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ANTHOLOGIES & MAGAZINES
CANNIBAL
American Cannibal
Edited by Rebecca Rowland
Includes my short story, "Flesh Communion"
A mother and daughter negotiate the Oregon Trail with grisly results; an elementary teacher watches the carnage of The Challenger explosion spill over into her own classroom. A possible prospector traveling west is drawn to an isolated inn where no one walks away hungry; a 1950s housewife shares the gruesome repertoire of behavior expected of a proper lady. Prohibition and women’s suffrage, the Civil War and the Vietnam War, the JFK assassination conspiracy and the Y2K hysteria: the annals of American history are reimagined with a side order of cannibalism by twenty of the biggest names writing horror fiction today.
Forget what you read in the textbooks.
Everything you were taught about the Land of Liberty is about to be history.
Stories by: Brian Asman, Daniel Braum, V. Castro, Douglas Ford, Jeffrey Ford, Holly Rae Garcia, Owl Goingback, CV Hunt, Gwendolyn Kiste, EV Knight, Ronald Malfi, Elizabeth Massie, Clay McLeod Chapman, Jeremy Megargee, Bridgett Nelson, Candace Nola, Clint Smith, Jon Steffens, L. Stephenson, Jeff Strand
NIGHTMARE SKY
Nightmare Sky: Stories of Astronomical Horror
Edited by Red Lagoe
Includes my short story, "Star of San Luis"
The very dust of the stars' explosive pasts traveled lightyears across the unknown, and now that dust pulses through our veins, drawing our eyes up, back to our origins. Since the dawn of humanity, the stars have called for us to gaze upon their brilliance, and we sit around campfires and make up tales of their histories. Tales which are often fraught with horror.
Ranging from psychological to apocalyptic, sci-fi to bizarre, quiet to gruesome and all the horrors in between, these 28 dark stories and poems explore our awe-inspiring-and terrifying-human connection to the stars. Take a look through the eyepiece and into an astronomer's failing mind. Observe an obsessed lover who can't get enough of the celestial view. Board a space station as the last remaining people debate whether humanity is worth saving. And ask yourself... What will you do when the sky begins to devour us all?
Stories by: Tiffany Michelle Brown, Dino Parenti, Pauline Barmby, Zachary Rosenberg, Ziggy Schutz, Inara Enko, Jeremy Megargee, Vann Orcka, Patrick Barb, Justin Moritz, Matthew Condello, M. Richard Eley, Madison McSweeney, Bernard McGhee, Elizabeth Davis, Lindsey Ragsdale, Jacob Steven Mohr, Tony Logan, Kim Z. Dale, Ai Jiang, C.R. Beideman, Salvador Ayala, Kate Ota, Holly Rae Garcia, Avra Margariti, Grace R. Reynolds, Emerson Seipel, Rose Strickman
SIRNS CALL 59
The Sirens Call: Halloween Edition
Includes my short story, "The Finest French Lace" and the Poem, "Trash Bags"
The 59th issue of The Sirens Call is a massive 287 pages containing 223 pieces of dark fiction and horror in the form of short stories, flash fiction, micro fiction, and dark poetry!
This issue spotlights Robert Bravo, Enter 'Bravo FX':A Unique Preservation of Practical Horror and Gore in Mike Lera's Corridor of Horror. Our featured artist is Tero Porthan who has shared 12 pieces of his artwork (including the cover art for this issue) and an essay titled, 'Finnish Gods, Creatures, and the Dead'. Our featured project is the on-going Horror Anthology Audio Drama - Victoria's Lift. And our showcase author, Andrew P. Weston discusses Keeping Things Real, and also offers us a peek into his Cambion Journals saga with an excerpt from book three, The Siren's Song.
FOUND
Found: An Anthology of Found Footage Horrors
Edited by Andrew Cull & Gabino Iglesias
Includes my short story, "Two Months Too Long"
Between April and August 2021 eighteen horror writers disappeared. Gathered together for the first time, these are the stories they were writing at the time of their disappearances.
Reader caution is advised. Advance readers of this anthology have reported nausea, feelings of anxiety, paranoia and hallucinations after reading the texts included.
Stories by: Holly Rae Garcia, Jeremy Hepler, Bev Vincent, Ally Wilkes, Clay McLeod Chapman, Nick Kolakowski, Tim McGregor, Alan Baxter, Angela Sylvaine, Josh Rountree, Georgia Cook, Ali Seay, Donna Lynch, Kurt Fawver, Robert Levy, Joe Butler, Fred Fischer IV, Aristo Couvaras.
