Some people just see the world differently.The author of this collection has, at times, argued that The Terminator is a love story, that Bob Dylan’s “Don't Think Twice, It’s All Right” is joyful rather than bitter, and that the characters of Everybody Loves Raymond are more monstrous than the Bates Family. In his first collection of original fiction, he turns his wry, satiric eye upon landscapes of his own creation — including the early days of skydiving, the terror of collecting unemployment, the extreme sport of competitive standing, a circus performer succumbing to zombie-ism, and the most anticipated day never circled on any calendar — to find horror hidden within humor, hope persisting amidst anguish, and absurdity pretty much everywhere. The views from his pen are equal parts hysterical, unsettling, and thought provoking.Some people just see the world differently. Matt Bechtel is one of those people."There is a vulnerability in the stories collected in Monochromes and Other Stories that is as surprising as it is wonderful." James A. Moore - Author of the Seven Forges series.“If emotional sincerity was a superpower, Matt Bechtel would be the hero we’d look up to see soaring overhead. The stories in MONOCHROMES, whether winkingly subversive, angry, absurd, or sad, all reveal something poignant about the dark truths underpinning these characters and their circumstances. Despite the title, there’s nothing monochromatic about the rich vibrancy of Bechtel’s prose. His stories are as colorful as the tights I imagine him wearing.” Bracken MacLeod, Bram Stoker Award nominated author of STRANDED and 13 VIEWS OF THE SUICIDE WOODS

Monochromes: And Other Stories

Literature & Fiction

Bechtel, Matt

Genre Fiction

Haverhill House Publishing

Legends say that on stormy nights, or during sunsets, there sometimes comes a strange whistling in the sky followed by sightings of enormous black dogs. But these are no ordinary dogs. They are demonic things, hounds loose from the Wild Hunt, and they are searching for lost souls. They are rarely sighted more than one at a time, but if all seven should come together, it will mean the end of the world. In the picturesque New England town of Kingsbury, Vermont, a young woman named Rose Kerrigan mourns the death of her grandfather, the sweet but strange old man who raised her. Soon, Rose will learn the legend of the Seven Whistlers. They've come to Kingsbury in search of a soul that has been hidden from them, and they will not leave without it. First there was one, then two…then four...If they don't find what they're looking for soon, perhaps all seven will gather in Kingsbury. And if all seven should come together....Praise for The Seven Whistlers – "A quick, intriguing, satisfyingly creepy read, refreshingly free of emo sap. Fans of dark, post-modern fantasy should find it to be a tasty morsel."-- The Green Man Review"Powerful, beautifully conceived and developed, and utterly riveting. Benson and Golden have created a new mythology that rings true. This is a writing force to be reckoned with, a team who can produce the kind of modern mythic fiction that drives Gaiman, de Lint and Bull fans wild. It's too good not to share."-- Rambles.net

The Seven Whistlers

Benson, Amber

Golden,Christopher

Dinner For One is a love letter from a man to his late wife. A way of saying farewell, but never goodbye. It's a record of love and loss and what it means to be human. Jim Moore is a large man with a large heart, and while that heart has been broken, it is, as Hemingway put it, 'strong in the broken places'.

Dinner for One: A Journey to Healing

Biographies & Memoirs

Moore, James A.

Memoirs

Alone...For the first time in her life, Allie Prescott is alone. She's left her husband, Jack, and moved out of their comfortable home. Now she's living in a small second-floor apartment in a not-so-nice part of town and working as a waitress in a downtown restaurant. She's struggling to figure out what she wants to do with the next stage of her life.As much as Allie wants to be alone, what she doesn't know is that even when she's in her apartment... especially late at night... she is not alone.She is never alone.Unseen eyes are watching her. Pale, ghostly shapes slip in and out of view. Faint, whispering voices tease her in the darkness.The spirits who haunt her apartment have been there for a very long time ... alone and waiting.Now they're beginning to manifest themselves because they know, and Allie will soon learn that they have been waiting for her and her life will never be the same.

Waiting

Hautala, Rick

DON’T GO ALONE Stories by Christopher Golden In Collaboration With Amber Benson Charlaine Harris Tim Lebbon Mike Mignola James A. Moore Thomas E. Sniegoski

Don't Go Alone

LEBBON, Tim

Sniegoski, Thomas E.

