A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul – John Ward
Supernatural horror
Evil walks among us. It watches. It waits.
John Tinsley’s life was shattered as a child when he lost his mother in a tragic car accident, but that was only the beginning.
From that moment, a dark entity marked him, one intent on destroying everything and everyone he loves.
Haunted by visions, hunted by shadows, and carrying the scars of his childhood, John must now confront the darkness as an adult, facing a malevolent force that has followed him into every stage of his life.
Bradonomicon 3 – From the Ashes
Horror anthology
Thirteen tales from thirteen authors celebrating the Dark: terror and madness await those who dare read these Books of Brad.
A diabolical bezoar of flesh-eating decay sent from the darkest pits of Hell, into the very bowels of horror’s greatest champion.
All it did was make him stronger.
Deadgirl Delights – Lisa Hutchinson
Horror collection
Ten short stories blending terror with psychological unease.
Meet Gregory, a fledgling director with a production of Swan Lake. But this is no ordinary Ballet.
Little Charlie’s life is dominated by monsters, but which one means to cause him the most harm?
Olivia and her friends head off into the woods for a spot of camping. They think they are safe, but they may in fact be very, very wrong.
The Dinner Show and Other Consumptions – Ben Arzate
Horror collection
Twelve morsels of horror.
A vacationer finds himself suddenly alone in a tourist city.
A tabloid journalist makes a horrifying discovery about a famous pop star.
A woman joins an eating challenge reality show that turns deadly.
A vengeful ghost haunts a poem.
Every Galaxy a Circle – Chloe N. Clark
Ghost horror collection
A collection that spans folklore, futuristic technology, and dreams, celebrating the human spirit’s boundless capacity for wonder. Each story offers a unique perspective on humanity and the galaxies we explore.
Themes of love, loss, identity, and belonging are prevalent, inviting readers to contemplate the interconnectedness of our lives. The collection delves deep into the human psyche and the universe, making each story an immersive experience.
The stories are bound by a thread of philosophical musings, exploring the essence of human existence against the backdrop of the vast unknown. Whether it’s the tale of a scientist grappling with ethical dilemmas in a world of advanced technologies or a folklore-inspired narrative where myth and reality collide, each story resonates with profound insight and imagination.
The Familialists – TT Madden
Psychological horror
The reappearance of an old flame, held hostage by a man claiming to be her husband.
A seemingly-innocuous invitation laced with a coded signal for help.
An impossible neighborhood with a terrifying secret.
Sorrel follows the calls for help from her ex, Maud, to Trinity Springs, an uncanny Americana neighborhood that she cannot find any record of actually existing. A place that defies the laws of physics. A place of eerily smiling faces, white-picket fences, and manicured lawns. A place where she, and only she, is warned not to go outside after sundown.
To free Maud from the grip of the town, and to escape a personal and terrifying subjugation, Sorrel must face a monster out of America’s past, and the people who are helping that monster claw its way back to the present.
I, in the Shadows – Tori Bovalino
YA ghost horror
Maybe this is possession; maybe this is truly what it is to be haunted.
There’s a ghost haunting Drew Tarpin’s new room. Liam Orville has been dead for ten months and has no idea how to move on. But the longer he stays, the more likely it is he’ll degrade into an energy consuming husk, which Drew is more concerned about than her grades or her inability to make meaningful connections with other students.
Drew is everything Liam never was when he was alive, but they do share some common ground: Drew finds herself hopelessly attracted to, and completely tongue-tied around, Hannah Sullivan, who happens to be Liam’s former best friend.
After a run-in with a ghost-eating monster leaves Drew and Liam desperate for answers, they strike up a deal: In return for Drew investigating why Liam is still around, he’ll help her talk to Hannah. But Liam’s time is running out, and if Drew doesn’t help him move on, he risks becoming a monster himself.
Just the Tip – Rob Nelson
Splatterpunk horror
Life’s hard. All Jesse needed was a tip or two, something to help him get by.
Becoming a food delivery driver was supposed to solve his problems. Instead, it’s caused his life to quickly spiral further into chaos.
When push comes to shove and money is tighter than ever, just about anything sounds appetizing.
Lyla, in the Flesh – Nick Roberts
Psychological horror
A mysterious Italian castle. Terrible secrets. A dark truth.
