Author: dianneP

Our own graphic designer, Demonic Dave, was a recent guest on Delmarva Live. Dave discusses (and promotes) Halloween Party ’21 and a host of other titles. Witness more plugs than you’re likely to find on a power strip!

It’s always hard to decide, is the book better than the movie, or is the movie better than the book? You’d better have both. Buy the book, then watch the movie!

FULL DISLOSURE:
I published this book, authored one of the stories, and composed the introduction.
However, this book is notable, aside from my own motives for selling it, because it contains the last story that is ever going to be published by David W. Dutton, author of a number of books, plays, and short stories, and author of the first full-length novel published under our parent company, DPP: One of the Madding Crowd.
David was my friend, and a wonderful writer, and has recently left us. 
It also contains a short story by noted Goodreads reviewer, Jeffrey D. Keeten. Did you know Keeten could do fiction too? You did not!
Any Anne Rice fans? Then you may be interested to know that in this book is a story by Faye Perozich, noted for this work. 
If you read comics, then you’ll be interested in the story by graphic novelist David Yurkovich (of Altercations and Less Than Heroes).
And if you follow horror magazine Samsara, then you will already be a fan of R. David Fulcher.
So, my own involvement aside, this book has a lot of plums hidden in it. I bet you’ll love it, and with it’s square shape and glossy cover (which you get to see in 2 more weeks!), it makes a great gift for that brother-in-law who you never know what present he would like. Give him a cool horror book!

Horror, by the light of the silvery tomb!

Check out the cover reveal for Halloween Party ’21 from Gravelight Press. Pre-orders available. Very scary stories, one written by someone who is actually dead. Oh, yes.

Get your Halloween on!

Well this certainly ain’t it.

However, if you’re local to slower lower Delaware, you might want to get in on it for a free copy:

Beginning Tuesday, August 17, Browseabout Books of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, will unveil a new portion of the Halloween Party ’21 cover on its Facebook page each week through early September. Facebook visitors who like, comment, or share the posts will be automatically entered to win one of several free copies of the collection with no purchase necessary. Selected entrants will be contacted to pick up their free copy at Browseabout after the contest ends. “Every year we are so excited to offer our customers new books from Devil’s Party Press and its sister company, Gravelight,” said Jessie Jones, author liaison at Browseabout. “We enjoy supporting this indie publishing company because we love the many unique titles they produce, and so do our readers. I think the cover reveal is going to be a lot of fun.”

Gravelight Press is thrilled that Browseabout Books is partnering with us on the cover reveal and that they continue to champion our titles. We worked tirelessly to make Halloween Party ’21 extra special from cover to cover. In addition to the many creepy tales readers will find in this collection, award-winning book designer David Yurkovich tricked it out with an assortment of visual delights. 

The collection features original works by numerous award-winning authors including James Goodridge, R. David Fulcher, Phil Giunta, and Bernie Brown. 

Halloween Party ’21 will be available in e-pub format on September 9. It will be released in paperback format on September 13 with availability from Browseabout Books and other select retailers.

BUT WAIT! Pre-orders available now!

Kindle/epub

Paperback

Discount on pre-orders too!

Get your scare on!

Author James Goodridge is no stranger to Gravelight. We’ve been thrilled to publish his occult detective stories that feature Madison Prescott Cavendish and Sue SunMountain.

Check out The Tiffany Affair, currently being serialized for free on James’ blog!

Turns out, if you were accepted into HP2021, you can!

One of the global changes we made to our company last year was to make a commitment to pay all authors we put on paper. With that check, you qualify for the HWA. A few of our most recently included authors have already been admitted, on the strength of that single payment.

We hope, as our fledgling publishing endeavor grows, we will be able to pay more writers, and pay those writers more. We are committed in using this company to help you achieve your writing goals.

So excited to know some wonderful and life-long horror writers with many many publications are finally being granted membership in a group they so deserve to belong to!