Out this Friday! Can't wait.

This is the cover reveal and Kindle pre-order announcement for our next Crystal Lake Kids' book! Monster Kids by Chris McAuley will be released June 12th. And the Kindle edition is already on pre-order right here: getbook.at/MonsterKids Cover art by Maarten Van Vuuren.

There is still time to get your pre-order in for the limited edition hardcover of A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul by John Ward Featuring an introduction from Philip Fracassi and three interior illustrations by Caitlin Bruther-Bischof! Only $65: www.crystallakepub.com/product/abh-...

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews @jasperbark.bsky.social on the Release of the Novel, ‘Harmed and Dangerous,’ with @crystallake.bsky.social

Scary News You Might've Missed This Week: youtu.be/bj7xqu9VQjg

Some stories are meant to be heard. If you love dark fiction, chilling thrillers, unsettling fantasy, and atmospheric suspense, our audiobooks are waiting for you. Explore our audiobooks now on Audible. If you dare: buff.ly/rNxRnZ1

Dinoverse is back! #Dinoverse is a fantasy series for kids that was popular in the late nineties. It was originally written by Scott Ciencin, and co-authored by his wife, Denise Ciencin. Unfortunately Scott passed away, so now it's up to Denise and author Chris McAuley to keep the series alive.

Final call for Halloween themed flash fiction stories (subs close end of May): www.patreon.com/posts/this-m...

Cover reveal for Quimmering Springs by Jay Bechtol. Cover art by Zach Wincik. Quimmering Springs will be released in November this year. Short description: There’s something wrong in the small town in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with the funny name.

I've just queued up tomorrow's @thisishorror.bsky.social news, but #ICYMI, here's last week's new horrors: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u... The Suffering by @paperbacksandpugs.bsky.social - out now, The Witch of Tongues by @themordashin.bsky.social - out now @crystallake.bsky.social ... 1/2

Want to start at the very beginning? Then sign up today: www.crystallakepub.com/product/intr...

The following Crystal Lake titles on currently on Kindle pre-order! GOD'S VENGEANCE (coming May 22nd): geni.us/GodsVengeance THE GIRL IN GREEN (coming May 29th): geni.us/GreenGirl WOLF MAGICK: SECRET MYSTERIES OF DRAAKENSKY (coming June 5th): getbook.at/WolfMagick

Author interview with S Alessandro Martinez: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xx2...

The pre-order for Wolf Magick by Paula Cappa is live: getbook.at/WolfMagick Wolf Magick is a stand-alone Gothic, contemporary dark fantasy thriller set in the world of Draakensky, winner of the Gold Medal for Gothic at BookFest Book Awards. Pre-order today on Kindle: getbook.at/WolfMagick

Happy book launch day to Author Jackie Sonnenberg!

📢 Open Contest 🎃 Shallow Waters – May 2026 From @crystallake.bsky.social 📅 Deadline: May 31 📏 Up to 1,500 words Halloween Night horror. 💰 Up to $0.04/word + publication 🔗 horrortree.com/taking-submi... #HorrorWriters #FlashFiction

Number 1 Hot New Release! Congrats S Alessandro Martinez! And The Witch of Tongues is in 6th place. We highly recommend both, of course. Mori Quinn and the Coffin Game: getbook.at/MoriQuinn The Witch of Tongues: getbook.at/WitchofTongues

A big hand for Barry Maher! 🎉🎉 #art #writing #horror #publishing #books #bookstoread #adhdwriters

... The Fathoms Below by Jackie Sonnenberg - coming 12 May @crystallake.bsky.social, Strange As Folk folk horror writing day - this Saturday 9 May @writersonline.bsky.social, and Mori Quinn and The Coffin Game by @themordashin.bsky.social - out now! Go buy some spooky books! 👻 #HorrorBooks #BookSky

Happy book launch day to S Alessandro Martinez!

Congrats to author Barry Maher, whose THE GREAT DICK AND THE DYSFUNCTIONAL DEMON received an Editor's Pick and a great review from Publisher's Weekly's Booklife. Come check it out: booklife.com/project/the-...

Not sure what to read next? We put together an ePub filled with the opening chapters of over 20 Crystal Lake Publishing novels. Give them a read and see what pulls you in: dl.bookfunnel.com/vz4k1jlz7b

We're proud to reveal the cover for Devin James Leonard's The Buddy Snatchers. The Buddy Snatchers will be released October 2026. Cover art by Johan Van Rooyen. The Buddy Snatchers is a multidimensional exploration of identity, adulthood, and one’s perception of the past.

The Kindle pre-order for Staci Layne Wilson's THE GIRL IN GREEN is live: geni.us/GreenGirl Paperback, hardcover, and KU coming on launch day, 29 May. Proudly represented by Sinister Smile Press, a division of Crystal Lake Publishing—Where Stories Come Alive!

