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Christopher C. Payne was born in January 1967 and grew up in DeSoto, IL. He received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, graduating in 1990. Currently, he lives in San Francisco, CA. In his spare time, he enjoys biking and snowboarding with his two daughters and an amazing wife.

Chris dabbled with writing in his spare time before deciding he would be better served focusing on the publishing side of the literary industry. He founded JournalStone in April of 2009. JournalStone began as a blog before transitioning to a publishing company in the fall of 2010.

Journalstone shot out of the gate by immediately launching a short story contest, then a full blown novel writing contest and quickly began to s...more


For immediate release: JournalStone Publishing Announces Publishers Weekly’s Release Of Review Of Brett J. Talley’s Forthcoming Novel, The Void SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2012 –JournalStone Publishing President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce that Publishers Weekly has just released its review of JS author Brett J. Talley’s forthcoming novel, The Void. In the [...]





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That Which Should Not Be by Brett J. Talley
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Shaman's Blood by Anne C. Petty
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In a tiny community on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Brother Placidus finds little Amanda LeFleur sacrificed below a crucifix, in the attic of The Brothers of the Holy Cross. It is not the first body he’s found there.

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An evil force is at work at the Hospital where Nathan is recovering from injuries he received at the hands of his Mom’s abusive ex-boyfriend. Demonic looking men with pale faces and glowing eyes lurk in the shadows and it appears that someone is harv...more
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Christopher Payne Another great review of The Void. This time on horrornews.net.

http://horrornews.net/52263/book-revi...


Christopher Payne Congratulations to HWA active member Brett J. Talley on an excellent review of The Void in this week's print edition of Publishers Weekly Magazine.

http://journalstone.com/2012/05/28/pu...


Christopher Payne Congratulations to HWA active member Brett J. Talley on an excellent review of The Void in this week's print edition of Publishers Weekly Magazine.

http://journalstone.com/2012/05/28/pu...


Christopher Payne JournalStone Publishing Announces Strategic New Hire – Norman L. Rubenstein Joins as Senior Editor

http://journalstone.com/2012/05/25/no...


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Christopher Payne 2012 JournalStone writing contest winners announced.

http://journalstone.com/2012/05/22/20...


Christopher Payne JournalStone Publishing partners with Cycatrix Press on Nam3less Magazine

http://journalstone.com/2012/05/21/jo...


Christopher Payne Excellent review of Cemetery Club on dreadfultales.com

http://dreadfultales.com/2012/05/18/c...


Christopher Payne JournalStone is very excited to announce we have signed 2010 Bram Stoker Award winner and HWA member, Benjamin Kane Ethridge, to a contract for a three book series. We are thrilled to have Benjamin as a JournalStone author and look forward to working with him over the next couple of years.


Christopher Payne "With THE VOID, Brett J. Talley guides us out to the vastness of space and deep into the landscape of nightmare. Talley gives us elegant prose that whispers unspeakable horrors. Highly recommended." - Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of ASSASSIN'S CODE and DEAD OF NIGHT


Christopher Payne JournalStone supports HWA by sponsoring the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards ceremony in New Orleans. If you are not a member of the HWA you should really consider joining. Today.

http://www.horror.org/blog/?p=2620


Christopher Payne Great new review of Pazuzu's Girl on horrornews.net.

http://horrornews.net/51397/book-revi...


Christopher Payne JournalStone is excited to announce that not only will we be attending BEA this year; we will be sponsoring the Library Journal’s ‘Day of Dialogue’. We are thrilled to be having dinner with the fiction/review editor from Library Journal and lunch with the fiction review editor for Publishers Weekly. It should be a fun time and we can’t wait to meet everyone. Thanks to JG Faherty and Brett J. Talley (two of our fantastic authors) for agreeing to attend and helping represent JournalStone. We hope to see you there.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/ho...


Christopher Payne JounalStone Publishing is pleased to announce that Jonathan Maberry will be joining Joseph Nassise, Benjamin Kane Ethridge, Anne C. Petty and Brett J. Talley as the fifth and final author in our 2012 shared world anthology, Limbus. We are very pleased with our all-star line-up which will include Jason V. Brock as the interior/exterior design artist. Look for more announcements as the late fall 2012 release date approaches.


