Eric J. Guignard's Blog, page 26
January 16, 2019
January, 2019 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets
January, 2019
New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes
At Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)
Flame Tree Publishing (Flash Fiction) https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 700–1,000 words
Deadline: First two weeks of each month
Reprints?: No
Response: Presumably by the end of the following month.Description: Original Flash Fiction written to the month’s theme; must be subscriber to the newsletter to receive the monthly prompt. This month is: The Horror theme is Scary Spiders. The Sci-Fi stories theme is Rebellious Robots.
Apex Magazine
http://www.apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: up to 7,500 words
Deadline: Ongoing
Reprints?: No
Response: One monthDescription: Exceptionally well-written Science fiction, fantasy, horror, and all its sub-genres.
Letters from the Grave: A Collection of Epistolary Horror
https://www.orbanninbooks.com/anthology-submissions/
Payment: 5 cents a word
Story Length: up to 10,000 words
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: unknownDescription: Non-themed horror stories in epistolary form. Stories created from nearly any kinds or combinations of documents, i.e. crime scene reports, diary entries, interview transcripts, etc. This can include modern electronic and digital “documents” such as texts, voicemails, Tweets, blog posts, and more.
Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove (Atthis Arts)
https://www.atthisarts.com/stormcove
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: up to 4,000 words
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: unknownDescription: Shared world anthology: Stories must take place over the span of five minutes; AND they must take place at a specific era, location, and time of day within the rooms or grounds of the Hotel Stormcove. SEE GUIDELINES FOR DESCRIPTION OF HOTEL.
Hidden Histories anthology (Third Flatiron)
http://www.thirdflatiron.com/liveSite/pages/submissions
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 1,500–3,000 words
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: by April 15, 2019Description: (SF/Fantasy/Horror/Humor) A secret history (or shadow history) is a revisionist interpretation of either fictional or real history which is claimed to have been deliberately suppressed, forgotten, or ignored by established scholars. Your tale can be based in the real world, past, present, or future, as long as it has a speculative fiction element.
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
http://www.alfredhitchcockmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines
Payment: 5-to-8 cents a word
Story Length: up to 12,000 (but the shorter, the better)
Deadline: Intermittent
Reprints?: No
Response: Up to a year (though tracking status is utilized)
Description: Fiction Mystery: stories of detection of the classic kind, police procedurals, private eye tales, suspense, courtroom dramas, stories of espionage, and so on. Story must be about a crime (or the threat or fear of one). Sometimes accept ghost stories or supernatural tales, but those also should involve a crime (fresh, well told, and absorbing).
***Non-PRO-Paying Market, but Eric J. Guignard’s “Picks of the Month”
Augur Magazine (Publisher or Editor) http://www.augurmag.com/submissions
Payment: 4 cents a word
Story Length: up to 5,000 words
Deadline: January 31, 2019 (next to be open May, 2019)
Reprints?: No
Response: Within 8 weeksDescription: “Literary” speculative fiction: ream-touched realism, slipstream, fabulism, magical realism.
(TITLE TBD…) SPLATTER (Blood Bound Books)
http://www.splatterclub.com/submissions/
Payment: 1 cent a word
Story Length: 500–7,000 words
Deadline: March 31, 2019 (NOTE: The website says December 31, 2018, but this date HAS been extended to March 31, per editor’s Facebook discussion post (The Splatter Club)
Reprints?: Possibly. Query first.
Response: Usually within eight weeks.
Description: To publish half new (unpublished) and half experienced authors, this splatter anthology is to showcase non-themed bizarro, extreme horror, or splatterpunk in some way.
ALSO, they have a second anthology, SPLATTER IN SPACE, which is space-themed Splatter Punk. Same terms.
At Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)
Flame Tree Publishing (Flash Fiction) https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 700–1,000 words
Deadline: First two weeks of each month
Reprints?: No
Response: Presumably by the end of the following month.Description: Original Flash Fiction written to the month’s theme; must be subscriber to the newsletter to receive the monthly prompt. This month is: The Horror theme is Scary Spiders. The Sci-Fi stories theme is Rebellious Robots.
Apex Magazine
http://www.apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: up to 7,500 words
Deadline: Ongoing
Reprints?: No
Response: One monthDescription: Exceptionally well-written Science fiction, fantasy, horror, and all its sub-genres.
Letters from the Grave: A Collection of Epistolary Horror
https://www.orbanninbooks.com/anthology-submissions/
Payment: 5 cents a word
Story Length: up to 10,000 words
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: unknownDescription: Non-themed horror stories in epistolary form. Stories created from nearly any kinds or combinations of documents, i.e. crime scene reports, diary entries, interview transcripts, etc. This can include modern electronic and digital “documents” such as texts, voicemails, Tweets, blog posts, and more.
Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove (Atthis Arts)
https://www.atthisarts.com/stormcove
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: up to 4,000 words
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: unknownDescription: Shared world anthology: Stories must take place over the span of five minutes; AND they must take place at a specific era, location, and time of day within the rooms or grounds of the Hotel Stormcove. SEE GUIDELINES FOR DESCRIPTION OF HOTEL.