DANCING
Dancing in the Shadows, a Tribute to Anne Rice
Edited by Rebecca Rowland & Elaine Pascale
Includes my short story, "Blood of the Rougarou"
With her hauntingly beautiful reimagining of archetypal monsters from classic horror, Anne Rice was the undisputed queen of contemporary gothic literature. Her contribution to the movement first established by Shelley, Stoker, and Stevenson revitalized and continues to inspire dark fiction writers and readers. Dancing in the Shadows pays tribute to Rice’s legacy with tales from today’s most innovative authors, drawing from the darkness where vampires and witches, mummies and rougarous, spirits and demons move to the music of nightmares.
Stories by C. W. Blackwell, Anthony S. Buoni, Holley Cornetto, Stephanie Ellis, Douglas Ford, Lee Andrew Forman, Holly Rae Garcia, KC Grifant, Greg Herren, Christine Lajewski, Tim Mendees, Scotty Milder, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, E. F. Schraeder, Angela Yuriko Smith, Morgan Sylvia, Lamont A. Turner, Gordon B. White, and Trish Wilson; Foreword by Lisa Kroger
All proceeds from the sale of Dancing in the Shadows benefit Animal Rescue New Orleans.
PONTOON
Pontoon (Volume 1, Spring 2022)
Edited by Alan Good
Includes my short story, "Step Right Up"
Presenting volume 1 of Pontoon, a literary journal featuring fiction and poetry. This issue includes short stories by Alina Stefanescu, Craig Rodgers, Mary Gulino, Meagan Arthur, Holly Rae Garcia, Max Hipp, Austin Ross, Roy Christopher, Maz Do, and Mark Mills, as well as poetry from Leigh Chadwick and Tiffany Belieu and an interview with M.M. Carrigan, editor of Taco Bell Quarterly.
SLASH HER
Slash-Her: An Anthology of Women in Horror
Edited by Janine Pipe & Jill Girardi
Includes my short story, "How to Pose the Dead"
Kandisha Press proudly presents SLASH-HER. 21 women from across the world come together to explore the slasher sub-genre. Some embrace the tropes, some rip them to shreds. These powerful tales are provocative, contemporary and need to be told. Featuring own voices, you will discover the pen is mightier than the machete.
Serial killers, revenge, lust and even the supernatural are just some of the elements in SLASH-HER. These stories are strong. They are bloody and they pack a punch.
Are you ready?
Stories by: Sarah Budd, Somer Cannon, Holly Rae Garcia, Laurel Hightower, Sarah Jane Huntington, R.J. Joseph, Kenzie Jennings, Vivian Kasley, Mai Kil, Red Lagoe, Julia C. Lewis, Anne M. Marble, Villimey Mist, Briana Morgan, Christine Morgan, Haley Newlin, Cynthia Pelayo, Mocha Pennington, Stephanie Rabig, Ali Seay, Rachel Ward.
GEN X
GENERATION X-ed
Edited by Rebecca Rowland
Includes my short story, "Regulators"
In a unique anthology of monster, folk, paranormal, and psychological horror as glimpsed through the lens of the latchkey generation, twenty-two voices shine a strobe light on the cultural demons that lurked in the background while they came of age in the heyday of Satanic panic and slasher flicks, milk carton missing and music television, video rentals and riot grrrls.
These Gen-X storytellers once stayed out unsupervised until the streetlights came on, and what they brought home with them will terrify you.
Stories by: Kevin David Anderson, Glynn Owen Barrass, Matthew Barron, C.D. Brown, Matthew Chabin, L.E. Daniels, C.O. Davidson, Douglas Ford, Phil Ford, Holly Rae Garcia, Dale W. Glaser, Tim Jeffreys, Derek Austin Johnson, Eldon Litchfield, Adrien Ludens, Elaine Pascale, Erica Ruppert, Kristi Peterson Schoonover, Rob Smales, Mark Towse, Thomas Vaughn, Thomas K.S. Wake
81 WORD
81 Words Flash Fiction Anthology
Edited by Christopher Fielden
Includes my micro story, "No Longer Missing"
1,000 Stories by 1,000 Authors - A World Record Breaking Book
Each story is exactly 81 words in length. Profits from sales of this book go to the Arkbound Foundation, a charity that aims to widen access to literature and improve diversity within publishing by running projects that empower people from disadvantaged backgrounds and deprived communities to get their voices heard.
