Tag: horror

you made it through the horror of taxes! have a free book on us!

You made it trhough tax day! Have a free book on us.

Let us help you choose!

Did tax day make you feel like you were rear-ended at a traffic light?
We recommend putting Charlotte Smart on the case of the Accident.

Did you hope for divine intervention?
You might find it in the pages of The Holy Ghost and Other Spooky Stories.

Did you have trouble telling day from night?
Perhaps White Noir can help.

Did it seem to be part of a greater government conspiracy?
Maybe Jack Kennedy did it!

Did you wish you were a kid again?
Consider transporting yourself to 1974 and Banana Seat Summer.

Maybe you just want to escape to the mountains!
If so, Echoes From the Hocker House is just what you need.

If you were too scared to file, consider reading Halloween Party ’23 to discover what real fear is about.

From April 16 to April 19, you can download any or all of these titles from Amazon Kindle at no cost! You don’t even need a Kindle device—simply download them to your preferred device.

Like all great promotions, this one won’t last! Grab your freebies before April 19!

INVIATION TO JOIN US

We are excited to extend an invitation to you for the inaugural Current Words One-And-Done Session—an exclusive opportunity designed for fiction and memoir writers to refine their skills within a supportive setting, and the best part is, it’s entirely free!

Hosted online by DPP founders Dianne Pearce and David Yurkovich, this session is scheduled for 9-11 AM Pacific time on select Saturdays. To ensure an intimate learning environment, each meeting is limited to five participants. This is your chance to engage with seasoned professional editors at no cost.

Registration: To secure your spot, submit a portion of your writing (between 450-550 words) for live discussion. Please email your selection to workshops@currentwords.com by January 20, 2024, to be considered for the February 3rd workshop. Include your full name, city, state, and the type of work you are developing (short stories, long-form fiction, memoir) in your application. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis due to limited space. Upon confirmation of your enrollment, you will receive an email containing further instructions and the meeting URL. Participants must be willing to join a Zoom call and have their work constructively discussed in a small-group setting. Please commit to attending if you sign up, as there are very limited spaces available.

In case you do not secure a spot in the first meeting, we will provide information about our March date. We plan to select five new participants each month as long as there is interest. We eagerly anticipate sharing this enriching experience with you, learning more about you and your writing, and connecting with our fellow authors.

There is NO charge to participate. We so look forward to reading your writing!

It’s alive…

Watch the HP ’23 teaser trailer.

The countdown is over! Don’t miss our latest and greatest horror collection, HALLOWEEN PARTY ’23!

Crafted by the brilliant and enigmatic Jeffrey D. Keeten, this year’s edition is a haunting masterpiece. It showcases the wickedly talented “I Love Bad Art” creator, and U.S. Army OIF Combat Veteran, Juan Cantu.

Dive deep into the eerie and captivating world of HALLOWEEN PARTY ’23, boasting 21 brand-new works that will send shivers down your spine.

🧟‍♂️ “Blue Zones” by Robert Lewis Heron 🐊 “Alligators” by Katharyn Howd Machan 🌸 “Under the Rhododendrons” by Morgan Golladay 👽 “Alien Nipple” by Jeffrey D. Keeten 🐺 “Werewife” by Eric Machan Howd 💆‍♀️ “Massage Therapy” by Liz Rosen 🏛️ “War Memorial Affair” by James Goodridge 🏞️ “Post Card Town” by Marisa Hurst, Meredith Harvey, and Esther Sharp ❄️ “Frost” by Kim DiCicco 💀 “What the Skulls Recall” by Katharyn Howd Machan 🌊 “At Sea” by Stephen Roddewig 📚 “Novel Horror” by Marc Dickerson 🌀 “Tulpa Affair” by Jessica Gleason 🏚️ “That One Room in the Old, Old House” by Katharyn Howd Machan 💀 “Dead Man’s Pond” by Sarah E. Das Gupta 🏚️ “From the Corner” by Rhonda Zimlich 💀 “Proper Substitute for a Pagan Holiday” by Kiean DeWess 🎁 “Gifts” by Eric Machan Howd 😈 “Depravity” by Michael Paige 🎃 “Gurgleplop” by I. F. Dempsey Hyatt 🧟‍♂️ “Frankenstein’s Creature” by Eric Machan Howd.

