THE LADY OF SEEKING IN THE CITY OF WAITING by HWA Member Jennifer Brozek

Author: Jennifer Brozek Welcome to the City of Waiting. Welcome to Shadeside. From the moment Jane enters Shadeside, she is a pawn in a dangerous game between rivals. With no real memory of who she is or where she came from, Jane embarks on a quest to discover her past as well discover who it is she promised to meet. Along the way, she is protected by guardsman Derax, counseled by Lady Ellowyn, and warned of plots and betrayal by the most powerful oracle in the city. Through her travels, Jane meets a myriad of strange, wonderful, and terrible people.…

DARKEST KNIGHT by HWA Member Karen Duvall

Author: Karen Duvall After the warrior she loves saved her from a murderous gargoyle, Chalice watched helplessly as Aydin turned into a gargoyle himself. Now, free from the curse that enslaved her, Chalice pledges to join her sister knights in The Order of the Hatchet and do whatever it takes to regain Aydin's humanity and his love. What she encounters within their hallowed sanctuary is pure intrigue. Someone or something is murdering her sisters in their sleep, provoking fear and suspicion among the order. Meanwhile, Aydin, unable to stay away, starts haunting Chalice's dreams, urging her onward. Ultimately, Chalice will…

CEMETERY CLUB by HWA Member JG Faherty

Author: J.G. Faherty 20 years ago, four friends awoke an ancient evil. Now it's back, and only the Cemetery Club can stop it before the whole town ends up dead. Or worse. Rocky Point is a small town with a violent history. Mass graves, illegal medical experiments, and brutal murders dating back centuries. Of course, when Cory, Marisol, John, and Todd form the Cemetery Club, they know none of this. They've found the coolest place to party after school - an old crypt. But then things start to go bad. People get killed, and the Cemetery Club knows the cause:…

HAMMERED: MEMOIR OF AN ADDICT by HWA Member G.N. Braun

Author: G.N. Braun GNBraun led a life of addiction and slow decay. Drugs, crime and ennui pervaded every part of his day-to-day alienation. He dragged his way out of the pit without resorting to God or alcohol or any of the other crutches people commonly use. Here is his story. Pray your children don't make the same mistakes. This is a hard journey well shared and a book that risks real sadness to tell its human truth. -–Kris Saknussemm Thoroughly enjoyed reading this - such an honest well written book. Not only did the author share his struggle with drug…

AD NAUSEAM – 13 TALES OF EXTREME HORROR by HWA Member C.W. LaSart

Author: C.W. LaSart Exotic, Erotic, Gruesome and Gory! What if your Muse really was a twisted bitch, and she lived in your spare bedroom? And how far would you go to improve your station in life? In this premiere collection by C.W. LaSart, you will find 13 gruesome tales of the macabre, from a simpleton who forms an unnatural obsession with his own backyard to a lonely woman whose suitor is not heaven-sent. These stories, ranging from the supernatural to the darkness that lives within the human heart, are sure to send a chill down your spine and a flush…

CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY? Edited by HWA Member Lincoln Crisler

Editor: Lincoln Crisler Contributors: Weston Ochse, Jeff Strand, Joe McKinney, Cat Rambo, A.D. Spencer, A.S. Fox, Andrew Bourelle, Anthony Laffan, Edward M. Erdelac, Jason Gehlert, Jason M. Tucker, Jeremy Hepler, Karina Fabian, Kris Ashton, Lee Mather, Lincoln Crisler, Malon Edwards, Tim Marquitz, Trisha J. Wooldridge, Wayne Helge, Wayne Ligon, and William Todd Rose. ABSOLUTE POWER… The only family member to survive the 9/11 attacks. A sidekick-turned-construction-worker. The teenaged products of an institute for unwanted metahuman children. The man who can make anyone do anything. Are they heroes? Are they villains? Sometimes they’re both. Often, even at the same time. Corrupts…

