June titles shipping soon. New Kristin Dearborn and Robert Ford!
Only 42 copies! Signed by Kristin Dearborn, Mary SanGiovanni, and Lynne Hansen.
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HAZARDS EXIST THAT ARE NOT MARKED
by Kristin Dearborn
he world is a magical place. The journey through Dearborn’s five novellas takes us from the nature preserve of the Everglades, to Maine blanketed in winter snow, to the rainbow of autumn in Vermont, the jewel tones of an island off the coast of the Philippines, to the sun-baked deserts of Nevada. All of these places are wonderful to visit, but each of them hides a terrible secret. Hazards exist that are not marked on any map.
Something has gotten into the waterways of the Everglades, something that’s driving the alligators into a vicious frenzy.
A storm has rolled in to the remote town of Rocky Rhodes, and taking cover underneath the cold and snow is a presence that feeds exclusively on men.
In an update of H.P. Lovecraft’s Whisperer In Darkness, a woman picks up a hitchhiker and falls under siege from forces domestic and unearthly.
A pair of ghost-hunters make the trip to an island off the coast of the Philippines to make a documentary, only to discover an evil they could never have imagined.
A woman and her two small children go missing outside Las Vegas. Suspicions fall on her husband, but why is he scrambling to get his hands on the weight loss shake she sold?
In the underbelly of the world that Dearborn shows us there are dangers at every turn, and no one is to be trusted. Be careful out there and remember: Hazards exist that are not marked.
Only 40 copies! Signed by Robert Ford. Click the cover image to order your copy today!
DEAD PENNIES
by Robert Ford
After leaving an abusive relationship, Abby visits an old friend on her way to her mother’s in Florida. Hayden’s Uncle Jack is renovating a building into high-end apartments in town, and with the lure of living rent-free in a beautiful loft, Abby becomes the caretaker with the building all to herself.
Abby hears strange sounds at night. Shadows move as if they’re alive. Led to believe the structure was previously a school, Abby is told by the last living employee of Harper’s Grove that the building used to be a home for the infirm and unwanted children, the Dead Pennies of society, unfit for circulation. Abby and Hayden search for the cause of the strange events at Harper’s Grove, and find out why some spirits of won’t sleep until they get vengeance.
May titles up for sale! New announcements!!! Extremely limited quantities remain. Bryan Smith, Mike Lombardo, Chad Lutzke, Greg Gifune, Sandy Deluca, Kristopher Rufty!
Hello all,
A bit of a different type of newsletter this time around. Typically, I just stick to the book announcements and save the rest. Sometimes I share direct, or on social media, or via the clubhouse, and sometimes, not at all.
Before we get started, I wanted to express my congratulations to Brian Keene and Mary SanGiovanni. I wish you a very long and happy life together. I am so proud to know the both of you.
And now to the book announcements. There are two remaining May titles and they are currently shipping. I am down to my last couple of copies, they are going to sell out quickly. If they sell out via Thunderstorm before you can claim your copy, check with online booksellers.
PLEASE DON’T TAP ON THE GLASS
by Mike Lombardo
This edition will be signed by Mike Lombardo, Brian Keene, and Edward Lee.
Eleven stories of grief, existential dread, extreme horror, and gross out comedy.
After discovering a tape he’s never heard of at a video store closing sale, a VHS collector discovers that sometimes nostalgia comes at a terrible price in Dead Format.
In Weekend at Escobar’s, a man finds himself smuggling drugs across the border stuffed inside the corpse of a cartel boss he’s trying to pass off as living.
An eighteen-year-old virgin’s first trip to the porn store goes horribly awry in Just Like the Real Thing.
With supplies and hope dwindling as they struggle to survive in a fallout shelter, a mother gives her son one last Christmas in the original short story that inspired the award-winning film, I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday.
These and more await as you are invited to gaze into the depths of the twisted mind of filmmaker Mike Lombardo, just be careful you don’t tap on the glass, you might not like what you stir up…
“Already an accomplished filmmaker, Mike Lombardo now flexes more aesthetic muscles as a horror writer by delivering this unexpected hard-wallop of a collection. These stories are expertly written studies of all the components that make modern horror tick: chunk-blower gross-out, psycho-sexual fantasy, laugh-out-loud comedy, and poignant examinations of grief.”
–Edward Lee, author of OUIJA PIG and THE BIGHEAD
“An entertaining collection of heartfelt horror and gross-out fun that showcases the full range of Mike Lombardo’s depraved imagination.” – Samantha Kolesnik, author of True Crime and Waif
DEAD END HOUSE
by Bryan Smith
The abandoned house at the end of Millhaven Road stands on blighted and barren ground, as if nature itself shuns this tainted place. It is known simply as DEAD END HOUSE, and unspeakably terrible things happened there long ago. Murder, torture, mutilations, cannibalism, and necrophilia. Vile deeds spawning an enduring legend of horror.
But DEAD END HOUSE only looks abandoned. Behind its blacked-out windows and crumbling facade, the evil endures. So step up to the front door and knock if you dare. Crazy Calvin and his lunatic sister have been sharpening their knives and are eager to see you.
