their inevitable downfall and descent into madness.
Joy Worms
short story · sci-fi · humor
A satirical sci-fi short story published in daily installments by Daily Tomorrow in January 2025 (requires subscription).
Pillars of Distraction
sci-fi · short story
Published in October 2024 by Mythaxis magazine and available to read for free online. A dystopian sci-fi story set in a near future where medication is commonly taken to numb people to the relentless intrusion of media and technology into their lives.
Rupert Weard & The Case of The Adamant Annihilist
short story · science fiction · audio · humour
A very silly story about a dimension-hopping, crime solving stage magician and his sidekick, a talking rabbit. Appears in the 27 June 2024 episode of Escape Pod sci-fi podcast.
What Was Left Behind
horror · audio · short story
A gang of children roaming a post-apocalyptic UK adopt a mysterious new member into their family. Appeared in audio format in Creepy Podcast on August 27, 2023 with narration by David Ault.
Perfect Skin
flash-fiction · sci-fi
My first ever fiction sale appeared on the Daily Science Fiction site on July 3rd, 2020. Sadly, Daily Science Fiction is no longer available. The link below is to the archived version of the story's page on the DSF site.
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