KJK Publishing's THE HORROR COLLECTION: CHRISTMAS EDITION II

KJK Publishing has released another in its long-running The Horror Collection series, edited by Kevin J. Kennedy, and this time, it's the Christmas Edition II, now available in ebook, with the trade paperback on the horizon. This one features my tale, "Red Rage," which I hope will turn your blood to ice, along with 18 other tales of Yuletide terror (see the table of contents below).

"Red Rage" originally appeared in Christmas Horror Volume 1 (now out of print) from Dark Regions Press in 2015.

From the Publisher: A child makes thirteen snow angels and waits for an old Christmas tradition to answer his prayers. A sinister ornament turns a troubled husband into a killer. Krampus comes to a juvenile detention centre. A grieving mother discovers that her new home has a terrible Yuletide tradition. A Christmas reunion brings an old friend back from the dead. In a remote church, an exorcist faces a demonic evil that may already be among those he trusts.

And that's only the beginning...

Across these nineteen stories, Christmas becomes a season of demons, ghosts, monsters, murderers, ancient spirits, family secrets and supernatural vengeance. There are cursed traditions, impossible visitations, deadly bargains, haunted memories and Christmas Eves that will never be forgotten.

From quiet psychological dread to brutal supernatural horror, from the intimate terror of a family Christmas to nightmares that threaten entire worlds, these stories prove that the most wonderful time of the year can also be the most terrifying.

This Christmas, the ghosts are waiting, the demons are hungry, and something ancient is coming home.

Now all that's left is to survive Christmas.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
• "Good Will Toward Men" by Jeffrey Thomas
• "Krampusnacht in Cell Block J" by Cody Goodfellow
• "Red Rage" by Stephen Mark Rainey
• "The Thirteenth Day of Christmas" by Paul Carro
• "The Christmas Cracker" by Valerie B. Williams
• "This Labyrinth of Absurdities" & "Never Again" by George Daniel Lea
• "When the Elves are no Longer on the Shelves" & "Behind a Painted Smile" by Ian Taylor
• "The Demoniacs" by Nenad Kojčić
• "As the Distant Bells Toll" by Aleksandar Žiljak
• "Last Merrily Encore of Richie Graves" by M.P. Norman
• "Billy Jenkins" by Steve Stred
• "Coming Home" by Mark Morris
• "The Christmas Reunion" by Bill Davidson
• "The Dead of Winter" by Andreas Hort
• "Yuletide Spirit" by Jim Donohue
• "Merry Christmas Kim" by Veronica Smith
• "It’s a Miserable Life" by Ryan Colley

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Order THE HORROR COLLECTION:
CHRISTMAS EDITION II from Amazon.com

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THE HORROR COLLECTION: OBSIDIAN EDITION Is in the Wild

KJK Publishing has released another in its long-running The Horror Collection series, edited by Kevin J. Kennedy, and this time, it's the Obsidian Edition, now available in ebook and trade paperback formats. This one features my story of Appalachian horror, "Willow Bend," along with 16 other tales of stone-cold terror (see the table of contents below).

"Willow Bend" was originally slated to appear in 2018, in an anthology titled Voices in the Darkness from Ulthar Press, but following the sad, untimely passing of Ulthar's owner, Sam Gafford, the book never happened. So, I'm mighty pleased that the story will at last see the light of day in an awesome new anthology. The Amazon ordering link is posted below.

I still have more frightening fiction forthcoming from Mr. Kennedy and KJK Publishing, so... beware the future, my friends!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
• "The Pale Mother" by Mladen Stanisavljević
• "A Demon in Bed" by Tom Blicq
• "Lips Beneath the Ice" by Nenad Mitrović
• "The Reunion" by J. Rocky Colavito
• "984" by Željko Obrenović
• "Buried at Sea" by C L Raven
• "Purity Ball" by Cody Goodfellow
• "The Gauntlet" by Mark Towse
• "Fix the Problem, Doctor" by Viggy Parr Hampton
• "Servile" by Jeffrey Thomas
• "Gashapon" by Ryan Colley
• "Willow Bend" by Stephen Mark Rainey
• "At the Water’s Edge" by Richard Clive
• "Offspring" by Brian Moreland
• "Appetite for Life" by David O’Mahony
• "Heartsick" by Brian Hodge
• "The Confression" by Shaun Hutson

