There Comes a Midnight Hour We are proud to announce that RDSP has signed a deal with Gary Braunbeck to release his next short story collection, There Comes a Midnight Hour, in 2020. The book collects some of Braunbeck’s more whimsical and weird stories but maintains his trademark—artfully told dark stories. According to Braunbeck, “The purpose of There Comes A Midnight Hour was to collect a series of stories that were not only firmly within the horror genre, but also also contained elements of fantasy, mystery, science fiction and (gasp!) even romance.  I’ve never adhered much to traditional horror tropes, and as...

Wytovich’s 6th Poetry Collection Released Stephanie Wytovich’s latest poetry collection, The Apocalyptic Mannequin, is now available in paperback and ebook formats. Each of Wytovich’s collections has a different texture, in part because each has a different muse. The Mannequin brings us the cold terror of near-future destruction, the realization that our collective actions have a life of their own and they have no love lost for us. The early reviews already have readers raving: “Every word counts. Sometimes it’s slow. Often it’s a gut punch. But whether these pieces are insidious or brazen, the result is the same. I am...

On the Night Border Released The chill in the air is coming, soon the leaves will be falling and the nights will get longer. Just in time for the Fall reading season, On the Night Border is the perfect short story collection for evenings by the fire. It’s available in 3 formats: paperback, hardcover and ebook. Here’s where you can pick it up: Our site (US shipping included) Barnes and Noble Amazon “…a haunting exploration of the space where the real world and nightmares collide.”—Booklist “…journey through the dark imaginings of James Chambers, an author with the talent to turn...

A Collection of Dreamscapes Raw Dog Screaming Press (RSDP) is thrilled to announce the signing of Bram Stoker Award winning poet Christina Sng for a follow-up book, A Collection of Dreamscapes. In 2018, Sng won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Poetry with A Collection of Nightmares (RDSP 2017). Sng is an internationally known poet and artist and has had her work included in many publications around the world. “My new collection is a montage of dreamscapes from mythologies, fairy tales, dystopias, transformations, and the dark side of human nature,” Sng said. “Woven throughout the book are themes...

Writing in the Dark Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) is pleased to announce a deal for Writing in the Dark, a non-fiction book on the craft of writing from Bram Stoker Award Winning author and professor of writing, Tim Waggoner. Writing in the Dark provides authors with the tools needed to produce original horror stories that are frightening, entertaining, and well-written. It will be released under RDSP’s non-fiction imprint, Guide Dog Books. “Written for both beginning writers and established pros, my ultimate goal with Writing in the Dark is to help people write kick-ass horror and to contribute – if...

Set in an alternate near future, Steel Shadows is the fifth book in the Steel Empires series and possibly the darkest installment. The world of Steel Empires is one where elves, vampires and shapeshifters co-exist openly with humans and where magic is just another natural force in the world like physics. The books center on Victory, a vampire of several centuries and her adopted daughter Toria, a mage and mercenary. Pre-order STEEL SHADOWS now and receive it on, or around, August 8. Barnes & Noble has it for 30% off. You can also pre-order from Amazon or directly from us....

Grand Rapids, MI • May 11, 2019 At StokerCon in Grand Rapids the HWA recognized Raw Dog Screaming Press with the Specialty Press of the Year Award. We had known for several months that we would be receiving this award, which has been both humbling and exciting and were looking forward to accepting it. Watch the speech (transcript below) However, I didn’t think actually receiving the award would change anything. But I was wrong. As the weekend went on there was a growing sense of respect for our press and with it, I felt a growing responsibility. After giving our...

The Shirley Jackson Award nominees have been announced and we are excited that Garden of Eldritch Delights by Lucy A. Snyder is a finalist in the category of Single-Author Collection. This marks the first time that a Raw Dog Screaming Press book has made the ballot and is also a first for Snyder. However she will appear on the ballot twice since Chiral Mad 4: An Anthology of Collaborations, which she co-edited with Michael Bailey, is also a finalist. “I am absolutely over the moon to have two books nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award this year. The nomination for...

Raw Dog Screaming Press is excited to announce that a two-book deal has been signed with author James Chambers. The agreement is for a pair of short story collections to be published over the next two years. The first, On the Night Border, is horror themed, features the Bram Stoker-nominated short story “A Song Left Behind in the Aztakea Hills,” and will be released later in 2019. Poet and author Linda D. Addison has agreed to write the introduction. The second collection, The Price of Faces, focuses on Chambers’ science fiction and fantasy themed stories and will be released in...

We’re excited that two of our books have been included on the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards. WITCHES by Donna Lynch, illustrated by Steven Archer is in the poetry collection category and GARDEN OF ELDRITCH DELIGHTS is in the short story collection category. While being on the preliminary ballot is not a nomination it is still a distinction and we are always proud to have our works considered. The complete preliminary ballott is posted below. We were also excited to see Lee Murray (co-author of The Path of Ra series) on the ballot in the short story category...

This year one of our main goals is to grow our newsletter. In fact we’re hoping to double our subscribers! We learned a lot of important lessons in 2018 and they all tie into the importance of being able to reach customers directly. Help Us Reach Our Goal Doubling subscribers is not going to be easy. There are always some people who unsubscribe so growing the list is an uphill battle. We try to include something of value to our subscribers in every issue including free e-books and promo packs. We’re also developing some interesting raffle contests and planning new...