Imagine… An old house; one that has stood many generations. WAITING… You step inside and begin to explore. Was this a good idea? You begin to doubt, but continue to step deeper within the eerie darkness. Something stirs above. Should you investigate? Wandering, you reach the second floor landing. In the center of the upstairs hall, directly above, you discover a trap door. You know, the one that leads to something so terrible, you dare not think to touch it, much less attempt to open the latch! Nevertheless, you are drawn to inspect further. Something is stirring above… of this, you have no doubt. You stand upon tiptoe, stretching as far as your fingers will allow, until you grasp the cord attached to the door. With a loud creaking, it opens, releasing a set of stairs, descending before you. Gazing up, there is nothing but a black hole. There! Again! That stirring! Against your better judgement, you begin to climb. Sweat forms upon your brow with each step, as your stomach turns sour. Still, you climb. Those few stairs feel an eternity to ascend. There at the top, nothing. Dark and empty… nothing. Your eyes adjust… Wait! Beneath the cobwebs and years of layered dust, stands a long, wooden chest. Is it locked? Hmmm… You step within the musty room. There, propped against the side of the chest, an old metal rod. You pick it up, using it to pry open what should have been left locked away, eternally. Toys! Old toys! Somewhere in the darkness, a melody plays, soft and haunting. A music box? NO! A small carousel is moving beside you, its once colorful horses bobbing in time. You look about. There are toys everywhere! Old, broken, forgotten toys fill this attic room. A doll, cracked skull, hairless, limbs askew, stares from behind one eye, the other an empty, hollow socket. A rocking horse begins to sway in the corner. Toy soldiers, their green metal chipped and rusted. How odd; they appear in battle stance, staring… Suddenly, the trap door closes. Darkness… the stirring… These toys… You know why they have been locked away. You stand among evil incarnate. The melody stops. No one hears your final cries… TOYS IN THE ATTIC: A COLLECTION OF EVIL PLAYTHINGS is an anthology of horror like no other. Step inside…WELCOME TO THE ATTIC

Toys in the Attic

Literature & Fiction

Lutzke, Chad

Pratt, Essel

KIrk, James Ward

Day, Nicholas

Mays, Jeremy

Woodbury, Sheldon

Edwards, Murphy

Scott, D. S.

Fox, Dona

Johnson, Alex S.

Crow, Sebastion

Rowe, Coralie

Lopez, Lori R.

Williams, Mimi

Keene, A. Henry

Rushmore, Lemmy

Powell, Rick

H. R. Boldwood

Genre Fiction

James Ward Kirk Publishing

In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night

<h3>Predatory eyes flicker in darkness, a legion of abominations seeking human destruction. Slashing claws and gnashing teeth, hungry for flesh, eager to kill. </h3> <h3>Clutch onto hope and pray for dawn. Creatures rule the night. </h3> <hr /> In Darkness, Delight is an original anthology series revealing the many faces of modern horror-- shocking and quiet, pulp and literary, cold-hearted and heart-felt, weird tales of spiraling madness alongside full-throttle thrillers. Open these pages and unleash all-new terrors that consume from without and within. <h3>The creatures are here. It's now time to find . . . In Darkness, Delight. </h3> <h4>Featuring: </h4> <ul> <li>Josh Malerman: One Thousand Words on a Tombstone - Bully Jack </li> <li>Jeff Strand: The Last Thing You Want to Be </li> <li>Ray Garton: A Survivor </li> <li>Richard Chizmar: Father </li> <li>Mary SanGiovanni: The Giant's Table </li> <li>Tim Curran: White Rabbit </li> <li>Christopher Motz: Scales </li> <li>Kev Harrison: Snap </li> <li>Evans Light: Gertrude</li> <li>Mikal Trimm: Infestation </li> <li>Mark Cassell: River of Nine Tails </li> <li>Mason Morgan: The People in the Toilet </li> <li>Andrew Lennon: Silent Scream </li> <li>Chad Lutzke: He Wears the Lake </li> <li>Adam Light: Valley of the Dunes </li> <li>Eddie Generous: The Newell Post </li> <li>Frank Oreto: The Worms Turn </li> <li>Gregor Xane: The Ugly Tree </li> <li>Kristopher Rufty: Hinkles </li> <li>Glenn Rolfe: Human Touch </li> <li>Curtis M. Lawson: The Green Man of Freetown <hr /> <h4>About Corpus Press: </h4> Corpus Press is a publisher of horror and weird fiction, specializing in modern pulp that emphasizes plot over gore. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the press has garnered praise from SCREAM Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Horror Novel Reviews, Hellnotes and others for its Bad Apples:Slices of Halloween Horror series, the anthology Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love, and for its short story collections and novellas. <hr /> Horror anthologies and collections from Corpus Press: <ul> <li>Screamscapes: Tales of Terror </li> <li>Toes Up: Horror to Die For </li> <li>Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love </li> </ul> <h4>Halloween horror books from Corpus Press:</h4> <ul> <li>Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween Stories</li> <li>Bad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween Horror </li> <li>Bad Apples 2: Six Slices of Halloween Horror </li> <li>Bad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror </li> </ul> </li> </ul>

