Hidden Stories in Your Pocket.
Sci fi, fantasy and horror on the go. Publishing your daily dose of speculative fiction since 2020.
Proud recipient of the ESFS Award for Best Publisher of speculative fiction in Europe, in 2021.

Fantasy
Inspired by Slavic folklore and mythology.

Book 3 of A Town Called River
The thrilling conclusion to the Slavic urban fantasy trilogy A Town Called River.
A krsnik keeps his friends close and his nightmares closer.

Book 1 of A Town Called River
An urban fantasy with a Slavic twist.
A world he never new existed, a legacy beyond his wildest dreams.

coming this Fall 2024!
Secrets, lies, and deadly history come together in this dark urban fantasy novel with a spoonful of mystery and a pinch of horror, inspired by Croatian folk tales.
Working with high schoolers is hard, but harder still when they hide body parts under their beds.
Coming out: November 21st, 2024
Paperback: coming soon

An anthology of Slavic-inspired speculative fiction
From the past to the future, across various Slavic cultures and throughout several European regions, this anthology brings you short speculative fiction stories inspired by Slavic folklore and mythology.
Darkness and light, grief and hope, gods and humans mingle on these pages as they take you on the supernatural journey of a lifetime.
Retrofuturistic Mystery
Ranger Paraversum series
see all books in the main series here

Book 5 of Ranger Paraversum
Lina and Karol’s adventures continue in the fifth instalement of lesbian retrofuturistic mystery series Ranger Paraversum.
If you could be anyone, anything, anywhere… would you choose to be yourself?

Book 1 of Ranger Paraversum
A lesbian dieselpunk mystery romance spanning the multiverse.
Could you fall for someone who looks just like you?

Freddie and Ivan Go Ice Skating Together
A standalone novella in Ranger Paraversum
Freddie and Ivan is a standalone holigay mystery novella, with passing references to events portrayed in Johnny’s Girls.
A remote mountain party, an old drag queen, and a new dead body.

The sixth and final book in the lesbian dieselpunk mystery series Ranger Paraversum!
Join Lina and Karol at their final joint mission to the glittering, heavily-guarded Imperial island of Krk, where the ruins of an old monastery provide shelter to a modern-day empire and the backgrop to the grandest masquerade ball of the century.
What happens when you take the final mask off?
Release date TBA.
Horror

The Last Witch of Lonjsko Polje
novella
At the crossroads of wits and bad choices, nature at its best and at its deadliest, the backdrop of a secluded nature park plays out its own dark role in author Lea Katarina Gobec’s debut eco horror novella.

novella
This sapphic horror comedy novella is ready to fill all your snowed-in dreams with some good old slashery feels.
New Year’s bucket list: party hard, slay harder!

novella
A modern-day sapphic horror about the cost of beauty, love, and belonging, spanning across centuries.
It’s time for Babaroga to crawl out of her cave and set her story straight… so to speak.
Pub date: September 26th

The Lost Treasure Hunters and Other Tales of Folk Terrors
novelette
collection
The Lost Treasure Hunters and Other Tales of Folk Terrors contains the titular found footage folk horror novella, two novelettes, and a short story.
When you go treasure hunting on the mountain, make sure you leave enough clues for the rescue team to find you.

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New from Shtriga
Open Call for Short Stories: Slavic Supernatural, Volume 2
In the two years since our book Slavic Supernatural: An Anthology of Slavic-Inspired Speculative Fiction has been out, we got a lot of questions whether we’ll do volume 2 and when it might happen. And now we’ve decided that it’s time to do exactly that! We are looking for original, previously unpublished short stories of…
Let’s Get the Witch on!
The Last Witch of Lonjsko Polje by Lea Katarina Gobec has hit the shelves! This eco horror double feature extravaganza is filled with an eerie atmosphere, melancholy, a creeping sense of dread, unlimitless sadness, and insects. So, so many insects. Especially spongy moths from the main novella, who also decorate the beautiful cover, illustrated by…
A Truly Golden Cover Reveal
Enjoy the cover of our upcoming eco-horror novella (double feature) The Last Witch of Lonjsko Polje, written by Lea Katarina Gobec, lovingly illustrated by Antonio Filipović – Athan!
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