Monstorm Anthology Set to Publish Feb. 28

Things progress, if sometimes slowly. Saturday afternoon brought this word from Editor Josh Strand: I just wanted to shoot out a quick update to let you know we have an official announcement about when MONSTORM is coming out! According to John, the big cheese at Madness Heart Press, we can expect it to release on February 28. Thanks so much for your patience in this process. We are very excited about getting this book out into the real world.

The story in question is a Christmas tale, “I’m Dreaming Of A. . . .” (see January 8, December 21, et al.), originally published as a stand-alone chapbook in 2011 by Untreed Reads. But the time is not that important. What is, is that the anthology’s earnings are earmarked for charity, to go, as I understand, to the All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota FL. Or, as a truncated part of the blurb explains: This book contains 20 stories by seasoned genre veterans as well as fresh voices and represents the horror community’s response to hurricane Ian. There are stories about storms, the devastation they can cause, and what they reveal about the people who live through them, stories of tearing wind, driving rain, blizzards, hurricanes.

Or in the case of “I’m Dreaming Of A. . . ,” perhaps not a blizzard as such, but a very unusual snowfall just before Christmas. Which, notwithstanding the popular Bing Crosby song its title cites, is perhaps not so much a good thing this time.

To see for yourself, more information on MONSTORM — including instructions for early ordering — can be found here.