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THE HORROR COLLECTION:
OBSIDIAN EDITION at Amazon.com

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KJK Publishing Presents THE HORROR COLLECTION: SPECIAL EDITION

On the heels of KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: Fear Edition (see my blog entry of 24 July 2026), holy cowz, we have The Horror Collection: Special Edition, a new anthology of horror novelettes. Mine is titled "The Crimson Wood" and is a sequel to H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds (one of two that I've written, the first being "Before the Red Star Falls," available in my collection, Legends of the Night).

 

Here is what one reviewer says about "The Crimson Wood": "This story alone is worth five stars: "This is a sequel to the novel War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. In the novel, the Martians were defeated by the bacteria on our planet. However, in Rainey's story, some of them survived. These tentacled aliens are taken right out of the novel... and then Miskatonic University and Ben Cain. (This is a reference to Dan Cain from the film Reanimator; In the short story by Lovecraft, the narrator is unknown.)"

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• "Cat Daddy Fever" - Ronald Kelly
• "The Face of an Unlikely God" - Gord Rollo
• "Your Only Fan" - Ryan Colley
• "Blacktop" - William Meikle
• "Ms. Lost" - Josh Davis
• "The Burgers of Calais" - Graham Masterton
• "Night-Mare" - Brian Moreland
• "Nesting Instincts" - Brian Hodge
• "The Crimson Wood" - Stephen Mark Rainey
• "Baggie" - Elizabeth Massie
• "The Char-Lee" - John Everson
• "The Story Of April And Her Colours" - Mark Morris
• "The Arms of the Sun"- Jeffrey Thomas

Edited by Ann Keeran with cover art by Michael Bray

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THE HORROR COLLECTION:
SPECIAL EDITION at Amazon.com

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THE HORROR COLLECTION: FEAR EDITION Now Available

KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: Fear Edition, edited by Kevin J. Kennedy is now in the wild! This volume includes my story, "Awakening," along with 18 other fearsome tales. The list of authors whose work graces this one tells me I'll be in some damned fine literary company. Despite the fact I've overcome the arachnophobia that has afflicted me for most off my life, this cover image pretty much gives the creeps. I like that.

I'll have stories in other upcoming editions of The Horror Collection series, and yes, these will surely make you shake and quake (or least squirm a little). So, keep your eyes open!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 

• "The Nipples in Dad's Toolbox" by Ronald Kelly

• "Intruder Alert" by Devin Cabrera

• "Prey Drive" by Andreas Hort

• "Just a Spider" by Anthony Leibs

• "Grillfingers" by Bray Mattheson

• "Like A Good Family Should" by Josh Davis

• "Hunting in the Badlands" by A.M. Symes

• "J is for Jesusphobia" by William Meikle

• "Anniversary" by John Everson

• "Wailing Mona" by Tom Deady

• "Flagellum Dei" by Nenad Mitrović

• "Lost and Found" by Mark Morris

• "Voices" by Željko Obrenović

• "Awakening" by Stephen Mark Rainey

• "Pluck A Silken String" by Matthew R. Davis

• "Before It Comes Again" by Graham Masterton & Karolina Mogielska

• "Let the Sego Lilies Bleed" by Bryan Stubbles

• "Lost in Shinjuku Station" by Ryan Colley

• "Our Turn Too Will One Day Come" by Brian Hodge

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Order The Horror Collection:
Fear Edition from Amazon.com

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Another Horror Collection — Obsidian Edition

KJK Publishing has announced another in its long-running The Horror Collection series, and this time, it's the Obsidian Edition, to be released later this year, most likely in the fall (ebook and trade paperback editions). This one will feature my story, "Willow Bend," along with 16 other tales of stone-cold terror (see the table of contents below).

