Hold on to your butts! I'm predicting another stellar year for Horror in 2021. I've noticed a significant upward trajectory in my favorite genre for the last two years. Longtime Horror fans will emphatically tell you that Horror has always been this good and maybe it has but I think we're living in a special season of Horror where it's spreading out beyond the niche fanbase and baptizing new converts.
Here's what we can look forward to in the month of January.
THE GULP by Alan Baxter
January 12th, 2021
"Five novellas. Five descents into darkness. Welcome to The Gulp, where nothing is as it seems."
THE HOBGOBLIN OF LITTLE MINDS by Mark Matthews
January 28th, 2021
"This impeccably well-wrought fable proves what many of us have known for quite some time: Mark Matthews is the reigning king of modern psychological horror." ~KEALAN PATRICK BURKE, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of KIN
A HOUSE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE by Josh Malerman
January 19th, 2021
"Just because a house is empty, doesn’t mean nobody’s home."
5 new editions of previously out-of-print books by Ronald Malfi from Open Road Media. READ MORE
CAMPFIRE MACABRE edited by Brhel & Sullivan
Flash Fiction Anthology
"50+ original flash horror tales organized by five themes: Spook Houses, Slashers, Witchcraft, Within the Woods, and Cemetery Chillers."
CATHEDRAL: A Quiet Apocalypse Book 2 by Dave Jeffery
SHIVER: A Chilling Horror Anthology edited by Nico Bell
January 11th, 2021
"This un-brrr-lievable anthology presents 30 spooky stories exploring the depths of madness and terror unique to the cold. Get ready. A blizzard is coming."
PROJECT FEAR by Dale Robertson
January 12th, 2021
"Included in this collection are 13 short horror stories for you to devour, some previously published but plenty brand new, so curl up and get comfy."
Coming Soon: FLASHES OF HOPE: An Anthology for Charity
January 31st, 2021
"Flash horror stories featuring keyworker heroes finding hope in the darkness.
With stories by Aly Faye, Dave Jeffery, Tina Rath, Ken Shinn and Eric Ian Steele, these stories not only bring hope; they bring well needed funds to local food banks. Curated by Theresa Derwin and edited by Linda Nagle, this anthology is essential for readers as we look forward to a better future."
With stories by Aly Faye, Dave Jeffery, Tina Rath, Ken Shinn and Eric Ian Steele, these stories not only bring hope; they bring well needed funds to local food banks. Curated by Theresa Derwin and edited by Linda Nagle, this anthology is essential for readers as we look forward to a better future."
Debut Novel! HELMINTH by S. Alessandro Martinez
January 16th, 2021
"As her best friend, Abby, struggles to cope with the sudden loss of her husband, Rei and her closest girlfriends take her to a beautiful lakeside house nestled in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, hoping that a weekend of support from long-time friends will help Abby along her road of emotional recovery.
But as the young women get settled, Rei begins to notice there’s something wrong with the place. Could this peaceful, idyllic location be hiding an ancient evil below the waters of the lake? Or are the problems wholly within Abby herself, who seems to be losing her grip on reality? When unexplainable, nightmarish things occur, Rei realizes this weekend getaway may turn into their last outing."
But as the young women get settled, Rei begins to notice there’s something wrong with the place. Could this peaceful, idyllic location be hiding an ancient evil below the waters of the lake? Or are the problems wholly within Abby herself, who seems to be losing her grip on reality? When unexplainable, nightmarish things occur, Rei realizes this weekend getaway may turn into their last outing."
THE FLASHLIGHTERS (Nightmareland Chronicles, #4) by Daniel Barnett
"The Flashlighters is the fourth volume of the Nightmareland Chronicles, an ongoing serialized adventure horror epic following one man's journey to reach his estranged daughter in a world claimed by eternal night."
THE LONG VIEW by Mark Hurst
"COMING SOON! in a deep gravely 1980’s trailer voice. THE LONG VIEW - a tale of supernatural terror. They say the dead don’t tell tales but it depends on who’s listening. Out in January 2021"
Look for JAILBROKE by Brian Asman on January 26th. Pre-order into to come soon. Follow Brian HERE
THE THIRTEENTH KOYOTE by Kristopher Triana