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Crystal Lake Publishing
Edited by Kenneth W. Cain
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“Cain gives a list of things to think about before you choose to self-publish.” ~ Blog Review
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Author Archives: Kenneth W. Cain
“Fragments”
“Fragments” tagline:
Caleb is a special boy whose hunger outweighs any other need. But in his pursuit of sustenance he encounters someone he hadn’t expected.
(This is included in These Old Tales)
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Horrified Press
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The Big Book of Monsters & Friends
The Big Book of Monsters & Friends tagline:
200 pages of fun, coloring, activities, games, stories mostly about fun creative monsters
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Distressed Press
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From reviews:
“Lots of fun, good monsters and good stories. My grandson loves this!” — Amazon review
Hardy’s Quick Guide to Food Allergies
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*This simple guide replaces the book Nut Free?
Here is a printable card for those who have children that have food allergies. Speaking up can sometimes be difficult, as was the case with my daughter (who has a nut allergy). This card will help children relay the important details, and learn what they need to say. Feel free to save the picture and print it out for your use.
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Peter Rottentail Comic Strip
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If you’d like to purchase the original book, you can still do so at most online stores or
by visiting THIS LINK.
The Original RE: Animated Book
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“Night of the Fireworks”
“Night of the Fireworks” tagline:
The end is near, but there’s always time for one last fireworks display.
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Apokrupha
Edited by Jacob Haddon
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Listen to “Perfect Little Hands” for FREE
You can listen to my story “Perfect Little Hands” from my collection Fresh Cut Tales for FREE by clicking the link below.
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2013 Bram Stoker awards® Final Ballot announced
I’d like to congratulate all of these fantastic authors on making the final ballot for the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards®. There is some incredible work on the ballot this year. I wish you all much success in the final voting.
Superior Achievement in a Novel
- Joe Hill – NOS4A2 (William Morrow)
- Stephen King – Doctor Sleep (Scribner)
- Lisa Morton – Malediction (Evil Jester Press)
- Sarah Pinborough and F. Paul Wilson – A Necessary End (Thunderstorm/Maelstrom Press)
- Christopher Rice – The Heavens Rise (Gallery Books)
Superior Achievement in a First Novel
- Kate Jonez – Candy House (Evil Jester Press)
- John Mantooth – The Year of the Storm (Berkley Trade)
- Rena Mason – The Evolutionist (Nightscape Press)
- Jonathan Moore – Redheads (Samhain Publishing)
- Royce Prouty – Stoker’s Manuscript (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel
- Patrick Freivald – Special Dead (JournalStone)
- Kami Garcia – Unbreakable (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
- Geoffrey Girard – Project Cain (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
- Joe McKinney – Dog Days (JournalStone)
- Cat Winters – In the Shadow of Blackbirds (Harry N. Abrams)
Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel
- Ed Brubaker – Fatale Book Three: West of Hell (Image Comics)
- Caitlin R. Kiernan – Alabaster: Wolves (Dark Horse Comics)
- Brandon Seifert – Witch Doctor, Vol. 2: Mal Practice (Image Comics)
- Cameron Stewart – Sin Titulo (Dark Horse Comics)
- Paul Tobin – Colder (Dark Horse Comics)
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
- Dale Bailey – “The Bluehole” (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2013)
- Gary Braunbeck – “The Great Pity” (Chiral Mad 2, Written Backwards)
- Benjamin K. Ethridge – “The Slaughter Man” (Limbus, Inc., JournalStone)
- Gregory Frost – “No Others Are Genuine” (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Oct./Nov. 2013)
- Greg F. Gifune – House of Rain (DarkFuse)
- Rena Mason – East End Girls (JournalStone)
Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
- Michael Bailey – “Primal Tongue” (Zippered Flesh 2, Smart Rhino Publications)
- Patrick Freivald – “Snapshot” (Blood & Roses, Scarlett River Press)
- David Gerrold – “Night Train to Paris” (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan./Feb. 2013)
- Lisa Mannetti – “The Hunger Artist” (Zippered Flesh 2, Smart Rhino Publications)
- John Palisano – “The Geminis” (Chiral Mad 2, Written Backwards)
- Michael Reaves – “Code 666” (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2013)
Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
- Fabien Adda and Fabrice Gobert – The Returned: “The Horde” (Ramaco Media I, Castelao Pictures)
- Brad Falchuk – American Horror Story: Asylum: “Spilt Milk” (Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, Ryan Murphy Productions)
- Bryan Fuller – Hannibal: “Apéritif” (Dino De Laurentiis Company, Living Dead Guy Productions, AXN: Original X Production, Gaumont International Television)
- Daniel Knauf – Dracula: “A Whiff of Sulfur” (Flame Ventures, Playground, Universal Television, Carnival Films)
- Glen Mazzara – The Walking Dead: “Welcome to the Tombs” (AMC TV)
Superior Achievement in an Anthology
- R.J. Cavender and Boyd E. Harris (ed.) – Horror Library: Volume 5 (Cutting Block Press)
- Eric J. Guignard (ed.) – After Death… (Dark Moon Books)
- Michael Knost and Nancy Eden Siegel (ed.) – Barbers & Beauties (Hummingbird House Press)
- Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. (ed.) – The Grimscribe’s Puppets (Miskatonic River Press)
- Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson (ed.) – Dark Visions: A Collection of Modern Horror, Volume One (Grey Matter Press)
Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection
- Nathan Ballingrud – North American Lake Monsters: Stories (Small Beer Press)
- Laird Barron – The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and Other Stories (Night Shade Books)
- James Dorr – The Tears of Isis (Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing)
- Caitlin R. Kiernan – The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories (Subterranean)
- Gene O’Neill – Dance of the Blue Lady (Bad Moon Books)
- S. P. Somtow – Bible Stories for Secular Humanists (Diplodocus Press)
Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction
- Barbara Brodman and James E. Doan (ed.) – Images of the Modern Vampire: The Hip and the Atavistic (Fairleigh Dickinson)
- Gary William Crawford (ed.) – Ramsey Campbell: Critical Essays on the Modern Master of Horror (Scarecrow Press)
- William F. Nolan – Nolan on Bradbury: Sixty Years of Writing about the Master of Science Fiction (Hippocampus Press)
- Jarkko Toikkanen – The Intermedial Experience of Horror: Suspended Failures (Palgrave Macmillan)
- Robert H. Waugh (ed.) – Lovecraft and Influence: His Predecessors and Successors (Scarecrow Press)
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
- Bruce Boston – Dark Roads: Selected Long Poems 1971-2012 (Dark Renaissance Books)
- Helen Marshall – The Sex Lives of Monsters (Kelp Queen Press)
- Marge Simon and Sandy DeLuca – Dangerous Dreams (Elektrik Milk Bath Press)
- Marge Simon, Rain Graves, Charlee Jacob, and Linda Addison – Four Elements (Bad Moon Books/Evil Jester Press)
- Stephanie M. Wytovich – Hysteria: A Collection of Madness (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
“Her Living Corals”
“Her Living Corals” tagline:
When she is alone with her corals, she is happiest. But eventually they always take on a life of their own.
(This is included in Darker Days).
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Firbolg Publishing
Edited by Dr. Alex Scully
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The Dark Fiction of Kenneth W. Cain 