"Willow Bend" was originally slated to appear in 2018, in an anthology titled Voices in the Darkness from Ulthar Press, but following the sad, untimely passing of Ulthar's owner, Sam Gafford, the book never happened. So, I'm mighty pleased that the story will at last see the light of day in an awesome new anthology. As always, I will post additional details and ordering information when those become available.

I still have more fiction forthcoming from KJK Publishing, so... beware the future, my friends!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
• "The Pale Mother" by Mladen Stanisavljević
• "A Demon in Bed" by Tom Blicq
• "Lips Beneath the Ice" by Nenad Mitrović
• "The Reunion" by J. Rocky Colavito
• "984" by Željko Obrenović
• "Buried at Sea" by C L Raven
• "Purity Ball" by Cody Goodfellow
• "The Gauntlet" by Mark Towse
• "Fix the Problem, Doctor" by Viggy Parr Hampton
• "Servile" by Jeffrey Thomas
• "Gashapon" by Ryan Colley
• "Willow Bend" by Stephen Mark Rainey
• "At the Water’s Edge" by Richard Clive
• "Offspring" by Brian Moreland
• "Appetite for Life" by David O’Mahony
• "Heartsick" by Brian Hodge
• "The Confression" by Shaun Hutson

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IN THE MEANTIME, The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition, which includes my story, "Magic Eye," is currently available, and you can pick it up here.

Coming Soon — The Horror Collection: Fear Edition

I reckon this is something to look forward to in the new few weeks: the release of KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: Fear Edition, edited by Kevin J. Kennedy. New entries in The Horror Collection series hit the streets about once a month, and this one includes my story, "Awakening," along with 18 other fearsome tales. The list of authors with stories in this one tells me I'll be in damned fine literary company. I will, of course, post any additional relevant details, as well as ordering links, when the book is available. In the meantime, you can shrink from this cover in fear and awe. Despite the fact I've overcome the arachnophobia that has afflicted me for most off my life, this thing pretty much gives the creeps. I like that.

I'll have stories in other upcoming editions of The Horror Collection series, and yes, these will surely make you shake and quake (or least squirm a little). Keep your eyes open!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 

• "The Nipples in Dad's Toolbox" by Ronald Kelly

• "Intruder Alert" by Devin Cabrera

• "Prey Drive" by Andreas Hort

• "Just a Spider" by Anthony Leibs

• "Grillfingers" by Bray Mattheson

• "Like A Good Family Should" by Josh Davis

• "Hunting in the Badlands" by A.M. Symes

• "J is for Jesusphobia" by William Meikle

• "Anniversary" by John Everson

• "Wailing Mona" by Tom Deady

• "Flagellum Dei" by Nenad Mitrović

• "Lost and Found" by Mark Morris

• "Voices" by Željko Obrenović

• "Awakening" by Stephen Mark Rainey

• "Pluck A Silken String" by Matthew R. Davis

• "Before It Comes Again" by Graham Masterton & Karolina Mogielska

• "Let the Sego Lilies Bleed" by Bryan Stubbles

• "Lost in Shinjuku Station" by Ryan Colley

• "Our Turn Too Will One Day Come" by Brian Hodge

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CRYPTIDS... Thar She Blows!

KJK Publications has just released the latest anthology in their "Classic Monsters" series, Cryptids, and it includes my story, "The Devil Flies in Strix," a wicked tale of inhuman goings-on set in the Old West. At the moment, it's available only as an ebook, but the paperback is on the way very soon.

 

From the publisher:

They have always been there. Just beyond the the treeline. Beneath dark water. In the places humans don’t map.

In this chilling eighth installment of the Classic Monsters series, editor/publisher Kevin J. Kennedy turns his attention to the unknown beasts that haunt global folklore as well as current news reports, delivering a collection of relentlessly powerful horror stories.