Christopher Payne Another great review of That Which Should Not Be. If you haven't read it yet, you should really take a look and see what you are missing.

http://www.pissedoffgeek.com/?p=4287


Christopher Payne JournalStone is excited to announce we have signed Kristina Meister to a three book deal. Kristina is represented by Laurie McLean of Larsen Pomada Literary Agents. Welcome aboard Kristina and thanks to Laurie for having the confidence in us to sign us to this long term relationship.


Christopher Payne The top ten for JournalStone's 2012 writing contest have been announced. Thanks to everyone who entered and good luck to the top 10. The final standings should be announced in a few weeks! Check out who made the top ten by clicking the link.

http://journalstone.com/contest/journ...


Christopher Payne Congratulations to Jeffrey Wilson. He has a new short story published in Buzzy Mag. Click on the link and take a look.

http://buzzymag.com/calling-home-by-j...


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Christopher Payne It has posted! Our cover on PW posted today and the print copy will be out next week! We are very excited at JournalStone to have our first cover with Publishers Weekly. Congrats to Jeff, JG, and Brett for the excellent books listed.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/pr...


Christopher Payne A nice review of The Pentacle Pendant.

http://sallyawolfreads.blogspot.com/2...


Christopher Payne JG Faherty continues his virtual tour with a guest post about his latest release Cemetery Club. Click on the link and see why the world of horror is buzzing about JG Faherty. This is an excellent new offering from a very talented author.

http://vrleavitt.com/guest-post-by-j-...


Christopher Payne Purchase a hard cover or paperback book at JournalStone in April, you get the electronic copy free and you will be entered into a contest to win a Kindle Fire. It doesn't get any better than that. Not interested in a print copy; buy the electronic version and you still have a shot at winning the Kindle Fire.

http://journal-store.com/category/boo...


Christopher Payne Excellent review of JG Faherty's new novel, Cemetery Club on The Deepening. You have to take a look at this new zombie offering that rivals any commercial horror novel be sold today.

http://reviews.thedeepening.com/2012/...


Christopher Payne An awesome virtual book tour for JG Faherty to promote his new book, Cemetery Club. Take a look at some of the venues and keep this link around for the April kickoff.

http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2012/03...


Christopher Payne JG Faherty's Cemetery Club gets a great review on HorrorNews.net.

http://horrornews.net/49441/book-revi...


Christopher Payne Wow, congratulations to Anne C. Petty, author of Shaman's Blood, on what might be one of the most glowing reviews I have ever read. Thanks to Clayton Bye for reading Shaman's Blood and writing up the review.

http://horror.thedeepening.com/2012/0...


Christopher Payne Congratulations to Brett J. Talley on an incredible review of That Which Should Not Be on Horror World. Thanks to Nanci of Horror World and Norm Rubenstein for the great review.

http://horrorworld.org/hw/2012/03/tha...


Christopher Payne Read a fun interview on Rachel Coles, author of Pazuzu's Girl, and also enter for a chance to win a free copy of the book! Click on the link below and enjoy.

http://refractedlightreviews.com/?p=5829


Christopher Payne Excellent interview with Elizabeth Reuter, author of Demon of Renaissance Drive. Click on the link to read the details.

http://wherethedeadfeartotread.blogsp...


Christopher Payne Darkeva's World Horror Convention 2012 coverage continues as she highlights JournalStone. I hope to see everyone at the event and I’m looking forward to meeting a bunch of new people. Click on the attached link and read the details on what we are looking for at JournalStone Publishing.

http://thedarkeva.com/2012/03/whc-201...


Christopher Payne I always love the first reviews that come out with a newly published novel. Congratulations to JG Faherty, Cemetery Club is an awesome book. If you enjoy zombies and a good thriller, you should take a look at Cemetery Club.

http://hellnotes.com/cemetery-club-bo...


Christopher Payne JournalStone's March 2012 Newsletter.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jo...


Christopher Payne JG Faherty's Cemetery Club has made the March 2012 most popular list for books added on GoodReads. Currently residing at 191. If you are on GoodReads add it to your "To Read" list by clicking the link below. Cemetery Club will be released March 9, 2012.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular...


