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"The brilliance of it all is breathtaking ... I have never read its equal."-Cemetery Dance, Sadie Hartmann"... a symphony of violence rendered with a poet's eloquent finesse and a madman's ecstasy..."-InkHeist, Shane Douglas Keene"The perfect blend of character, voice and setting ... is cause for celebration."-This Is Horror, Thomas Joyce"I loved it, but damned if I didn't need a drink afterwards."-Sci-Fi & Scary, Lilyn George"... visceral, unapologetic, and unforgettable ..."-Sara Tantlinger, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Devil's Dreamland"The best surrealism mythologizes our dreams and nightmares without wandering too far afield of the emotional and physical core of what makes us human. Grind Your Bones To Dust accomplishes this feat. Built on vengeance, it is a burly, wild, and terrifying narrative spoken in clear, unflinching poetry. There's a great deal of Cormack McCarthy in the book, in the way it situates itself in America. What is hate? Where does it come from? And hiding passionately beneath these two questions, the beating, wounded heart of a third: Can we ever escape?"-Joe Koch, author of The Wingspan of Severed Hands and ConvulsiveGrind Your Bones To Dust is a journey into Hell that is at once uncomfortably familiar, yet unlike anything you've ever encountered before: a surveyor finds himself pursued by flesh-eating donkeys in the furthest reaches of Oregon's desert; a mass-murderer leaves the sanctity of his mountain home to pursue a long-lost love; his guide is an otherworldly raven possessed by a 19th-century American humorist; in nearby Klamath Falls, two estranged childhood friends set off to find a missing father with the help of two aging cowboys; and, a prisoner in her own home sees a vision of death and knows there is no escape.

OCTOBER ANIMALS follows four teenage friends-Lizzie Bat, Owl, Spider, and Kat-who live in the riverside city of October, Illinois. Lizzie Bat, still grieving the loss of her father and at odds with her mother, plans to rob the town's Halloween store the night of October 31st, and intends to use the money to escape to a new life. And, her friends are all too eager to help. Owl, best friend and confidant. If Lizzie Bat's heart aches for her father, then Owl's heart aches for Lizzie Bat. Spider, brave and loyal, had his secrets, and he kept them. Kat, adored, she was the newest member of the group and the object of Lizzie Bat's affections. But their scheme threatens to tear the friends apart as they find themselves in the path of supernatural forces and monstrous local legends: haunted houses; doppelgängers; grave robbing; ghosts and vampires; monsters in the river and, even worse, monsters in the home. October is a town that loves Halloween but no one realizes that their whole world is about to become Halloween forever.

"This is a story about love and death and spontaneous human combustion. This is a story about a man with a fire inside him."Nicholas Day is the author of GRIND YOUR BONES TO DUST, NECROSAURUS REX, and OCTOBER ANIMALS. His short fiction is frequently anthologized. He co-owns Rooster Republic Press with Don Noble, where they acquire and produce award-winning horror fiction and poetry.Currently, he resides in Northern Illinois with his family, and he is always working on new material. You can find more information about him and his work at nicholasdayonline.com

H.H. Holmes committed ghastly crimes in the late 19th century. Many of which occurred within his legendary "Murder Castle" in Chicago, Illinois. He is often considered America's first serial killer.In her second book of poetry from Strangehouse Books, Sara Tantlinger (Love For Slaughter) takes inspiration from accounts and tales which spawned from the misdeeds of one Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes. Fact and speculation intertwine herein, just as they did during the man's own lifetime.There's plenty of room in the cellar for everyone in The Devil's Dreamland."…chilling poetry…" -Linda D. Addison, award-winning author of "How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend" and HWA Lifetime Achievement Award winner "…morbidly creative and profound crime documentary…one of the best works of horror poetry I've read in years." -Michael Arnzen, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Grave Markings and Play Dead"…fascinating and absolutely riveting…powerful and vivid prose…will stay with you long after you've closed the book."-Christina Sng, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Collection of Nightmares

Bram Stoker Award-winner Sara Tantlinger delivers her Cradleland of Parasites, a harrowing and darkly gorgeous collection of poetry, chronicling the death and devastation of one of history''s greatest horrors: The Black Plague.∩╗┐Sara Tantlinger is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Devil''s Dreamland: Poetry Inspired by H.H. Holmes. She is a poetry editor for the Oddville Press, a graduate of Seton Hill''s MFA program, a member of the SFPA, and an active member of the HWA. Her other books include Love for Slaughter, The Devil''s City, and To Be Devoured (nominated for the Bram Stoker Award in Long Fiction). She edited a short story anthology by women in horror, Not All Monsters, out with Strangehouse Books. She embraces all things macabre and can be found lurking in graveyards or on Twitter @SaraJane524 and at saratantlinger.com

"...as brutally horrifying as it is mesmeric. Consider me a K.P. Kulski fan for life." - Paul Tremblay, author of SURVIVOR SONG In 16th century Hungary, there is a story about rage and powerlessness, of beauty and death. A story that not only belongs to the Countess Erszébet Báthory but to every woman. Hoping to leave behind a lonely and abusive childhood, the witch Dorottya sets out to find a new life outside of her solitary woods.Ugliest I''ve ever seen.Habsburg Emperors play puppet of the Hungarian nobles while the Ottoman Sultans encroach ever closer. War and cruelty are ways of life. Women borrow power with their youth and desirability, like nobility and riches, a waning commodity that only some are lucky to have.They''ll see and hate you. Everyone will hate you.Unable to escape the memory of her dead mother, Dorottya discovers a new voice that promises her everything she''s ever wanted.Horrid to look upon.With the falling-sickness worsening, Lady Báthory becomes desperate for power over her own life, crashing headlong into rages and violent outlets. Pretty castle maids go missing leaving behind collections of blood-soaked linens.Make me perfect.As years pass, all of Sárvár town knows that the castle overlooking their homes is a place that swallows the lives of young women.Even the beautiful Anna knows that, but she has as secret and a deep need to find out the truth.

Strangehouse Books, in association with Rooster Republic Press, is proud to present Not All Monsters, a new anthology of horror fiction, edited by award-winning poet and author, Sara Tantlinger.Women have dealt with monsters throughout countless films, books, media, and certainly in real life. With this anthology, we wanted to give women the chance to take something back, to show their skills and storytelling abilities, but to also create striking stories that resonate profoundly with readers: protagonists who take no shit; women who save themselves; women who slay the beast; women who become the monster.STORIES BYJoanna Roye, G.G. Silverman, Stacey Bell, Amy Easton, K.P. KulskiS.M. Ketcham, E.E. Florence, Briana McGuckin, Annie NeugebauerKayleigh Barber, Sam Fleming, Hailey Piper, J.H. MoncrieffJessica McHugh, Jennifer Loring, Joanna Koch, Angela SylvaineJ.C. Raye, Christa Carmen, Juliana Spink Mills, Leslie Wibberley