EIGHTH TOWER'S DARK FICTION SERIES: SIX & GROWING

Raffaele Pezzella's Dark Fiction series continues to grow per Eighth Tower Records/Publishing, with more editions on the horizon. As of present, there are six to be had, and I have a story in five of 'em!

There's The Black Stone: Stories for Lovecraftian Summonings, which includes my Outer Limits-ish "Tentacled".

Next up is The Beyond: Stories Inspired by the Lucio Fulci Death Trilogy, which features my seaside-relegated, Gates of Hell fable, "Summer Urges". 

Third in queue is The Body of Horror: Stories Inspired by the Cinema of David Cronenberg, wherein I overlap The Brood with Videodrome.

In a return to H.P. terror, the fourth entry is Through the Gates of Yog-Sothoth, with my weird, interdimensional shocker, "Yog-Sothoth, Beyond the Border". 

Bram Stoker's Dracula, the 125th Anniversary Edition then intercedes for #5, which is accentuated by John D. Chadwick's chilling illustrations.

TerrorVision: Stories Inspired by Cult Horror and Sci-Fi FilmSF is the latest in the series and covers a number of movie-maker tributes, including my Sam Raimi/Clive Barker, Lovecraftian knockoff, "Evil, Little Demon". 

Each edition can be purchased in soft or hardback through Amazon or one can leap right in at the Eighth Tower hub, Bandcamp, where (in certain instances) musical (CD) accompaniments are also available: 

https://bandcamp.com/

Seize these dark, demented ensembles today!

THANK YOU, MELISSA & TRACY!

My coworkers are staunch supporters of my writing, and as such, I've decided to spotlight them in a post. 

Melissa Orlowski (right) is a passionate True Blood and Walking Dead fan and the primary person who inspired me to reinstate pen to pad (for which I'll be forever grateful), and Tracy Furman (left) is a full-fledged, fellow horror aficionado, being most enamored by the Evil Dead and Elm Street franchises. 

 

In the kickoff photo, the ladies display their copies of The Purple Scar, Vol 4, published by Airship 27 Productions. This volume contains my story, "Golem Clay", illustrated by the commanding Chuck (The Last Days of Poe) Bordell, with a cover by the astonishing Adam (Ravenwood, Stepson of Mystery, Vol 4) Shaw.

In addition to Purple Scar #4, Melissa and Tracy are seen above with Main Enterprises' historic *PPFSZT! #50, to which I contributed the Night Gallery-ish fable, "Fear the Widow". (For the record, Melissa edited that tale.) "Fear the Widow" is adorned by Kevin Dale Duncan's foreboding illustrations and ushered by Allen Freeman's thrilling, space-monster cover.

I can't thank these dear ladies enough for promoting my work. These photos are but further proof of their undying devotion. Bless their gracious hearts!