A hiking expedition becomes a desperate flight from intelligent, pack-hunting predators that move like something almost human. A rancher locked in a brutal war with a blood-drinking creature learns that monsters do not always choose the guilty. In the aftermath of war, a broken soldier is drawn toward ancient beings that may offer salvation — or something far older and more terrible than peace.

In a quiet lake, betrayal awakens a sleeping horror that does not forgive. In isolated corners of the world, grief, guilt, and fear serve as bait for entities that feed on what makes us human.

From shapeshifting killers that predate civilisation, to underground civilisations that blur the line between human and beast, to entities that mimic sound, speech, and emotion with unsettling precision.

Cryptids are not myths. They are warnings. And once you see them, they never stop looking back.

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The Devil Flies in Strix

For reasons I really can't detail here, I'm just going to say that this has been one of the worst weeks of my life, and I'm feeling a little broken. The only reason I'm mentioning this here is because there's a certain catharsis in putting it out there. I'm sure that, given time, I'll be all right, although, in its way, this is a life-changing situation. Physically, I'm completely fine, though for right now, I will not deny that I'm feeling a bit of a wreck.

That said, this week I received a most-welcome acceptance from KJK Publishing for my story, "The Devil Flies in Strix," to appear in their upcoming Cryptids anthology later this year. It'll be my second cryptid-themed story to see publication this year; the first — also a "devil" story — titled "The Devil of Transylvania County," appeared in the recent Myths Reborn anthology from October Nights Press. KJK Publishing previously published my story, "Magic Eye," in their Horror Collection: Crystal Edition, in February 2025.

And in other decent news, I'm getting to the last leg of my sequel to The House at Black Tooth Pond, which I'm pretty sure will be titled Broken Barriers. The cover art has been acquired from artist J. Edward Neill, whose art also appeared on the cover of The House at Black Tooth Pond and Deathrealm: Spirits.

And speaking of spirits, hopefully, next entry, mine will be better.

MYTHS REBORN Is in the House!

Yay! My contributor copy of Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folkore has arrived from October Nights Press. Edited by Kelly A. Hearty, this new anthology features my story, "The Devil of Transylvania County," along with 18 other tales of cryptids, critters, long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night.

From the Publisher: Can a skinwalker become the savior of two terrified young girls? How might the tale of Sasquatch be different when told from his perspective? Could a vampire exist undetected in your city or a Tatzelwurm make its way into the very walls of your home? Within the pages of this anthology, encounter cryptids and folk characters portrayed in novel and frightening ways. Nineteen talented authors breathed new life into traditional tales to create a new collection of reenvisioned, recontextualized myths.

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MYTHS REBORN Is in the Wild

NOW AVAILABLE: Myths Reborn, from October Nights Press, edited by Kelly Hearty. This new anthology features my story, "The Devil of Transylvania County," along with 18 other tales of cryptids, critters, long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night.

"You’ll ask can a skinwalker become the savior of two terrified young girls? How might the tale of Sasquatch be different when told from his perspective? Could a vampire exist undetected in your city or a Tatzelwurm make its way into the very walls of your home?

"In this anthology, you'll encounter cryptids and folk characters portrayed in novel and frightening ways. Nineteen talented authors breathed new life into traditional tales to create a unique collection of re-envisioned, re-contextualized myths."

"The Devil of Transylvania County" is set in the mountains of North Carolina and is based on one of the creepiest legends from the region, which I learned about when I was a kid at summer camp—and I hope this tale will terrify you the way the original legend did me.

As of today, Myths Reborn is available in paperback and ebook. 

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Order Myths Reborn here.

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KOLCHAK ERAS Is in the House

My contributor copy of Kolchak Eras has arrived from Monstrous Media. This one features my story, "Up From the Underground," along with a dozen more escapades of the inimitable Carl Kolchak from the classic Night Stalker TV series starring Darren McGavin.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: "Carl Kolchak has faced more than his share of monsters throughout his infamous career. Now, Monstrous Books presents 13 short stories chronicling the intrepid reporter's exploits from his time in World War II until his semi-retirement in the 1990s. Kolchak's luck runs out during World War II. Devils in the outfield stir up trouble in the '50s. A road trip with editor Tony Vincenzo in the '70s takes a turn for the worse. Lovecraftian horrors escape from the beyond in the '80s. A dead cult leader threatens to return in the '90s."