Hidden Histories anthology (Third Flatiron)
http://www.thirdflatiron.com/liveSite/pages/submissions
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 1,500–3,000 words
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: by April 15, 2019Description: (SF/Fantasy/Horror/Humor) A secret history (or shadow history) is a revisionist interpretation of either fictional or real history which is claimed to have been deliberately suppressed, forgotten, or ignored by established scholars. Your tale can be based in the real world, past, present, or future, as long as it has a speculative fiction element.
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
http://www.alfredhitchcockmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines
Payment: 5-to-8 cents a word
Story Length: up to 12,000 (but the shorter, the better)
Deadline: Intermittent
Reprints?: No
Response: Up to a year (though tracking status is utilized)
Description: Fiction Mystery: stories of detection of the classic kind, police procedurals, private eye tales, suspense, courtroom dramas, stories of espionage, and so on. Story must be about a crime (or the threat or fear of one). Sometimes accept ghost stories or supernatural tales, but those also should involve a crime (fresh, well told, and absorbing).
***Non-PRO-Paying Market, but Eric J. Guignard’s “Picks of the Month”
Augur Magazine (Publisher or Editor) http://www.augurmag.com/submissions
Payment: 4 cents a word
Story Length: up to 5,000 words
Deadline: January 31, 2019 (next to be open May, 2019)
Reprints?: No
Response: Within 8 weeksDescription: “Literary” speculative fiction: ream-touched realism, slipstream, fabulism, magical realism.
(TITLE TBD…) SPLATTER (Blood Bound Books)
http://www.splatterclub.com/submissions/
Payment: 1 cent a word
Story Length: 500–7,000 words
Deadline: March 31, 2019 (NOTE: The website says December 31, 2018, but this date HAS been extended to March 31, per editor’s Facebook discussion post (The Splatter Club)
Reprints?: Possibly. Query first.
Response: Usually within eight weeks.
Description: To publish half new (unpublished) and half experienced authors, this splatter anthology is to showcase non-themed bizarro, extreme horror, or splatterpunk in some way.
ALSO, they have a second anthology, SPLATTER IN SPACE, which is space-themed Splatter Punk. Same terms.
DAY 18 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR
I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created:
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
, published by Dark Moon Books on January 14, 2019!
DAY 18 of 18: Brian Hodge
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
15. Jeff Strand presents “Lab Experiment Turf War”
16. Amelia Beamer presents “The She-Creature”
17. Will Viharo presents “Fish out of Water”
18. Brian Hodge presents “I Was a Teenage Shroom Fiend”
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EXCERPT:
. . . Maddox drummed his fingers on the top on his door, a galloping sound. “You bring Scott’s money with you or was this a wasted trip for me?”
Heath slipped it from his pocket and handed it over. Maddox let the baggie of little green footballs slip from his fingers to the alley, with an “Oops, sorry.” When Heath bent over to pick it up, Maddox levered the door open and banged it into his head. As the frat boy tottered backward holding the top of his skull, Maddox slid out after him.
Six lanky feet of gristle and bone with a pompadour—that was Maddox. When his little brother Hazel and I were still kids, I used to think Maddox was the coolest guy on earth. And I guess he was still up there in my estimation, but now it was more that I admired him for sticking to his guns. He was the last greaser in a world of hippies. Outnumbered 10,000-to-1 by bellbottoms, he wore pegged jeans so tight that, even if someone got in a lucky punch and knocked him out, the jeans might have kept him standing. I never knew how he could even move in them, let alone stash a bicycle chain in his back pocket, but he could, and did . . .
—“ I Was a Teenage Shroom Fiend” by Brian Hodge
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ABOUT: BRIAN HODGE
Called “a writer of spectacularly unflinching gifts” by no less than Peter Straub, BRIAN HODGE is one of those people who always has to be making something. So far, he’s made thirteen novels, around 130 shorter works, five full-length collections, and one soundtrack album. His novella, “The Same Deep Waters as You,” was recently optioned by a London-based production company for development as a TV series.
He lives in Colorado, where he also likes to make music and photographs; loves everything about organic gardening except the thieving squirrels; and trains in Krav Maga and kickboxing, which are of no use at all against the squirrels.
Connect through his web site (www.brianhodge.net), Twitter (@BHodgeAuthor), or Facebook (www.facebook.com/brianhodgewriter).
###
PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
DAY 18 of 18: Brian Hodge
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
15. Jeff Strand presents “Lab Experiment Turf War”
16. Amelia Beamer presents “The She-Creature”
17. Will Viharo presents “Fish out of Water”
18. Brian Hodge presents “I Was a Teenage Shroom Fiend”
###
EXCERPT:
. . . Maddox drummed his fingers on the top on his door, a galloping sound. “You bring Scott’s money with you or was this a wasted trip for me?”Heath slipped it from his pocket and handed it over. Maddox let the baggie of little green footballs slip from his fingers to the alley, with an “Oops, sorry.” When Heath bent over to pick it up, Maddox levered the door open and banged it into his head. As the frat boy tottered backward holding the top of his skull, Maddox slid out after him.