Christopher Payne An excellent compilation of interviews from the authors of 90 Minutes to Live. Thanks to Darcia Helle for hosting and to Joel Kirkpatrick for putting this together. Fantastic job.

http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2012/0...


Christopher Payne A nice review of DOR on horrornews.net. Check it out.

http://horrornews.net/48699/book-revi...


Christopher Payne Excellent review of 90 Minutes to Live on HorrorNews.net.

http://horrornews.net/48473/book-revi...


message 55: by Christopher (last edited Feb 18, 2012 08:00am)

Christopher Payne I would like to be the first to congratulate JG Faherty (Greg) and Brett J. Talley on being nominated for a 2011 HWA Bram Stoker Award.

Greg was nominated in the Young Adult category and Brett was nominated in the First Novel Category.

This is a wonderful accomplishment and an amazing achievement for both of these authors and for JournalStone Publishing. We are lucky to work with such talented people and wish them both the best of luck in the final round.

JournalStone is honored that our first year of publishing has attained such lofty results. We never imagined that two of our authors would attain this level of recognition in such a short amount of time.

We want to thank the HWA, our staff and all of our authors and we wish Greg and Brett the best of luck in the final ballot to be announced March 31, 2012.


That Which Should Not Be

Ghosts of Coronado Bay


Christopher Payne Awesome review of Shaman's Blood on HorrorNews.net. Congratulations to HWA member Anne C. Petty.

http://horrornews.net/47869/book-revi...


Christopher Payne A nice interview with JG Faherty as he discusses Ghosts of Coronado Bay, writing for the YA market and much much more.

http://thehorrorofderekclendening.blo...


Christopher Payne A nice review of the upcoming new release from JG Faherty, Cemetery Club, on PissedOffGeek.com.

http://www.pissedoffgeek.com/wordpres...


Christopher Payne Check out JournalStone's 2012 February Newsletter if you get a chance. There is a lot of stuff happening with this small press!

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jo...


Christopher Payne JournalStone is partnering with author and HWA member Jeffrey Wilson on a great charity event to benefit the Navy Seals in the month of February. Check out the link, buy The Traiteur’s Ring in February and all the proceeds will be donated to a fantastic cause.

http://journalstone.com/2012/01/23/su...


Christopher Payne Would you like to earn $2,000 and have your writing published? Send in your manuscript to JournalStone and you might take home the 1st place prize. We would love to hear from you.

http://journalstone.com/contest/journ...


Christopher Payne Congratulations to Brett J. Talley, author of That Which Should Not Be. His story, The Spaces Between Space, was chosen for the latest edition of the Lovecraft eZine.

http://lovecraftzine.com/issues/the-s...


Christopher Payne Congratulations to Brett J. Talley, author of That Which Should Not Be and JG Faherty, author of Ghosts of Coronado Bay. Both of these amazing books made the preliminary ballot for the HWA Stoker awards. We at JournalStone feel lucky to work with these two excellent authors. For the entire preliminary ballot click on the link. There are a lot of fantastic books in the running. The HWA is a great organization for horror writers. If you are not a member and you write horror you should really consider joining.


http://www.horror.org/blog/?p=2245


Christopher Payne JournalStone wants to thank David Silva of Hellnotes.com for running the interview series with some select authors from the anthology, 90 Minutes to Live. The final interview, with Brad Carpenter done by Brett J. Talley, can be found on the link below. Brad is a contributor to 90 Minutes to Live, the anthology dedicated to Rocky Wood. If you haven’t purchased a copy yet you need to get it on it! You are missing an awesome book and a great read.


http://hellnotes.com/an-interview-wit...


Christopher Payne Congratulations to Gregory Bastianelli on an excellent review of Jokers Club from PissedOffGeek.com.

http://www.pissedoffgeek.com/wordpres...


Christopher Payne Congratulations to Stephen M. DeBock for the great review of The Pentacle Pendant on HorrorNews.net. If you like werewolf books, this is a must read.

http://horrornews.net/46587/book-revi...


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