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Cutting Block Single Slices
Cutting Block Single Slices Volume 1
From the publishers who brought you the multiple Bram Stoker Award® nominated Horror Library anthology series, now comes Cutting Block Single Slices, Volume 1 -- a new collection of slightly longer short stories that will make it hard to sleep with the light off.
From a classic possessed puppets story, to mysterious green mists and gods wreaking havoc, to an old-style Hollywood ghost and other supernatural horrors, this collection brings you stories you'll enjoy from skilled horror fabulists such as Marsheila Rockwell, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, John F.D. Taff, Tom Johnstone and more.
Some chills are best served in Slices!
From a classic possessed puppets story, to mysterious green mists and gods wreaking havoc, to an old-style Hollywood ghost and other supernatural horrors, this collection brings you stories you'll enjoy from skilled horror fabulists such as Marsheila Rockwell, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, John F.D. Taff, Tom Johnstone and more.
Some chills are best served in Slices!
292 pages, Paperback
First published August 25, 2017
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About the author
Patrick Beltran
4 booksDear friends of Farolight/Cutting Block,
It's with a heavy heart that I must report Farolight Publishing, and its flagship imprint Cutting Block Books, will soon join the long list of small genre presses forced by circumstances to close their doors. In our case, fiscal pressures and recent health issues for me personally, means the time's come to make a graceful exit from the publishing stage.
To our readers, I can't emphasize enough how much I've appreciated your support these past 16 years. To my colleagues and friends, I would not have traded this experience for anything; I'm glad to have known each and every one of you.
Here's what you can expect in the coming weeks:
* All of our titles will gradually slip into "out of print" status on Amazon and on every other book-seller's website. Remaining copies will be sold on a first-come, first served basis until that time.
* Within a month or so, the Farolight website and social media presence will disappear. We'll post the occasional update on those.
One more thing to mention... we're working to provide the Horror Library imprint a new home. I'm excited that we've found another small press with the seriousness and chops to keep the quality level as high as always. Once the i's are dotted and t's crossed, we'll announce the new publishing home of the Horror Library anthology series!
Thanks again for having traveled part of your reading/writing path with Cutting Block and Farolight. You made the journey worthwhile.
Warmest regards,
Patrick Beltran
Owner / Publisher
Patrick Beltran is the owner and publisher of Farolight Publishing, home of Cutting Block Books. He has served in various editorial capacities for Cutting Block since 2011, including as Editor of The Seven Deadliest and Cutting Block Single Slices anthologies. He was Associate Editor for two Bram Stoker Award® nominated anthologies: Tattered Souls 2 and Horror Library Volume 5 . He's worked on other projects such as Butcher Shop Quartet 2, The Best of Horror Library , Blue Eel and Horror Library Volume 6 . He's an active Member of the Horror Writer's Association and an experienced screenwriter, journalist and editor.
It's with a heavy heart that I must report Farolight Publishing, and its flagship imprint Cutting Block Books, will soon join the long list of small genre presses forced by circumstances to close their doors. In our case, fiscal pressures and recent health issues for me personally, means the time's come to make a graceful exit from the publishing stage.
To our readers, I can't emphasize enough how much I've appreciated your support these past 16 years. To my colleagues and friends, I would not have traded this experience for anything; I'm glad to have known each and every one of you.
Here's what you can expect in the coming weeks:
* All of our titles will gradually slip into "out of print" status on Amazon and on every other book-seller's website. Remaining copies will be sold on a first-come, first served basis until that time.
* Within a month or so, the Farolight website and social media presence will disappear. We'll post the occasional update on those.
One more thing to mention... we're working to provide the Horror Library imprint a new home. I'm excited that we've found another small press with the seriousness and chops to keep the quality level as high as always. Once the i's are dotted and t's crossed, we'll announce the new publishing home of the Horror Library anthology series!
Thanks again for having traveled part of your reading/writing path with Cutting Block and Farolight. You made the journey worthwhile.
Warmest regards,
Patrick Beltran
Owner / Publisher
Patrick Beltran is the owner and publisher of Farolight Publishing, home of Cutting Block Books. He has served in various editorial capacities for Cutting Block since 2011, including as Editor of The Seven Deadliest and Cutting Block Single Slices anthologies. He was Associate Editor for two Bram Stoker Award® nominated anthologies: Tattered Souls 2 and Horror Library Volume 5 . He's worked on other projects such as Butcher Shop Quartet 2, The Best of Horror Library , Blue Eel and Horror Library Volume 6 . He's an active Member of the Horror Writer's Association and an experienced screenwriter, journalist and editor.
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August 29, 2017
Review of Cutting Block Single Slices Volume 1
(Anthology) Patrick Beltran, ed.