Six lanky feet of gristle and bone with a pompadour—that was Maddox. When his little brother Hazel and I were still kids, I used to think Maddox was the coolest guy on earth. And I guess he was still up there in my estimation, but now it was more that I admired him for sticking to his guns. He was the last greaser in a world of hippies. Outnumbered 10,000-to-1 by bellbottoms, he wore pegged jeans so tight that, even if someone got in a lucky punch and knocked him out, the jeans might have kept him standing. I never knew how he could even move in them, let alone stash a bicycle chain in his back pocket, but he could, and did . . .
—“ I Was a Teenage Shroom Fiend” by Brian Hodge
###
ABOUT: BRIAN HODGE
Called “a writer of spectacularly unflinching gifts” by no less than Peter Straub, BRIAN HODGE is one of those people who always has to be making something. So far, he’s made thirteen novels, around 130 shorter works, five full-length collections, and one soundtrack album. His novella, “The Same Deep Waters as You,” was recently optioned by a London-based production company for development as a TV series.
He lives in Colorado, where he also likes to make music and photographs; loves everything about organic gardening except the thieving squirrels; and trains in Krav Maga and kickboxing, which are of no use at all against the squirrels.
Connect through his web site (www.brianhodge.net), Twitter (@BHodgeAuthor), or Facebook (www.facebook.com/brianhodgewriter).
###
PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
January 14, 2019
Release Day Today for POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR!!
IT’S HERE!!!! Release Day today for one of my most exciting anthology projects ever: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORRORWelcome to the cool side of the 1950s, where the fast cars and revved-up movie monsters peel out in the night. Where outlaw vixens and jukebox tramps square off with razorblades and lead pipes. Where rockers rock, cool cats strut, and hot rods roar. Where you howl to the moon as the tiki drums pound and the electric guitar shrieks and that spit-and-holler jamboree ain’t gonna stop for a long, long time . . . maybe never.
This is the ’50s where ghost shows still travel the back roads of the south, and rockabilly has a hold on the nation’s youth; where lucky hearts tell the tale, and maybe that fella in the Shriners’ fez ain’t so square after all. Where exist noir detectives of the supernatural, tattoo artists of another kind, Hollywood fix-it men, and a punk kid with grasshopper arms under his chain-studded jacket and an icy stare on his face.
This is the ’50s of Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror. This is your ticket to the dark side of American kitsch . . . the fun and frightful side!
Praise:
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” — PublishersWeekly
###
Table of Contents:
“Introduction” by Eric J. Guignard
“The Golden Girls of Fall” by Seanan McGuire
“Sea Lords of the Columbia” by Weston Ochse
“Tremble” by Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale
“The Demon of the Track” by Gary Phillips
“Outlawed Ink” by Jason Starr
“We Might Be Giants” by Nancy Holder
“Universal Monster” by Duane Swierczynski
“Draggers” by David J. Schow
“The Starlite Drive-In” by John M. Floyd
“Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show” by Lisa Morton
“Hot Babe” by Bill Pronzini
“The Prom Tree” by Yvonne Navarro
“I’m with the Band” by Steve Perry
“Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation” by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens
“Lab Experiment Turf War” by Jeff Strand
“The She-Creature” by Amelia Beamer
“Fish out of Water” by Will Viharo
“I Was a Teenage Shroom Fiend” by Brian Hodge
###
Edited by: Eric J. Guignard
Published by: Dark Moon Books (Los Angeles, CA)
With stunningly stupendous illustrations by: Steve Chanks
Number of pages: 346 pgs at 6” x 9” trim (99,000 words)
13-digit ISBN (hardback): 978-1-949491-05-0
13-digit ISBN (paperback): 978-1-949491-01-2
13-digit ISBN (e-book): 978-1-949491-02-9
Date of publication: January 14, 2019
#PopTheClutch
AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK (with Dust Jacket); PAPERBACK; and EBOOK here: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
January 13, 2019
DAY 17 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR
I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created:
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
, to be published by Dark Moon Books on January 14, 2019!
DAY 17 of 18: Will Viharo
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
15. Jeff Strand presents “Lab Experiment Turf War”
16. Amelia Beamer presents “The She-Creature”
17. Will Viharo presents “Fish out of Water”
###
EXCERPT:
. . . Before Frank noticed someone else was in the room, he’d shoved Julie to the ground and slammed the door behind.
“What the hell do you think—” he began, then stopped short when he saw Phinn rise behind the desk, bristling and clenching his giant hands into fists.
Frank’s jaw fell open. A little gasp escaped, before he composed himself enough to demand, “Who the hell are you?”
“This is my friend, Phinn,” Julie said confidently, standing back up. “I brought him along to make sure you don’t try any funny business. Not that I’m joking, either. Now give me my money, we’ll leave, and you’ll never see us again.”
“’Zat so?” Frank said, his gaze still deadlocked with Phinn’s, even as his knees knocked.
“Yeah,” Julie responded resolutely.
