Deep Dark Woods — Now on Amazon (US)!

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While the official release date isn’t until June 27th, Amazon (US) has already made the Trade Paperback (digital edition available upon release) of Deep Dark Woods available for purchase. This monster of a novel comes in at over 400 pages! You can order your copy via the links, below.

Available in Trade Paperback:

Amazon (US)

Amazon (UK) (Pre-Order)

Publisher (Pre-Order)

Deep Dark Woods — Available for Pre-Order!

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cover artwork by Nick Rose

Deep Dark Woods is now available for Pre-Order from Crowded Quarantine Publications (UK). The novel is set to be released on June 27th. Below is the synopsis and how to purchase your copy.

Jake Jennings thought a camping trip would be a great way to reconnect with his family. But when he mysteriously disappears after heading off in search of firewood, his wife, Samantha, and daughter, Alexis, are left all alone in the woods, searching, hoping, and for the time being, surviving.
 
Four college friends are on their way to spend a weekend in the woods for a college research project and, of course, a little partying. But as they near their destination, they are run off the road by another car. After losing one of their number in the crash, the friends must find a way back to the sanctuary of their school.
 
Park Ranger Carl Stevens has been on the job for eight long years, through good times and bad. Just when he thinks it couldn’t get any worse, his tedious life is turned upside down when he almost hits a girl, running from the woods and into the middle of the road. But that’s the least of his worries, especially once he hears what she’s been running from.
 
Can an everyday Park Ranger save the girl, find the missing family, and stay alive long enough to celebrate?
 
Because not everyone survives what’s lurking inside the deep dark woods…
 
 
Click HERE to Pre-Order!

Beware the Dark #2

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SST Publications is very proud to announce the release of the Tom Piccirilli Special Issue of Beware the Dark magazine.

This very special issue features three brand new stories by Tom Piccirilli and a very moving nonfiction piece. There’s also an interview with Tom and some of the biggest names in the genre pay tribute to Tom and his writing. This is a very special issue that fans of Tom Piccirilli will want to own and keep forever.

BEWARE THE DARK #2

Edited by Paul Fry
Cover art © by Vincent Sammy

TOM PICCIRILLI SPECIAL ISSUE

Horror Fiction & Dark Art

Tom Piccirilli Special Contents:
Introductions by Edward Lee & Gerard Houarner

Three New Stories by Tom Piccirilli:
“At the Mercy of Angry Angels”
“Waste of the Good Stuff”
“How Some of Us Sleep”

Nonfiction Piece:
“Meeting the Black”

Tributes From:
Ed Gorman: Letting It Bleed
Jack Ketchum: On Fuckin’ Lie Down Already
Norman Partridge: Pic’s Dirty Dozen
Michelle Scalise: The Poetry of a Broken Angel

Tom Piccirilli Bibliography

Other Horror Fiction:
“The Baby” by Edward Lee *
“Pack Rat” by Eric Red
“The Black Dress” by T. T. Zuma
“Whore” by David E. Greske
“Stripper with a Broken Leg” by Joshua Dobson
“Poor Mrs Rena” by Vi Reaper

* PLEASE NOTE:
“The Baby” by Edward Lee was originally published as a limited edition chapbook by Bloodletting Press in 2003.

Dark Art:
Vincent Sammy
Vince Natale
Alfred Klosterman
Alex McVey
Luke Spooner
Keith Minnion

Gallery: Vincent Sammy

Columns, Interviews & Reviews:
Ray Garton: Writers You Should Be Reading
Nancy Kilpatrick: The Abyss
Ramsey Campbell: Ramsey’s Ruminations
Robert Morrish: Nightlight
Ty Schwamberger: The Dark Spot Interview Series – Interview with Tom Piccirilli
A Brief Conversation with Vincent Sammy by Paul Fry
Joe R. Lansdale Interviewed by Jack Bantry
Reviews
Artists

© Individual Authors

Title Details:
RRP Price: £7.95
Publisher: Short, Scary Tales Publications
Release Date: May 15, 2014
ISSN: 2053-0307
ISBN: 978-1-909640-18-4
Full-colour Interior
Pages: 140

Available from Amazon & SST Publications.

 

Signing On Saturday!

