Merry Christmas

The buttons arrived the day before yesterday and they are really cool! The RDSP pins kick much butt and the Everybody Scream! ones turned out well too. If you ever need buttons or collage work definitely contact cakeearthhead. The card he made to advertise Never Lost Buttons is too cool. I love the slogan too;…

I’ve been working on this cover for Play Dead for quite awhile. I think I’ve finally got it pretty close to how I want it. I’m still conflicted about it though. Since this is going to be our first book with a real print run we need to count on catching the eye of more…

I’ve been spending a lot of time scoping out printer’s websites and getting estimates for both the custom playing cards and for possibly doing Play Dead as an offset title. It’s exciting but at the same time scary because I know it’s going to be a lot of money up front. Just how much still…

Celebrate the release of Last Burn in Hell: Director’s Cut, a novel about a state-sponsored gigolo. To enter, visit the official MySpace page of author John Edward Lawson and post a pickup line in his comments section. And remember folks: “Don’t hate a player, play a hater.” Rules—Visit http://www.myspace.com/hellmonger Scroll down to the bottom of…

Another Chicago area reading and this one’s a doosie! February 13 • 8 PM Eckhard Gerdes reading along with Ralph Berry, Adam Jones, Steve Katz, Lance Olsen, Yuriy Tarnawsky, Lidia Yuknavich Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 West Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60622

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…