Chad Lutzke

After being held against their will in a house used for trafficking, three girls plan their escape. Alex: A hardened goth-punk who's convinced she's a vampire with a penchant for blood. Stacia: A seventeen-year-old raised by an alcoholic mother, her fellow captives the only family she's ever truly had. Kammie: The youngest of the three--a mute who finds solace in a houseplant. But does life outside the house offer the freedom they'd envisioned? Or is it too late, the scars too deep? A coming-of-age tale of revenge and survival that explores a friendship and the desperate measures taken to ensure they stay united, held together by the scars that bind them. This contemporary Suspense Thriller / Horror novella with an all-female cast is the perfect read for fans of Robert R. McCammon, Stephen King, and Jack Ketchum. Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing--Tales from the Darkest Depths. Interview with the author: What makes this Suspense Thriller so special? Taking into consideration the predicament of the three girls in the book, rather than reading as a typical thriller where most of the time is spent in a cat & mouse chase or building to the climax of escape, the book focuses on the psychological aftermath of the trauma and explores the bittersweet feeling of being free and whether the joy of freedom can be truly celebrated alone. Also, there aren't enough female-centric coming-of-age stories out there. Tell us more about your lead character. Stacia is a 17-year-old, everyday, teenage girl who was raised in a very dysfunctional home where the front door is left revolving by myriad of temporary father figures brought home by her alcoholic mother. She's never truly felt what it means to be loved, until she meets the other girls in the house on Seaside Lane. Why should readers give your work a try? Because I try my hardest to write stories using concepts that I feel haven't been done before. Originality is my primary concern, followed by a huge dose of empathy for characters the reader will care for deeply, darkness, and often times hope, but never in an unrealistic manner.

The Pale White

Tim Meyer

Wormwood

The boys crept to the window and watched as Miss Maggie carried the long bundle into the barn, the weight of it stooping her aging back. Rafter lights spilled from the barn doors and Davey saw an arm fall from the canvas-wrapped parcel. He smiled. "She got someone!" Both children grinned and settled in their beds, eyes fixed to the ceiling. This was family growth. "Boden and Lutzke weave heartache and a backwoods tale as easily as telling a story around a campfire, delivered in an incredible voice." ~Robert Ford, author of BORDERLANDS "Poetic, unnerving, and heartbreaking. The partnership between Boden and Lutzke yields the kind of story that leaves you aching and unsettled. Long after finishing, I couldn't stop thinking about Maggie, her boys, and what happens out behind the barn." ~ Kristi DeMeester, Author of BENEATH "Lawdy mercy. This story was amazing. There's something magical and sad about it. I dig it a lot." ~ Michelle Garza (half of the Sisters of Slaughter) authors of MAYAN BLUE & THOSE WHO FOLLOW

Out Behind the Barn

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. "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 "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 "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 "Lutzke has a way with words that merges horror and compassion in a single sentence. Reminiscent of Robert McCammon." ~ Joe Mynhardt, Crystal Lake Publishing "...couldn't put it down...absolutely captivating...truly brilliant." ~Bettina Melher, author of THE LIGHT KEEPERS Trilogy

Of Foster Homes and Flies

An elderly funeral worker, struggling with the loss of his wife, finds an unnatural attraction to a corpse at work resembling his bride in her younger years.A story of desperation, loneliness and letting go.

Stirring the Sheets

Music, beer, skateboarding, and tragedy star in this coming-of-age lesson on love and lust and the line that divides them, as 19-year-old Jex experiences a life that meets River's Edge and Kids with Dazed & Confused--a parentless indie yarn with the dark heart Lutzke is known for. I'll show up for anything this author writes. ~Sadie Hartmann, Cemetery Dance 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 is writing on an entirely different level than any other small press/indie author.~Edward Lorn, author of Bay's End

The Same Deep Water As You

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

"My name is Levi. I'm 16. I've got a skull for a face. And here's how shit went down." Having never been outside the walls of Gramm Jones Foster Care Facility, sixteen-year-old Levi leaves in the middle of the night with an empty backpack and a newfound lust for life. A journey that leads him into the arms of delusional newlyweds, drunkards, polygamists, the dangerous, and the batshit crazy. His destination? Hermosa Beach, California where he's told there is another like him, with the face of a skull. A coming-of-age road trip filled with surreal Lynch-ian encounters exploring the dark, the disturbing, and the lonely in a 1980s world-an epic venture for one disfigured boy struggling to find his place in the world. "This is Huck lighting out for the territories, and kind of documenting an era for us on the way. Only--because it's now not then--he's got a skull face to deal with. As do we all." ~Stephen Graham Jones, author of Mongrels