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Ty will be making his first public appearance in more than two years on Saturday, May 17th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Barnes & Noble, 4015 Medina Rd, Fairlawn, Ohio. DININ’ (Bad Moon Books, 2012) and Last Night Out (Crowded Quarantine Publications-UK, 2013) will be available to purchase at the event, but you are more than welcome to bring your own copies for Ty to sign.

Hope to see you there!

Re-Vamped — Now Available!

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Cover Model: Candice Wright

Re-Vamped: Blood Lust Revenge, edited by Ty Schwamberger & Adam Lewis is now available for Kindle.

Synopsis

Though people have been exploring the legend of the vampire for hundreds of years, the female vampire has been largely overlooked…until now.Neophyte Press proudly presents Re-Vamped: Blood Lust Revenge, a collection of short stories focused on fanged girls of the night with a taste for human blood and a penchant for power, seduction and terror.

Find your favorite turtleneck and sink your teeth into this monster of a collection. You’re in store for some long, dark nights filled with beautiful, hungry creatures. But don’t cry when you find yourself with two perfectly round puncture wounds on your neck…

‘Cause you’ve been warned.

Table of Contents

Extraction by Gill O’Teen
Mellifluous by Matt Becht
Undead Ladies Who Lunch by Jennifer Chambers
Players by Emma Kathryn
The Price of Immortality by Indy McDaniel
Sentinel Event by Karin Becht
Comedy Night by Mark Rivett
Chosen Quarry by Dean Harrison
Summer Schwartz Versus the Middle School Vampire by David Perlmutter
Smoke Woman by S. Hutson Blount
I Just Need to Draw a Little Blood by F.J.R. Titchenell
Deidre’s Folly by Scott M. Sandridge
Consumed by Richard Bist
Getting Fixed by Martha J. Allard
That’s Why the Lady is a Vamp by Iain Pattison
High Stakes by Kelly Metz
Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Darin Kennedy
Evergreen by Debbie Phillips Smith
Night of the Suck by Jennifer L. Barnes

Updates & News

I know my online presence (at least on here) has been very sporadic so far this year. But, let me assure you, that doesn’t mean things, lots of things, aren’t happening behind the scenes. I’ve bullet-pointed them, below.

  • I’ll be making my first public appearance in more than two years on Saturday, May 17th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Barnes & Noble, 4015 Medina Rd, Fairlawn, Ohio. This is a “Local Spring Author Exhibition” and should be a fun event. The store will have copies of DININ’ and Last Night Out available, but you are more than welcome to bring copies containing any of my work for me to sign. Also, my good friend and fellow (sports) writer, Vince McKee, will be signing at the event. Come see us, buy some books, then after the event join us at a nearby bar for a few drinks.
  • The narration for the audio book editon of The Killing Club by Chloe Golden is nearing completion and should be available for purchase within the next month.
  • I’m pleased to announce I’ve signed another narration contract with Chloe to produce an audio book edition of Last Night Out. It will be available later this year.
  • Re-Vamped: Blood Lust Revenge, co-edited with Adam Lewis, will be released in Kindle format this coming weekend. This is a re-release of the former Fem-Fangs (2010) anthology.
  • In March, I turned in a 80,000 word manuscript for my first non-fiction (horror) book to my UK publisher. Details are forthcoming, but I’ll warn you now, save your money and be ready to pre-order quick, because this limited edition hardcover (which will NEVER be printed again while I’m alive) is going to blow your mind!
  • I didn’t find out until last night, but The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 4, edited by Ellen Datlow and released by Night Shade Books in 2012, gave a nod to the Fell-Beasts anthology I edited. At the beginning of the section Ellen noted, “I will not be mentioning every original anthology I’ve received during 2011. I will try to provide descriptions of the best of those containing what I deem good horror or very dark fiction.” Nice to get a compliment every once in awhile. Thanks much for the kind words, Ellen.

And remember…

The End is the New Beginning.