Frank seemed to strain in his efforts not to break, but he lost that brief showdown of wills fast enough against Phinn. Frank went to the wall safe, spun the knob, opened it, and removed a stack of bills, tossing it at Julie with contempt.
“Lucky you caught me in a good mood,” Frank said.
“Yeah, you’re a real jovial Gus.”
“Take your pet monster and that smart mouth and get the hell out of my sight.”. . .
—“ Fish out of Water” by Will Viharo
###
ABOUT: WILL VIHARO
WILL “THE THRILL” VIHARO is a pulp fiction author, cat daddy, dog walker, and lounge lizard at large. For many years he was the producer and programmer of the cult movie cabaret Thrillville, featuring classic B films in 35mm with live burlesque acts all around the Bay Area and beyond, which he presented with his wife, Monica “Tiki Goddess” Cortes Viharo. Currently he is host and organizer of Noir at the Bar Seattle. His “gonzo grindhouse” novels include A Mermaid Drowns in the Midnight Lounge, Freaks That Carry Your Luggage Up to the Room, Lavender Blonde, Down a Dark Alley, Chumpy Walnut, and Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me. Swing by his cyber pad anytime for virtual cocktails at www.thrillville.net.
###
PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
DAY 17 of 18: Will Viharo
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
15. Jeff Strand presents “Lab Experiment Turf War”
16. Amelia Beamer presents “The She-Creature”
17. Will Viharo presents “Fish out of Water”
###
EXCERPT:
. . . Before Frank noticed someone else was in the room, he’d shoved Julie to the ground and slammed the door behind.“What the hell do you think—” he began, then stopped short when he saw Phinn rise behind the desk, bristling and clenching his giant hands into fists.
Frank’s jaw fell open. A little gasp escaped, before he composed himself enough to demand, “Who the hell are you?”
“This is my friend, Phinn,” Julie said confidently, standing back up. “I brought him along to make sure you don’t try any funny business. Not that I’m joking, either. Now give me my money, we’ll leave, and you’ll never see us again.”
“’Zat so?” Frank said, his gaze still deadlocked with Phinn’s, even as his knees knocked.
“Yeah,” Julie responded resolutely.
Frank seemed to strain in his efforts not to break, but he lost that brief showdown of wills fast enough against Phinn. Frank went to the wall safe, spun the knob, opened it, and removed a stack of bills, tossing it at Julie with contempt.
“Lucky you caught me in a good mood,” Frank said.
“Yeah, you’re a real jovial Gus.”
“Take your pet monster and that smart mouth and get the hell out of my sight.”. . .
—“ Fish out of Water” by Will Viharo
###
ABOUT: WILL VIHARO
WILL “THE THRILL” VIHARO is a pulp fiction author, cat daddy, dog walker, and lounge lizard at large. For many years he was the producer and programmer of the cult movie cabaret Thrillville, featuring classic B films in 35mm with live burlesque acts all around the Bay Area and beyond, which he presented with his wife, Monica “Tiki Goddess” Cortes Viharo. Currently he is host and organizer of Noir at the Bar Seattle. His “gonzo grindhouse” novels include A Mermaid Drowns in the Midnight Lounge, Freaks That Carry Your Luggage Up to the Room, Lavender Blonde, Down a Dark Alley, Chumpy Walnut, and Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me. Swing by his cyber pad anytime for virtual cocktails at www.thrillville.net.
###
PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
January 12, 2019
DAY 16 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR
I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created:
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
, to be published by Dark Moon Books on January 14, 2019!
DAY 16 of 18: Amelia Beamer
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
15. Jeff Strand presents “Lab Experiment Turf War”
16. Amelia Beamer presents “The She-Creature”
###
EXCERPT:
. . . We were down at the drive-in when I saw this girl, and something inside me melted. The girl wore a white collared shirt, clearly borrowed from her dad, and rolled-up jeans. Her hair was flapper short, like Amelia Earhart. She looked to be about my age, as far as I could tell in the flickering light from the movie screen and the street lights. She was the most wonderful thing I’d ever seen. I burned with shame. Girls weren’t supposed to have those feelings for other girls.
She saw me looking at her, and I guess she wasn’t mad because she smiled at me. We had something in common, anyway, which was that we weren’t in our cars with our families watching the movie. She was by herself on the sidewalk, singing “Duck and cover, duck and cover,” only she was grinning like it was the biggest joke ever. “Kneel and kiss your ass goodbye,” she sang, and I wanted to laugh out loud. I’d seen that video of kids hiding from the atom bomb, and it was so scary. But it was hardly scary at all with this girl singing it.
Because she was looking at me, and because she was by herself, I went up to her . . .
—“The She-Creature” by Amelia Beamer
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ABOUT: AMELIA BEAMER
AMELIA BEAMER is a lifelong reader and writer. When she was a child, she wanted to grow up to be a writer, or maybe a Muppet. Her publications include the queer zombie novel The Loving Dead, as well as short fiction and nonfiction about literature and pop culture.
