Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …

New from author Eric J. Guignard and Harper Day Books, Last Case at a Baggage Auction, out now

1963 Detroit is a hotbed of gambling, and the weekly baggage auctions keep a busy trade. Charlie Stewart and Joey Third are skilled in the art of successful bidding, but when Joey lands a mysterious suitcase, the thrill of winning turns to terror once they realize they’ve opened something sinister. Inside the suitcase is an antique gramophone, and the music it plays is unlike anything they’ve heard before. A chanting voice speaks to them in strange words, evoking visions of a dark, frozen land. It’s a voice that makes them sick with addiction, and it continues chanting in their heads even when the record stops playing. Charlie sets out to solve the mystery of the unholy music and how to turn it off forever. But the urge to listen grows stronger, and the more it plays, the more the aural virus spreads, until people begin to vanish . . . feeding an apparition that seeks immortality. Released 3 August, you can pick up your copy in hard cover, paperback or eBook right now, here.

Crossroads, the new release from writer Laurel Hightower and Off Limits Press, out now

How far would you go to bring back someone you love? When Chris’s son dies in a tragic car crash, her world is devastated. The walls of grief close in on Chris’s life until, one day, a small cut on her finger changes everything. A drop of blood falls from Chris’s hand onto her son’s roadside memorial and, later that night, Chris thinks she sees his ghost outside her window. Only, is it really her son’s ghost, or is it something else—something evil? Soon Chris is playing a dangerous game with forces beyond her control in a bid to see her son, Trey, alive once again. Released 10 August in paperback and eBook formats, you can pick up your copy now, here.

New from writer John C Adams, Blackacre Rising, the thrilling sequel to Souls for the Master, coming 24 September

From Horror Tree reviewer and double Aeon Award Longlister John C Adams comes a disturbing tale of scientific experimentation and sadistic cruelty. The sequel to Souls For The Master, Blackacre Rising features a stunning cover by Fiona Jayde Media. Released 24 September as an eBook, you can pre-order your copy right now, here.

KEV HARRISON

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