Due to the horrific nature of these tales, we’re offering our Devil’s Party Death Guarantee from of charge. Therefore, if you happen to die of fright while reading any of these works, we’ll cover the full cost of your coffin and will even throw in a dozen roses!

Don’t let fear hold you back! Secure your copy of HALLOWEEN PARTY ’23, a chilling 200-page softcover, for just $15.99 retail. The dark delights await, and we’re delivering them straight to your doorstep.

Buy now and claim your ticket to a nightmarish world of horror and suspense! 🌙📚👻

Devil’s Party Press Online Store

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The most terrifying books to haunt your sleep

Here at Gravelight Press we have to add to Fulcher’s list with this little gem:

Have you been sleeping too well at night? If so, you’ll want to get your hands on this book today!

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BUY AMAZON

I want to carve you….

Are you going to the Halloween Party?

Prepare for an electrifying return of our spine-tingling anthology series, HALLOWEEN PARTY! 🎃

The countdown is on, and this October 2023, we’re unleashing our most hair-raising edition yet. Get ready for a heart-pounding journey into dread with HALLOWEEN PARTY ’23!

Crafted by the brilliant and enigmatic Jeffrey D. Keeten, this year’s edition is a haunting masterpiece. It showcases the wickedly talented “I Love Bad Art” creator, and U.S. Army OIF Combat Veteran, Juan Cantu.

Dive deep into the eerie and captivating world of HALLOWEEN PARTY ’23, boasting 21 brand-new works that will send shivers down your spine.

🧟‍♂️ “Blue Zones” by Robert Lewis Heron 🐊 “Alligators” by Katharyn Howd Machan 🌸 “Under the Rhododendrons” by Morgan Golladay 👽 “Alien Nipple” by Jeffrey D. Keeten 🐺 “Werewife” by Eric Machan Howd 💆‍♀️ “Massage Therapy” by Liz Rosen 🏛️ “War Memorial Affair” by James Goodridge 🏞️ “Post Card Town” by Marisa Hurst, Meredith Harvey, and Esther Sharp ❄️ “Frost” by Kim DiCicco 💀 “What the Skulls Recall” by Katharyn Howd Machan 🌊 “At Sea” by Stephen Roddewig 📚 “Novel Horror” by Marc Dickerson 🌀 “Tulpa Affair” by Jessica Gleason 🏚️ “That One Room in the Old, Old House” by Katharyn Howd Machan 💀 “Dead Man’s Pond” by Sarah E. Das Gupta 🏚️ “From the Corner” by Rhonda Zimlich 💀 “Proper Substitute for a Pagan Holiday” by Kiean DeWess 🎁 “Gifts” by Eric Machan Howd 😈 “Depravity” by Michael Paige 🎃 “Gurgleplop” by I. F. Dempsey Hyatt 🧟‍♂️ “Frankenstein’s Creature” by Eric Machan Howd.

Because these tales are so terrifying, we offer our Devil’s Party Death Guarantee at no extra cost: If you happen to meet your demise from fright while reading any of these stories, we’ll cover the cost of your coffin!

Don’t let fear hold you back! Secure your copy of HALLOWEEN PARTY ’23, a chilling 198-page softcover, for just $15.99 retail. The dark delights await, and we’re delivering them straight to your doorstep in October 2023.

Preorder now and claim your ticket to a nightmarish world of horror and suspense! 🌙📚👻

Unearth chilling stories in The Pumpkin King and Other Tales of Terror

Brace yourself for a spine-tingling experience as we delve into the eerie world of R. David Fulcher’s masterful storytelling.