For over a decade, she’s worked as a book and magazine editor, doing work she loves. These days she focuses mostly on novels by independent writers of SFF/H who want to level up their writing chops and bring their best work to market. For fun she likes to run around on playgrounds with her niece and nephew, and she is a great lava monster. Her nephew says she’s the most fun person ever, except for maybe Jim Henson. Her website: ameliabeamer.com.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
DAY 16 of 18: Amelia Beamer
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
15. Jeff Strand presents “Lab Experiment Turf War”
16. Amelia Beamer presents “The She-Creature”
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EXCERPT:
. . . We were down at the drive-in when I saw this girl, and something inside me melted. The girl wore a white collared shirt, clearly borrowed from her dad, and rolled-up jeans. Her hair was flapper short, like Amelia Earhart. She looked to be about my age, as far as I could tell in the flickering light from the movie screen and the street lights. She was the most wonderful thing I’d ever seen. I burned with shame. Girls weren’t supposed to have those feelings for other girls.She saw me looking at her, and I guess she wasn’t mad because she smiled at me. We had something in common, anyway, which was that we weren’t in our cars with our families watching the movie. She was by herself on the sidewalk, singing “Duck and cover, duck and cover,” only she was grinning like it was the biggest joke ever. “Kneel and kiss your ass goodbye,” she sang, and I wanted to laugh out loud. I’d seen that video of kids hiding from the atom bomb, and it was so scary. But it was hardly scary at all with this girl singing it.
Because she was looking at me, and because she was by herself, I went up to her . . .
—“The She-Creature” by Amelia Beamer
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ABOUT: AMELIA BEAMER
AMELIA BEAMER is a lifelong reader and writer. When she was a child, she wanted to grow up to be a writer, or maybe a Muppet. Her publications include the queer zombie novel The Loving Dead, as well as short fiction and nonfiction about literature and pop culture.
For over a decade, she’s worked as a book and magazine editor, doing work she loves. These days she focuses mostly on novels by independent writers of SFF/H who want to level up their writing chops and bring their best work to market. For fun she likes to run around on playgrounds with her niece and nephew, and she is a great lava monster. Her nephew says she’s the most fun person ever, except for maybe Jim Henson. Her website: ameliabeamer.com.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
January 11, 2019
DAY 15 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR
I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created:
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
, to be published by Dark Moon Books on January 14, 2019!
DAY 15 of 18: Jeff Strand
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdaleand Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collinsand Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
15. Jeff Strand presents “Lab Experiment Turf War”
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EXCERPT:
. . . “What do you think you’re doing?” asked the teenager with a high crewcut and grasshopper arms. “This is Doctor Baleful’s territory!”
The kid with the cigarette dangling from his mouth and leaking pustules sneered as the two gangs faced off against each other in the middle of a hot sidewalk. “Says who?”
“What do you mean, ‘says who’?” asked Grasshopper Boy, who’d tried desperately but unsuccessfully to acquire the nickname ‘Grasshopper Man’ instead. “Everybody knows this is Baleful turf. If I were you, I’d take my buddies and scram.”
The three other lab experiments behind Grasshopper Boy stepped forward in a group display of leather-jacketed menace.
“I don’t see Baleful’s name on this street,” said the kid with the oozing pustules. “You see his name, Danny?”
“Nope,” said a kid with seven eyes, three of which were on his face, hidden behind dark sunglasses.
“You see his name, Alan?”
“Nope,” said a kid who would have been short even if his body wasn’t missing from the waist down.
“You see his name, Harold?”
“Nope,” said a kid with the arms of a praying mantis coming through his sleeveless letterman jacket.
“Gee, none of my associates see Doctor Baleful’s name on this street,” said the kid with the pustules. “As far as I’m concerned, that makes this Doctor Awry’s turf.” . . .
—“Lab Experiment Turf War” by Jeff Strand
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ABOUT: JEFF STRAND
JEFF STRAND is the author of over forty books, including Pressure, Dweller, and Wolf Hunt. He has never participated in a street race to impress the girl of his dreams, nor has he ever said “Daddy-O” except in an ironic manner, nor has he ever worn a black leather jacket, even that one year at Halloween when he went as a ’50s greaser. All he really did was roll up a pack of cigarettes in the shoulder of a white t-shirt. You can visit his website at www.jeffstrand.com, but he doesn’t even own a switchblade so it’s okay if you don’t.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
DAY 15 of 18: Jeff Strand
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdaleand Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collinsand Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
15. Jeff Strand presents “Lab Experiment Turf War”
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EXCERPT:
. . . “What do you think you’re doing?” asked the teenager with a high crewcut and grasshopper arms. “This is Doctor Baleful’s territory!”The kid with the cigarette dangling from his mouth and leaking pustules sneered as the two gangs faced off against each other in the middle of a hot sidewalk. “Says who?”
“What do you mean, ‘says who’?” asked Grasshopper Boy, who’d tried desperately but unsuccessfully to acquire the nickname ‘Grasshopper Man’ instead. “Everybody knows this is Baleful turf. If I were you, I’d take my buddies and scram.”
The three other lab experiments behind Grasshopper Boy stepped forward in a group display of leather-jacketed menace.
“I don’t see Baleful’s name on this street,” said the kid with the oozing pustules. “You see his name, Danny?”