Ten thoughtful stories by various authors create a venue to take the reader away from consensus reality, to shake us up and make us wonder "Could it really be possible?" I will categorize this collection as both speculative and horror, because of the "Could it be?" factor which operates so strongly throughout. Each story is worth the read (and the provoking of thought), but each reader will undoubtedly find particular personal favorites. For me, those are:
"Jackson House," "Florie Detail," "Dead Letter Department," and "Just After Sunset, In the Second Drawing Room Garden."
(Anthology) Patrick Beltran, ed.
Ten thoughtful stories by various authors create a venue to take the reader away from consensus reality, to shake us up and make us wonder "Could it really be possible?" I will categorize this collection as both speculative and horror, because of the "Could it be?" factor which operates so strongly throughout. Each story is worth the read (and the provoking of thought), but each reader will undoubtedly find particular personal favorites. For me, those are:
"Jackson House," "Florie Detail," "Dead Letter Department," and "Just After Sunset, In the Second Drawing Room Garden."
September 27, 2017
Outstanding short story/anthology collection. I am a fan of these types of book and most of the time there may be a few stories that may be lacking. I must say in this book, that is not the case. All these stories are very good reads. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.
July 24, 2018
I just finished this collection and the last story, The Desolated Orchard by John F.D. Taff pushed this up from 3.5 to a solid four stars.
While the endings didn't always deliver the promise of the bulk of the story, sometimes it's about the journey not the destination and most of these stories were so well written that even though a few endings left me wanting, I still enjoyed the entire collection.
Standouts include the aforementioned "The Desolated Orchard" (which two pages in I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy at all!), Jackson House by Kristin Dearborn (who does a great job telling a modern haunted house story), and The Shiro by Brian Lillie. The ending didn't deliver, but I so enjoyed the story up until the end (which was still fine) that I have to list it as a highlight.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the premise behind Samuel Marzioli's Behind the Walls. (In a gated community haunted by some mysterious menace, the denizens keep special cats that help ward off the evil - a story I'm sure H.P. Lovecraft himself would have enjoyed.
I've always had a fondness for evil puppets so Marsheila Rockwell & Jeffrey J. Mariotte's "The Lottons Show" worked for me though it felt a little predictable.
Lastly, living in Los Angeles, I could perfectly envision the environs of Felice Picano's "After Sunset, in the Second Drawing Room Garden" which involves a Hollywood power couple and the haunted house they purchase.
I would definitely recommend this collection to anyone who loves horror, especially haunting stories which, perhaps inadvertently considering the title, seems to pervade.
While the endings didn't always deliver the promise of the bulk of the story, sometimes it's about the journey not the destination and most of these stories were so well written that even though a few endings left me wanting, I still enjoyed the entire collection.
Standouts include the aforementioned "The Desolated Orchard" (which two pages in I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy at all!), Jackson House by Kristin Dearborn (who does a great job telling a modern haunted house story), and The Shiro by Brian Lillie. The ending didn't deliver, but I so enjoyed the story up until the end (which was still fine) that I have to list it as a highlight.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the premise behind Samuel Marzioli's Behind the Walls. (In a gated community haunted by some mysterious menace, the denizens keep special cats that help ward off the evil - a story I'm sure H.P. Lovecraft himself would have enjoyed.
I've always had a fondness for evil puppets so Marsheila Rockwell & Jeffrey J. Mariotte's "The Lottons Show" worked for me though it felt a little predictable.
Lastly, living in Los Angeles, I could perfectly envision the environs of Felice Picano's "After Sunset, in the Second Drawing Room Garden" which involves a Hollywood power couple and the haunted house they purchase.
I would definitely recommend this collection to anyone who loves horror, especially haunting stories which, perhaps inadvertently considering the title, seems to pervade.
December 28, 2017
A mixed bag of horror/supernatural short stories - short story collections are often a hit or a miss. It was good to read some new (to me) writers. The tales are all well-written, it's the stories that were a mixture for me.
They range from the good and original ("Jackson House" by Kristin Dearborn is a new take on the "teenagers spend the night in a haunted house" scenario) through the tired ("The Lottons Show" is a rehash of "puppets come to life") and the strange ("the Shiro" where people seem to end up as mushrooms! and "The Coroner's Collector" which just didn't make sense to me).
I'm glad I read the collection - I should check out some of the longer works now.
They range from the good and original ("Jackson House" by Kristin Dearborn is a new take on the "teenagers spend the night in a haunted house" scenario) through the tired ("The Lottons Show" is a rehash of "puppets come to life") and the strange ("the Shiro" where people seem to end up as mushrooms! and "The Coroner's Collector" which just didn't make sense to me).
I'm glad I read the collection - I should check out some of the longer works now.
January 1, 2018
9 good to very good paranormal, horror and fantasy stories by 9 authors. Each story different enough to keep one reading to see what comes next.
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