NERVES by HWA Member John Palisano

by John Palisano Something strange has changed in Josiah. He has awoken with the power to give life to the dead. And he isn t the only one with an amazing new ability. Halfway across the world, his brother Horace discovers his very presence can kill. The brothers powers are not a secret to everyone, however. The vampiric witch Ogam plans to claim them for his own. The only hope for the brothers safety is to escape to the otherworld known as Alta, where they can realize the true power of their supernatural gifts. Will they be able to defeat…

THE LAMPLIGHTERS by HWA Member Frazer Lee

Author: Frazer Lee Life on Meditrine Island is luxurious but brief. Marla Neuborn has found the best post-grad job in the world, as a 'lamplighter' working on Meditrine Island, an exclusive idyllic paradise owned and operated by a consortium of billionaires. All lamplighters have to do is tend to the mansions, cook and clean, and turn on lights to make it appear the owners are home. But the job comes with conditions. Marla will not know the exact location of the island, and she will have no contact with the outside world for the duration of her stay. Once on…

DEAD OF WINTER by HWA Member Brian Moreland

Author: Brian Moreland A predator stalks the frozen woods. At a fort deep in the Ontario wilderness in 1870, a ghastly predator is attacking colonists and spreading a gruesome plague his victims turn into ravenous cannibals with an unending hunger for human flesh. Inspector Tom Hatcher has faced a madman before, when he tracked down Montreal's infamous Cannery Cannibal. But can even he stop the slaughter this time? In Montreal, exorcist Father Xavier visits an asylum where the Cannery Cannibal is imprisoned. But the killer who murdered thirteen women is more than just a madman who craves human meat. He…

SCAVENGERS by HWA Members Christopher Fulbright & Angeline Hawkes

Author: Christopher Fulbright & Angeline Hawkes Amidst a zombie-ravaged city exposed to a toxic terrorist attack, Dejah Corliss discovers she has regenerative powers. Fast on the heels of her revelation, she fights her way across the ravaged city only to be captured by religious zealots. When a former Marine defies death to help her escape, they join forces on a desperate mission to rescue her young daughter, a miracle healer, who has been enslaved to create feasts of flesh in a zombie camp. In a terrifying race to save the girl, they must win the ultimate battle or fall prey…

TWISTED IN DREAM by HWA Member Ann K. Schwader

Author: Ann K. Schwader During the past decade or more, Ann K. Schwader has become the most critically acclaimed living author of weird and fantastic poetry. Following the distinguished tradition of Clark Ashton Smith, H. P. Lovecraft, Frank Belknap Long, and others, Schwader has written scores of finely chiseled and powerfully evocative verse that packs all the intensity of a short story within the space of a sonnet or quatrain. The present volume gathers for the first time her collected weird poetry, including the complete contents of the landmark volume The Worms Remember (2001) and the sonnet cycle In the…

RAGE AGAINST THE NIGHT — Benefit Anthology for HWA President Rocky Wood

Edited by HWA Member Shane Jiraiya Cummings Under the onslaught of supernatural evil, the acts of good people can seem insignificant, but a courageous few stand apart. These brave men and women stand up to the darkness, stare it right in the eye, and give it the finger. These are the stories of those who rage against the night, stories of triumph, sacrifice, and bravery in the face of overwhelming evil. Rage Against the Night features the megastars of dark fantasy and horror, including Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Peter Straub, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Scott Nicholson,…

The Annotated Sandman, Vol. 1 Edited by HWA Member Leslie S. Klinger

Editor: Leslie S. Klinger Edited by and with an introduction and notes by Leslie S. Klinger, the expert researcher and editor behind the Edgar®-winning New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and the critically acclaimed New Annotated Dracula, The Annotated Sandman is a panel-by-panel journey through every issue of The Sandman. Beginning with issues #1-#20, this volume provides commentary, historical and contemporary references, hidden meanings and more, presented side-by-side with the series art and text. Using scripts and hours of conversation with Gaiman, Klinger reveals fascinating details of The Sandman's hundreds of unforgettable characters and its place in literary history. Publisher: Vertigo (DC…