“Nope,” said a kid with seven eyes, three of which were on his face, hidden behind dark sunglasses.
“You see his name, Alan?”
“Nope,” said a kid who would have been short even if his body wasn’t missing from the waist down.
“You see his name, Harold?”
“Nope,” said a kid with the arms of a praying mantis coming through his sleeveless letterman jacket.
“Gee, none of my associates see Doctor Baleful’s name on this street,” said the kid with the pustules. “As far as I’m concerned, that makes this Doctor Awry’s turf.” . . .
—“Lab Experiment Turf War” by Jeff Strand
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ABOUT: JEFF STRAND
JEFF STRAND is the author of over forty books, including Pressure, Dweller, and Wolf Hunt. He has never participated in a street race to impress the girl of his dreams, nor has he ever said “Daddy-O” except in an ironic manner, nor has he ever worn a black leather jacket, even that one year at Halloween when he went as a ’50s greaser. All he really did was roll up a pack of cigarettes in the shoulder of a white t-shirt. You can visit his website at www.jeffstrand.com, but he doesn’t even own a switchblade so it’s okay if you don’t.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
January 10, 2019
DAY 14 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR
I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created:
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
, to be published by Dark Moon Books on January 14, 2019!
DAY 14 of 18: Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
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EXCERPT:
. . . Running as best she could in the dark, in her sandal-type heels, she tried to keep an eye peeled for stray reptiles and that fucking wolf, who, by the splashing sound of it, was now pursuing her. Where the hell was Dan, or anyone else for that matter?
She kicked out of her shoes and flew barefoot over the swampy ground, the back door with the single light bulb dangling over seeming miles away, not thirty yards. The harder she ran, lungs burning, pain searing her bare feet, the louder the growl of her pursuer grew. She didn’t dare risk a look back.
Only ten yards to go. She just might make it—unless tonight was the night Dan finally remembered to lock up the damned back door. But she was so close, the glow of the dim bulb calling to her . . .
Then the monster’s hot breath touched her neck. She looked at that door just a few steps—and a lifetime—away. Her step faltered, yet she pressed forward. The animal’s claws grazed her shoulder, the pain like someone held a torch to her skin.
She stumbled, the beast about to take her down, so close to the door but even if she got there, she’d never get it open in time. Then that door swung open and light poured out, an answered prayer . . .
—“ Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens
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ABOUT: MAX ALLAN COLLINS
MAX ALLAN COLLINS received the 2017 Grand Master “Edgar” by Mystery Writers of America. The MWA’s Grand Master Award represents the pinnacle of achievement in mystery writing and was established to acknowledge important contributions to this genre, as well as for a body of work that is both significant and of consistent high quality.
He is the author of the Shamus-winning Nathan Heller historical thrillers (Better Dead) and the graphic novel Road to Perdition, basis for the Academy Award-winning film. His innovative ’70s series, Quarry, has been revived by Hard Case Crime (Quarry’s Climax) and became a Cinemax TV series. He has completed ten posthumous Mickey Spillane novels (Killing Town) and is the co-author (with his wife Barbara Collins) of the award-winning Trash ’n’ Treasures comic cozy mystery series, beginning with Antiques Roadkill through the current Antiques Wanted.
ABOUT: MATTHEW V. CLEMENS
MATTHEW V. CLEMENS—A frequent co-conspirator with Max Allan Collins, they have collaborated on twenty-four novels. The pair has also written comic books, graphic novels, jigsaw puzzles, and their short stories were collected in My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence. They have also appeared in numerous anthologies including Hardboiled Horror, Hollywood & Crime, and Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Their latest Thomas & Mercer thriller, Executive Order, was released in April, 2017.
Clemens has also had short stories published in the anthologies Occupied Earth and Killing Malmon. With Pat Gipple, he co-authored the true crime book Dead Water: The Klindt Affair.
You can learn more at www.matthewclemens.com.
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PR EORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
DAY 14 of 18: Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
14. Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens present “Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”
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EXCERPT:
. . . Running as best she could in the dark, in her sandal-type heels, she tried to keep an eye peeled for stray reptiles and that fucking wolf, who, by the splashing sound of it, was now pursuing her. Where the hell was Dan, or anyone else for that matter?She kicked out of her shoes and flew barefoot over the swampy ground, the back door with the single light bulb dangling over seeming miles away, not thirty yards. The harder she ran, lungs burning, pain searing her bare feet, the louder the growl of her pursuer grew. She didn’t dare risk a look back.
Only ten yards to go. She just might make it—unless tonight was the night Dan finally remembered to lock up the damned back door. But she was so close, the glow of the dim bulb calling to her . . .
Then the monster’s hot breath touched her neck. She looked at that door just a few steps—and a lifetime—away. Her step faltered, yet she pressed forward. The animal’s claws grazed her shoulder, the pain like someone held a torch to her skin.
She stumbled, the beast about to take her down, so close to the door but even if she got there, she’d never get it open in time. Then that door swung open and light poured out, an answered prayer . . .