STANCHION
Stanchion: Issue Five
Edited by Jeff Bogle
Includes my short story, "Three Acts"
Issue Five features original works from twenty talented human beings, spanning the globe from California to India. Inside these 60 uncoated pages, you'll spend time with short stories, a monologue, poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and black and white photography
While there continues to be no singular theme to the issues of Stanchion, within Issue Five you may pick up on the ideas of body autonomy, of fighting for yourself, of survival in the many shapes that act can take, and of fighting to be seen and touched and loved.
TWF VOL 3
Trembling With Fear: Volume Three
Edited by Stuart Conover and Stephanie Ellis
Includes my short story, "Liberty Bell"
In the third collection of More Tales from Under the Tree, they have gathered the holiday-themed calls and various special calls released in 2020. From the vaults of ‘Trembling With Fear’, they've also included the Unholy Trinities - sets of 3 related 100-word tales - a triple delight.
Each story falls within the realm of speculative fiction. While many are darker works, they include the full range from horror to science fiction to fantasy and beyond!
TWF YEAR 4
Trembling With Fear: Year Four
Edited by Stuart Conover and Stephanie Ellis
Includes my short story, "Her Mother's Smile"
Year Four of the ‘Trembling With Fear’ series contains every story published as part of the Sunday zine during that time. Written by authors determined to keep calm and carry on, they reckon this is their best collection yet.
Each story falls within the realm of speculative fiction. While many are darker works, they include the full range from horror to science fiction to fantasy and beyond!
CALL WYLD
The Call of the Wyld Anthology
Edited by Mark Bilsborough
Includes my short story, "A Werewolf's Lament"
Twelve grisly new tales of fur and fury in this brand new anthology of werewolf stories.
Stories by: Liam Hogan, Holly Rae Garcia, Christopher R. Muscato, M.T Johnson, Holly Barratt, Eric Nash, Laura Garritty, E.J Sidle, C. H. Knyght, David J Rank, Adam Stemple, Richard Pulfer,
NIGTSIDE
Nightside: Tales of Outre Noir
Edited by Mark Slade
Includes my short story, "The Many Indiscretions of Agent 592"
Nightside: Tales of Outre Noir is a collection of stories that hash together the Bizarre and the Noir. With authors who are on top of their game, this book is filled with tense prose and horrifying scenes that lovers of dark fiction will appreciate.
There are screenplays mixing Lovecraftian horror and Biblical tales, and stories of detectives solving gruesome murders. It's a sub-genre cocktail, shaken and shared with murderous crazies that could very well be your friends or family members.
OUT OF PRINT
HAUNTED
Haunted
Edited by Claire Buss
Includes my short story, "The Bay Sirius Witch of Atchafalaya Basin"
Join us on a pumpkin spiced, ghost-riddled, spooky journey amongst the imaginations of fifteen horrifyingly excellent indie-authors. Let them take you on a candle-lit journey through the minds of the depraved, departed and desperate as they treat you to their haunting tales. Lock the doors, close the curtains and don’t turn off the light!
This is the second Sparkly Badgers' Anthology.
Stories by: Jane Jago, Yvette Bostic, Cindy Tomamichel, Sophie Kearing, Claire Buss, Leo McBride, Margena Holmes, Ian C. Bristow, Holly Rae Garcia, a stump, S. Shane Thomas, Ricardo Victoria, E.M. Swift-Hook, Medeia Sharif, and Brent A. Harris.
SIRENS ISS 46
The Sirens Call Issue #46, Summer Nightscares
Includes my short story, "Fire in the Night"
The 46th issue of The Sirens Call eZine features one hundred and five pieces of dark fiction and horror prose from seventy two different authors and poets. It also features an interview with, and dark imagery by artist, Jessica F Holt. This month's featured author, Sonora Taylor, talks to us about 'Fear, Sadness and the Horror of Pain' and also offers an excerpt from her novel, Without Condition!
SIRENS CALL 2019
The Sirens Call Issue #44, Can You Feel It?
Includes my short story, "The Dinner Rush" and the Poem, "Let You Go"
Our 44th issue of The Sirens Call eZine comes in at at 178 pages featuring 123 short stories, flash pieces and poetry of horror and dark fiction. We also feature artist, Francois Vaillancort, along with nine of his works of art; and an interview with author Kealan Patrick Burke, plus an excerpt from his novella, Sour Candy.
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