Available February 14th 2010

 

Love and evil know no bounds!

Turn the page and enter a world of shadow, as Michael West brings together his most disturbing short stories–twisted tales of forbidden desires and ghoulish deeds, where nightmares manifest in the most mundane and unlikely of places…

The basement of a Japanese restaurant, where a seductive creature promises comfort to a lonely hitman, if only he will set her free…

A ruined city, where survivors of a natural disaster have become prey to something unnatural…

An Indiana farmhouse, where a frightened child attempts to fool the Angel of Death…

And the darkest regions of space, where a man fights to protect the woman he loves from invaders only he can see…

Ten reasons to lock your doors.
Ten reasons to keep the lights on.
Ten reasons why you may never sleep again.

 

 

 

Praise for Skull Full of Kisses

“A dark, diverse and delicious page-turner of a collection not to be missed!”
~Fran Friel, Bram Stoker Nominated Author of Mama’s Boy and Other Dark Tales

“(Michael West) gave me nightmares!”
~Anne Boedeker, E! -Entertainment Television

“This is damned serious stuff, and it’s scary, suspenseful, and sweat-inducing; but more importantly – perhaps most importantly – it’s all disturbing as hell, and cannot be easily forgotten.”
~Gary A. Braunbeck, author of Coffin County and Mr. Hands (on Dark Harvest)

“(Michael West is) definitely one to keep an eye on.”
~Maurice Broaddus, co-author of Orgy of Souls

"Like a good whiskey, West's prose goes down smooth and fiery all at once."
~Dark Scribe Magazine

 

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Sideshow P.I. The Devil’s Garden Sample

New Ramoth. A city covered in scar tissue, where survival of the fittest decides who’s on top and crime is the only promotion system. Enter Eddie “Dog Boy” Gnash, ex-carnival freak turned private investigator. Now the bodies are piling up, and the fate of New Ramoth rests in the hands of this fur-covered freak— Eddie Gnash, Sideshow P.I.

“A tsunami of pulp-fiction violence, bodily fluids, and perverted sex. SIDESHOW P.I. is a weird but impressive twist on the private eye subgenre with a unique anti-hero that you won’t soon forget. This book will mess with your head in the best way possible. You can consider it horror fiction for gore-starved carnies. A true freak show.”

- Jordan Krall, author of SQUID PULP BLUES

“Nathaniel Lambert and Kevin Sweeney have worked seamlessly to create a page-turning powerhouse of a book. Vivid and brilliant, SIDESHOW P.I. is a must-have for any horror/bizarro collection.”

- Rio Youers, author of EVERDEAD and END TIMES

Available August 17th at http://gravesidebooks.com and other online and fine retailers.

Hey Everyone,

Let’s all give a hearty cheer for The Beast Within author Lee Battersby:  his story “Claws of Native Ghosts” has been announced as the WINNER of the 2008 Australian Shadows Award– Australia’s equivalent to the Stokers.

Check out the official announcement is here:
http://www..australianhorror.com/index.php?view=153

CONGRATULATIONS, LEE!!!

Read an interview and preview of Claws of Native Ghosts here

The sound of everything combined is one long exhilarated scream.

San Antonio, Ibiza. A non-stop carnival for the young, where excess reigns and rules are made to be broken. But this summer, something else has joined the party. Something cruel and dark-hearted. An evil that moves through the night with an appetite for sin.

Toby Matthews has come to San Antonio to recover from a broken heart, and it seems that beautiful Cass Tait may be the cure. But as their relationship begins to bloom, they stumble upon an unspeakable darkness. They stare evil in the eye, they see its true heart, and know that only they can stop it. Before the sun goes down, they must decide whether to run … or whether to stand like heroes and fight.

This is the hunting ground. The live wire. Where hearts were made to beat harder. This is San Antonio … one long exhilarated scream.

Rio Youers is one of the most vital, most exciting young talents to come along in this decade… Peter Straub

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Throughout history they have existed in folklore and nightmares…

By day they walk among us, hidden in plain sight. They are our neighbors and friends. But when the sun sets and the full moon rises, the beast within comes out…

And the hunt begins.

