Ken MacGregor

Ken Goldman

Jack Bantry

Robert Essig

Edward Ahern

Gillian French

Adam Millard

Mike Thorn

Josh Shiben

Gerry Huntman

Ellen Denton

Adrian Ludens

Jay Seate

Kris Ashton

Kerry Lipp

D. M. Kayahara

James Coplin

Bernard McGhee

Louis Rakovich

Joseph Rubas

Welcome to the Campfire.Did you ever go camping as a kid and sit around the fire at night listening to scary stories?These Creepy Campfire stories have that classic campfire feel to them, but they'll also scare the socks off of you! Prepare to be thoroughly creeped out!! Ghosts, monsters, zombies, paranormal phenomena, the sky is the limit. These creepy tales are the new classic campfire stories for this century, and they certainly qualify as EXTREME Horror!!!Featuring works from the newest crop of modern horror writers, including: Kerry G.S. Lipp D.M. KayaharaJoseph Rubas Ken GoldmanGerry Huntman Josh ShibenJay Seate Edward AhernAdrian Ludens Gillian FrenchLouis Rakovich Ellen DentonKris Ashton Mike ThornBernard McGhee Ken MacGregorJames Coplin Adam MillardRobert Essig & Jack Bantry

19 Tales of Extreme Horror

Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups)

Chad Lutzke

Kit Power

Melissa Lason

Michelle Garza

Nathan Robinson

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

Jeff Strand

Adam Cesare

Jason Parent

David James Keaton

Adam Howe

Kristopher Triana

Charles Austin Muir

Scott Emerson

Tony Knighton

The Behrg

Pete Kahle

George Cotronis

MP Johnson

Lilith Morgan 

Jorge Palacios

Monica J. O'Rourke 

Clare de Lune 

"Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, the 19 stories in this new best-of annual anthology feature episodes of graphic gore and violence—including torture, dismemberment, self-mutilation, and home abortion—that are designed to push buttons as well as boundaries...strictly for hardcore horror fans."—Publishers Weekly Excerpt from the Introduction: Editors Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax put the call out to horror writers and editors of extreme stories, the hardcore stuff that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos, the transgressive tales you can't "unread" (as Chuck Palahniuk says). We staked out our territory and nailed this to the wall to guide us: YEAR'S BEST HARDEST HORROR Not your mama's best-of horror annual. This stuff comes from the edge of the abyss, stories you read at your own risk because you feel the abyss looking right back into you through the tainted lens of each twisted tale. Some of the stories you'll find here are loaded with very graphic descriptions of violence, sex and depravities, while others may contain only one shocking moment of brutality. In others, the hardcore aspect may be less graphic and subtler than you might expect. Some of these quieter tales offer the reader some time to recover from the more disturbing ones preceding. Most of the stories collected here are from small and specialty press anthologies, with a few from periodicals, like the prestigious Splatterpunk Zine in the UK and Thuglit here in the US. Bizarro is also represented with a couple of tales from the unlikely anthology Blood For You: A Literary Tribute To GG Allin from Weirdpunk Books. (If you're not familiar with the late GG Allin, you can find snippets from some of his outrageous and obscene punk shows online, which will increase your appreciation of those two tales.) So for now, forget about that neighbor you suspect is a serial killer, don't worry about the drunk driver that could take you out on your next trip to the store, push those troubling news stories to the back of your mind and immerse yourself in the imaginary horrors at hand. But don't be surprised if you sense something dark staring back at you from between the lines. That is to be expected when you enter these forbidding realms. With any luck, you may find something useful to help you survive the approaching Apocalypse. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: The Year That Was "Worth the Having" by Michael Paul Gonzalez "Awakening" by Jeff Strand "Readings Off The Charts" by Adam Cesare "Reborn" by The Behrg "What's Worst" by David James Keaton "Dead End" by Kristopher Triana "What You Wish For" by Lilith Morgan "King Shits" by Charles Austin Muir "Cleanup On Aisle 3" by Adam Howe "Bath Salt Fetus" by Jorge Palacios "Bored With Brutality" by MP Johnson "Exposed" by Monica J. O'Rourke "Eleanor" by Jason Parent "The Scavengers" by Tony Knighton "The Most Important Miracle" by Scott Emerson "Hungry For Control" by Clare de Lune "Clarissa" by Robert Essig & Jack Bantry "Where The Sun Don't Shine" by Pete Kahle "Blackbird Lullaby" by George Cotronis

Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 1

From Jack Bantry, editor of Splatterpunk Zine and author of The Lucky Ones Died First and Robert Essig, author of Death Obsessed, In Black and People of the Ethereal Realm comes a story of gut-wrenching noir.Issy has become used to her new life in the UK, away from poverty in her native land. New beginnings weren't without struggle, and sometimes the past comes back when you least expect it.Mark dealt a little weed on the side, just enough to get him a few bucks and provide some for personal use. No big deal. Not until he makes a little mistake. Sometimes even the smallest error can turn into a dire situation.There's another world under the veneer of city streets in London's Leicester Square, streets people walk every day without suspicion. Issy and Matt find out about this world in the worst ways imaginable, and they must fight for their lives to get out.In this underworld, people Ain't Worth A Shit!

Ain't Worth A Shit

"It's like JAWS but with Bigfoot!" - Shane McKenzie "An action-packed and blood-soaked creature-feature of a novel for fans of David Schow, Skipp & Spector and Richard Laymon" - Deadite Press

The Lucky Ones Died First

Jack Bantry

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