Skullface Boy

Terry M. West

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

Bruises on a Butterfly

Stephanie Ellis

James Newman

Tim Curran

Gabino Iglesias

Samantha Kolesnik

Jason Parent

Brian Moreland

Ronald Kelly

Lee Murray

Kristopher Triana

Jennifer Soucy

Red Lagoe

Brennan LaFaro

There's life out there? and it's coming for you!It starts as a mild rattling of the windows disturbing your pleasant dreams. Then the trees outside your bedroom rustle from a mysterious celestial wind. When the neighborhood dogs erupt in a cacophony of terrified barking, you're jerked from your peaceful slumber. Through bleary eyes you look at the display on the nightstand. Midnight. A roar cracks the obsidian night sky as a ball of blinding light streaks out of the heavens, crashing with an earthshaking explosion on the other side of the hill. Racing to the open window, you smell the electric scent of charred ozone in the night air. The pulsing glow in the distance mesmerizes your senses. There's something pulling you from its rhythmic humming. Something too enticing to resist. Something's out there, and it has a story to tell. Lots of stories. You slip on your shoes and make your way for the door?

Midnight from Beyond the Stars

Kit Power

Melissa Lason

Michelle Garza

Nathan Robinson

Jack Bantry

Robert Essig

Ryan Harding

Alessandro Manzetti

Ryan Thomas

From the Splatterpunk Award-winning editors of Splatterpunk Fighting Back comes a brand new anthology. Marital dysfunction explodes into violence in a circus sideshow from hell... Three American tourists get more than they bargained for when they visit a very special Mexican brothel... When you work for the cartels, 'trash disposal' has a whole new meaning... Splatterpunk Forever brings you 11 all-new tales of extreme horror, with an introduction by Glenn Rolfe.

Splatterpunk Forever

When a pair of collaborating authors take their families on vacation to Barbados, their plans turn sour when they find themselves in the midst of quasi-primitive cannibals. As tensions rise and secrets are revealed, survival isn't the only challenge they face. "...is a frenetic story of hope, butchery, survival and the horrors of man - written by one of the finest minds working in indie horror today." Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Tome, Juniper, and Only the Stains Remain

Cannibal Creator

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

The author of Stirring the Sheets and Of Foster Homes & Flies explores both the dark and humorous in 12 never-before-published stories that ask questions like: What's that poking up from the lake? Are we on drugs? Where's the body? What does human taste like? Why isn't Grandpa moving? Where are the maggots coming from? And more... The One Who TookA Stranger DreamThe SecretWhat I Wouldn't GiveReaching PeopleSpicy ConstellationChocolate Milk MistakeFour-Finger DiscountWhen It Rains...A Weekend TraditionTV CasualtyCatch Him

Spicy Constellation and Other Recipes

As beautiful as the night can be, it often plays a role in something more foreboding, supplying the catalyst for things both terrifying and imaginative. Utilizing this hallowed time of the day, author Chad Lutzke has written and compiled 18 stories, with creature features, sleep deprivation, hiding the undead, revenge, cannibalism, morbid habits, and executions of karma being just a handful of the themes covered in this book. Read on and discover what the mind produces when using the night as a catalyst. What People are saying about Lutzke's writing:"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_______ "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." ~ author, Terry M. West _______"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 Mouths of Madness Podcast_______"Lutzke has a way with words that merges horror and compassion in a single sentence. Reminiscent of Robert McCammon." ~Joe Mynhardt, Crystal Lake Publishing_______"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

