Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) is thrilled to announce a book deal for a debut novel from author EV Knight called The Fourth Whore, which is the story of a young woman’s fight to find the truth in time to save her world after she accidentally releases an ancient demoness who has a vendetta against […]
Teeth of the Wolf is now available! “Teeth of the Wolf is exactly what I like to see in a novel. It kicks the crap out of the expected and rushes in with twists, turns and gory surprises. Grim suspense with just the right dash of humor to balance out an exciting read. Horror, crime-noir […]
Raw Dog Screaming Press congratulates Maria Alexander on her nomination of Snowed for the 2017 Anthony Award in the category of Best Children’s/YA Novel! News of Snowed nominated for the Anthony Award comes on the heels of Snowed winning the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. Either YA readers are […]
Uniontown Library Author Series Poetry Event Author and editor John Edward Lawson will be giving a poetry presentation and reading, followed by a book signing, this Saturday May 13th from 4 to 6 p.m. In addition to addressing issues pertinent to both authors and readers, Lawson will be promoting his latest collection, SuiPsalms, as well […]
Title: Hounds of the Underworld (Path of Ra Book 1) Authors: Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray Artist: Daniele Serra Release Date: July 26th About the Book On the verge of losing her laboratory, her savings, and all respect for herself, Pandora (Penny) Yee lands her first contract as scientific consult to the police department. And […]
RDSP Titles on the 2016 Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Award The HWA has announced the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Award (full list below) and we are excited to see 3 of our releases from 2016 are included. This is not the final ballot so these books aren’t official nominees. However, we’re […]
RDSP is excited to announce a deal with Darren Speegle to publish his collection Cries from the Static in 2017. This is the third collection by Speegle that RDSP has published. Both A Dirge for the Temporal and A Rhapsody for the Eternal received critical acclaim and garnered discerning fans. Once read, his stories and […]
Meet Charity Jones, An Excerpt from SNOWED We’re celebrating Maria Alexander’s birthday by giving YOU a present, please enjoy this SNOWED excerpt: I open my eyes the next morning to the sight of Mr. Spotty’s yellow oval eyes. Mr. Spotty’s grounded because I used his catapult arm to throw rocks at Charles. I didn’t mean […]
Author: Maria Alexander Artist: Daniele Serra About the Book Charity Jones is a 16-year-old engineering genius who’s much-bullied for being biracial and a skeptic at her conservative school in Oak County, California. Everything changes when Charity’s social worker mother brings home a sweet teen runaway named Aidan to foster for the holidays. Matched in every […]
RDSP is pleased to announce a two-book deal with a writing team from New Zealand—Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts. The first book in this dark detective mashup is titled Hounds of the Underworld and it launches The Path of Ra series. “Though the speculative fiction scene in New Zealand is small, it’s also vibrant and […]
We are very pleased to announce that we’ve signed Maria Alexander’s second novel SNOWED continuing the productive collaboration that began with MR. WICKER which garnered a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. It’s slated for release later this year and is sure to be a popular title for the winter holidays. […]
A Bunch of Writers in Vegas, What Could Go Wrong? The first ever StokerCon was quite an experience. I have to say that it was very well run. Everything I participated in went smoothly and the volunteers were all friendly, helpful and professional. Next year’s StokerCon will be on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, […]
Coming May 2016 Our 4th poetry collection from Stephanie M. Wytovich will be released in May. All the poems included are exclusive to this volume and have not been published elsewhere! Pre-order HERE The Brothel Theme Brothels are places that are constructed as—sometimes legal, but mostly illegal—houses to buy and/or pay for sex. Run by […]
We’re excited to announce that two of last year’s releases have made it into the final ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards. An Exorcism of Angels, a poetry collection by Stephanie Wytovich, and While the Black Stars Burn, a short fiction collection from Lucy A. Snyder have both made the final cut. Congratulations to these […]
RDSP has made a concerted effort to support women in horror and we consider it one of our biggest accomplishments to have had 3 releases from female writers on the Bram Stoker Ballot in the same year! This post is a round-up of interviews and conversations we’ve had on the subject of women’s contributions to […]
Andrea Marie on Horror Q: How did you first get into acting and modeling? Which do you prefer? I have always aspired to do both, but modeling came first when a photographer friend and I decided to put a portfolio together in 2006. Then in 2011, I started building up film and television contacts and it sort […]
Lucy A. Snyder on Horror Q: Tell us about your first experiences with the horror genre. Gary A. Braunbeck was my main introduction to the horror genre. Before I met Gary 16 years ago, I had graduated from the Clarion workshop, and consequently I was mostly oriented toward science fiction and fantasy. I had been […]
Donna Lynch on Horror Q: Tell us a story about one of your first experiences with the Horror genre. I was seven and watched Friday the 13th at a friend’s house. I was so upset, my mom had to come get me in the middle of the night. She wasn’t very happy about it, and […]
Damien Angelica Walters on Horror Q: Tell us a story about one of your first experiences with the Horror genre. I’m eleven and my father takes me to see Alien. I made it halfway through before I begged him to leave. Then I spent a week dying to know how it ended and begging my […]
Stephanie Wytovich on Horror Q: What scares you? People. I’ve spent the past few years reading about the psychology of fear and listening to countless legends about ghosts and the supernatural. I’ve locked myself in asylums, visited abandoned hospitals, and called out demons in prisons, and what I’ve learned for the most part is that […]
Illustrator Deena Warner on Horror Q: Do you have any advice for artists trying to make art a career? A huge part of the job has nothing to do with talent—it’s how you conduct yourself professionally. Be nice to people. Be available. Finish projects. Meet deadlines (as best as you can). Communicate well. More than […]
Author Jessica McHugh on Horror Q: What scares you? Most things scare me, to be honest. But not in the way that has me leaping into bed so the monster beneath can’t grab my feet, or trying to outrun the imaginary muggers on a nighttime trip to the liquor store. (Though, both do happen from […]