This is fun stuff...and scary!

 

Edited by James Aquilone, Kolchak Eras includes tales by James Chambers, James Aquilone, Bobby Nash, David Avallone, Will McDermott, Natching T. Kassa, Owl Goingback, Jim Beard, Lev Butts, Charles R Rutledge, Lisa Morton, and Simon Bestwick

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Order Kolchak Eras at Amazon.com here

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Coming Soon—MYTHS REBORN From October Nights Presss

Coming in early 2026—Myths Reborn, from October Nights Press, edited by Kelly Hearty. This new anthology features my story, "The Devil of Transylvania County," along with 18 other tales of cryptids, critters, long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night.

"You’ll ask can a skinwalker become the savior of two terrified young girls? How might the tale of Sasquatch be different when told from his perspective? Could a vampire exist undetected in your city or a Tatzelwurm make its way into the very walls of your home?

"In this anthology, you'll encounter cryptids and folk characters portrayed in novel and frightening ways. Nineteen talented authors breathed new life into traditional tales to create a unique collection of re-envisioned, re-contextualized myths."

"The Devil of Transylvania County" is set in the mountains of North Carolina and is based on one of the creepiest legends from the region, which I learned about when I was a kid at summer camp—and I hope this tale will terrify you the way the original legend did me.

Myths Reborn is now available for pre-order, and is slated for release on January 23, 2026.

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Pre-order Myths Reborn here.

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Witches & Witchcraft for Halloween!

My contributor copy of the new anthology, Witches and Witchcraft: An Anthology of Stories, Poems, and Essays, from Hippocampus Press, is in the house! Edited by Katherine Kerestman and S.T. Joshi, this lovely volume features my story "Foragers," a frightful tale of the American Revolutionary War, and the horrors that a company of General Cornwallis's men encounter while marching toward the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.

Witches and Witchcraft also features contemporary works by Ramsey Campbell, Debra K. Every, Wade German, Simon MacCulloch, Darrell Schweitzer, John Shirley, and others, plus classic stories and essays by L. Frank Baum, Frank Belknap, Long, Cotton Mather, William Shakespeare, Clark Ashton Smith, and many more.

 

The genesis of "Foragers" comes from a local legend, which I used as the backstory for a few of my geocaches in Greensboro, NC...except that it's not really a legend. It was a quick bit of fiction about a witch named Lillian Gadwick that I came up with to hopefully enrich the experience of hunting geocaches in the woods at night. This faux legend was apparently convincing enough to lead some geocachers to believe it was actually based on local folklore, so when I was invited to contribute a story to Witches and Witchcraft, I decided to re-imagine and embellish the tale.

 

I think it worked.

You can check out the original story of Lillian Gadwick in the cache description at Geocaching.com here.

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Witches and Witchcraft at Hippocampus Press

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Coming in January 2026 - KOLCHAK ERAS from Monstrous Books

I cannot wait for this release in January 2026 from editor James Aquilone and Monstrous Books: Kolchak Eras, an anthology of stories starring the legendary reporter Carl Kolchak, of TV's Kolchak - The Night Stalker fame. This one includes my short tale, "Up from the Underground," along with a dozen other stories.

 

These prose tales were originally part of the multi-award-winning Kolchak - The Night Stalker graphic novel deluxe edition that came out in early 2023. They have now been collected in an illustrated anthology of their own.

