📝 400+ pages 🥀 urban fantasy 🌃 set in washington state 🔥 slow burn 🤍 romance and angst 🗡️ demons and vampires 📕 first in a duology 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #booksky

Fresh batch of new stock at the shop! Come on down to Ghoulish Books and splurge on some spookiness…

Thanks, Jack! We appreciate it! Looks like a lot of great books will be hitting shelves soon...

🎃 more details later but we we will re-open for GHOULISH TALES submissions September 15 - October 15. nothing longer than 5k words. payment 10c per word. an emphasis on "fun horror"—however you interpret that. let's get spooky, ghouls. 🎃

Interested readers: My ghost story collection is LIVE on Book Sirens! You do not have to be a registered reader with Book Sirens to check it out. Here is the link! booksirens.com/book/F90YNLN...

My 6th book will be published soon, so it's past time for me to do this. If you would like to join my street team/book reviewers' list, please fill out the form so I can add you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The final part in @robertottone.bsky.social #YA trilogy! What started with the Bram Stoker Award-winning THE TRIANGLE concludes in THE NAVIGATOR. Available on Amazon & from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social #YoungAdult #CosmicHorror #Lovecraftian #Lovecraftmythos @nuzo.bsky.social #newrelease

#buymybook THE NUT HOUSE from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social. If you like the supernatural noir of Laird Barron but wish the protagonists were squirrels…that’s a very specific like. But I got you, fam. My ILLUSTRATED talking animal/crime/cosmic horror novella (w/ bonus prequel too!) is on sale now.

Forgot to post my @undertakerbooks.bsky.social haul from last week. Excited to check out "Let Ghost Sleep" and "Frozen Echoes"! And I'm exceptionally happy to have a physical copy of "Straw World and Other Echoes from the Void"! It is a nice addition to my library ❤️

The final round of edits is here! Soon, join Will as he deals with the death of his mom and... SINKS... INTO... THE... BLACK... THE NOWHERE SERIES BOOK 2: WITHIN THE BLACK MG horror Coming from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social in November.

#AuthorMindset #wip #writingsociety #writer #author

Feeling #burntout and uncreative? Craft your personal ceremony to move from survival mode into flow. Sat, 09/27 #buffalocreativeworkshop #buffalo: Creativity #Rituals: Sensory Portals to Imagination www.eventbrite.com/e/creativity...

Making bad art is how we learn to make better art. So, if you can't stand to make bad art, you can't become an artist.

OPEN CALL: Did a tattoo go so horribly wrong? Was the artist so insane, you fear them now? If you got a tattoo horror story, we want to hear it for our next ANTHOLOGY. Jump over to our website for info on this open submission call: undertakerbooks-dot-com. #submissionscall #subcall #opensubmissions

Accepting applications for street team members for @kathleenpalm.bsky.social's WITHIN THE BLACK, middle-grade grief horror that adults can enjoy, too. This is the second title in her Nowhere series, but can be read as a standalone! Rewards in comments. To apply, email [email protected].

These are all the places you can now find Undertaker Books titles!

So exciting to be in more and more brick-and-mortar stores!

The always wonderful @ivygrimes.bsky.social was kind enough to interview me for her newsletter. Check it out. open.substack.com/pub/ivygrime...

"...there is at least one story of mine...that I do believe is truly evil. It honestly feels like it was placed in my mind and willed itself to life." -interview with @erikmchatton.bsky.social ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...

Free tonight? Why not visit the void with @authorplm.bsky.social, @erikmchatton.bsky.social, and @tjprice.bsky.social?? There will be book giveaways and more! #bookrelease #releaseparty #booklaunch #newhorror

The Blog Without a Face, a really cool, fascinating reviewer, was good enough to read "Straw World" and gave it a glowing review! I'm really quite shocked at the score. Check it out. wp.me/pe60cO-30s

Who else is celebrating Sapphic September?🩷 I love wlw horror and these are two of mine 💜 When the Devil is a novelette from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social Exquisite Hunger was a chapbook but is now in my debut collection The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social

Build your TBR with these new horror releases @manylittlewords.bsky.social @hazelzorn.bsky.social @rhaven.bsky.social @adamszym.bsky.social @ryan-leslie.bsky.social @kosokojackson.bsky.social @erikmchatton.bsky.social @taylorlgrothe.bsky.social @diannalgunn.bsky.social @sonorataylor.bsky.social

Wanna spread the word about MG horror? Join Undertaker Books and me in the street team for Within the Black: Nowhere Series book 2 release! There are goodies. Info on Insta post! www.instagram.com/p/DOBU4p9lVX...

Look! Our authors are making headlines! GO @kathleenpalm.bsky.social !!!

Join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Katherine Silva! If you haven't had a chance to check out Kat's work--New England Gothic, grief horror, and more--you are missing out! Kat, thank you for being part of UB and for lending us your talents! @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social

Being lost isn't bad. It just means you're searching for where you belong. The Nowhere Series: Book 1 INTO THE GRAY ARC readers needed for book 2...WITHIN THE BLACK, coming in November from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social undertakerbooks.com/products/int...

