Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Out now from author Larry Hinkle and Four Winds Bar Publishing, An Hour Before Dark
Strange things are afoot on the Eris Ridge Trail.
The barriers between worlds are breaking down.
People, planes, an entire military base—all have gone missing, transported to an ever-changing cosmic kaleidoscope where they’re hunted, haunted, recruited, and cursed, trapped in time and terrorized by forces they can’t comprehend.
A man afraid of flying boards a never-ending flight. An online paranormal show’s investigation takes a bloody detour. A woman on the run is recruited by a mysterious corporation with nefarious plans. An army guard fights for his life when the military opens a doorway they can’t close.
In An Hour Before Dark, Larry Hinkle returns to the Trail with ten interconnected tales that deepen the mystery while expanding the mythos. Watch your step on the Trail. It will be dark soon. Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up your copy here.
Arriving 20 March from writer Mia Dalia and Crystal Lake Publishing, Beautiful, Once
When a controversial tech billionaire retreats from society, he constructs a private island designed to be the ultimate controlled experiment: a hand-selected population, sustainable systems, and a flawless model for humanity’s future. A paradise engineered to perfection. But perfection breeds boredom.
Seeking recognition—and perhaps validation—he sends a message into the cosmos, broadcasting The Island’s triumph to the universe. All hell breaks loose when something replies.
Within hours, the community fractures. Neighbors turn on neighbors. A savage, insatiable hunger spreads. Civilization unravels.
Told through three gripping perspectives—the billionaire’s loyal assistant, an island mechanic, and a visiting investigative reporter—Beautiful, Once explores survival, psychological collapse, unchecked ambition, and the terrifying consequences of playing god. Available for pre-order now in eBook, with other editions to follow, you can guarantee your copy here.
New from author Stephanie Ellis, Rat-She
When bombs were dropped across the globe as part of a world-wide agreement to cull the human population, the aftershocks triggered unbelievable horrors. Fallout from radiation and pressure waves caused disfigurements and mutations: inorganic matter melding with flesh, human and animal compressing into one, grotesqueries crawling across the blasted landscape, condemned as outcasts forever.
But there is hope. Rumours abound of the Surgeon, the one person who can cure the afflicted, cut out that which has invaded the body. Yet when Orla and her brother, Silas, succeed in tracking him down, they discover he is not exactly what they imagined … Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up yours here.
Available now from the Winconsin Writers’ Association, A Wisconsin Harvest of Horror
Continuing the Wisconsin Harvest theme, WWA brings you the next installment of finely crafted Wisconsin-themed scary stories. Whether you’re a Badger State native or simply love eerie stories set against Wisconsin’s haunted forests, misty lakes, or shadowy small towns, this is your chance to tremble. A Wisconsin Harvest of Horror has fifteen original horror stories that will grip your soul and linger like a fog over Lake Michigan. From ghostly whispers in Door County to horrors lurking in the Northwoods, let Wisconsin’s eerie essence inspire your darkest creations-make us afraid to turn off the light! Available now in eBook, paperback and hardcover, you can grab your copy here.
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KEV HARRISON