March Plug #3 — David Owain Hughes

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Walled In by David Owain Hughes

Synopsis

A weapon, designed ‘in the dark’ at an army barracks just outside of Cardiff, South Wales, has been unleashed. Intended for use against enemy troops, the chemical, comprising Bird Flu, Bovine Flu and Foot and Mouth, turns those affected into murderous lunatics for twenty-four hours before the body finally shuts down. Jeff, a mild-mannered air enthusiast, has just murdered his sick wife. He had planned for them to stay inside, to lock the place down, to wait it out. But Katherine became sick – the latest casualty of an unknown virus wiping the British population out in their thousands. TV, radio and all other means of contact to the outside world have gone. Jeff, alone, decides to make a break for the plane he has stationed at Cardiff airport. Between Jeff and freedom stands millions of infected. If only he can reach the hangar, then he’ll be safe. He’ll be able to fly to Scotland to reunite with his sister. Along the way, Jeff hooks up with Maria, who has been left stranded at the petrol station where she worked. They meet up with Ollie and Roxie – a pair of biker lovers who have survived the outbreak on the road. Together, their chances of survival are increased, as long as they can all just get along. It’s not just the infected they will have to dodge; a dark and depraved enemy is on their trail. A foe who might just hold the key to surviving in a country gone to hell.

Bio

David Owain Hughes is a writer of horror fiction who has recently started dabbling in horror journalism. He’s an editor/writer for Blood Magazine and has a few short stories in print. His first novel, Walled In, is was released earlier this year (2014), alongside his short story collection, White Walls and Straitjackets. After discovering the novel One Rainy Night by Richard Laymon many moons ago, he set out on a path to become the best writer he could. He also holds a BA and MA in Creative Writing, and hopes one day to write full-time.    

Available in Trade Paperback and eBook at:

Amazon

Waterstones

Barnes & Noble

March Plug #2 — Adrian Ludens

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Bedtime Stories for Carrion Beetles by Adrian Ludens
 
Synopsis
 
Nineteen tales of horror, mystery, supernatural suspense, and the weird West. 
 
A horde of insects invade one unfortunate man’s stomach and make it their home, a blind woman guards a cavern full of Civil War-era zombies, and a troubled teen digs up her father’s corpse, hoping to obtain closure. Visit a macabre secret museum where taxidermy and classic literature combine, discover the lengths one desperate mortuary assistant will go to for love, and learn why Jack McCall really killed Wild Bill Hickcok. 
 
Blurbs
 
“Adrian Ludens…will scare the hell outta you in Bedtime Stories for Carrion Beetles. I highly recommend anything Ludens writes!” -Ty Schwamberger (The Fields, Deep Dark Woods). 
“Understated, wistful, and somewhat sad. Bedtime Stories for Carrion Beetles was a creepy pleasant surprise, and I am looking forward to seeing more of his work. -K. H. Vaughan, Hellnotes
“This collection whisked me back to late nights as a child reading ‘The October Country’ or ‘Skeleton Crew’ – wonderfully imagined, truly scary concepts brought to life through character and location.” -Harper Hull, Amazon
 
Bio
 
Adrian Ludens lives and works in the historic Black Hills of South Dakota. Magazine appearances include Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Woman’s World, Big Pulp and Over My Dead Body. Anthology appearances include Blood Lite III: Aftertaste, Slices of Flesh, Blood Rites, Zombie Kong, and The Mothman Files. For more information visit adrianludens.com.
 
 
Available in trade paperback and for Kindle.
 

March Plug #1 — Dean Harrison

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These Unquiet Bones by Dean Harrison

Synopsis

Trying to get behind the truth of her mother’s death, Amy Snow unleashes the skeletons lurking in the dark of her father’s closet, and learns a terrible, twisted truth about her family tree. Meanwhile, a man named Adam is on a mission to restore Paradise to its former glory. To accomplish this, he must find “The Lost One”, a girl he calls Eve, and sacrifice her to the god she betrayed the day a talking serpent slithered into the Garden of Eden.

Bio

Dean Harrison is a longtime fan of horror fiction. Though he has spent some time out in the “real world” working as a shoe salesman, a security guard, an investigator, a loss prevention detective and a journalist, he has consistently returned to what he loves doing most–writing horror fiction. His short stories can be found in the horror anthologies FEM-FANGS, FELL BEASTS,  RELICS & REMAINS and CHRISTMAS IN HELL. His debut novel is THESE UNQUIET BONES. More is to come.

Dean lives with his family in his hometown of Mobile, AL, a city rich in ghost stories.

Learn more about Dean and his work on his website.

Available in Trade Paperback and Kindle on Amazon.

CQP 3-for-2 Sale

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One of my publishers, Crowded Quarantine Publications, is having a 3-for-2 sale through the end of February featuring the above pictured books.

Click HERE to learn more and purchase some killer reads.