—“ Mystery Train: An Arcane Investigation”by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens
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ABOUT: MAX ALLAN COLLINS
MAX ALLAN COLLINS received the 2017 Grand Master “Edgar” by Mystery Writers of America. The MWA’s Grand Master Award represents the pinnacle of achievement in mystery writing and was established to acknowledge important contributions to this genre, as well as for a body of work that is both significant and of consistent high quality.
He is the author of the Shamus-winning Nathan Heller historical thrillers (Better Dead) and the graphic novel Road to Perdition, basis for the Academy Award-winning film. His innovative ’70s series, Quarry, has been revived by Hard Case Crime (Quarry’s Climax) and became a Cinemax TV series. He has completed ten posthumous Mickey Spillane novels (Killing Town) and is the co-author (with his wife Barbara Collins) of the award-winning Trash ’n’ Treasures comic cozy mystery series, beginning with Antiques Roadkill through the current Antiques Wanted.
ABOUT: MATTHEW V. CLEMENS
MATTHEW V. CLEMENS—A frequent co-conspirator with Max Allan Collins, they have collaborated on twenty-four novels. The pair has also written comic books, graphic novels, jigsaw puzzles, and their short stories were collected in My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence. They have also appeared in numerous anthologies including Hardboiled Horror, Hollywood & Crime, and Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Their latest Thomas & Mercer thriller, Executive Order, was released in April, 2017.
Clemens has also had short stories published in the anthologies Occupied Earth and Killing Malmon. With Pat Gipple, he co-authored the true crime book Dead Water: The Klindt Affair.
You can learn more at www.matthewclemens.com.
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PR EORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
January 9, 2019
DAY 13 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR
I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created: Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror , to be published by Dark Moon Books on January 14, 2019!
DAY 13 of 18: Steve Perry
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
13. Steve Perry presents “I’m with the Band”
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EXCERPT:
. . . I was careful to turn my back while I ran the cable to the vocal mic, so Dwayne wouldn’t see me smile. He was just as likely to come back on the shitty stage and backhand me for the hell of it as not. Yeah, I’m with the band, but I’m just the road crew and back-up guitar player, if Dwayne hurts his hand fighting, or doesn’t feel like playing any particular night. Most nights, I just stand offstage and watch.He couldn’t see my smile, but he must have sensed it. “You got somethin’ to say there, Cecil?”
I shook my head. “Not me, boss. I’m just stringing my cable here.”
His voice rose. “My cable, you mean. You get my amp fixed right this time, too. And make sure the Tele is fuc*ing tuned. That high E was flat last night, it threw me off. ”
First off, he was full of shit, because I always had the axe tuned so it was dead-on; second off, he could have turned the tuning peg an eighth and fixed it if it had been flat, but he wasn’t a real musician. Oh, he could sing okay, mostly on-key, honkin’ Elvis or Buddy Holly just fine, but I can out-sing and play circles around him, that’s a fact, too.
“Yessir.”. . .
—“ I’m with the Band” by Steve Perry
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ABOUT: STEVE PERRY
STEVE PERRY has sold dozens of stories to magazines and anthologies, as well as a considerable number of novels, animated teleplays, non-fiction articles, reviews, and essays, along with a couple of unproduced movie scripts. He wrote for Batman: The Animated Seriesduring its first Emmy-award winning season, and during the second season, one of his scripts was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing—which no doubt caused the subsequent loss of that award. His novelization of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire spent ten weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List. He also did the bestselling novelization for the summer blockbuster movie Men in Black, and all of his collaborative novels for Tom Clancy’s Net Force series have made the NY Times Bestseller list. He is a recipient of the Willamette Writers Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in Oregon with his wife, two Cardigan Corgis, and one ornery cat.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
January 8, 2019
DAY 12 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR
I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created:
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
, to be published by Dark Moon Books on January 14, 2019!
DAY 12 of 18: Yvonne Navarro
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
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EXCERPT:
. . . one group was retelling and exaggerating rumors while the other was passing frightening old truths to the next generation . . . truths that should not be ignored. The thought brings Katie back to the present and what she needs to do, so she finally opens her eyes.
The Prom Tree.
It stands in front of a trio of alter-like boulders, hundreds of gnarled, dead branches reaching skyward like paralyzed, white spider legs. Katie stares at it, her impression that it isn’t a tree at all. It’s a bush, withered by drought until it’s nothing but a skeleton of itself. She imagines the biggest branches being hollow, dry wooden veins parched and still somehow searching for life. The idea is terrifying but Katie still takes a step forward, then another. She stops just short of the branches that stab the air, realizing they are actually more black than white. Their ends are agonized kinks that protect the heart of the tree, despite that same essence having abandoned it long ago.
But there is more to protect here. Much more.
Under the relentless Arizona sun, the things hanging on the tree glint. The breeze has disappeared and there are no cars as far as she can see in either direction. The silence is heavy, the air suffocating. Katie wants to do what she has to, but she forces herself to stay put, makes her gaze examine each and every offering in front of her. . .
