"In the silence of the house, the hiss of ignition was the roar of a crowd cheering his victory, and in the darkness, its flame was the goddamned Olympic torch."—EV Knight, The House on the Cover of a Horror Novel

  Cover Reveal & Preorder  

Today we've revealed the art for The House on the Cover of a Horror Novel created by Lynne Hansen. Check out the cover and pre-order the book for a $4 discount and thanks to everyone who has already preordered!

Hollow Tongue Launch replay 

If you missed the book launch for Hollow Tongue you can now watch the replay. Eden performed a fantastic reading from the book, then editor R.J. Joseph and Eden discussed the themes and craft of the novella, followed with another short reading. Watch here.

Hollow Tongue is “…equal parts beautiful and grotesque, with prose so alive it practically leaps off the page. Hauntings both familial and societal are deftly interwoven in this stylish and atmospheric Southern Gothic that feels truly contemporary—and the mystery behind safe box 236 will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the story’s terrifying and shocking conclusion.”

—Catherine Yu, author of Direwood

  Congrats Tim Waggoner!  

It's been announced that Tim Waggoner's novelization of the movie Terrifier 2 will be out from Titan Books in time for Halloween! Tim has a whole chapter in the next Writing in the Dark book, Just Add Writer, on novelizations which is coming in 2025 and it's cool to see him putting his knowledge to use.

  Book Signing in the Vortex  

We're having a prerelease book launch Saturday, June 29th at Vortex Books from 1pm to 4pm. You'll get a chance to meet the editors, Vaughn A. Jackson and Stephanie Pearre, as well as contributors Ichabod Cassius Kilroy, Jessica McHugh, L. Marie Wood, Mary SanGiovanni and Jessica L. Sparrow. Ronald Malfi and Rebecca Rowland will also be signing on that day too.

  Remaining Spoken Word Dates  

Donna Lynch is on the final push for her spoken word tour. Below are the remaining dates and you can see some footage from the trip here.

6/27 Mechanismus Festival, Seattle WA (also Stoneburner)

7/1 The Crypt, Denver CO

7/3 The Crack Fox, St Louis MO

7/5 The Museum of Post Punk & Industrial Music, Chicago IL

7/8 Small’s, Hamtramck (Detroit) MI w/ Jimmy Doom & Steve Silver

7/9 Oddfellows Liquor Bar w/ Anton Cancre & Sarah Hans

7/11 Digital Underground, Philadelphia PA w/ Heinrich 

7/12 Third Sanctum Art Gallery (at The Veiled Crow), Warwick RI

7/13 Zissimos (Upstairs), Baltimore MD + Donna’s Half-Century Bday Afterparty

  MEDIA MENTIONS  

Turn the Page featured Eden Royce on their podcast

THE LINEUP included Beyond the Bounds as a Bram Stoker readalike

  UPCOMING EVENTS  

June 27-30

In Your Write Mind Conference

Seton Hill University

Tim Waggoner (GoH), Michael Arnzen, Matt Betts, Albert Wendland, Stephanie Wytovich

June 29 • 1-4pm

Beyond the Bounds of Infinity Book Launch at Vortex Books & Comics

Vaughn A. Jackson, Stephanie Pearre, L. Marie Wood, Jessica McHugh, Ichabod Cassius Kilroy, Jessica L. Sparrow, Mary SanGiovanni

September 14-15

Virginia Witches and Pagans Pride

Sonora Taylor

October 4-6

AuthorCon IV, St. Louis, MO

Daniel Kraus & Sonora Taylor

October 12

Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival

Sonora Taylor & EA Broadbent

October 26 • 1-4pm

Errant Roots Book Launch at Vortex Books & Comics

Sonora Taylor