Des Lewis has hosted a long time series of real-time book reviews. He is currently reading and reviewing Nightscript II which includes my story From the Fertile Dark. Pick up a copy of Nightscript II here, and be sure to check out Des’s impressions as he makes his way through this collection of twenty-one strange and darksome tales.
Publication Announcement – A Little Glimpse of Madness
I’m pleased to announce that my story “A Little Glimpse of Madness” is appearing in the 6th Anniversary issue of Dark Moon Digest (#25). Some of you who have been following me since my online Flash Fiction days may recognize this tale as an expanded version of the bit I wrote for Flash! Friday vol 2.42. I’m thrilled to be included in this publication and I hope you’ll all snag a copy.
Typhoon Maid Thursday. CC photo by Shuji Moriwaki
Killing it Softly: Pre-order
Killing it Softly is now available to pre-order on Kindle. The price is set at 99 cents, but is only good through Halloween. Killing it Softly features 450 pages of horror written by 32 women, including Bram Stoker Award winner Nancy Holder.
Secure a copy for you Kindle today, or if you prefer physical books, paperback copies will be available October 26th.
Release Day: Nightscript II
It’s October—the greatest month of the year!—and I’m pleased to announce on this chilly, fall morning that NIGHTSCRIPT II is now available to order.
Table of Contents:
“The Carnival Arrives in Darkness” — Michael Griffin
“In the Dark, Quiet Places” — Kristi DeMeester
“Phantom Airfields” — Christopher Slatsky
“En Plein Air” — J.T. Glover
“The Inveterate Establishment of Daddano & Co.” — Eric J. Guignard
“White Elephants” — Malcolm Devlin
“Reasons I Hate My Big Sister” — Gwendolyn Kiste
“Nearness” — Ralph Robert Moore
“This Lonely Hecatomb” — Christopher Ropes
“Apartment B” — Steve Rasnic Tem
“Understairs” — Jason A. Wyckoff
“As Summer’s Mask Slips” — Gordon White
“And Elm Do Hate” — Nina Shepardson
“A Silence of Starlings” — Kurt Fawver
“Aycayia” — Rowley Amato
“The White Kisses” — Charles Wilkinson
“Down by the River” — H.V. Chao
“Arena” — Daniel Mills
“From the Fertile Dark” — Rebecca J. Allred
“No Abiding Place on Earth” — Matthew M. Bartlett
“Pause for Laughter” — José Cruz
Publication Announcement – The Sun Screams in Retrograde
I’m pleased to announce that my story “The Sun Screams in Retrograde” will be included in Turn to Ash, Vol. 2 – OPEN LINES.
From the publisher: Turn to Ash, Vol. 2 is a uniquely themed issue featuring the weird tale of Charles “Chuck” Leek’s strangest night hosting “The Late Night Leak,” a call-in talk show focusing on things that go bump in the night. The frame story is written by Jonathan Raab, and the “calls” are written by several other authors, to be announced in the coming weeks.
I’m thrilled to be part of this unique volume. I’ll post links with ordering information when it becomes available, but in the meantime, you should pick up a copy of Volume 1.
Publication Announcement – Ecdysis (reprint)
I’m pleased to announce that my story “Ecdysis” will appear in the reprint horror anthology Killing it Softly from Digital Fiction Publishing. This is Digital Fiction Publishing’s 1st Best-of Women-in-Horror anthology, and I’m thrilled to be part of it. I’ll post ordering information when it becomes available.