—“The Prom Tree” by Yvonne Navarro
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ABOUT: YVONNE NAVARRO
YVONNE NAVARRO is the author of twenty-three published novels and a lot of short stories, articles, and a reference dictionary. Her most recent published book is Supernatural: The Usual Sacrifices (based in the Supernatural Universe). Her writing has won a bunch of awards and stuff. Lately she’s been really getting into painting and artwork. She lives way down in the southeastern corner of Arizona, about twenty miles from the Mexican border, is married to author Weston Ochse, and dotes on their rescued Great Danes, Ghoulie, The Grimmy Beast, and I Am Groot. They also have a talking, people-loving parakeet named BirdZilla. Instead of a To Do list, she has an I Want To Do list. It has about 4,274 projects on it and won’t stop growing.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
DAY 12 of 18: Yvonne Navarro
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
12. Yvonne Navarro presents “The Prom Tree”
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EXCERPT:
. . . one group was retelling and exaggerating rumors while the other was passing frightening old truths to the next generation . . . truths that should not be ignored. The thought brings Katie back to the present and what she needs to do, so she finally opens her eyes.The Prom Tree.
It stands in front of a trio of alter-like boulders, hundreds of gnarled, dead branches reaching skyward like paralyzed, white spider legs. Katie stares at it, her impression that it isn’t a tree at all. It’s a bush, withered by drought until it’s nothing but a skeleton of itself. She imagines the biggest branches being hollow, dry wooden veins parched and still somehow searching for life. The idea is terrifying but Katie still takes a step forward, then another. She stops just short of the branches that stab the air, realizing they are actually more black than white. Their ends are agonized kinks that protect the heart of the tree, despite that same essence having abandoned it long ago.
But there is more to protect here. Much more.
Under the relentless Arizona sun, the things hanging on the tree glint. The breeze has disappeared and there are no cars as far as she can see in either direction. The silence is heavy, the air suffocating. Katie wants to do what she has to, but she forces herself to stay put, makes her gaze examine each and every offering in front of her. . .
—“The Prom Tree” by Yvonne Navarro
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ABOUT: YVONNE NAVARRO
YVONNE NAVARRO is the author of twenty-three published novels and a lot of short stories, articles, and a reference dictionary. Her most recent published book is Supernatural: The Usual Sacrifices (based in the Supernatural Universe). Her writing has won a bunch of awards and stuff. Lately she’s been really getting into painting and artwork. She lives way down in the southeastern corner of Arizona, about twenty miles from the Mexican border, is married to author Weston Ochse, and dotes on their rescued Great Danes, Ghoulie, The Grimmy Beast, and I Am Groot. They also have a talking, people-loving parakeet named BirdZilla. Instead of a To Do list, she has an I Want To Do list. It has about 4,274 projects on it and won’t stop growing.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
January 7, 2019
DAY 11 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: POP THE CLUTCH: THRILLING TALES OF ROCKABILLY, MONSTERS, AND HOT ROD HORROR
I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created: Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror , to be published by Dark Moon Books on January 14, 2019!
DAY 11 of 18: Bill Pronzini
1. Seanan McGuire presents “The Golden Girls of Fall”
2. Weston Ochse presents “Sea Lords of the Columbia”
3. Kasey Lansdale and Joe R. Lansdale present “Tremble”
4. Gary Phillips presents “The Demon of the Track”
5. Jason Starr presents “Outlawed Ink”
6. Nancy Holder presents “We Might Be Giants”
7. Duane Swierczynski presents “Universal Monster”
8. David J. Schow presents “Draggers”
9. John M. Floyd presents “The Starlite Drive-In”
10. Lisa Morton presents “Dr. Morbismo’s InsaniTERRORium Horror Show”
11. Bill Pronzini presents “Hot Babe”
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EXCERPT:
. . . Saturday’s main was the top event in the local racing season. It wasn’t official from the Speedway promoters yet, but rumor had it that the purse for the winner would be five percent of the gate. Any way you hashed that out, it came to two grand or better if there was a full house, and there always was whenever they had a hundred-lapper.Flint and his Deuce had won two mains already this season, and he intended to win this one too. But it wouldn’t be easy. There were a lot of good drivers entered, Neale and Clements among them, but the stiffest competition was likely to come from Bruno Gianetti.
Gianetti was real good, drove hard and played almost as rough as Flint. Flint had been racing against him off and on for two years now and knew the Deuce was faster than Gianetti’s Dodge on the straightaways if he played it smart; he’d taken him more times than he’d been taken by hanging back, not letting the bugger nose him toward the wall or the infield, then punching out in the stretches. Gianetti was good, all right. But Flint was better. He’d win that two grand prize on Saturday one way or another. . .
—“Hot Babe” by Bill Pronzini
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ABOUT: BILL PRONZINI
A full-time professional writer since 1969, BILL PRONZINI has published more than 80 novels, four nonfiction books, and 350 short stories in a variety of genres; he has also edited or co-edited numerous anthologies. His collection of horror and dark suspense stories, Night Freight (Leisure, 2000), was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award by the Horror Writers Association. In 2008 he was honored as a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, their highest award.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Clutch-Thrilling-Rockabilly-Monsters/dp/1949491056
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/pop_the_clutch.html
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
