Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Coming 29 June from Hippocampus Press, Under Twin Suns: Alternative Histories of the Yellow Sign
In this anthology of weird fiction, twenty-two authors share their harrowing visions of worlds shaped by the Yellow Sign, in stories and poems inspired by Robert W. Chambers’s foundational works of weird horror. From the personal to the historic, from the macabre to the fantastic, the stories and poems gathered here illuminate new, unexpected realities shaped by the King in Yellow, under the sway of the Yellow Sign, or in the grip of madnesses inspired by their power. Featuring stories and poems by Linda D. Addison, Todd Kiesling, Lisa Morton and more incredible writers, and edited by James Chambers, you can pre-order your copy in paperback or eBook now, here.
Inheriting Her Ghosts, the new novella from S. H. Cooper, coming 9 July from Sleepless Sanctuary Publishing
Inheritance often comes with strings attached, but rarely are they as tangled as those hanging over High Hearth. When Eudora Fellowes learns she’s the sole heir of her estranged great-aunt’s seaside manor, she believes it will be the peaceful escape she’s longed for. What awaits, however, is a dark legacy shrouded in half a century of secrets, and it doesn’t take long before Eudora realizes she’s not the only one to call High Hearth home. Released 9 July from Sleepless Sanctuary Publishing, you can pre-order your copy in eBook format now, with the paperback available soon.
Available now, the debut collection from writer Donnie Goodman, The Razorblades In My Head
Scars are not a sign of where we have healed, they are a reminder of what we have buried beneath the skin: A talking toaster. A crabbing voyage that descends into chaos. Malevolent snowmen. The debut of a mysterious indie wrestler. A sacrifice in need of an hourglass. A paranormal cremator in search of a friend…and other choice cuts from the mind of Donnie Goodman.
The razorblades have emerged. It is time to dig. Available in paperback and eBook editions, you can pick up your copy of The Razorblades In My Head here, now.
Brand New Dark, a new collection of stories featuring Bishop Rider by Beau Johnson, coming 12 July from Down & Out Books
Bishop Rider Lives! And for a dead man, he’s been busy. His story and the parts of it yet to be told being what populates Brand New Dark. Unseen moments pulled from between the pages of A Better Kind of Hate, The Big Machine Eats, and All of Them to Burn. Twenty-five new tales that bridge what came before and expand upon what can only come after. Come, see what happened in-between. Come, see how he made them burn. Available for pre-order in eBook, with the paperback to follow soon, you can guarantee your copy here.
New writing chapbook, Capturing Ghosts on the Page by Kaaron Warren, out now from Brain Jar Press
“Don’t write merely to shock. People are used to shock-horror. You need to get beneath the skin. Use a flensing knife and keep it sharp. It’s good to shock, but only as part of the story you tell.” In these essays, Kaaron Warren—the Shirley Jackson Award-winning writer behind Slights, The Greif Hole, and Into Bones Like Oil—explores the craft and philosophy of trapping dark and disturbing fiction on the page. Drawn from essays, workshops, and articles about the craft and business of writing, Capturing Ghosts On The Page feature’s Warren’s tips on writing ghost stories, overcoming professional jealousy, working to an anthology brief, tapping your dreams for inspiration, and more. Whether you want an insight into the creative process that drives Warren’s dark and enchanting fiction, or you are an aspiring writer seeking tips from one of the most talented authors of horror fiction writing today, this chapbook is a peek into the mindset and practice of a celebrated Australian author. Currently available in eBook format, you can pick up your copy here, now.
KEV HARRISON
