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My poetry collection THE BROONIE AND OTHER DARK POEMS is out now!

I'm happy to announce that Hiraeth Publishing has released my poetry collection, The Broonie and Other Dark Poems. Currently, the collection is only available direct from the publisher. It will become available via online booksellers such as Amazon over the next few days.

The back-cover blurb:
Beasts, nightmares, blood, madness...
From award-winning horror author Deborah Sheldon comes The Broonie and
Other Dark Poems, a harrowing collection of verse. Using only traditional forms –
strambotto, villanelle, flamenca, sonnet, englyn penfyr, ballad, triplet, décima
espinela, and more – Sheldon spins lyrical and visceral poetry.
Prepare for disquieting chills.

Formats available from Hiraeth Publishing:
PDF https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-p...
EPUB https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-p...
PAPERBACK https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-p...

Interview with L. Andrew Cooper about my novel BODILY HARM

L. Andrew Cooper is a screenwriter, novelist, poet, film critic, and thinker about things. His site Horrific Scribblings includes his in-depth interviews with authors of dark fiction. Recently, Andrew interviewed me.

In part, Andrew writes, "A highly skilled and versatile writer with an astonishing list of accomplishments, Deborah Sheldon provides eloquent insights into her crime-horror novel Bodily Harm."

You can read the full interview here: https://landrewcooper.com/sheldon/

Undertaker Books released Bodily Harm in 2024. For more information about my novel: https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...

PENUMBRIC MAG publishes my poem "An Unusual Request"

Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazineis an online magazine dedicated to riding that ever-changing edge of new and original fiction and art and sound, and everything, into tomorrow.

Its February 2025 issue (vol. viii issue 5) includes my poem "An Unusual Request". The poetic form I chose to use is the Welsh englyn penfyr, which is based around the tercet.

Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine is free to read: https://www.penumbric.com/currentissu...

Terrific review of my anthology SPAWN 2

Writer, anthology editor and book blogger, Robin Knabel of Inky Bones Press, has posted a terrific review of my anthology Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies (IFWG, 2024).

In part, Robin writes, "Spawn 2 is a well-curated collection of short horror. The stories stood out and some just plain wowed me to my core. Many stories are sci-fi or fantastical, some fall into folk horror. One thing that applies to all of them, though, is that you can feel the intense currents of emotions running through them, especially in the expectations of the characters. There is a palpable feeling of fear and dread in all of the tales."

You can read the full review here: https://robinknabel.squarespace.com/r...

For more information about Spawn 2: https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...

Short story published in BITE: A VAMPIRIC ANTHOLOGY

Graveside Press brings you tales of horror that will shatter your sleep. Their latest offering, Bite: A Vampiric Anthology, is out now. It includes my story "Perfect Little Stitches".

From the guilt-ridden mortician to the drunk vampire on the front lawn, from decaying castles to Chernobyl, this collection brings you twenty-three tales that will leave a mark.

Amazon link to Bite: A Vampiric Anthology: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRXPHXKC

Graveside Press website: https://graveside-press.com/

Interview with The Horror Tree about my anthology SPAWN 2

The Horror Tree is a resource for writers, offering submission information on all the latest horror anthologies and publishers. The Horror Tree also posts articles, news and interviews.

The Horror Tree has posted an interview with me about the anthology I conceived and edited, Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, which IFWG Publishing released on 25 November.

In part, interviewer Robyn O'Sullivan writes:
"Deborah Sheldon is well known for anthologies, and her latest offering, Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, promises to be exciting. Its predecessor won two awards! Spawn 2 certainly has big shoes to fill, but if Deborah’s past successes are anything to go by, then I have no doubt it will measure up..."

You can read the full interview here:
https://horrortree.com/an-interview-w...

For more information about Spawn 2:
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...

My horror anthology SPAWN 2 is OUT NOW!

The anthology that I conceived and edited, Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, is OUT NOW! IFWG Publishing has released the anthology worldwide in both digital and paperback formats.

The back-cover blurb:
Curated by Deborah Sheldon, this second volume follows the multi-award-winning and multi-award-nominated anthology of Australian dread, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies.
Spawn 2 interprets and reinterprets pregnancy, birth and babies in a myriad of unexpected ways that will frighten, shock, disgust, horrify, surprise, and move you. Penned by established authors and fresh new voices, these stories range from the folkloric and phantasmagorical, through sci-fi and cybernetics, to historical and the occult.
Prepare for an intimate, anxious, eviscerating read.

https://www.amazon.com/Spawn-Weird-Ho...

Ginger Nuts of Horror - PART FOUR in essay series by SPAWN 2 contributors

What inspires horror stories? Throughout November 2024, Ginger Nuts of Horror published a four-part “Behind the Scenes” series for Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, edited by yours truly.

The series includes insightful and candid essays by the contributors.

PART FOUR includes essays by Rowan Hill, Rachel Denham-White, Matthew R. Davis, Carol Ryles, and Kat Pekin.

You can read PART FOUR here: https://gnofhorror.com/spawn-2-behind...

IFWG Publishing released Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies on 25 November 2024.

Ginger Nuts of Horror - PART THREE in essay series by SPAWN 2 contributors

What inspires horror stories? Throughout November 2024, Ginger Nuts of Horror will publish a four-part “Behind the Scenes” series for Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, edited by yours truly.

The series includes insightful and candid essays by the contributors.

PART THREE includes essays by Anthony O'Connor, Pauline Yates, Dani Ringrose, Jason Franks, and Leanbh Pearson.

You can read PART THREE here: https://gnofhorror.com/spawn-2-behind...

IFWG Publishing will release Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies on 25 November 2024.

Ginger Nuts of Horror - PART TWO in essay series by SPAWN 2 contributors

What inspires horror stories? Throughout November 2024, Ginger Nuts of Horror will publish a four-part “Behind the Scenes” series for Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, edited by yours truly.

The series includes insightful and candid essays by the contributors.

PART TWO includes essays by Dmitri Akers, Carole Kelly, H.K. Stubbs, Matt Tighe, Ben Matthews, and Robyn O’Sullivan.

You can read PART TWO here: https://gnofhorror.com/spawn-2-behind...

IFWG Publishing will release Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies on 25 November 2024.