Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
In an age lit by fire, only the most curious and driven souls turned a flame to the unknown. From university professors to women forced to remain in shadow to heretic monks to mad wanderers, all explored realms beyond the senses. All challenged authority. The most fortunate found acclaim in the New Science, their names recorded in immortal stone. The least fortunate peered beyond the veil, discovering the dark nerve fibers that underpin this mortal coil. Their discoveries were grim, their knowledge foul, their names buried. Available now in eBook and paperback editions, you can grab yours here.
A Tale of Fenland Terror
The council let the potholes grow too wide. They let them get too depp . And by failing to seal the breach between our world and the fiery hellscape below, they let something creep through, something ancient, something ungodly, and something hungry. But the people of Little Elmswood aren’t going to sit back and let this beast tear then asunder. No, they’ll use everything they’ve got to send this abomination back to domain of evil whence it came or die trying.
It Came From the Pothole is an homage to our greatest and grizzliest B-movies while simultaneously acting as a warning of the huge risk of not properly maintaining our road networks. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up your copy here.
Halloween.
So much more than costumes and candy, it’s the time when the veil between our world and the other side is at its thinnest. The hour when dark forces come into the light in search of innocent souls. A time of blood and evil.
With Samhain Screams, Australian Shadows Award-winner and multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated author and artist Greg Chapman, and acclaimed author Cameron Trost, bring you Twenty original Halloween tales by authors from across the globe.
Stories of nightmarish trick or treats, supernatural slashers and macabre rituals – all to make your blood run cold on the most terrifying of nights – last night of October. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can get hold of your copy here.
The bodies are stacking up on Wilson Island.
The town’s sheriff has his suspicions but no genuine evidence for an arrest, even as the murders continue and appear increasingly ritualistic in nature. And when an arrest is finally made, all hell breaks loose—literally—as a terrifying horror rises to envelop the town. Soon it’s all up to an unforgettable and motley group of residents to band together and eliminate an ancient evil in a desperate struggle for survival. Available for pre-order now in eBook, paperback and audiobook, you can guarantee yours here.
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KEV HARRISON