Chizmar, Richard

Malerman, Josh

Curran, TIm

Light, Evans

Lennon, Andrew

SanGiovanni, Mary

Rolfe, Glenn

Strand, Jeff.

Garton, Ray.

Independently published

Spicy Constellation & Other Recipes

In a decaying world that's lost its battle against the undead, a group of desperate survivors search for shelter deep in the Texas woods. But they discover something far worse than the dead that command the earth. Prepare to meet the Him Deep Down! Authors Chad Lutzke (Night as a Catalyst) and Terry M. West (What Price Gory?) team together to offer a zombie novelette with a different kind of bite.

The Him Deep Down

West, Terry M.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Of Foster Homes And Flies

A neglected 12-year-old boy does nothing to report the death of his mother in order to compete in a spelling bee. A tragic coming-of-age tale of horror and drama in the setting of a hot New Orleans summer. "Original, touching coming of age."~Jack Ketchum, author of The Girl Next Door "With "Of Foster Homes and Flies" Lutzke is firing on all cylinders. It's a lean mean emotional machine. Coming-of-age presented in a fresh direction. Bearing tremendous emotional weight and heart. It made me cry. "~John Boden, author of Jedi Summer and Dominoes "Disturbing, often gruesome, yet poignant at the same time, Chad Lutzke's Of Foster Homes and Flies is one of the best dark coming-of-age tales I've read in years. You'll laugh (sometimes when you know you shouldn't), you'll cry, you'll find yourself wondering how soon you can read more of this guy's work. Highly recommended!"~James Newman, author of Midnight Rain, Ugly as Sin, and Odd Man Out "...one of those real treats that comes down the pipe and manages to get you all excited about reading again...the whole ting is just beautiful."~Ginger Nuts of Horror "Loved it, wished I loved all books I read as much...a sweet, yet subtly horrific and superbly written story. Lutzke shows incredible skills...Highly recommended."~Mark Matthews, author of All Smoke Rises "Of Foster Homes and Flies by Chad Lutzke is a lovely addition to the coming of age subgenre. He creates in the character of Denny an authentic young man with passions and foibles, someone easy to relate to and root for. The novella hits all the right notes you expect out of a coming of age tale, while also providing a plot that has originality and surprises."~Mark Allan Gunnells, author of Flowers in a Dumpster and The Summer of Winters "Of Foster Homes and Flies is the darkest, most disturbing story ChadLutzke has written. It's also his best...the ultimate one-finger salute to oppression...Highly recommended."~Dan Padavona, author of the Dark Vanishing Series "As heartbreaking as it is horrifying...Of Foster Homes and Flies is a clearly written, fine-tuned entry into the canon of coming-of-age/innocence lost genre...Southern Gothic in the true sense of the word."~Barrymore Tebbs, author of A Thousand Paper Cranes and The Haunting at Blackwood Hall

