Frightfully Futuristic Tales of AI, Horror, and the Unknown

Love, technology, and the supernatural collide in this chilling Silverbourne collection. From AI-linked minds to haunted rowing clubs, these queer stories push boundaries: emotional, digital, and spectral.It’s Hallowe’en at Silverbourne Manor, a rambling Elizabethan house in the Oxfordshire countryside. The cognac is flowing, the fire is lit, and six friends are taking turns to tell the most frightening tales they know. Freddy, Aly, Finn, Archie and Brian spin stories of mind-linking milkshakes, relationship apps that know far too much, viral filters that summon something real, earbuds that broadcast your secrets, and smart homes with strong opinions about your underwear.Aly tells of Hugh McElroy, a young Irish rower lost on the Titanic who never stopped searching for the boy he loved, and who may have found him again on a Hallowe’en night in London more than a century later. And in The AI Hive Mind, a brain-enhancing protein shake fuses Aly and Finn’s thoughts, bringing them closer than ever before, until they realise they aren’t the only ones listening.But something else is in the house tonight. Footsteps pace the floorboards overhead. Bottles of Chablis that nobody bought keep appearing in the fridge. A damp White Star Line cap sits on the cellar stairs. And down in the dark, among the wine racks, someone has been waiting a very long time.Sensual, witty and genuinely unsettling, Frightfully Futuristic Tales of AI, Horror and the Unknown is a celebration of queer friendship, desire and the ghosts we carry, both digital and otherwise.Perfect for fans of MM romance, Hallowe’en horror, and tech thrillers. Dare to dive into a world where hearts, minds, and secrets are never safe.