Night As a Catalyst

Kevin J. Kennedy

Andrew Lennon

J. C. Michael

Lee Mountford

Evans Light

Eric J. Guignard

Adam Light

John Boden

THIS BOOK DOES NOT INCLUDE A FREE SET OF STICKERS 100 Word Horrors: Book 4 brings you over one hundred new drabbles from a wealth of horror authors. Some new, some old, but all great. Each and every one of us hope you have a blast with the final instalment in the series. Included between the pages:Adam Light - No Time Like the PresentAlanna Robertson-Webb - U R NextAmber M. Simpson - The Old ManAndrew Lennon - CinemaAndrew Lennon - MotivationAndrew Lennon - The WaveAnn Christine Tabaka - Water WorldAnn-Christine Tabaka - The Children of EarthBilly San Juan - My Sincerest Apologies to any Innocent VictimsCallum Pearce - CatsCecelia Hopkins-Drewer - Haunted HouseChad Lutzke - Shingles on a Graham-Cracker RoofChloe Lennon - Hunger PainsC.M. Saunders - Louie's RoomConstanze Scheib - SanatoriumDarren Tarditi - The HunterDavid Owain Hughes - Books-A-MillionDavid Owain Hughes - The Golden StickerDawn DeBraal - CannibalDawn DeBraal - RevivedDawn DeBraal - Road KillEddie D. Moore - Hide and SeekEllen A. Easton - Every Fifty Years the Roots Need BloodEric J. Guignard - Misadventures of an Aggrieved RecluseEvans Light - Getting Carried AwayEvans Light - Swing LowEvans Light - This Little PiggyGary McDonough - CuriosityGreg Bennett - Tiny TerrorsHarris Coverley - CoinsHoward Carlyle - The Theatre of ScreamsJ. C. Michael - Domestic BlissJ. C. Michael - SpectrumJacek Wilkos - LairJack Lothian - Diamond Lake KillerJack Lothian - The Guest RoomJackk N. Killington - ZombieJason Parent - Shape in the DarkJoe X Young - Believe in MeJoe X Young - Panto SeasonJoel R Hunt - Mister MushroomJoel R Hunt - The Transylvania BoxJohn Boden - MealJosh A. Murphy - SlitheringJulian J. Guignard - Molly's WeddingKevin Cathy - InescapableKevin Cathy - The CoffinKevin J. Kennedy - Missing HalloweenKevin J. Kennedy - Wrath of the Old OnesKevin Wetmore - Chiaroscuro MorningKevin Wetmore - Take the Long Way HomeLee Franklin - Feed the BeastLee Franklin - You Look Prettier When You SmileLee Mountford - ChokeLee Mountford - PredatorMark Cassell - New HomeMark Steensland - StopMatthew A Clarke - Worth ItMicah Castle - Inescapable EndN.M. Brown - Extra-Curricular CloneNerisha Kemraj - AsylumNerisha Kemraj - MineP.J. Blakey-Novis - A Friend for EllieP.J. Blakey-Novis - CaptivePaul D. Brazill - SwamplandsRegina Kenney - FantasyRJ Meldrum - LivestockRJ Meldrum - PhantomRJ Meldrum - Summer SnowRobin Braid - Blood in the MoonlightRobin Braid - Undead ChampionRon Davis - The Job InterviewRoss Baxter - Eternal LifeRoss Jeffery - Poached EggRussell Smeaton - Bus HomeRyan Colley - CattleRyan Colley - Memory StickRyan Colley - Ride-HailingSheldon Woodbury - A Prison Inside UsSheldon Woodbury - The Museum of HorrorsSimon Cluett - LanternsStacey Jaine McIntosh - Blood and BoneSteve Stred - Open CallSteve Stred - TerraTerry Miller - To Feed a MonsterTheresa Jacobs - ArmageddonTimothy Friesenhahn - HairTimothy Friesenhahn - ITina Piney - Awaken to DeathToneye Eyenot - Compelled to RiseToneye Eyenot - Dark LegionToneye Eyenot - FiddlestyxToneye Eyenot - Slaughter by the Full of the MoonTristan Drue Rogers - Long Limbs at the E.R.Tristan Drue Rogers - My Brother Gets Released todayValerie Lioudis - AdviceVeronica Smith - All AloneVeronica Smith - Too Little, Too LateVeronica Smith - VultureZoey Xolton - Better Off DeadZoey Xolton - Grave Concerns

An Anthology of Horror Drabbles

100 Word Horrors: Book 4

Joshua Viola

Michael Bailey

David Niall Wilson

Nick Kolakowski

Ben Monroe

Villimey Mist

Amanda J. Spedding

Taylor Rae

Sean Eads

P. L. McMillan

Antonia Rachel Ward

Damascus Mincemeyer

Jonathan Kemmerer-Scovner

Craig E. Sawyer

Lana Elizabeth Gabris

Joel McKay

E. J. Sidle

Wen Wen Yang

Blood in the Soil, Terror on the Wind is an anthology of splatter-western stories, written by some of the hottest new voices in the indie horror scene. Edited by Kenneth Cain, and introduced by Ronald Kelly, these tales are sure to thrill [and terrify] the reader. And that's no lie, pardner!

Blood in the Soil, Terror on the Wind

Tim Waggoner

Kealan Patrick Burke

50+ original flash horror tales organized by five themes: Spook Houses, Slashers, Witchcraft, Within the Woods, and Cemetery Chillers. A book perfect for time spent around the campfire or on a long car trip! Brand new pieces from award-winning authors such as Kealan Patrick Burke, Tim Waggoner, and Sara Tantlinger - and also from many of the genre's finest, including: V. Castro, Beverley Lee, Ali Seay, Yolanda Sfetsos, Michael Harris Cohen, Kenneth Cain, Brandon Scott, Eddie Generous, Corey Farrenkopf, and so many more!

Campfire Macabre

Chad Lutzke

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