Stephen Kozeniewski's Blog
August 28, 2025
New Audiobook - STRANGE NEW MOONS
Hi everyone,
As you guys know, we released our werewolf anthology STRANGE NEW MOONS a few months ago, and now I'm excited to tell you that it's available as an audiobook!
You can hardly swing a dismembered deer carcass these days without hitting a “No vampires, no zombies, and no werewolves” sign on an anthology. Well, to that we say “Pshaw!” And also, “Awooo!”
Because what readers really don’t like are dull werewolf stories. So, we tasked the horror community with writing the weirdest, wildest, most creative, utterly bonkers tails (ha!) of lycanthropic lunacy possible.
And did they ever deliver! Wait until you read:
- a brutal, boneshattering peek at the kind of “dogfights” the super-wealthy watch to amuse themselves
- a story of two inquisitive city employees trying to find out who (or what!) keeps pooping on a local landmark
- a ride along with a delusional cop trying to prevent the total werewolf apocalypse. Werepocalypse!
Plus werewolf Frankenstein! And werewolves in space! This book is all gore and no bore.
With a line-up running the gamut from brand, spanking new cubs to heavyweight timber alphas, you’d have to be the weakest elk in the herd not to slobber all over…
STRANGE NEW MOONS
Featuring Original Stories From:
Somer Canon, Simon Clark, Matthew R. Davis, Kayleigh Dobbs, John Durgin, Amanda Headlee, Stephen Kozeniewski, Tim Lebbon, Keawe Melina Patrick, Rebecca Rowland, Mary SanGiovanni, EJ Sidle, Rose Strickman
Every story in this anthology is original and printed for the first time right there in those dark, bloody pages, and now you can close your eyes and absorb them thanks to the talent of our narrator, Kenneth Murdock.
If you'd like to check it out in any format, including the BRAND NEW AUDIOBOOK, it's available from Amazon.
Remember, it's "werewolves, not swearwolves"!
July 28, 2025
Gen Con or Bust!
Hi everybody!
Next up for my event circuit in 2025, we've got Gen Con this weekend. I'm really looking forward to it for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's a long weekend, running from Thursday to Sunday (who doesn't love to get away for a few days?) Secondly, instead of trading, I've been asked to run some events and classes, and participate in a number of panels, which is huge honor.
On Thursday you'll find me participating in:
So, You Want to Make an Anthology...A panel that discusses the ins and outs of creating an anthology.The Panel That Gets Everybody SuedA group of us divulging our worst professional experiences - everything from convention disasters, to contract difficulties, to publishing nightmares.
Meet the ProsHang out with a huge group of writers, get your books signed, and revel in convention debauchery with us.
On Friday you'll find me participating in:
Coffee Klatch with Tim Waggoner and Stephen Kozeniewski (hey, that's me!)Bring a drink, settle in, and let's talk!All Good Things Come to an EndA writing-focused event that focuses on closing out stories and character arcs.
Revision 101Trouble with editing and revising your own work? No problem! Join us as we cover this process.
On Saturday, you'll find me participating in:
Writing Horror When the Real Word Is HorribleWhy do we flock to horror when the real going gets tough? We might have some answers for you!Ask me Anything - PublishersA panel of publishers are here to answer any questions you have. About publishing, that is. Don't ask about my sleeping habits or anything weird...
From Battles to FisticuffsWe're here to help you with constructing physical conflicts in your stories.
How to Create When the World is On FireKeeping a hold of that elusive muse when the real world around us smells like it's burning.
When: Thursday July 31st through Sunday 3rd August.Where: ICCLOS, 100 S. Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225
It's going to be a great weekend, and although I won't have a trading table this time, you'll still be able to grab books off me and get your copies signed. I hope to see you there!
June 23, 2025
New Audiobook - WE ALL LIVE IN A FASCIST POLICE STATE NOW, THANKS TO THIS ONE FUCKING GUY
Hi everybody!
You might remember that a short while ago, I released WE ALL LIVE IN A FASCIST POLICE STATE NOW, THANKS TO THIS ONE FUCKING GUY. It weirdly feels more relevant than ever, but I'm not psychic or anything. Oh, by the way, avoid that third house on the left on December 3rd.
Anyway, the book! First I wanted to terrorize you through your eyes, and now I'd love to disturb you through your ears. WALI is now available as an audiobook!
It happened here. Fascism came, wrapped in the flag and carrying a Bible.
Nobody much noticed.
Sure, a few traitors like to whine about their missing "rights," but it's up to the heroes of the Federal Bureau of Patriotism to silence them.
When someone starts spilling FBP secrets, Captain Leo Nergali is assigned to track him down. But wait, Leo himself *is* the mole? Record scratch!
Buy this fucking book to see how Leo censors the arts, disappears his enemies, and perhaps even finds jackbooted love.
(Originally published as a Kindle Vella original.)
This isn't as talked about some of my other books because it's not my "usual" style, but I hope you'll give it a shot!
If you'd like to get a copy (in either audiobook, print, or eBook format), it's available HERE.
See ya!
June 18, 2025
June 9, 2025
YES, I AM A VAMPIRE New Audiobook!
Hey everyone,
I have a new audiobook out, and I'm extra excited about it because the narrator I have on board is spectacular. Adharsh McCabe has been a performer for his whole career (you might already know him from his decades of work with exotic animals), and lucky for me, he has turned some of his attention to audiobooks!