Grab a silver bullet and prepare yourself for 20 tales of animalistic terror crafted by authors from around the world. Travel across the ages and go beyond the myth to discover the horrific secrets of the werebeasts. See what lurks in the swamps of Florida; sprint across the rooftops of London in a deadly chase; follow an unfortunate soldier’s footsteps into the forests of Africa; find pity for a wounded soul who has yet to realize the full nature of his powers. These stories and others are ready to take you through a series of bone-snapping transformations that will make you howl for more.

From ancient cultures to the high-tech future, nowhere is safe from the shape-shifting bloodlust of The Beast Within.

The Beast Within Final TOC

The Claws of Native Ghosts by Lee Battersby
Like Cat and Dog by Michael Stone
Gift of the Bouda by Rick Farnsworth
Hatchet Job by John C. Caruso
Yard Sale by Norma Lehr
Desert Heart by William D Carl
Let’s All Welcome The New Guy by Raoul Wainscoting
Beached by Joel A Sutherland
Needs to be Met by Mark W Coulter
Some Touch of Pity by Gary A BraunBeck
The Night John Fell by Richard Moore
Okie Werewolf Seeks Love by Steven Wedel
The Marine by John Palisano
Lure of the Wolf by Belea T Keeney
SQ 389 by David W Hill
Crop Frogs by Gina Ranalli
Of Silver Bullets and Golden Teeth by Trent Hergenrader
By the Light of a Silvery Moon by Vince Churchill
Colugo Men by Mike Hultquist
The Immaculate Conception by Matt Hults

Blue collar tough Andrew White knows that in the rural community of
Miller’s Fork bad things are best left in the dark. He soon learns that
monsters wear many shapes.

In a populace rife with of vice and deception, something has broken
loose…something hidden and feral. Set free from a neighbor’s barn, a force rampages through the locality. Hungry and insatiable, the berserk wrath unleashed from Mr. Solow’s shed is holds a darker secret than anyone could imagine.

Only a factory worker, a twisted biker, an unsure sheriff, and a wounded addict stand in the way of the beast. Can they put aside their differences and defeat what lurks inside them in time to defend what they love?

Come, peer inside the souls of Miller’s Fork and see if they possess the courage to stop the primal fury that is…HAWG.

“Shrewsbury is an accomplished storyteller with a gift for story and character development. Realistic…gory…the plotting is masterful and endlessly exciting.”

–Laurel Johnson, MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

“Steven L. Shrewsbury does what all writers should strive to do. From its first sentence HAWG ignites that creeping essence we seek from horror and Shrewsbury shows us he has no boundaries. This may be the best work I’ve read all year.”

–John Paul Allen, author of GIFTED TRUSTand MONKEY LOVE.

Order HAWG by Steven Shrewsbury $14.95

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Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths edited by Colleen Morris & Joel A. Sutherland

The book so controversial that a major restaurant chain tried to CENSOR it! Fried! contains, 23 original tales of horror set in and around fast food restaurants. Each story is written and illustrated by some of today’s newest writers and illustrators. There will be monsters, maniacs, murderers, and milkshakes. Think Stephen King meets Super Size Me.

Get your fill of monsters, maniacs, murderers and milkshakes. Devour the tale of a band of hobos who crave human flesh. Chow down on the myth of an abandoned restaurant that serves as a gateway for lost and demented souls. Gorge yourself on the story of the veggie burger that turns human beings into human beans. Pig out on the account of the fast food joint that stands as humanity’s last hope for survival in a zombie-infested world.

These stories and more from:
• D.L. Snell
• Gregg Winkler
• Michael Josef
• Christopher J. Dwyer
• Michael Hultquist
• Bret Jordan
• Shanna Germain
• H.F. Gibbard
• Andy Kirby
• Kevin Lightburn
• Jodi Lee • James Patrick Cobb
• Cody Goodfellow
• Rodney J. Smith
• Stephen Leclerc
• David Dunwoody
• Lisa Becker
• MP Johnson
• Cheryl Rainfield
• Ken Goldman
• KJ Kabza
• Joel A. Sutherland
• Matt Hults