Unhelpful Encyclopedia (UE)

Three books titled "Murderbirds," "Murderbugs," and "Murderfish" from the Unhelpful Encyclopedia series, with the Murderbirds book featuring a large black feather and blood splatter, set against a cloudy sky and ocean.

Collections of worse case scenario science fiction and fantasy stories about real world creatures and flora.

Coming Soon - Unhelpful Encyclopedia Presents

Perilous Plans & Sinister Scales

Two new anthologies focused on carnivorous flora and reptilian disaster!!

Murderbirds - UE Vol 1

Cover of a book titled 'Unhelpful Encyclopedia Vol.1' with a dark ornate border. The title 'Murderbirds' is prominently displayed. There is a black feather with blood splatters and a bird skeleton illustration in the background. The edited by line lists multiple names.

"A" is for Avian Anthology...

Join us for a fascinating, dangerous, and often irreverent romp through the most bizarre aviary ever encountered. Discover the wily machinations of the friendliest show-crows, negotiate borders between territorial landfowl, and take a trip through the stars to find your alien-parasite self stuck in a chicken. Each illustrated story in the Murderbirds anthology features a different species of feathered fiend, who is either the villain or intended victim of a deadly scheme. The twenty experts in the field include award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors such as Martin L Shoemaker, Wulf Moon, and Jody Lynn Nye, as well as several new Writers of the Future winners.

Available on: Amazon, Kindle, and Audible

Murderbugs - UE Vol 2

The cover of a book titled 'Unhelpful Encyclopedia Vol. 2: Murderbugs,' edited by Mike Jack Stoumbos, featuring a large insect with red and black markings and other bugs and insects inside a framed window on the green cover.

"B" is for Big Book of Bugs

The Unhelpful Encyclopedia returns for another adventure into the deep, dark, creepy, crawly places of the world. Lift up a few rocks to find the murderous machinations of your garden-variety pests, multi-legged specimens from other worlds, and seldom-witnessed hard-shelled giants forgotten by time but never by the survivors.
Each of the twenty tales in the Murderbugs anthology features an encounter with a different arthropod, who might play the villain, victim, or victor. So kick back in your mosquito net and enjoy illustrated installments from Desmond Astaire, David Hankins, N. V. Haskell, Ryan Cole, and more.

Available on: Amazon, Kindle, and Audible

Cover of a book titled "Murderfish: An Aquatic Anthology" with a decorative blue background, ornate border, and an illustration of various fish and a maritime scene in a window-shaped frame.

Murderfish - UE Vol 3

Wade into the water for the chance to witness the secret perils of fishing, grow a new set of gills, or devise a pact with an elder god. You will never look at your aquarium the same way when you learn that those languidly swum circles are really veiled threats.

Each of the twenty-two tales in the Murderfish anthology features an encounter with a different aquatic species and one or more illustrations to spark the imagination. Any fish could play the villain, victim, or victor. Get a final full breath and take the plunge to find out.

Available on: Amazon, Kindle, and Audible