YES, I AM A VAMPIRE is my recently released collection of short stories AND autobiography, and now you get to ingest it through the Adharsh's dulcet tones.
The Collected Short Fiction and Autobiography of Stephen Kozeniewski, 2013-2016
Despite all the evidence to the contrary, I swear I am not a vampire. Cross my heart and…eh, nevermind.
Just trust me, there are no vampires within these pages. Plenty of zombies, though. One of the short stories in this book features a zombie caveman, for instance. And another is called Exploding Shit Zombies. You can probably guess what that one’s about.
Not every story is zombie-themed, of course. I’ve also got a monster under the bed piece that’s pretty fucking scary. And in another, a bunch of little alien goblins take over a farmstead.
This isn’t just a short story collection, either. Half of it’s my autobiography. I guarantee you’ve never seen those two styles mashed together before.
I also guarantee you’ve never seen any fucking vampires before. Not here. Not anywhere. So let’s just drop it.
What do you mean, bloodstains all over the book? Don’t worry about those. Just wipe the gore off your fingers and dive in to…
Yes, I Am A Vampire
YES, I AM A VAMPIRE is for sure one of my more unique books. Whether that's good or bad...well...you decide! You can get it in paperback, eBook, and now audiobook from the link below:
I'M DEFINITELY NOT A VAMPIRE BUT HERE'S THE LINK FOR MY BOOK CALLEDYES, I AM A VAMPIRE
May 14, 2025
Godless is now hosting THE GHOUL ARCHIPELAGO
Hi everyone!
A few years back, I gave you THE GHOUL ARCHIPELAGO. It's one of my favorites of my own work, and heavily features zombies (the best monster, obviously). And now, the good folk at GODLESS have given it an extra home!
After ravenous corpses topple society and consume most of the world's population, freighter captain Henk Martigan is shocked to receive a distress call. Eighty survivors beg him to whisk them away to the relative safety of the South Pacific. Martigan wants to help, but to rescue anyone he must first pass through the nightmare backwater of the Curien island chain.
If you missed it on it's original run, you can now get it from GODLESS for only $2.99 as an eBook. If you prefer a paperback or audiobook, however, don't fear! It's still available in all formats through AMAZON too.
I hope you'll join my terrifying, screeching, shambling, sea-bound adventure!
May 5, 2025
BILLY AND THE CLONEASAURUS Only 99c Through May
Hi everyone!
For this month (and this month only), if you live in the USA, UK, Canada, or Australia, you can grab a copy of BILLY AND THE CLONEASAURUS for only 99c! What is this Cloneasaurus, I hear you ask?
If you're unsure, for the low LOW price of only 99c, I'd say it's worth the gamble. But why take my word for it? Here's what some of the reviewers are saying:
"The thoughtfulness of not only the concept of the story but its execution speaks to Stephen Kozeniewski's talent as a writer. I love a good, gritty dystopia. This was a sweet fix to a craving for traditional dystopia. I was blown away."
----- Dacia Arnold, Uncomfortably Dark
"Dark, haunting, and blisteringly satirical, BILLY AND THE CLONEASAURUS is the story of one "man's" attempt to finally become an individual in a world of copies."
------bookoftheday.org
"The unusual title and quirky premise caught my attention right away. As an avid science fiction reader, I was fairly certain I knew how this plot would unfold. I couldn't have been more wrong. One of the things I appreciate the most about this author's writing style is how skilled he is at keeping me on my toes. Mr. Kozeniewski always seems to have one more trick up his sleeve that doesn't reveal itself until the last possible moment."
-------Long and Short Reviews
If you're in the USA, UK, Canada, or Australia, BILLY AND THE CLONEASAURUS is available until the end of this month for the sweet, almost-nothing price of 99c from AMAZON.
April 25, 2025
April 7, 2025
Brand New Novel - LOONEY!
Hi everybody!
I'm ecstatic to announce that I've just released a new novel with my good friend, Gavin Dillinger. It's called LOONEY! and it's a little...out there. Horror? Yes. A little cartoonish comedy? Also yes. Child friendly? ABSOLUTELY NOT, NO WAY, KEEP IT OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN!
When beloved cartoon characters come crawling out of her TV, army recruiter Gabriella Harman expects a zany romp instead of the hellish nightmare that follows.
One night, haunted by her memories of Iraq, Gabriella downs a stomachful of pills and booze. When her favorite cartoon characters, the Kooky Toons, start crawling out of the TV, she assumes she is hallucinating.
But soon Gabriella finds herself locked in a battle of wits and wills with Herman Hyrax, the world-famous, wise-cracking mascot of the Kooky Korporation. Herman is more than just a stinker, though. He may be a monster, a demon, a god, or something entirely more unwholesome.
Is Gabriella’s descent into a world of cartoonish violence and psychological torment real? Or has she simply gone…
LOONEY!?
You might be thinking that a book co-written by myself and Gavin Dillinger might be a bit...weird. We have totally different styles, so you might assume that surely us combining forces would produce something odd and freaky.
.....Yeah. You'd be right. We teamed up to write a horror story and what we've released might just drive you a little looney too - you've been warned!
If you'd like to pick up your copy, it's available at AMAZON.