In this eagerly anticipated collection, THE PUMPKIN KING AND OTHER TALES OF TERROR, Fulcher assembles some of the finest gems from his extensive catalog of published short stories, many of which have become elusive over time. If you have an insatiable appetite for traditional horror, this volume is a must-read. And just in case you can’t get enough, stay tuned for volume 2 in 2024, which promises cosmic horror tales that will send shivers down your spine.

What Awaits You: Prepare to be captivated by 20 meticulously crafted tales by Fulcher, each one given new life through careful updates and revisions by the author himself. These stories are no longer mere words on a page; they’ve evolved into nightmares ready to haunt your dreams.

The Collection Includes:

Eulogy to E.A. Poe
Marienburg Castle
The Pumpkin King
Heavenly Strains
A Matter of Taste
My Days With Mahalia
A Night Out With Mr. Bones
Merry Are We of the Lake
The Night Flyer
Pumpkin Seed Spit
A Night for Animals
The Man Next Door
Extra! Extra!
The Flight Dummy
For the Children
The Watcher’s Web
Dreaming, The Copper City
The Huntress
The Faerie Lights
The October Man

🎃 Perfect for Halloween or those dark, rainy nights when you crave a bone-chilling tale to send shivers down your spine. Perfect gift too, for that hard-to-please reader in your life! And you can meet David at the Frostburg Indie Lit Festival!

Check out a preview of the book on Kindle Vella free! Fans of spine-tingling stories get ready to embark on a journey that will leave you questioning the very fabric of reality. THE PUMPKIN KING AND OTHER TALES OF TERROR is a literary masterpiece that promises to immerse you in a world of unimaginable horror. Prepare to lose yourself in the darkness of Fulcher’s imagination and be haunted by THE PUMPKIN KING AND OTHER TALES OF TERROR.

I want to carve you….

Give my creature life! (in an indie bookstore….)

Would you like your creature to haunt an indie bookstore? If so, I highly recommend this wonderful article available on IBPA.

Drumming for the Dead

Looking for a terrifying horror read to get you through the weekend?

Check out the DRUMMING FOR THE DEAD series by Gabby Gilliam!

CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE REVIEWS:

Just like vampires cannot live without blood and a place to lay-low during the day, authors cannot live without reviews on Amazon. So read the books and give Gabby those five stars you know she deserves!

You can get both books in the series right now for less than the price of a Starbucks, or a McDonald’s anything, and have great horror for your whole weekend. It’s too freaking hot to go out anyway. Stay inside and read something scary!

Leave Gabby a review, and I’ll send you a PDF of the Gravelight book of your choice!

A hot weekend full of zombies. In the words of Walter Sobchak, “If you will it, it is no dream.”

Get your copy today!

And make sure to follow Gabby for more books!

Mr. Byrnes on Jekyll and Hyde


The Gravelight Press edition of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is getting terrific reviews. Sure, we can credit some of this to Stevenson’s classic tale of duality, but what really seems to be drawing the attention of readers is the introduction by Jeffrey D. Keeten. It seems like everywhere we look, it’s “Keeten this…” and “Keeten that…” It’s enough to make hard-working gravelighter feel like a second-string pallbearer at best.

The latest such review is by Will Byrnes, a name that, like Keeten’s, should be well known to anyone who reads reviews on Goodreads; based on his stats there are quite a lot of you. Mr. Byrnes provides his own insights and backgrounds on Jekyll and Hyde, so much so that that we considered nixing Keeten’s review and replacing it with Will’s. But since we know Jeffrey spent a lot of time writing a very thoughtful and well researched introduction, we’ll probably leave it intact. Which is, actually, good news for you, particularly if you’ve yet to read Stevenson’s novella. So go check out Will’s review either on Goodreads or at Coot’s Reviews, and then pick up a copy of the Gravelight edition, available on Amazon and at the online store of our parent company, Devil’s Party Press. In addition to Mr. Keeten’s introduction, it features a bonus story not found in any other edition. We think you’ll like it very much.

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