Kolchak - The Night Stalker TV series (or simply The Night Stalker, as it was originally known), as well as the two original TV movies, The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler, back in the early 1970s, were among those TV productions that made a powerful and lasting impression on me, and so contributing to this volume feels right, to put it mildly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• "Summer in Rome" - James Chambers

• "The Shot Heard Round the Underworld" - James Aquilone

• "The Devil Level" - Bobby Nash

• "On the Road With Carl" - David Avallone

• "The Black Volga" - Will McDermott
• "Up From the Underground" - Stephen Mark Rainey

• "Devour the Dead" - Naching T. Kassa

• "Blood Witch" - Owl Goingback

• "A View With a Room" - Jim Beard

• "Wolf’s Clothing" - Leverett Butts

• "Bruises on the Flesh of God" - Charles R. Rutledge

• "LA Lizard" - Lisa Morton

• "The Devil’s Chapel" - Simon Bestwick

Stay tuned for more details, ordering info, etc., to come as soon as it's available. Keep holding your breath, if you dare.

DEATHREALM: SPIRITS in Shortwave Publshing’s 101 HORROR STORIES Vol. 1

Shortwave Publishing is releasing a brand-new series of bundled ebooks, including the five-book set 101 Horror Stories, which features Deathrealm: Spirits! The set—which also includes the anthologies Dark Frequencies, Obsolescence, White Pages, and Shadows in the Stacks—is now available for pre-order and is scheduled for release on September 30, 2025.

Amazingly—at least to me—it's been almost two years since Deathrealm:Spirits hit the streets and became Shortwave Publishing's first official best-selling title. Just look at the fantastic authors included in this single antho...

Deathrealm: Spirits Contributors:
• Linda D. Addison
• Meghan Arcuri
• Larry Blamire
• Maurice Broaddus
• Heather D. Daughrity
• Timothy G. Huguenin
• Brian Keene
• Ronald Kelly
• Joe R. Lansdale
• Kasey Lansdale
• Eric LaRocca
• Patricia Lee Macomber
• Elizabeth Massie
• Bridgett Nelson
• Errick Nunnally
• Jeff Oliver
• Jessica Amanda Salmonson
• Richard Thomas
• Tony Tremblay
• David Niall Wilson

“Spine-tingling and sometimes stomach-churning… unflinchingly tense… Deathrealm: Spirits is a solid compilation that will satisfy avid fans of a range of horror subgenres.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Pre-Order 101 Horror Stories Volume 1, Including Deathrealm: Spirits!

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"The Devil of Transylvania County" to Appear in MYTHS REBORN

I'm pleased to announce that my short story, "The Devil of Transylvania County," will be appearing in the upcoming October Nights Press anthology, Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folklore. It's a story of wild and wacky things that happen to some unsuspecting fellows on a fishing outing in Transylvania County, NC. More details will follow soon.

 

You can visit the October Nights Press website here, or their Facebook page here. There aren't any additional details about the book posted currently, but I'm sure it shan't be long.

A little excerpt from "The Devil of Transylvania County" for you:

"From a slow, swirling eddy of weblike mist, something was making its way toward him: a dark, loping shape at least as large as a man. No; as it drew nearer, he realized the thing had to be taller and heavier than the largest man that ever walked the earth. A pair of eyes, like emeralds lit by an inner fire, glared back at him..."

Now Available: The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition

KJK Publishing has just released its latest entry in their Horror Collection anthology series—Volume 22, The Crystal Edition. This one features my frightful little tale, "Magic Eye," along with these horrific gems:

• "Chasing the Dragon" by Brian Moreland
• "Frozen in Terror" by Devin Cabrera
• "Headed North" by Sarah Jules
• "Mistral" by Mark Morris
• "Nightmare Channel" by Lee Mountford
• "Dummy" by Jeff Strand
• "Misophonia" by Veronica Smith
• "Gracious Mother" by Stephen Barnard
• "Remembering Falls" by Zachary Ashford
• "In Three Days" by Thomas Stewart
• "The Devereauxs" by Lisa Breanne
• "Unnatural Selection" By Gord Rollo
• "Celebrity Skin" by Harrison Phillips
• "Winter’s Whistle" by Dexter McLeod

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Crystal Collection at Amazon

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“Magic Eye” to Appear in The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition

I'm happy to announce that my short story, "Magic Eye," has been accepted for KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: The Crystal Edition (Book 22). The Horror Collection is a long-running series featuring hundreds of authors, ranging from the best-known to the newest up-and-comers. Currently, KJK Publishing is offering all 21 books in the collection to date on Kindle for $62.79. Individual volumes are of course available.

