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SOFT PLACES by Betty Rocksteady

Soft Places is a novella / graphic novel hybrid, written and illustrated by Betty Rocksteady. Johnna is found naked, wandering the streets with a mysterious head injury. Seemingly psychotic, she’s forced into the care of perverted psychiatrist Dr. Gonne. She must escape his clutches and return to a strange place she only half-remembers. Reviews “Emotionally rich, wonderfully weird, and wholly original.”—Danger Slater, Wonderland Award winning … Continue reading SOFT PLACES by Betty Rocksteady

“I think this book is equal to and even surpasses Stephen King’s writing.” ··· The Corroding by Ty Tracey

There’s darkness sweeping over all of us. Something sinister—undoubtedly there, but not quite prominent enough to put our collective finger on. The haunted and unusual have become commonplace, arriving within a newfound shadow that blankets the countryside in every direction. As time distorts, all that we are corrodes within its malevolent grasp. It’s escalating. It’s violent.

Lori Cruz is a gifted crime scene investigator for the FBI. She’s widely regarded as the most talented of her generation within the bureau. She’s called in to investigate a high-profile and ruthless murder. Like so much else in those ominous days, the scene, despite its horrifying characteristics, proves mystifying to Lori and her colleagues—devoid of any evidence. She is stumped, grasping to understand how a killer could be so depraved yet, at the same time, so careful. Until the same killer strikes again.

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Body Count (Epic Mayhem Book 2) by Jeff Thomson

Horatio Nightingale, private eye, necromancer, pain in Detective Sergeant Jenn Amato’s backside, has a ghost problem. It’s driving him slowly insane. Perhaps the body in the museum will prove to be a suitable distraction. Or maybe the rumors of a Nazi in the halls of City government. But the odds-on favorite to end his suffering in some gratuitously violent fashion is the psychopath trying to … Continue reading Body Count (Epic Mayhem Book 2) by Jeff Thomson

I Will Change the World … One Intestine at a Time by Douglas J. Ogurek 

Organs, excretions, and severed limbs play a bleeding role in Douglas J. Ogurek’s inaugural collection. These unabashedly over-the-top stories merge horror and bizarro elements while remaining true to the unsplatterpunk subgenre’s focus on a positive message. Children inflict excruciating injuries on their eager parents. The two most revered distracters face off in a bowling match. The Ultraviolent Steroids League’s only female player pitches against the … Continue reading I Will Change the World … One Intestine at a Time by Douglas J. Ogurek 

Beneath Ash and Bone by D. Alexander Ward – Evermore, the sprawling estate of the Crownhill family.

Selburn, Virginia: A quiet backwater town nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains. In the days before the Civil War, Sam Lock keeps the peace as the town sheriff, like his father before him. That peace is shattered during a raging winter storm when a boy goes missing at Evermore, the sprawling estate of the Crownhill family. Racing against time and the elements, Sam must mount … Continue reading Beneath Ash and Bone by D. Alexander Ward – Evermore, the sprawling estate of the Crownhill family.

The Aztec UFO Incident by Scott Ramsey, Suzanne Ramsey and Frank Thayer

The first ever widely publicized report of a recovered flying saucer–was derided as a hoax for decades. But now the Ramseys and Frank Thayer reveal the exact spot where the craft landed and show how the 100-foot diameter saucer was moved to a secret laboratory. Witnesses to the incident who were interviewed by the authors affirm that they were sworn to secrecy by the military. … Continue reading The Aztec UFO Incident by Scott Ramsey, Suzanne Ramsey and Frank Thayer

Beware the Demons Betrayed (Seldom Forgive the Sorcerers Book 1) by Alan L. Perkins

But during one incantation they overstepped an unwritten rule, conjuring a demon that refused to go away. To survive and stay a step ahead of the competition during the Wild West years, entrepreneurs had to cheat. So it was without compunction that one group of prospectors raised spirits of the dead to pinpoint the most profitable ore-bearing veins up for grabs in Colorado’s gold rush. … Continue reading Beware the Demons Betrayed (Seldom Forgive the Sorcerers Book 1) by Alan L. Perkins

TBM HORROR - Lucas Mangum - Extintion Peak

Extinction Peak by Lucas Mangum – All manner of misery awaits Deandra within the house’s walls.

When the raptors come out of sinkholes across the United States, Deandra Antigone Merriweather’s elder brother Johnny sees the chaos as opportunity. Overrun by prehistoric beasts of increasing size and savagery, the world has completely gone to hell, but he doesn’t suspect it will stay that way, and he wants to be a rich man by the time things get back to normal. Though less … Continue reading Extinction Peak by Lucas Mangum – All manner of misery awaits Deandra within the house’s walls.

Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 6 by Death’s Head Press

Diabolic chompers. A getaway gateway. A ghostly inheritance. A cemetery daze. A terrifying lovebug. A case of bizarre Big Bend bloodshed. Look both ways before you crack the cover. Road Kill is back with stories from Stephen Graham Jones, Jonathan Louis Duckworth, Patrick C. Harrison III, Lauran J. Campbell, Mario, E. Martinez, Bev Vincent, and many more. Purchase on Amazon Continue reading Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 6 by Death’s Head Press

Shades of the Black Stone by Wile E. Young – Shades of the dead.

The town of Pecan Gap has all the picturesque qualities of small-town life: horse-drawn carriages, tours of haunted hotels, and a monument seemingly built overnight.Carved from stone that’s darker than night and etched with strange names, it seems to loom over the minds and lives of those living in its shadow, haunting their waking days and dreaming nights with the shades of the dead.Slowly but … Continue reading Shades of the Black Stone by Wile E. Young – Shades of the dead.