SLASHIC HORROR NEWSLETTER #8
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OUR NEWS
We’ve finally made our titles available from our website!! This ensures authors receive more of the profits of each sale, which we are really excited about. So, if you love to support indie, you can support even more by going straight to our store!
In other news…
March 16–17 saw the Queer Your Horror Bookshelf event where sooooo many of our titles were included. We’d like to firstly thank Alan Shivers for hosting the event and setting it up—he did such an amazing job!! And, of course, Callum Pierce, for setting up the website. Finally, thank you, the readers!
As a queer press, we are sometimes unsure if the market fully supports us, but with the way people rallied around the event, it was heartwarming to see ❤️
***I believe there will another one in June! So keep an eye out!***
The day of the event also saw TWO Slashics released into the world:
Price Slashers, by Chisto Healy, Michael R. Collins, and Erica Summers
Blackout: White Harbor Book 2, by Carlos E. Rivera
First up, Carlos E. Rivera’s sequel to The Local Truth. Blackout: White Harbor Book 2 is a hell of a ride! If you haven’t checked out Book 1 or the prequel novella, I am the Door. Massive shoutout to Greg Chapman for the epic book cover!
Synopsis:
WHAT YOU WHISPER, WHAT YOU HIDE, WHAT YOU FEAR…
THE TOWN KNOWS.
Thirty years ago, Freddie Parham did the unthinkable. In the depths of the infamous Vanek House, he sacrificed six lives to unknown dark forces.
Now an inmate at a mental health facility, Freddie has become the servant of Martha Lange, the leader of a dark, local cult. Bringing to life the monstrosities Freddie paints on his canvas, he sets out to perform the Ritual of the Four Nights, which will awaken the entity sleeping beneath the town of White Harbor.
Elsewhere in town, Peter Lange and his friends are gathered at a local bar, when a mysterious figure from their past puts the group in mortal danger. They must uncover where the key to it all lies. Is it in their experiences inside the Vanek House? In the “safe place” where two of the group began a secret love affair? In the crawlspace beneath Peter’s home, where his greatest fears still live?
An inexplicable blackout devours White Harbor. The blue moon rises. The First Night has begun.
The first of four nights to awaken God and remake the world.
Still not convinced? Check out the trailer:
Add it to your TBR on Goodreads.
Look, we’re not saying we’re going to have nightmares about it, but let’s just say we’re sleeping with the lights on… 😂😂😂
Next up…
Since the release, we have had a lot of feedback on this baby. On Amazon, it’s reached #1 in New Release LGBTQ horror, and #1 Bestseller in LGBT Anthologies and Collections. We are so thankful to our readers for investing their money and time into our releases, and Chisto, Mick, and Erica are so overwhelmed by the support they’re getting!
“From start to finish Price Slashers romps gleefully from extreme horror to the weird and bizarre. An eclectic mix of horror genres, piling on three masterful works from three different authors, all composers of their own masterpieces. From glorious gore to a mastery in macabre, this collection has everything. I absolutely loved it.”
– Ash Ericmore, author of Red Room
Shoutout to our very own Leeroy Cross James for the brilliant cover! Check out some of this other work on our site and get in touch if you want to chat with him about a commission!
Synopsis:
Three novellas, each answering the same prompt:
𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱…
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿 – Chisto Healy
A detective meets his match in this extreme body horror novella when body parts start appearing on the streets of New York. A serial killer is on the loose, can the detective reveal their identity before more lives are lost?
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻, 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 – Michael R. Collins
The staff at Price Slashers face otherworldly creatures in this extreme cosmic novella, where nothing is as it seems. Exploring a deadly dimension, the staff are faced with their own fears. Are their fears really what’s killing them, though, or is something far more sinister at play?
𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 – Erica Summers
In this extreme psychological novella, a new mother suffers from a recently-diagnosed mental illness, convinced her newborn is evil. As she and her sister shop for groceries, she uncovers hidden messages around the store. Is it all in her mind, or must she put an end to things once and for all?
Add it to your TBR on Goodreads.
Queer Horror We’re Reading
We will be really honest and transparent here. We haven’t had time to read anything! So, we’re asking a favour.
Let us know what you’re reading. Give us your best queer horror recommendations in the comments section OR just post randomly on your own social media pages to spread the word about queer horror!
What’s next?
In April, David-Jack’s new novel, The Count, will be releasing! It’s a twist on vampirism and haunted houses!
Synopsis:
When Sam’s ex, Danny, winds up gutted beyond recognition, Sam has no memory of where he was at the time. He can only remember the strange comfort of his new house. The endless ticking of a clock he can’t find. The bloody knife he woke up holding the morning Danny was killed.
Sam’s guilt over Danny is undercut by the endless ticking, a growing desire to drink from the dead, and anonymous GPS pings that lead him to corpses. The stench of them rotting makes him hungry.
He begins to feel the ticking inside him, feeding a darkness he’s long ignored. It compels him to take what he wants, regardless of the price. When he begins to act on his bloodlust, the ticking leads him to the death of a loved one.
The clock begins to point to more of Sam’s friends and family, begging for their blood. Fuelled by a deep desire to feed, and compelled by the power of the ticking clock, how far will Sam go to get what he wants?
Watch the trailer here:
Until next time…keep reading!