Hey Ho, Booksellers!

It's gonna be an exceptionally Weird summer with Tenebrous; we wanna tell you all about it!

As mentioned previously, earlier this year we signed on with Independent Publishers Group (IPG) for all distribution, beginning June 1st. We're thrilled to be working with such a longstanding, respected entity in the indie world and, to celebrate, we're releasing a trifecta of Weird thrills this June, July and August that run the gamut of everything that has brought Tenebrous to where it is today.

To inquire about placing an order—or setting up an account if you don't already have one—please email Customer Service at [email protected].

First up in June:

ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT, due out June 16th

For the first time in English, Santiago Eximeno's Alicia en el Sótano—masterfully translated by Alicia L. Alonso—follows a father's descent into darkness in pursuit of a lost child.

Release Date: June 16, 2026                                      $14.99, Trade Paperback

Print ISBN: 978-1-959790-63-1      

Read ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT in its entirety.

One summer afternoon, Santi and Maria's daughter disappears without a trace from a public park. A fruitless investigation passes, the agony only serving to tear Santi’s life and family further apart.

Months go by, and Santi finally stumbles upon a clue: it is hardly a name, barely a whisper, but it is enough to reveal a haunting legacy and unleash an entirely new kind of horror upon the despairing young father:

“He Who Does Not Speak With Children.”

"Tenebrous went for broke here and this is by far their best. A painstaking, demented journey...The final pages will leave you staring into the abyss, where hope and horror blur together in the most devastating way." 

• The Next Best Book Club

Full information from IPG is available here.

Read ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT in its entirety.

Next up, in July:

BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror (+ More) Vol. Four arrives July 14th

It is time for your greatest challenge yet, o Pilot of Invention!

The path is treacherous, but take heart:

BRAVE NEW WEIRD is back.

Read BRAVE NEW WEIRD in its entirety.

The Best and Weirdest Stories of the Year will be your guide. Place your trust in them and they will watch over you.

They are always watching.

Release Date: July 14, 2026                                      $19.99, Trade Paperback

Print ISBN: 978-1-959790-65-5  

Read BRAVE NEW WEIRD in its entirety.

Full information from IPG is available here.

We close out our summer offerings with some cyberpunk-noir, courtesy of the author of Cult-favorite TRVE CVLT!

"An unmissable genre mashup that brings to mind the best of Philip K. Dick."

• Michael Moreci, screenwriter (Revealer, Revival) and comics author (Barbaric, Wasted Space)

MIDWESTERN CHROME by Michael Bettendorf, out August 11th

Read MIDWESTERN CHROME in its entirety

A burned-out detective trapped in a cold case finds a curious lead—the severed head of an android who cries for help in the voice of his dead wife. It has her memories. It has her personality. But is it…Elsie? 

Welcome to the frayed-wire-and-spare-parts autopsy of a near-future Nebraska, lit bright by neon promises and smoldering with broken dreams. Society is high on body augmentations and self-interest and low on moral reckonings.

Harlan's cold case takes center stage in the novella Our Bird Trills Mechanical, but desperate people willing to do whatever it takes fill the pages: people like Lucian Lucky, an augment-addicted prizefighter who must decide if the cost of winning is worth the size of the purse; or Javier, a love-struck henchman who’s fallen for the niece of his violent boss.

Freaks, fighters, fixers and f&%k-ups: fortune favors the corrupt in MIDWESTERN CHROME.

Release Date: August 11, 2026                                     $19.99, Trade Paperback

Print ISBN: 978-1-959790-67-9

“Ingenious visions and deeply human characters…Does what the finest examples of dystopian Sci-Fi Noir do best: shows us ourselves in the reflection of a cohesive, all-too-plausible future. Highly recommended.”

• Sean Doolittle, author of Device Free Weekend

Read MIDWESTERN CHROME in its entirety

Full information from IPG is available here.

If you have any questions about our titles, please don't hesitate to reach out! Be well, and thank you for all you do for independent publishing.

Matt + Alex

Tenebrous Press

www.tenebrouspress.com

To inquire about placing an order—or setting up an account if you don't already have one—please email Customer Service at [email protected].