About "Magic Eye":

A woman named Billie Jane Valance lives alone in the high desert. An unknown party gifts her an antique radio with a "magic eye"—a vacuum tube that resembles an eyeball and glows green when the radio is properly tuned to a station. One evening, the radio in question turns itself on and begin to play mysterious music on a station that typically does not appear on a radio tuner. As she seeks to discover who sent her the radio, a series of strange, ominous events unfold, and Billie Jane finds herself embroiled in a mystery that may not have originated on this Earth.

Needless to say, I will post more details when they are available.

Deathrealm: Spirits — One Year Old!

Holy cows! Today, it's one year since the release of Deathrealm: Spirits from Shortwave Publishing. With 20 stories & rhymes by some of the finest authors & poets in the business, Deathrealm: Spirits was the first of a long line of best-selling titles from Shortwave. Thanks to Shortwave CEO Alan Lastufka for helping take this incredible anthology from dream to reality.

FEATURING: Linda D. Addison • Meghan Arcuri • Larry Blamire • Maurice Broaddus • Heather Daughrity • Tim Huguenin • Brian Keene • Ronald Kelly • Joe R. Lansdale • Kasey Lansdale • Eric LaRocca • Patricia Lee Macomber • Elizabeth Massie • Bridgett Nelson • Errick Nunnally • Jeffrey Oliver • Jessica Amanda Salmonson • Richard Thomas • Tony Tremblay • David Niall Wilson

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Got yours? If not, there's still one waiting for you...here!

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October 1: Two New Anthology Releases

Two beautiful new horror anthologies, both releasing on October 1, each containing one of my terror tales!

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Hospital of Haunts, from Watertower Hill Publishing, edited by Heather Daughrity

23 Wards. 23 Ghosts.
23 Stories.
Features my story, "Insensate." Authors include Christy Aldridge, Simon Bleaken, Bridget D. Brave, Brooklyn Ann Butler, Lexx Christian, Rebecca Cuthbert, Blaine Daigle, Heather Daughrity, Jason Daughrity, Joe DeRouen, John Durgin, Stephanie Ellis, Joshua Loyd Fox, Jennifer Anne Gordon, Gage Greenwood, Caleb Jones, Marie Lanza, Jeani Rector, Susan H. Roddey, Cat Scully, Westley Smith, and Mer Whinery

Hospital of Haunts at Amazon.com

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Shunned Houses from WordCrafts Press, edited by Katherine Kerestman & S.T. Joshi
An Anthology of Weird Stories, Unspeakable Poems, and Impious Essays.

Features my story, "The House at Black Tooth Pond." Authors include Taylor Coleridge, William Hope Hodgson, Cristel Hastings, Frank Coffman, A.E.W. Mason, Edgar Allan Poe, John Shirley, Algernon Blackwood, Kyla Lee Ward, Anna Taborska, H.P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, Ian Futter, G.P.R. James, Rebecca Fraser, Ambrose Bierce, D.L. Myers, Tom Fletcher, Michael Potts, John Greenleaf Whittier, Adam Bolivar, Jonathan Thomas, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Michael Aronovitz, Robert Frost, H.A. Manhood, Ann K. Schwader, Jacob Moon, Katherine Kerestman, Guy de Maupassant, Im Bang, D.J. Tyrer, W.W. Jacobs, Margaret Curtis, Frank Belknap Long, Ngo Binh Anh Khoa, Jessie Adelaide Middleton, Lilla Price Savino, Tony LaMalfa, Cristel Hastings, Lori R. Lopez, Maxwell I. Gold

Shunned Houses at Amazon.com

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