This is the cover reveal for Guardians: Rise of the Shadow Empire by Kirk Eggleston. Rise of the Shadow Empire is a fantasy novel, and will be released November 2026. Cover art by José Manuel Guyot.

Out this Friday from S Alessandro Martinez! Pre-order Today: getbook.at/MoriQuinn getbook.at/WitchofTongues For readers aged 9 to 90!

Author Travis Williams won our most recent flash contest and has agreed to host: “Since we are halfway to Halloween, I'd love to explore stories that take place on Halloween night. Any and all tales inspired by this cherished upcoming holiday.” Submission guidelines: www.patreon.com/posts/this-m...

Long overdue publisher shout out: Twisted Dreams Press - @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social Hook & Quill Press - @hookandquillpress.com Robin Knabel - Inky Bones Press - @robinknabel.bsky.social Crystal Lake - @crystallake.bsky.social

The results are in... 1st: “Bad Dreams (A Passage Found in the Old West)” by Travis Williams Sharing 2nd place: “Countess Bathory, to Her Nieces” by Daniel Reynolds AND “Deepfake” by J. M. Heluk Congrats to these authors, and thank you to everyone who participated. Stay tuned for the next theme.

Free short story by Amanda M. Blake, read by Bree Allison: youtu.be/z4Sm3lsxm2c A deeply unsettling tale of drought, desperation, and nature turning violently against humanity.

Part 2! - gnofhorror.com/jasper-bark-...

Jasper Bark on voodoo, queer horror, and why stories can kill. Part two of the Gingernuts interview. The man who got banned from northwest England for a Bonfire Night protest has thoughts on fatherhood and fear. @jasperbark.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social gnofhorror.com/jasper-bark-...

Out today from Sinister Smile Press, three reprints from author James Watts! The Beast of Sorrows: geni.us/BeastSorrows Them: geni.us/Them Shadows of the Damned: geni.us/ShadowsDamned Proudly represented by Sinister Smile Press, a division of Crystal Lake Publishing—Where Stories Come Alive!

We are super excited! Crystal Lake signed author Brad Ricks for another novel. Ravenous will be released in January 2027. Fans of Jurassic Park, Resident Evil, and The Grey will devour this pulse-pounding thriller where science creates the perfect predator…and humanity becomes the prey.

A special thanks to Joe Mynhardt with @crystallake.bsky.social for reminding me that quality matters more than speed. This nonfiction book has taken forever to find its shape, but now it has, and it looks marvelous. Thanks, Joe! #art #writing #adhdwriters #horrorsky #publishing #scream

Out today from Sinister Smile Press, two reprints from author Scott Harper: Lethal Lords and Ladies of the Night: A Vampire Collection Vol.1 and Vol.2 Order Today: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYBGPWQV Proudly represented by Sinister Smile Press, a division of Crystal Lake Publishing.

Our South African webstore is now up and running (in Rand currency): www.crystallakepub.com/za/

Winner of a Saturday Visiter Award at the Poe International Festival If you want to find out what happens when you live in Poe’s Basement, pick up a copy of Poe & I: getbook.at/Poe

Is it possible for a horror story to become self-aware and now write itself: gnofhorror.com/jasper-bark-... (Jasper Bark)

Issue 4 of Crystal Lake's Memento Mori Ink Magazine is live: getbook.at/MementoMori4 The March 2026 issue features Lísa Vásquez interviewing creature performer Jason Liles, KillerCon 2026 coverage, and articles on modern myth, haunted traditions, and monster cinema.

The pre-order for Theresa Derwin's GOD'S VENGEANCE novella is now live: geni.us/GodsVengeance A dark, emotional dystopian thriller about disease, survival, rebellion, and the terrifying cost of hope in a dying world.

From @crystallake.bsky.social is offering a packet of sample chapters to many of their books for free! Jump on this and find your next #read. https://dl.bookfunnel.com/vz4k1jlz7b #read#freereads #booksky #horror #discover

Cover reveal for Condemned in Carcosa by J.P. Behrens, out July 31st. This is the third book in the series, each a stand-alone novella. Cover art by Joanna Halerz. If you want to catch up with The Travis Daniels Investigations, here are the 1st two books: getbook.at/TravisDaniels

I'm excited to be part of the @crystallake.bsky.social family. I'm looking forward to working with them on my second novel, Acascreamia.

Jasper Bark: from river gypsy kid to horror writer who turned workplace firings into art. Part one of our interview covers Shelley, class, and the moment he reached for a banana on live TV. Part two drops soon. @jasperbark.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social gnofhorror.com/jasper-bark-...

An Unforgiving Nature, to be published in January 2027, is a creature feature and folk horror novel set in the alpine hills of Mount Rainier National Park. Until then, check out John's books on Amazon and your local bookstores: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...

It’s book launch day! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Get ready to be pulled in fast into The Wendigo Hunter! Ancient lore, buried family secrets, and a relentless fight for survival against a flesh-eating demon make it a genuinely chilling must-read."—Monique Snyman Order Today: geni.us/WendigoHunter