Brad Storm doesn’t believe in ghosts, but moving into the house at 324 Abercorn just may change his mind.\nBest-selling author Bradley Storm finally has enough money to buy and restore his dream home. Despite 324 Abercorn's reputation as one of the most haunted houses in America, Bradley isn't worried. He doesn't believe in the supernatural. Then strange things begin to happen. Objects no longer where he left them. Phantom noises heard from empty rooms. Shadows glimpsed from the corner of his eye.\nIs his house truly haunted, or is there something more sinister happening on the property?\nWith the help of Bradley’s new boyfriend and a few friends who are just as intrigued with the seemingly inexplicable occurrences surrounding the infamous house, they set out to find the truth of what stalks the halls at 324 Abercorn.\nProudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.\nInterview with the author:\nWhat was the inspiration for this novel? 
Mark: The city of Savannah is my home-away-from-home, some place I visit at least once a year. It has the reputation of one of the most haunted cities in America, which intrigues me as a horror lover, but it is also stunningly beautiful. I love the old homes of the historic district, and one home in particular has always captured my attention and imagination. Grand but rundown, I began to fantasize that if I had enough money I'd love to restore it and live in it. Claims have been made it has been empty so long because of the supernatural occurrences that plague its halls, but I'm not necessarily a believer despite the subject matter I write about. Once my mind got on this track, the novel began to unfold in my mind and I only had to get it out on paper.\nWhat was the most enjoyable aspect of writing this novel? 
Mark: I've always wanted to do my own take on the haunted house novel. I find tales of spirits and apparitions chilling and fascinating, and I wanted to have a go at it. I had a great deal of fun taking familiar haunting tropes, exploring them while also twisting them to defy expectations. My favorite kind of ghost story has always been the ones that start off subtle - objects that mysteriously move around, lights that flicker on and off, doors that swing shut on their own. I think it's best when you start with more ambiguous stuff like that and then build from there. It was a blast for me.\nCan you tell us a little about your characters? 
I love the characters in this book. My main character, Brad, is someone who suffers a bit of imposture syndrome, a famous and wealthy author who hasn't yet come to terms with his good fortune. Over the course of the story, he grows in confidence and determination. His love interest, Bias, was a delightful character to write. Gregarious and cocksure in a way I've never been, he helps Brad come into his own. Writing the evolution of their relationship surprised and thrilled me. Harold, aka drag queen Titty-titty Gangbang, was sheer joy. Every line had me laughing, felt like I wasn't writing his dialogue but he was speaking through me. Neisha is the most mysterious character, but I love people like that who play their cards close to the chest, who seem wise beyond what they are willing to reveal.

324 Abercorn

Literature & Fiction

Gunnells, Mark Allan

Publishing, Crystal Lake

Genre Fiction

Crystal Lake Publishing

England, 1876. Twenty-year-old Maraina Blackwood has always struggled to adhere to the restrictive standards of Victorian society, denying the courage and desire that burn within her soul. But after a terrifying supernatural encounter, Maraina's instincts compel her to action.Maraina soon discovers a plot to unleash a new world-one of demonic aristocrats, bloody rituals, and nightmarish monsters. Putting her upbringing aside, Maraina vows to fight the dark forces assuming control of England. But as her world transforms, Maraina finds that she too must transform...and what she becomes will bring out all that she once buried.Lilitu: The Memoirs of a Succubus is the first chapter in an epic dark fantasy saga, proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Tales from the Darkest Depths.

Lilitu: The Memoirs of a Succubus

Fortin, Jonathan

The Willows (Crystal Classics)

BLACKWOOD, ALGERNON

Independently published

Sidney, a single mother with a dull day job, has big dreams of becoming a full-time horror reviewer and risqué gore model. She's determined to make her website a success, and if her growing pool of online followers is any indication, things are looking good for her Elvira-esque aspirations. In fact, Sidney has so many followers that chatting with them is getting to be a job in itself. More than a job, it might be getting a little risky?. When Sidney is attacked on a dark trail late one night, it becomes clear that the horror she loves is bleeding into her real life. She learns that real-life horror is not a game, and being stalked isn't flattering-it's terrifying, and it could get her killed. Sidney-and her loved ones-are now in serious danger. This follower isn't just another online fan: he knows her movements, and he knows her routine. In fact, he's right behind her? and when he gets close enough, he won't take no for an answer.

Followers

Bergling, Christina

Reeling from the loss of their only child, Stephen and Shelley Morrison take a harrowing journey through a world beyond the crack in the sky, where their daughter's spirit is trapped with The Lost Ones. They must stop her murderer before it fulfills its goals: Terrorize. Consume. Destroy.