Of Foster Homes and Flies

Contemporary

After an encounter with a homeless man, a high school graduate becomes obsessed with the idea of doing heroin, challenging himself to try it just once. A bleak tale of addiction, delusion, and flowers.Praise for Lutzke's work:"Original, touching coming-of-age." ~Jack Ketchum, author of THE GIRL NEXT DOOR"With "Of Foster Homes and Flies" Lutzke is firing on all cylinders. It's a lean mean emotional machine. Coming-of-age presented in a fresh direction. Bearing tremendous emotional weight and heart. It made me cry. " -John Boden, author of JEDI SUMMER and DOMINOES"Lutzke has a way with words that merges horror and compassion in a single sentence. Reminiscent of Robert McCammon." ~ Joe Mynhardt, Crystal Lake Publishing "Lutzke's rich, descriptive stories always leave me wanting more. He's a gifted wordsmith." ~J. Thorn, best-selling author "Chad Lutzke has an awesome grasp of descriptive writing...Brilliant malevolence! He is a true master at his craft." ~Blaze McRob, Bram Stoker Award nominee "Lutzke is a student of the horror genre with a rich voice that needs to be heard." ~ Terry M. West, author of Night Things "Lutzke's writing is personal, detailed and often heart breaking in a terrifying way." ~ Matt Molgaard, Horror Novel Reviews "Chad Lutzke is an emerging and exciting dark author with a firm grasp on the genre. His shadows have drastically different heartbeats, unique souls, but are unified by their dark charm and bleak shrouds." ~Zachary Walters, The Eyes/Mouths of Madness "Chad Lutzke is an excitingly fresh emerging voice in the horror scene. His writing pulls you in, and his stories are chilling and stay with you well after a thoroughly satisfying read!" ~Nicholas Grabowsky, Black Bed Sheet Books & author of Halloween IV "Unique and enveloping. At times playful and alternately existential, though always invoking empathy for the protagonist's predicament. Chad Lutzke's writing is doubtlessly bleak, yet with an odd sense of hope." ~ author, James Ferace "Chad's writing is a trip to the buffet of horror. No stone left unturned." ~ Blaine Cook, vocalist for The Accused, Toe Tag, & The Fartz

Wallflower

Wormwood

Meyer, Tim

Macabre Ink

When Garrett Walkinshaw pays a visit to his sister, he finds her murdered— throat sliced and nipples missing, his albino niece left emotionally scarred on her bed. Determined on getting revenge, the two set out after the killer, following a bloody trail of skin-lacking bodies. After Garrett's best friend— a recently freed slave— joins the road-trip hunt, they're forced to teach Garret' s niece the dark world of survival and assassination in the gritty, wild west, where they’re met with myriad of roadblocks in the form of evil lawmen, bizarro brothers, a swamp witch, and more. Hap & Leonard meets Leon: The Professional, chasing down Ed Gein.

How The Skin Sheds (Splatter Western)

Death's Head Press

The Pale White

Crystal Lake Publishing

Jinx is a record-collecting, middle-aged minimalist whose dreams of becoming a detective are waylaid by love and laziness. But when he inherits his late aunt's rundown motel, The Neon Owl, his passion for investigative work reignites while he searches for answers as to who keeps shitting in the bushes. His findings lead to a full-blown murder mystery where he and new-found friend, Roddy, the elderly, one-legged handyman, set out to find the killer.A crime noir-ish whodunnit rife with humor, grit, and ranch dressing. "Terrific stuff from Chad Lutzke, who manages to take tired tropes and set them on fire with passion and originality." ~Joe R. Lansdale, Champion Mojo Storyteller "Once again, Lutzke shows his mastery of creating characters that live and breathe far from the page. An intoxicating blend of humor and intrigue. The only reason I paused while racing to the finale was to laugh out loud." ~Robert Ford, co-author of A Penny for Your Thoughts

The Neon Owl: Book 1: When the Shit Hits the Van

Humor & Satire

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