H.H. Holmes committed ghastly crimes in the late 19th century. Many of which occurred within his legendary "Murder Castle" in Chicago, Illinois. He is often considered America's first serial killer.
In her second book of poetry from Strangehouse Books, Sara Tantlinger (Love For Slaughter) takes inspiration from accounts and tales which spawned from the misdeeds of one Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes. Fact and speculation intertwine herein, just as they did during the man's own lifetime.
There's plenty of room in the cellar for everyone in The Devil's Dreamland.
"...chilling poetry..." --Linda D. Addison, award-winning author of "How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend" and HWA Lifetime Achievement Award winner
"...morbidly creative and profound crime documentary...one of the best works of horror poetry I've read in years." --Michael Arnzen, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Grave Markings and Play Dead
"...fascinating and absolutely riveting...powerful and vivid prose...will stay with you long after you've closed the book."--Christina Sng, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Collection of Nightmares

The Devil's Dreamland: Poetry Inspired by H.H. Holmes

Literature & Fiction

Tantlinger, Sara

Poetry

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A Strangehouse anthology by women of horror.

Not All Monsters: A Strangehouse Anthology by Women of Horror

Genre Fiction

In 16th century Hungary, there is a story about rage and powerlessness, of beauty and death. A story that not only belongs to the Countess Erszébet Báthory but to every woman. Hoping to leave behind a lonely and abusive childhood, the witch Dorottya sets out to find a new life outside of her solitary woods.Ugliest I've ever seen.Habsburg Emperors play puppet of the Hungarian nobles while the Ottoman Sultans encroach ever closer. War and cruelty are ways of life. Women borrow power with their youth and desirability, like nobility and riches, a waning commodity that only some are lucky to have.They'll see and hate you. Everyone will hate you.Unable to escape the memory of her dead mother, Dorottya discovers a new voice that promises her everything she's ever wanted.Horrid to look upon.With the falling-sickness worsening, Lady Báthory becomes desperate for power over her own life, crashing headlong into rages and violent outlets. Pretty castle maids go missing leaving behind collections of blood-soaked linens.Make me perfect.As years pass, all of Sárvár town knows that the castle overlooking their homes is a place that swallows the lives of young women.Even the beautiful Anna knows that, but she has as secret and a deep need to find out the truth.

Fairest Flesh

Kulski, K.P.

Bram Stoker Award-winner Sara Tantlinger delivers her Cradleland of Parasites, a harrowing and darkly gorgeous collection of poetry, chronicling the death and devastation of one of history's greatest horrors: The Black Plague.

Cradleland of Parasites

"...one of the best horror books of 2021."-Rue Morgue "A powerful, beautiful horror story."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Within forty-eight hours, Yaya Betancourt will go from discovering teeth between her thighs to being hunted by one of the most powerful corporations in America. She assumes the vagina dentata is a side effect of a rare genetic condition caused by AlphaBeta Pharmaceutical, decades ago, when she and several thousand others were still in the womb. But, when ABP corporate goons upend her life, she realizes her secondary teeth might be evidence of a new experiment for which she's the most advanced test tube . . . a situation worsened when Yaya's condition sprouts horns, tentacles, and a mind of its own. On the run and transforming, Yaya may be either ABP's greatest success, or the deadliest failure science has ever created.

Queen of Teeth

Piper, Hailey

The follow-up anthology to Strangehouse Books' Stoker-nominated NOT ALL MONSTERS, edited by Stoker Award-winning author and poet, Sara Tantlinger. CHROMOPHOBIA brings together the talents of twenty-five authors, newcomer and veteran writers alike, who explore the role of color in horror and deliver stories that use color in creative, unconventional, and unnerving ways. Featuring stories by: Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito; Jo Kaplan; Sonora Taylor; Ali Seay; Chelsea Pumpkins; Pippa Bailey; Jess Koch; G.G. Silverman; EV Knight; Kathryn E. McGee; Bindia Persaud; Jaye Wells; Lauren C. Teffeau; Geneve Flynn; Red Lagoe; KC Grifant; Christa Wojciechowski; Christine Makepeace; K.P. Kulski; Jacqueline West; Lillah Lawson; Tiffany Morris; J.B. Lamping; Jeanne E. Bush; Nu Yang.

Chromophobia: A Strangehouse Anthology by Women in Horror

OCTOBER ANIMALS follows four teenage friends-Lizzie Bat, Owl, Spider, and Kat-who live in the riverside city of October, Illinois. Lizzie Bat, still grieving the loss of her father and at odds with her mother, plans to rob the town's Halloween store the night of October 31st, and intends to use the money to escape to a new life. And, her friends are all too eager to help. Owl, best friend and confidant. If Lizzie Bat's heart aches for her father, then Owl's heart aches for Lizzie Bat. Spider, brave and loyal, had his secrets, and he kept them. Kat, adored, she was the newest member of the group and the object of Lizzie Bat's affections. But their scheme threatens to tear the friends apart as they find themselves in the path of supernatural forces and monstrous local legends: haunted houses; doppelgängers; grave robbing; ghosts and vampires; monsters in the river and, even worse, monsters in the home. October is a town that loves Halloween but no one realizes that their whole world is about to become Halloween forever.

October Animals

Day, Nicholas

At The End Of The Day I Burst Into Flames

In his first novel, This Is Horror and Wonderland Award-nominated author Nicholas Day invites you to take a journey into a Hell that is at once uncomfortably familiar, yet unlike anything you've ever encountered before: a surveyor finds himself pursued by flesh-eating donkeys in the furthest reaches of Oregon's desert; a mass-murderer leaves the sanctity of his mountain home to pursue a long-lost love, his guide an otherworldly raven possessed by a 19th century American humorist; in nearby Klamath Falls, two estranged childhood friends set off to find a missing father with the help of two aging cowboys; and a prisoner in her own home sees a vision of death and knows there is no escape. Pain is proselytizing. Death is the one, true faith. And everyone worships in their due time. The Gates of Nihil are wide open and waiting to?GRIND YOUR BONES TO DUST.

Grind Your Bones To Dust

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