TWO New Signed Limited Editions: the Backshot books by Ed Gorman and Tom Piccirilli!

Backshot (1902) by Ed Gorman
Backshot (2012) by Tom Piccirilli

Two Surprise IN-STOCK Signed Limited Editions Shipping Now!

Hi Folks!

We’re extremely pleased to announce TWO surprise IN-STOCK signed Limited Editions, both of them in our warehouse and shipping now! Click on the covers below to learn more about the Backshot books by Ed Gorman and Tom Piccirilli!

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Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Horror Drive-In: Why I Dislike 'Star Wars'

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Why I Dislike Star Wars

SWPosterI was sixteen years old when Star Wars came out. Sure I saw it. Who didn’t? But allow me to go even farther back in time than that.

Science Fiction was always important to me. I had the advantage of having older siblings. Three brothers, and they all read SF. I was introduced to the genre very early on, and in fact the very first real book I read was Robert A. Heinlein’s Have Space Suit – Will Travel. Despite its unsophisticated title, it is a smart novel that is at once a satire, a rousing adventure story, and a sober look at the mechanics of human life in low or zero gravity.

From Heinlein I went on to others, like Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. These guys, and maybe a few others, were about the extent that my brothers delved into the genre. Me, I went on to read it voraciously.Continue Reading

Small World by Tabitha King SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT!

Small World by Tabitha King
SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT!

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The Limited Edition of Small World by Tabitha King sold out less than a week after it was announced, and our thanks goes out to everyone who supported this project.

We’ll have even more exciting news to share in 2016 for Tabitha King fans.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Small World by Tabitha King: Limited Edition Now 95% SOLD OUT!

Small World by Tabitha King
Limited Edition Now 95% SOLD OUT!

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All available copies of the signed Limited Edition of Small World by Tabitha King will be gone within the next few hours, so now is the time to reserve your copy if you don’t want to miss out:

Small World

Read more on our website or place your order while supplies last!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Review: 'The Madness of Cthulhu Volume Two' edited by S.T. Joshi

madnessThe Madness of Cthulhu Volume Two edited by S.T. Joshi
Titan Books (2015)
304 pages; $13.01 paperback/$8.69 e-book
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

From the intro to The Madness of Cthulhu Volume Two – “If there is a dominant theme in this volume and its predecessor, it is that of alien incursion, the notion that ‘we are not alone in the universe.'” For me, it’s all about the stories and in this anthology the stories are, for the most part, excellent.Continue Reading

Small World by Tabitha King Limited Edition 75% SOLD OUT!

Small World by Tabitha King
Lettered Edition SOLD OUT! Limited Edition 75% SOLD OUT!

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The Deluxe Signed Lettered Edition of Small World by Tabitha King sold out in nine hours and the Limited Edition is now more than 75% SOLD OUT! Click on the cover to learn more:

Small World

Read more on our website or place your order while supplies last!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Small World by Tabitha King Lettered Edition SOLD OUT! Limited Edition Selling Very Well!

Small World by Tabitha King
Lettered Edition SOLD OUT! Limited Edition Selling Very Well!

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We’re pleased to report the Deluxe Signed Lettered Edition of Small World by Tabitha King sold out in nine hours and the Limited Edition is selling extremely well! Click on the cover to learn more:

Small World

Read more on our website or place your order while supplies last!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Review: 'The Sandman: Overture' by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III

The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman (writer), J.H. Williams III (illustrator), Dave Stewart (colors), Todd Klein (lettering), and Dave McKean (original series covers) 
DC Comics/Vertigo (November 2015)
224 pages; $14.99 hardcover/$14.24 e-book
Reviewed by Blu Gilliand

OvertureWhen a series reaches the level of fan adoration and critical acclaim that Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman has, there’s always going to be a clamoring for more. Yes, it has been nearly 20 years since the 75th and final issue of the comic series was published by DC, but the work has aged magnificently, standing even now as a testament to what the medium is capable of, and as a standard which is rarely equaled.

Gaiman has demonstrated on more than one occasion that he’s not opposed to revisiting his creation if he’s got a good story to tell. He wrote The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, and a handful of stories for the Endless Nights anthology, and now he’s come back again with a prequel to the original series. The Sandman: Overture was a six issue limited series that began in 2013, and is now collected in its entirety in a beautiful hardcover edition.Continue Reading

Small World by Tabitha King Signed Limited Edition Announced Today!