In addition to regular May titles, I recently released some titles under my new Screaming Cacti lettered banner. These books are quarter bound in leather/cloth and limited to just 26 copies. I only have a copy or two of each left and they are sold out. Click on the cover to get your copy.
As many of you know, I had surgery last month. Working through all the tasks of publishing while in pain, or while being a bit depressed, or during episodes of extreme frustration has been challenging. In some ways, I am happy that Thunderstorm didn’t just stop at a standstill. But in other ways, I realize that many things fell through the cracks, and I should had a better game-plan going in. The good news is that within the next couple of weeks, I should be back to 100%. And I have some exciting book announcements coming in June.
The Money Run by Sam W. Anderson now up for order!
Only 40 signed limited edition copies being produced.
Introduction by Brian Asman.
Cover artwork by Lynne Hansen.
Signed by Sam, Brian, and Lynne.
Click on the cover image to order your copy today!
MONEY RUN
by Sam W Anderson
Anybody who benefits from the United States economy owes some
debt to the shadowy black-market network propping it up: The
Money Run. Like those affordable goods? Thank The Run. Enjoy a
little pick-me-up or calm-me-down after work? Again, The Run.
Basically, freedom? God bless the goddamned Money Run.
And it’s happening right under your nose. It’s that county road
nobody uses until one day you see an eighteen-wheeler kicking up
its dust. It’s back alleys nobody should go down. It’s forgotten
highways, hidden airfields, and isolated warehouses. This is the
network that makes up The Money Run.
The stories in this book are about the people who populate this
world. Tales of human trafficking, counterfeiting, murder, dwarf
tossing (you read that right), and the agnostic religious leader
who oversees it all, Deacon Rice.
This volume contains:
AMERICAN GOMORRAH – The short story collection that started it
all.
THE NINES – The full-length novel.
THE SENTIMENTAL ASSASSIN – The previously released novella.
VONDA – An original, new novella.
So, please buckle up, nestle into that comfy chair with your
clear conscience and enjoy your ride along The Money Run.
Beleth Station by Samantha Kolesnik and Bryan Smith shipping this week!
Beleth Station has seen better days, days long since lost to time.
A tiny dot on the map beyond a two-hour drive to any one city. It’s a forgotten place to all except the unfortunate souls who were born there, folks who are barely hanging on and will likely never leave.
Beleth Station was once a thriving town in the Pennsylvania mountains, but ever since the Medallion Paper Mill closed, things haven’t been the same. Rumors spread of cancer clusters and benzene in the local water supply, but Medallion went bankrupt before an investigation could conclude. Now the town’s inhabitants—descendents of the old mill workers, make do in industries that are less than savory, and what remains of the mill is just a vacant haunt where bored teenagers like to wander at night, either hoping to scare the piss out of their buddies, or looking for a quiet corner to get laid. Of course, it’s also home to a few vagrants, some looking to get blasted in peace and others with more predatory intentions.
Newly-in-love outsiders Krista Mabry and Nick Rawlison have seen better days, too, now that they’ve ended up in the seedy town of Beleth Station, where untold horrors await.
Authors Samantha Kolesnik and Bryan Smith present two unique tales of brutal terror in BELETH STATION, a novella duo featuring Kolesnik’s A Night to Remember and Smith’s The Gauntlet. Set in the same town and in a shared universe, Smith and Kolesnik present two sides of the same sordid coin as we follow lovebirds Nick and Krista into the heart of Beleth Station, where corruption and depravity reign.
THIS IS A FLIP BOOK. Only 50 signed limited hardcovers produced.
Joe R. Lansdale’s The Drive-In: Multiplex is up for preorder.
JOE R. LANSDALE’S THE DRIVE-IN: MULTIPLEX
by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene
In 1988, Joe R. Lansdale’s The Drive-In launched onto the fiction scene and left an indelible mark, influencing generations of genre-spanning writers. In honor of this groundbreaking novel, twenty-one of those writers pay tribute to Lansdale with all-new stories and novellas set in the bizarre and terrifying universe created by the champion mojo storyteller hisownself, all those years ago.
In this quintessential anthology, not to be missed, Lansdale returns and the stories are wilder and darker than ever. Christopher Golden and Brian Keene, who cite Lansdale as an integral influence in their careers, have curated an incredible lineup featuring some of the finest storytellers in the field today.
From Mud Creek, Texas, Welcome to The Drive in: Multiplex
The signed limited edition is limited to just 350 copies signed by:
Joe R. Lansdale
Christopher Golden
Brian Keene
Linda Addison
Laird Barron
Gary Braunbeck
Nancy Collins
S.A. Cosby
Rachel Autumn Deering
Aaron Dries
Gabino Iglesias
Jonathan Janz
Stephen Graham Jones
Owen King
Keith Lansdale
Josh Malerman
Elizabeth Massie
James A. Moore
Norman Partridge
Cynthia Pelayo
Charles R. Rutledge
Mary SanGiovanni
David J. Schow
Chet Williamson
Note: this is a pre-order. The book is expected to ship in the FALL of 2023.
