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A new limited edition by Glenn Rolfe. Authorcon IV plans. Tyler Jones + Earthling Publications.

Hello all,

First a new book is up for sale.  I will start shipping these tomorrow (along with Laurel Hightower’s new limited edition book)

A Body of Evidence
by Glenn Rolfe

Monsters and men alike leave behind a body of evidence. In these four novellas, Glenn Rolfe proves beyond a doubt that nightmares are real.

There is a dark secret that haunts Owens Lake—not even its keeper is safe from what lurks beneath its depths. For Quincy and Leilani, escaping their troubles leads to something far more sinister.

In Naples, Maine, the Cobb family is out for more than revenge. Luke Howard survived the vicious backwoods cannibals once, and now they have his mother.  This time, will anybody make it out of the woods?

The Watcher knows only torment anguish. He feeds off the fear and desperation of his victims. When Vanis and Derek win a trip to a to a seaside town called Paradise, the couple finds themselves in the fight of their lives.  The Watcher is here, and he is waiting.

Something is coming to destroy mankind. Is it a virus or something from out of this world?   A trio of survivors armed only with the will to persevere and a hope for tomorrow battle blood-thirsty beings that will stop at nothing to bring about the end of humanity.

This edition is signed by Glenn Rolfe, along with Philip Fracassi, Somer Canon, Tom Deady, and Ronald Kelly who each provided an introduction to one of the novellas.

Novellas include:
Too Much of a Dead Thing
Are We Out of the Woods?
It Came from the Lake
Paradise, Maine

This book is uniform in style to Glenn’s first four novella collection by Thunderstorm Books, A Box Full of Monsters.

Get your copy of A Body of Evidence today! 

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Second,  I will be attending Scares that Care IV Authorcon in St. Louis MO from October 4th through October 6th as a guest of honor.  Please come by and say hi!  This is going to be a spectacular event

https://scaresthatcare.org/author-con-iv

I’m on a couple of panels:

FRIDAY

5:45pm – 6:45pm: So You Want To Publish An Anthology? – Candance Nola (moderator), Rebecca Rowland, Paul Goblirsch, Michael Cieslak, RJ Roles, Heather Daughrity, and Bridget D. Brave discuss everything you ever wanted to know about organizing, editing, and publishing an anthology.

SATURDAY

11:45am – 12:45pm: Publishing 101 – Joshua Daughrity (Moderator), Paul Goblirsch, Stephen Kozeniewski, Jacob Haddon, James G. Carlson, and Ira Rat discuss the ins-and-outs of publishing from all aspects and formats.

These should be fun!

Due to attending the convention, any books ordered through the Thunderstorm website after Tuesday October 1st will not be shipped until Wednesday October 9th.

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Third, for those of you who don’t know, I am a huge Earthling Publications fan.  And I am also a huge fan of Tyler Jones.  They are teaming up for another project, so this is a must have book!

Head on over to Earthling Publications and order a copy.  (Note, I am not selling these via Thunderstorm, the links below will send you directly to the Earthling Publications ordering site).

NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES

Night of the Long Knives

SYNOPSIS: Night of the Long Knives is the thrilling and horrifying new novel from the author of Heavy Oceans, Midas, and Burn the Plans (one of Esquire’s Best Horror Books of 2022).

After enduring a personal tragedy, Andy Ferris loses himself in making videos that explore the history behind local hauntings—videos that grab the attention of a wealthy eccentric with an obsession for collecting objects that belonged to famous killers. Hired by this man to locate a particular weapon, Ferris finds himself entangled in a mystery that spans history and drags him through a museum of death, a doomsday cult, an underground bunker, and brings him face to face with a serial killer as he unravels the truth behind an insidious conspiracy. Tyler Jones blends horror and true crime in a story about loss, redemption, and the hidden threads of the world that pull us ever closer toward an inevitable end.

Praise for NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES:

“A cosmic conspiracy thriller that terrifies like no other…effortlessly blends mind-bending paranoia with supernatural intrigue, grounding it all in a hearty gallop of grief.”
—Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother

“An addictive, deeply compelling exploration of pain, loss, guilt, and the darkest corners of the human psyche. It never shies away from asking difficult questions, and has the courage to look its messy answers right in the eye. I loved it.”
—Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monesters and The Dissonance

“Tyler Jones goes bold…goes daring. A dangerous book…a story that does not wallow in the sentimentality of grief, but carves its own path, and where it ends, well, God help us all.”
—Ronald Malfi, author of Come With Me and Small Town Horror

“Tyler Jones masterfully intertwines apocalyptic cults, cursed objects, and demonic entities with the everyday human perils of grief, love, and rage. This is a powerful novel about tragic endings, the raw pain of renewal, and one man’s heartbreaking search for redemption in a world on the brink of chaos.”
—Philip Fracassi, author of Sarafina

“A powerful tale of grief and terror that proves that memories have the power to haunt us as strongly as any ghost. Wrapped in layers of supernatural suspense, this mesmerizing mystery further demonstrates why Tyler Jones is a writer to watch.”
—Ian Rogers, author of Family