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Table of Contents
Torn Asunder by Rebecca Snow
Lambent Lights by H.R. Boldwood
Nosophoros by Christine Lucas
What the Rain Brings by Gerri Leen
Taking it for The Team by Tracie McBride
Here We Go Round by Rie Sheridan Rose
Songs for Dead Children by Aliya Whiteley
Music in the Bone by Marion Pitman
All of a Heap by Jenner Michaud
Traitorous, Lying, Little Star by Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert
Truth Hurts by Carole Gill
A Trick of the Dark by Tina Rath
Abysmoira by Airika Sneve
Skin Deep by Carson Buckingham
Orbs by Chantal Boudreau
Rule of Five by Eleanor R. Wood
Guilty by Chance by Nidhi Singh
Ecdysis by Rebecca J. Allred
Coralesque by Rebecca Fraser
The Funhouse by Jo-Anne Russell
Graffiti by K. S. Dearsley
Complete by Amanda Northrup Mays
Ellensburg Blue by M.J. Sydney
Abandoned by Rose Blackthorn
The Call of the House of Usher by Annie Neugebauer
Ravens by Elaine Cunningham
Foxford by Sandra Kasturi
The Root by Jess Landry
Long Time, No See by Sarah Hans
Millie’s Hammock by Tory Hoke
Changed by Nancy Holder
Borderlands 6 Review: The British Fantasy Society
The British Fantasy Society has posted a favorable review of Borderlands 6 with a nod to my story, “The Last Plague Doctor.”
“The Last Plague Doctor” by Rebecca J. Allred is a spellbinding tale of plague and death, imbued with intense, dark lyricism of uncommon strength.
You can read the review in it’s entirety here, and if you haven’t already, pick up a copy of this amazing anthology by clicking the image below.
Cheers!
~R
Interview: Medical and Macabre
Earlier this year, I was interviewed by author Gwendolyn Kiste, and the interview has recently posted on her blog. Among the questions addressed are:
So far, your fiction has been primarily horror. What first attracted you to the genre? Were you always a fan from childhood, or was it something you learned to love as you got older?
By day, you work as a pathologist. Do you find that elements of the medical industry often creep their way into your writing, or do you tend to keep your day job and your fiction mostly separate?
What upcoming projects are you working on?
Read the entire interview here.
Also, if you haven’t already done so, please consider picking up a copy of Borderlands 6. Trade paperback and Kindle copies are available from Amazon. Sadly, the publisher has done very little in the way of promotion and distribution for this volume, so any support in the way of reviews or sharing links would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Publication Announcement: When You See It
I’m pleased to announce that my story, “When You See It,” has been chosen to appear in Volume One of the Time Alone Press anthology trilogy LET US IN. The Table of Contents (see below) includes Ray Garton and John F.D. Taff.
“When You See It” is one of a handful of stories I’ve written so far inspired by the King in Yellow mythology. It almost received a subtitle (The Yellow Sign), but in the end I decided to keep it simple.
I’m thrilled to be a part of this project which is tentatively scheduled for an October release. Stay tuned for updates and ordering information.
FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
GROUND GLASS KALEIDOSCOPE by Ken Altabef
THE LAST CALL Of DUTY by Billie Sue Mosiman
INTRUDER by Michael Hughes
“High Scool Guidance Counselor”- Poem by Kurt Newton
SAINTED SINNER by S. Zanne
MERMAID CAVIAR by Victorya Chase
EMILY by Kristal Stittle
“Wet Palms On The Glass”- Poem by Marc Lecard
DEATH IN MIAMI by Robin Wyatt Dunn
THE BUNNY SUIT by John F.D. Taff
DISCONNECTION by Susanne Braham
JAGGED SPACES by Robert Lamb
PREDATION by Erica Ruppert
OPEN UP AND LET ME IN by Laura DeHaan
3 A.M. by J. Rossi
THE SHAPE OF YOU by Samantha Murray
WHEN YOU SEE IT by Rebecca J. Allred
MICE TAKE TINY BITES by Ralph Robert Moore
HOW THE CHILDREN WERE by Alana I. Capria
SHADOW CHILDREN by Ray Garton
THE COST OF PRETTY by Mimi Williams
THE CONNECTING WALL by Tracy L. Carbone
THE LAUGH CONTAGIOUS by Shauna O’ Meara
Cover Art by Sergio Diaz
Borderlands 6 Review: Cemetery Dance
Here’s the first review for Borderlands 6. It comes from Cemetery Dance Online.
You can order a copy of this anthology from Borderlands Press or Amazon.
Rebecca J. Allred 