For the past six years, Ronnie has worked selling merch for a perpetually touring band. Late nights, sweaty clubs, dingy motel rooms, endless roads-as rough as it's been, there is no other way of life for this band of hungry succubi leaving bodies in their wake.\nUntil she meets the enigmatic Helene.\nHelene is just as restless, just as lonely, and just as full of secrets. With Helene in tow, Ronnie and the band make their way across the Pacific Northwest, trying to outrun not only their mistakes, but the mysterious disease stalking the band, a disease that devours succubi from the inside out.\nThe hunger is as endless as the road, but maybe Ronnie doesn't always want to sleep alone.

Sleep Alone

Literature & Fiction

McCarthy, J a W

Genre Fiction

Off Limits Press LLC

Dread Stone Press presents SPLIT SCREAM, a Horror Novelette Double Feature. This is Volume Three. Grab some popcorn, turn the lights low, and don't be afraid to scream.\nFEATURING: “So Quiet, So White” – Patrick Barb 
Roger Grimsby, a small-town curmudgeon known for his ‘80s horror paperback cover art, believes an ancient, bloodthirsty entity with ties to his family may have reemerged. But how does this connect to his wayward grandson, who prying police detectives and grieving parents blame for a recent knife attack massacre at a nearby summer camp? “So Quiet, So White” is cosmic folk horror that balances the act of creation through destructive forces, with the Grimsby family at the fulcrum. Prepare for bloodshed, and the beauty found within.\n“Imago Expulsio (The Red Animal of Our Blood” – J.A.W. McCarthy 
Shauna’s infatuation with the enigmatic painter she meets at art school escalates into unwavering devotion when she learns about the mercilessly brutal cat and mouse game that has consumed Elise’s life. She vows to protect her, to keep her safe—but how far will she go to keep her promise? A self-portrait vomits viscera and the sinister secrets that lie at the heart of the decadently deranged “Imago Expulsio (The Red Animal of Our Blood),” where body parts and gore become fine art.

Split Scream Volume Three

Barb, Patrick

Dread Stone Press

Death. Murder. Betrayal. An inevitable undoing. The selfish and terrible actions of humans rarely go unpunished in a world where Fate is a cruel mistress and Karma can be a more vengeful than a woman scorned. Hell is real, and it exists here on Earth as several characters in the stories contained within can attest as they face war, jealousy, domestic violence, and supernatural forces. Some face Hell on a literal level as others discover it is one of their own making. None were prepared for the reality of their consequences.Authors Michael Barron, Eric M. Battaglia, Eddie Cantrell, Michael R. Collins, Patrick Hackeling, Matthew Lett, J.A.W. McCarthy, Karen Metcalf, Ben Nein, Liam Quinn, RL Schumacher, Cales Stephens, C.J. Thomson, Jackie Valacich, and J.S. Watts weave together dark tales that question how far one is willing to push to get what they desire and explore the consequences of those more interested in themselves than their fellow men and women.

Ink Stains: A Dark Fiction Literary Anthology

Barron, Michael

Lett, Matthew

Metcalf, Karen

Battaglia, Eric M.

Cantrell, Eddie

Collin, Michael R.

Hackeling, Patrick

Nein, Ben

Short Stories & Anthologies

Dark Alley Press

SPLIT SCREAM has a new home at Tenebrous Press! Editor Alex Ebenstein brings his acclaimed split-novelette series back featuring: "So Quiet, So White" - Patrick BarbRoger Grimsby, a small-town curmudgeon known for his '80s horror paperback cover art, believes an ancient, bloodthirsty entity with ties to his family may have reemerged. But how does this connect to his wayward grandson, who prying police detectives and grieving parents blame for a recent knife attack massacre at a nearby summer camp? "So Quiet, So White" is cosmic folk horror that balances the act of creation through destructive forces, with the Grimsby family at the fulcrum. Prepare for bloodshed, and the beauty found within."Imago Expulsio (The Red Animal of Our Blood)" - J.A.W. McCarthyShauna's infatuation with the enigmatic painter she meets at art school escalates into unwavering devotion when she learns about the mercilessly brutal cat and mouse game that has consumed Elise's life. She vows to protect her, to keep her safe-but how far will she go to keep her promise? A self-portrait vomits viscera and the sinister secrets that lie at the heart of the decadently deranged "Imago Expulsio (The Red Animal of Our Blood)," where body parts and gore become fine art.

United States

Tenebrous Press

CHM #44 February 2024 (Cosmic Horror Monthly)

Dodge, Hillary

O'Halloran, Christopher

Pumpkins, Chelsea

Farrenkopf, Corey

Peter, Jessica

Tyra, Charles

McHatton, Erik

McConnell, Logan

Cilione, Jeff

Independently published

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