#buymybooks THE NUT HOUSE. Y’all ever get traumatized by talking animals? I’m talking Watership Down, the Redwall books, Don Bluth animation? How about squirrels doing crimes caught up in cosmic horror machinations? From me, artists JC Amberlyn & Dakota Marquardt + @undertakerbooks.bsky.social:

Now reading!!! THE MANY HAUNTINGS OF THE MANNING FAMILY by @lorienlawrence.bsky.social! I already love Gabby and Trent! Twins who are growing up and facing all the questions that come with that. Throw some ghosts in and i’m sure it will be fine. I love middle grade horror! 📚🩸

In addition to editing and publishing anthologies, I also submit to a lot of anthologies! So I’ve been around the block a few times, know a thing or two, and can offer practical tips for participating in the madness that is life on submission. LINK IN COMMENTS

Undertaker Books Editor-in-Chief Rebecca Cuthbert just about fell off her chair when she received the news that L. Marie Wood herself--yes, THAT author--would be signing her experimental horror novella IF IT'S THE BIRDS, WE'RE IN TROUBLE with U.B. FOR MORE: LINK IN COMMENTS @lmariewood.bsky.social

The Black Door is at Steel City Con today, with titles from Undertaker Books, as well as some by our EIC, @rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social! If you are there, stop by to say hello to Logan! #steelcitycon #horrorbooks #steelcity #newbooks #newhorror

Seven more days until BLOOD LAKE is released! Reserve your copy on the Undertaker Books website! #westernhorror #horrorwestern #novella #horrornovella #newhorror #horror2025

Undertaker Books is bringing you a Western Horror Summer! On July 18, Aggie rides again in DEVIL'S FORK by D.L. Winchester, and on August 15, Dylan Decker faces a new kind of monster in BLOOD LAKE by C.M. Saunders. Pre-order your copies now on the Undertaker Books website!

These books are EXCELLENT. They are what every struggling or grieving kid needs. They are honest and bold, challenging and healing. They are what so many of needed back in the day and did not have. #middlegrade #middlegraderead #middlegradehorror #spookybook #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #kidlit

Happy re-release day to INTO THE GRAY! For all the kids who like creepy. For all who sometimes feel lost. For all who want to venture into the unknown. Welcome to Nowhere. undertakerbooks.com/products/int...

What about those who have nothing? Loved “Poor Billy” in @rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social ‘s Six O’ Clock House and Other Strange Tales! Creepy and weird and sad with an ending that will punch you in all the feels.

I spy with my creepy eye... @erikmchatton.bsky.social's forthcoming collection, STRAW WORD AND OTHER ECHOES FROM THE VOID! @tjprice.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL25...

Who's ready? @erikmchatton.bsky.social @tjprice.bsky.social

We love to see our books in the wild! Here is Kathleen Palm's INTO THE GRAY at Sunbound Books in Fort Wayne, IN! The second book in the Nowhere series, WITHIN THE BLACK, will be out this fall. <3 Great for kids struggling to understand and process grief, and great for adults, too.

An interview with @undertakerbooks.bsky.social ! undertakerbooks.com/blogs/news/g...

Just because I don’t feel like I’ve started enough drama on the blog in awhile, let’s talk about cover artists! AND... DROP YOUR COMMENTS BELOW ON YOUR FAVORITE COVER ARTIST!!! Link to blog is in comments too.

"William Benjamin Porter’s mom died ten days ago. Her funeral was seven days ago, and life is weird and stupid. And empty." WITHIN THE BLACK...The Nowhere Series: Book 2 For all who think forgetting is the answer. 📚🩸 Middle Grade Horror COMING IN NOVEMBER FROM @undertakerbooks.bsky.social

We are excited for the world to meet what @erikmchatton.bsky.social has created! Edited by @tjprice.bsky.social, this collection of unique horror will be out in September--but you can claim your copy now! #newhorror #preorder #newtitle #horror #horrorreaders #erikmchatton #strawworld

We love when our books are available at indie bookshops and other local businesses. Thank you to these fantastic stores and their owners! #shoplocal #indiebookstore #shopindie #indiepress #smallpresspublishing

Thank you, @horrortree.com !! @kelleragre.bsky.social

This weekend marks the 6 year anniversary of the death of Dutch actor, environmentalist, and AIDS activist Rutger Hauer. One of his most iconic roles was in The Hitcher, so I wanted to honor his legacy with a look at some great hitchhiker horror stories Here’s you hitchhiker horror recs:

Please help us wish our president and associate editor, D.L. Winchester, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! D.L. is also our library and bookstore liaison, and represents Undertaker Books at Crimson Curiosities and at live author events! (And he puts up with us--Rebecca and Cyan.) THANK YOU D.L.! We love you!