Cracked Sky: A Horror Novella

Eads, Ben

United States

The Exorcist's House (The Exorcist's House Universe)

This psychological thriller follows a family to their Appalachian farmhouse, where they encounter an unimaginable horror.\nIn the summer of 1994, psychologist Daniel Hill buys a rustic farmhouse nestled in the rolling hills of West Virginia.\nAlong with his wife and teenage daughter, the family uproots their lives in Ohio and moves south. They are initially seduced by the natural beauty of the country setting. That soon changes when they discover a hidden room in the basement with a well, boarded shut and adorned with crucifixes.\nLocal legends about the previous owner being an exorcist come to light, but by then, all Hell has broken loose.\nThis 1990s horror novel is perfect for fans of family thriller books, stories of demonic possession, exorcism fiction, the occult, or thrillers like The Exorcist, A Head Full of Ghosts, and The Amityville Horror.\nProudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.

Roberts, Nick

Wounds to Wishes: Tales of Mystery and Melancholy (Dark Tide Horror Novellas)

Three separate yet strangely connected novellas kick off Crystal Lake’s Dark Tide series with stories of Mystery and Suspense.\nTHE STRANGEST TWIST UPON HER LIPS by Chad Lutzke: When a suicide note is just too much to bear, an absurd celebration of life feels like the only way out. While avoiding the suicide note his fiancé left behind, a grief-stricken man tackles a bucket list the two had made together, fulfilling entries that take him out of his comfort zone and into the realm of skid-row voodoo, where truths are finally revealed. Another grief horror yarn from the author of Stirring the Sheets and Of Foster Homes and Flies.\nMY ONLY SUNSHINE byRobert Ford: A grief-stricken mother has five days to solve her daughter’s murder. Caroline’s daughter was abducted and murdered over four months ago. Now, in an abandoned building, in the dead of night, she can talk with Emma’s ghost. Five days. Fourteen minutes each day. That’s all the time Caroline has to find out who murdered Emma, and say goodbye to her daughter for the very last time.\nSUET by John Boden: Dark secrets and darker things are a lonely man's inheritance. Corbin is a lonely young man who finally broke the bonds of an emotional vampire of a job. He accepts the sad task of going through the estate of his dead grandparents, to discover that family can go back quite far, as can secrets and shadows. He will discover that the family he always knew kept things back and that an inheritance isn't always monetary. History has teeth and talons and often times does not let go easily.\nCrystal Lake’s Dark Tide series will continue soon with more tales of Mystery Thrillers and Horror Books, including themes of Weird Western, Sherlock Holmes, Grief Horror, Body Horror, Halloween, Mystery fiction, and Psychological Thriller books.\nProudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.

Lutzke, Chad

Ford, Robert

Boden, John

Audio, Crystal Lake

DEAD MEN by James A. Moore: And the Dead shall rise. Jonathan Crowley is having a problem with dead men. They just keep getting back on their feet. From the ghost dancers at a strange burial site to the corpse of a man he literally just killed, the dead refuse to lay down and die, and now it's up to Crowley and his traveling companion Lucas Slate to try to figure out why the dead are restless and determined to kill whatever crosses their paths.THE TRICKSTER OF PARADISE by R.B. Wood: Never trust a cave painting with an agenda.In the old west, the people of Paradise live in harmony with the local Sioux tribe until the U. S. Army arrives with false accusations and their deeply rooted prejudices. While the strange newcomer known as "Mortimer" watches; a sixteen year old boy and an ancient legend must come together to fight the invaders, save the town and win the day. Can the desires of an ancient legend and the wishes of a young man survive the encounter with Death watching their every move?LAST SUNSET OF A DYING AGE by Michael Burke: Ibuki Shibuya is a disgraced samurai, a fugitive from the vengeance of his former master. His flight leads him to the American Southwest where he discovers a mutilated body in the Arizona desert. He eventually finds himself in Copper City, a frontier town plagued by a series of grisly murders. A motley cast of characters populate the town and Ibuki becomes embroiled in affairs both mundane and extraordinary as he resolves to assist the sheriff in solving the strange murders. Perhaps he will even meet the honorable end he seeks in doing so. All the while, a strange man, dressed in black, who knows more than he says, lurks outside of Copper City.Events come to a head when the truth is laid bare. Ibuki, along with both friends and foes, learns that not all remnants of a dying age have given way to progress.

West of Hell: Weird Western Horror Stories (Dark Tide Horror Novellas)

Moore, James A.

Burke, Michael

Wood, R.B.

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