Roger Tinker is an evil genius with a machine that can work a terrible miracle…

Small World by Tabitha King
Surprise New Signed Limited Edition Headed to the Printer Next Month!

Free US Shipping For A Limited Time Only!

Hi Folks!

We’re extremely pleased to announce our special signed Limited Edition of Small World by Tabitha King, which will be headed to the printer next month!

Note for the Collectors:
Small WorldThis is the first of several Limited Editions by Tabitha King that we’ll be publishing, and collectors who order this book through our website will be the first notified about future special editions!

About the Book:
Roger Tinker is an evil genius with a machine that can work a terrible miracle…

When Leyna Shaw awoke, she was aware that something was different — terribly different. First she looked down at her tall, lovely body and saw no change. Then she looked around the room. It took her a moment to recognize it.

It was the White House bedroom.

Then she saw the Eye. And the Hand.

The hand came to touch her as Leyna screamed and screamed…

Special Features Exclusive to this Collector’s Edition:
• original cover artwork by Caniglia
• a full-color signature sheet personally signed by the author and hand-numbered or hand-lettered to make each copy unique
• extremely collectible print run that will never be reprinted
• Smyth sewn binding and acid-free paper, so this collectible volume can last for generations
• Limited Edition bound in full-cloth
• Deluxe Hardcover Lettered Edition bound in leather, Smyth sewn with a satin ribbon page marker, raised hubs on the spine, custom gilded page edges dipped by hand, a full-color signature sheet, and featuring unique full color endpapers not appearing in any other edition

Read more on our website or place your order while supplies last!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

What I Learned from Stephen King: 'Cujo' and Other Grown-Up Monsters

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Cujo and Other Grown-Up Monsters

cujocoverConsidered to be one of his darkest works, Stephen King’s Cujo is not for the cowardly. It is relentless in its forward motion, coming at you “like a brick heaved through a window,” as King himself once described.

It’s frightening. It’s gruesome. It’s savage. It’s violent.

It’s also incredibly depressing. Continue Reading

Stephen King’s Finders Keepers Slipcases In-Stock!

Finders Keepers: A Novel
by Stephen King
Custom Slipcases Are IN-STOCK NOW!

Hi Folks!

Our custom-made slipcases for Finders Keepers by Stephen King have shipped to those who preordered them, and after checking our counts, we DO have slipcases left for those who might have missed out! These fit the US hardcover edition perfectly and you can click on the photo below to place your order!

Finders Keepers

Place your order today so you don’t miss out!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Review: 'Lost in the Dark: A Collection of Short Stories' by Joe Mynhardt

LostDarkLost In the Dark: A Collection of Short Stories by Joe Mynhardt
Crystal Lake Publishing (2012)
200 pages; $6.99 paperback/$0.99 ebook
Reviewed by Frank Michaels Errington

Joe Mynhardt is a South African writer of horror with more than 50 published short stories to his credit. He is also the owner and operator of Crystal Lake Publishing, publishers of horror and dark fantasy.

Lost In the Dark: A Collection of Short Stories contains a dozen examples of Joe’s writing covering a wide variety of horror tropes.Continue Reading

Review: 'The Unhinged' by David Bernstein

The Unhinged by David Bernstein
Samhain Publishing (November 2014)
226 pages; $14 paperback; ebook $5.50
Reviewed by Damon Smith

UnhingedIn some ways reading David Bernstein’s The Unhinged reminded me a lot of Brian Keene’s The Rising; not in themes or setting, but in terms of emotions the book got out of me. I felt emotionally drained after finishing The Unhinged.  While Keene’s zombie magnum opus earned that emotional drainage on me with character development and interesting plotting and twists in its respective genre, The Unhinged is merely an unpleasant slog at best.Continue Reading

Paper Cuts: The Paper Cuts 2015 Holiday Gift Guide

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The Paper Cuts 2015 Holiday Gift Guide

I’ve made no secret about using this column to bridge the gap between the sometimes-at-odds and sometimes-overlapping horror fiction and horror film fandoms.

But if there’s one thing that unifies all varieties of horror obsessives, it’s our love of crass consumerism and physical media.

In that spirit, I thought I’d make this month’s installment of Paper Cuts a kind of public service. You can email this article to family and loved ones, make the subject heading “I found this interesting” and BOOM! you’ve got some sweet gifts coming to you this holiday season.Continue Reading