Theatre of Curious Acts by HWA Member Cate Gardner

Author: Cate Gardner Daniel Cole wants the world to end. Returned home from the Great War, his parents and brother in their graves, Daniel walks a ghost world. When players in a theatre show lure Daniel and his friends, fellow soldiers, into a surreal otherworld they find themselves trapped on an apocalyptic path. A pirate ship, helmed by Death, waits to ferry some of them to the end of the world. Already broken by war, these men are now the world's only hope in the greatest battle of all. "Gardner (Strange Men in Pinstripe Suits), a rising purveyor of high…

TED’S SCORE by HWA Member Daniel P. Coughlin

Author: Daniel P. Coughlin When beautiful Jules Benton, a seventeen year old senior, goes missing after the spring formal dance in the small town of Watertown, Wisconsin, her father, Richard Benton, becomes suspicious of Jules’ boyfriend, David Miller and his involvement with her disappearance. When Richard confirms his suspicions, the brutality of his capability consumes him and soon David will find out what that means. Unbeknownst to David or Richard, a serial killer by the name of Ted Olson has more to do with Jules’ disappearance than anyone might suspect. As Jules’ whereabouts unfold, the truth begins to bleed from…

“The Fields” by HWA Member Ty Schwamberger

Author: Ty Schwamberger Billy Fletcher learned to farm the family’s tobacco fields – and beat slaves – by the hands of his father. Now, his father is dead, the slaves have long since been freed, and the once-lush fields are dying. Salvation by the name of Abraham knocks on the farmhouse door, bringing wild ideas. He can help Billy save the plantation and return the fields to their former glory…by raising his father’s slaves from the dead. Can the resurrected slaves breathe life back into the Fletcher farm? Having brought the slaves back from graves that his father sent them,…

Watcher: Book I of The Chosen by HWA Member Roh Morgon

Author: Roh Morgon Predator. Killer. Monster. The words echo in Sunny Martin s head each time she looks in the mirror. Since the night she was torn from her car and drained of her blood, Sunny s fear of the hungry beast within her is rivaled only by the fear of exposure. Her lonely struggle to survive on the edge of the human world leads Sunny to the mountain peaks of Colorado where she meets Nicolas, the enigmatic leader of a hidden society. Their passion, tainted by betrayal, violence, and murder, reveals a shocking truth behind Sunny's savage nature and…

Black Mercy Falls by HWA Members Christopher Fulbright & Angeline Hawkes

Authors: Christopher Fulbright & Angeline Hawkes The small Colorado town of Black Mercy Falls has a ghastly past. The massive waterfall above the town runs thick with black iron oxide, but there are hushed suggestions that something evil is responsible for the dark waters. Whispers of the locals connect a list of missing children with a diabolical tale of the town's founding father. Is the waterfall haunted? Or is the town cursed by something that stalks its children by night? Now the waterfall and the land it's on are bequeathed to Lance Evans by his estranged uncle. But when Lance…

“The Noctuary” by HWA Member Greg Chapman

Author: Greg Chapman Struggling writer Simon Ryan’s life has gone to Hell. Shadows are pouring into his reality and his words are not his own anymore. He has been chosen to become a scribe for some of the worst creatures of the Underworld–the ones whose sole purpose is to torment human souls–The Dark Muses. As Simon writes he falls deeper into the abyss and before long he has no sense of what is real. With the help of another scribe, old and mutilated, Simon comes to discover that his writing can mould people and places–that he can write things out…

“Dark Doorways: The Best of Post Mortem Press 2012” by HWA Member Jack Ketchum, Jonathan Maberry, F Paul Wilson, et al.

Author: Jack Ketchum, Jonathan Maberry, F Paul Wilson, et al. Exclusive to Post Mortem Press, an excerpt of Jack Ketchum & Lucky McKee's The Woman - Novel AND Screenplay. Jonathan Maberry's rare urban fantasy, "Like Part of the Family". F. Paul Wilson's genre-defining classic, "Soft." With nearly two dozen books in print during its first year, Post Mortem Press grew from a distraction against the worries of a corporate career gone awry to a successful independent publishing concern. We apparently did something unusual; we combined business acumen with a love of the written word and respect for the authors who…