HARRIS,CHARLAINE

Mignola,Mike

Short Stories & Anthologies

Jonathan Crowley is having a bad time of it. He’s too busy for anyone’s good, dealing with calls from beyond the grave, demons that refuse to stay dead, the very creature that murdered his wife and children, and a few spirits that have unfinished business with the Hunter. The past comes back to haunt the man who gives monsters their nightmares in a series of encounters that deal with Crowley’s past losses and even his occasional victories, but any way you look at it, Jonathan Crowley is having One Bad Week. Now the question is who will survive to talk about it later?

One Bad Week: A Jonathan Crowley Chronicle (The Jonathan Crowley Chronicles)

Strangewood

As TJ Randall, he pens the tales of Strangewood, the most popular series of children's books since The Wizard of Oz. As Thomas Randall, he is a recently divorced father coping with joint custody, which permit him with only weekend visits with his young son. But when his son is hospitalized with an incurable catatonia, the reality and fantasy of Thomas's life start to merge... His son has been taken hostage into the world Randall created. Strangewood is at war.

Wittier Than Thou is a collection of twenty short stories of humor and whimsy inspired by the life and works of John Greenleaf Whittier. All proceeds benefit the Whittier Birthplace museum in Haverhill, Massachusetts.John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) is best recalled either as as a fiery abolitionist or as one of New England’s beloved Fireside Poets. But along with impassioned anti-slavery verse and the later songs of faith and rural domesticity, Whittier had a sly and subtle sense of humor, most evident in poems composed for friends and correspondents. What better way to celebrate the poet and his work than by exploring the wide range of wit and mirth that Whittier inspires. Who knows – you may find that he is wittier than thou!Stories by Jeff Strand, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ken Faig, Jr., Nancy Brewka-Clark, Judi Calhoun, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Peter Rawlik, Edwin Berne, Jill Hand, DG Critchley, Richard Lau, Mark Twain, Joan Wright Mularz, Rosemary Shomaker, John Greenleaf Whittier, Gregory L. Norris, David Bernard, Seabury Quinn, and Rob Smales.Edited by David Goudsward

Wittier Than Thou: Tales of Whimsy and Mirth inspired by the life and works of John Greenleaf Whittier

Goudsward, David

Literary

Below the town of Tyndale, the King of the Wood feels threatened. His power is waning and his minions are abandoning him. He is determined to retain control and destroy the usurper: Tom Bender. But exactly who is The King of the Wood?Unlike previous pranks, the latest student hazing in Tom Bender’s back yard proved fatal. Animals begin to obey him. Crows seem to understand what he says and pass along cryptic messages. Then everything in the garden starts to grow and keeps growing long past its natural season. Tom thinks this is wonderful until he discovers that the deck is growing too.Brother James knows of the coming conflict. He is sure that he can defeat both the King and any human opposition. Brother James is confident he will assure the ascendance of man over nature. However, his spy in Tyndale has another target: Tom.An average guy and his pals, religious fanatics, an abusive wealthy criminal with the local government in his pocket, an obsessive-compulsive small-time drug dealer, cavorting crows and rats, and a truly bizarre King trying to reclaim his throne. These are just a few of the strange and wonderful characters that move about a stage built of a small Candian town. This is a wild and woolly novel with a sense of humor, and a great sense of mystery.--Alan M. Clark, author of "THE PROSTITUTE'S PRICE""J. Edwin Buja is a genuine talent, and sure to make his mark with THE KING OF THE WOOD." -- Rio Youers, author of THE FORGOTTEN GIRL and HALCYON.

The King of The Wood: Book One of THE WOOD

Buja, J. Edwin

Invisible Chains

Jacqueline is a young Creole slave in antebellum New Orleans. An unusual stranger who has haunted her dreams since childhood comes to stay as a guest in her master’s house. Soon after his arrival, members of the household die mysteriously, and Jacqueline is suspected of murder. Despite her fear of the stranger, Jacqueline befriends him and he helps her escape. While running from the slave catchers, they meet conjurers, a loup-garou, and a traveling circus of supernatural freaks. She relies on ancestral magic to guide her and finds strength to conquer her fears on her journey.

Lane, Michelle Renee

United States

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