We’ve signed Tim McGregor’s HEARTS STRANGE and DREADFUL for re-release in 2026. The novel, originally released in 2021, has gone out of print so we’re excited to bring out a new edition. This updated release will include a foreword by Sadie Hartmann, also known as Mother Horror, who has long been a champion of McGregor’s work. Those who enjoyed the bittersweet atmosphere of Wasps in the Ice Cream and the gothic history of Eynhallow but haven’t yet read Hearts Strange and Dreadul will be captivated again by McGregor’s adept storytelling. About the Book Death has come to town. New England,...

We’re excited to announce that we’ve signed a second collection from Ohio poet E.F. Schraeder. The Case for Cryptids: Field Notes from a Believer will be coming in 2026 and is a follow up to The Price of a Small, Hot Fire which was published in 2023. Stephanie M. Wytovich will again be the editor. This new collection of poetry explores the nature of belief through the lens of urban legends, mythical monsters and mysterious sightings. Something IS out there. Throughout this work the reader gets to spend a little time with hometown favorites like The Mothman and Bigfoot as...

Get ready for Fall with these great discounted reads! Spooky Season is coming so ease into Autumn with these magical, but not too terrifying, books. All 4 ebooks are currently discounted to $3.99! Purchase from your favorite retailer using these links: Eynhallow by Tim McGregor His Unburned Heart by David Sandner Hollow Tongue by Eden Royce A Place Between Waking and Forgetting

Today we’re showing off the cover for Shannon Kearns’ debut poetry collection. Because it has such an evocative title we decided to foreground the text layout and since Shannon is also a painter we used one of her paintings abstract paintings for texture and color. The result is stunning and thought-provoking just like Shannon’s poetry. PREORDER The Uterus is an Impossible Forest for a $2 discount “Feminist, bold, and witchy The Uterus is an Impossible Forest is an antidote to our troubled times. Shannon Kearn’s writing kept me spellbound, and I devoured this book in one sitting.”–Jessica Drake-Thomas, Elgin-Award nominated...

Raw Dog Screaming Press is excited to announce a deal to publish the follow up poetry collection from this year’s Bram Stoker Award winner for poetry, Pedro Iniguez. The Build-A-Monster Workshop explores themes of the monstrous in all forms from creatures that lurk in the shadows to the monsters living within ourselves. “Pedro is a talented writer who can both entertain and make the reader think. Our collaboration together to release his short story collection, Fever Dreams of a Parasite, was extremely rewarding so we’re happy to have another project to work on together,” says Managing Editor Jennifer Barnes. The...

We were stunned to hear that four Raw Dog Screaming Press titles have been nominated for the Shirley Jackson Awards this year! Congratulations to all the authors and to novella line editor RJ Joseph on this amazing recognition. These are the nominated titles: Eynhallow by Tim McGregor was nominated in the Novel category The title story from His Unburned Heart by David Sandner was nominated in the Novelette category Hollow Tongue by Eden Royce was nominated in the Novella category A Place Between Waking and Forgetting by Eugen Bacon was nominated in the Short Story Collection category We are very...

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PREORDER FOR $2 OFF * Coming July 15th, 2025 From the Afterword: “Cooper’s vivid characterization twists tropes and snatches them for her own. Bottling His Ghosts remains a singular tale of the ties that bind, the enduring and stubborn love of a sister for her adopted brother.”—Elizabeth Broadbent, author Blood Cypress About the Artist Lynne Hansen is a horror artist who specializes in book covers. Her art has appeared on the cover of the legendary Weird Tales Magazine, and she was selected by Bram Stoker’s great-grandnephew to create the cover for the 125th Anniversary Edition of Dracula. Her clients include Valancourt Books,...

We are beyond thrilled to announce that we’ve signed a deal to publish Gwendolyn Kiste‘s short story collection The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own. “I’ve been a fan of Kiste’s work from the beginning and I couldn’t be happier to finally have a chance to publish a book by her,” says managing editor Jennifer Barnes. This landmark collection is a legacy book that exemplifies Kiste’s impact on modern literatue and in particular the horror genre. The collection includes her Bram Stoker Award winning story “The Eight People Who Murdered Me (Excerpt from Lucy Westenra’s Diary)” as well as several...

About the Award “The jury considers works published in the preceding year. So these winners were published in 2020, the jury deliberated in 2021, and then the pandemic complicated matters  for us,” explained Carl Brandon steering committee member Yang-Yang Wang. “All winning authors will receive a $1,000 cash prize in addition to the physical award.” About the Anthology Almond-eyed celestial, the filial daughter, the perfect wife. Quiet, submissive, demure. In Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, Southeast Asian writers of horror both embrace and reject these traditional roles in a unique collection of stories which dissect their experiences of ‘otherness’, be...

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Beyond the Bounds of Infinity

Award-winning speculative fiction writer, editor and mentor Lee Murray was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her significant services to literature. Murray has long been a champion both for Kiwi writing and for the genre of horror. She has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to showcase the quality and range of modern horror and has used her writing to bring about positive change for minorities, as well as to highlight themes of mental health. While she has personally achieved many firsts, she has also helped many writers along the way. Having worked with Lee on...

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