Night of the Long Knives draws you deep into its sticky web of grief, addiction, and true crime—and then the real terror begins. Tyler Jones weaves biblical violence and modern-day tragedy into a tale that rushes headlong up a ladder to the cosmic. Equal parts thoughtful and thrilling, this book tugs at the universe’s hidden threads, pulling things perhaps best left hidden out into the light.”
—Andy Marino, author of It Rides a Pale Horse

 

 

 

Black Voltage 200: The Day of the Door by Laurel Hightower

The Day of the Door
by Laurel Hightower

Once there were four Lasco siblings banded together against a world that failed to protect them. But on a hellish night that marked the end of their childhood, eldest brother Shawn died violently after being dragged behind closed doors. Though the official finding was accidental death, Nathan Lasco knows better, and has never forgiven their mother, Stella.

Now two decades later, Stella promises to finally reveal the truth of what happened on The Day of the Door. Accompanied by a paranormal investigative team, the Lasco family comes together one final time, but no one is prepared for the revelations waiting for them on the third floor.

Black Voltage #200

Artwork by Trevor Henderson

Order today!

CREEP OUT. New Jeff Strand limited edition shipping in one week!

 

Creep Out
by Jeff Strand

Ezra went home for his father’s funeral. He left with an unwanted inheritance: a ventriloquist dummy named Virgil.

Virgil gave him the creeps, but so did all dummies, with their dead eyes and unnerving smiles. There was nothing actually evil about Virgil, right? Of course not.

Ezra drove back on a desolate, winding road. He had music to keep him occupied, as he attempted to ignore the unnerving dummy sitting beside him in the passenger seat.

He told himself that Virgil couldn’t move on his own, though the dummy’s head was somehow staring at him.

Poor Ezra was about to have a very bad accident. One that would leave him trapped where he might never be found. Trapped with Virgil, who was not a very nice dummy. Virgil, who was about to make this blood-soaked nightmare so much worse…

Only 57 copies!  Order today!

New John Durgin limited edition shipping soon!

Kosa
by John Durgin

In a secluded mansion hidden away from the outside world, young Kosa lives under the strict and overpowering rule of her enigmatic mother. For Kosa, the rules set by Mother are the guiding principles of her life, shaping her beliefs and actions. She has been sheltered from the truth about the world beyond the confines of their home, conditioned to fear the darkness and malevolence that supposedly lurks outside.

However, as Kosa grows older, she begins to question the reality she has been presented with. Doubts eat away at her, fueled by a deep-rooted curiosity and a burgeoning sense of independence.

But Kosa possesses a mysterious and powerful ability that Mother desperately needs to sustain her own existence. Mother, a figure shrouded in shadows and secrets, will stop at nothing to ensure that Kosa’s power remains potent and under her control. The sinister grasp that Mother has on Kosa becomes increasingly suffocating as she tightens her grip, isolating Kosa further from the truth that exists beyond their home.

In this dark and captivating tale, Kosa’s journey unravels the intricacies of control, the strength of one’s convictions, and the true nature of the world beyond the shadows. The choices she makes will not only determine her fate but also influence the fate of those around her.

Limited to just 40 copies signed by John Durgin.

Cover art by Alex McVey.

Order today! 

New Brian Keene! New Michael J Seidlinger! Both shipping in one week.

LOVE AND HATE IN THE TIME OF COVID
by Brian Keene

Bram Stoker Award winner and World Horror Grandmaster Brian Keene has long been celebrated for his novels, stories, and comic books, but his readers know that some of his best work is his nonfiction. Now he’s back with an all-new collection of essays and articles spanning a dark time in world history – 2015 to 2022. Keene turns his focus, wit, earnestness, and insight to global events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the U.S. presidential elections, changes in publishing and horror fiction, societal movements and pop culture moments, and, as always, himself. As civilization seems to obliviously hurtle toward certain doom all around him, Keene struggles to make sense of it all for himself – and his readers. Does anyone get a happy ending, or are we all truly doomed? How do we process nad express… LOVE AND HATE IN THE TIME OF COVID?

Only 90 copies!  Order today!

 

 

THE BODY HARVEST
by Michael J Seidlinger

Will is a fraud. Olivia is a wreck. They meet at a grief share group and quickly bond over their brokenness. They also have a peculiar hobby; they seek out sickness. Will hunts for the latest strain of flu. Olivia doesn’t feel comfortable in her body if she isn’t suffering from a fever. They become virus chasers, finding confidence in their ability to conquer every affliction they come across.

They soon discover an online community of chasers called The Source and realize that their hobby isn’t all that odd when seen from the right distance. And then the mysterious Zaff literally walks into their life, claiming that he has the goods, knows where the latest outbreak will drop. Intrigued, Will and Olivia decide to take their hobby to the point of obsession, believing that if they can conquer the newest strain, nobody can hurt them.

Only 40 copies! Order today!