After being rejected by her dream graduate schools, twenty-two-year-old Lyla Robbins receives an acceptance letter for a free ride to The Claymont Residency for Writers, an elite and mysterious program located in a modernized castle in the heart of Italy.
Lyla soon learns of the excessive rules regarding curfews, cell phones, and strict deadlines. While everyone else is focused on submitting work to the reclusive editor known only as The Reader, she sees shadowy figures in her room and notices eerie changes in her friends.
When philanthropic benefactors, Lester and Regina Sterling, arrive, Lyla investigates the connection between them and the darkness haunting the grounds. The further she digs, the more horrors she uncovers, leading to a shocking secret with sinister repercussions.
Mandated Smiles II – Chase Will
Horror collection
Tales of grief. Holiday horror. Love that leaves you blind.
Eleven dark tales that will ensure you’ll never look at eyeballs, drugs, or chickens the same way again.
Mother of Mine – Ian Gielen
Supernatural horror – Book 1 of The Hellborn Cycle
Julia Mathews is trying to build a life with her husband Ron, but her mother’s influence casts a long, suffocating shadow. As Julia struggles to maintain her fraying relationships with both Ron and her mother, tragedy strikes and shatters the fragile balance of her world.
Drowning in grief, she is drawn to a mysterious figure who knows exactly what to offer. And what to take.
Dealing with the fallout of Julia’s decision, Detectives Bob Jordan and Millie Armstrong find themselves embroiled in a case far more sinister and deadly than they bargained for. Something older than memory has been unleashed, and it’s coming to claim its due.
Pedro the Vast – Simón López Trujillo
Post-apocalyptic horror
In a dry and degraded, fire-prone landscape where humanity has encroached a step too far into the natural world, a deadly fungus mounts its own resistance.
In the disorienting, devastatingly tense world of López Trujillo, a eucalyptus farm worker named Pedro starts coughing. Several of his co-workers die of a strange fungal disease, which has jumped to humans for the first time, but Pedro, miraculously, awakes.
His survival fascinates a foreign mycologist, as well as a local priest, who dubs his mysterious mutterings to be the words of a prophet.
Meanwhile Pedro’s kids are left to fend for themselves: the young Cata, whose creepy art projects are getting harder and harder to decipher, and Patricio, who wasn’t ready to be thrust into the role of father.
Their competing efforts to reckon with Pedro’s condition eventually meet in a horrifying climax that readers will never forget.
Pig Wife – Abbey Luck
Coming of age horror graphic novel
Accidentally trapped in an underground bunker, a teen girl must navigate the bizarre secrets within.
Mary had a bad feeling even before they arrived at dead Aunt Pearl’s house.
Dragged to a remote mining town so her mom and stepdad can settle Pearl’s estate, Mary can’t wait to escape from her wreck of a family, but she’s stuck with them in the middle of nowhere.
After a vicious fight, Mary runs off to hide in an abandoned gold mine. Her escape plan backfires when she realizes she’s trapped inside.
Even more terrifying, is that she’s not alone.
The Shapes of Our Screams – TT Madden
Supernatural horror
Indie rock band Darrow Foroi is on their way to play an illegal show in Florida to protest their recent anti-drag laws.
Lead singer, Lo, is genderfluid, and this upcoming show at a local renaissance festival is intended to mark their first big, public step into exploring their identity.
When the faire is attacked by sentient neofascist music, Darrow Foroi and the rest of the faire have to fight for their very existence.
The Truth of Carcosa – Jacob Rollinson
Psychological horror
Evil books, shadowy corporations, and interdimensional monsters.
In 1984, exiled author Salvatore Archimboldi accepts the help of a psychotherapist to write his new book. He hopes to transform his traumatic memories into literary genius.
But the resulting book, The Truth of Carcosa, is pure evil. Horrified, Archimboldi suppresses the book and wills all traces of it, his correspondence, and any copies to be destroyed.
Long after Archimboldi’s death, in a chaotic age of resurgent nationalism and violence, one of the only havens for his work is the ALI, the Archive for Literary Investment, where a biographer and his protégée search through Archimboldi’s correspondence for clues on the evil manuscript as they attempt to stop unscrupulous firms with their own plans for the manuscript.
