About the Book
The first official publisher's anthology featuring the exemplary talents of the authors of BLACK BED SHEET BOOKS! "Black Bed Sheet is not only a publisher of fantastically creative horror books but knows the meaning of heart and integrity....Grabowsky has taken BBS to heights that few could have imagined with his drive, determination and talent, along with the talent in his stable. If you haven't read anything from BBS, it's past time you did but it's never too late!" --- Gene Tipton, A SHOT IN THE DARK COMICS "I had this idea for an anthology. A crazy, outside the box thought that I hoped would at least ignite some interest. Well, it not only ignited, the damn thing drenched the entire office at Black Bed Sheet Books and its publisher Nicholas Grabowsky in a orange and red hue of excitement. This has now become a solid joint effort spanning the many talented authors of Black Bed Sheet Books, highlighting the core value of writing: character depth. When Nick gave me the green light, I began to construct this list of talented writers. Some are veterans of the writing landscape [such as myself], others are brand new and cutting their jagged incisors deep into the skin of the publishing world. My only requirement for the authors became the simple task of all, write a story that has deep characters and emotion. A story evolves only so far as the characters propel it. I wanted the characters stripped down to their skeletons. Heroes, villains, somewhere in the middle? Bring them through the emotional grinder, chew them up, spit them out, where will it take the reader? Or, what about a few stories with different spins on such figures as Dracula, Adolph Hitler, the Devil, and Snow White. A few of these stories are dark in nature, or splashed with a form of comic ingenuity. Others are entrenched in history with a different spin that left me squirming in my seat. These authors are bright, fresh, talented, comedic, compassionate, and downright scary when they want to be. So sit back, turn off the lights, and read the book. Or die. I wouldn't want that to happen to you, but then again once you step inside our world, anything can happen. Close your eyes. Take a breath. The sounds you hear are real. There is no turning back. Keep reading. Or die." --from Introduction by Jason Gehlert --Featuring the talents of- Fred Wiehe - Cinsearae Santiago - Brandon Ford Jessica Lynne Gardner - Lincoln Crisler - Jason Gehlert - William Cook - Reyna Young - Tom Sawyer - K.K. - Rey Otis - Shannon Lee - B.L. Morgan - Tammy Gehlert - S.C. Hayden - Franchisca Weatherman - Patrick James Ryan - Horns - Jason M. Tucker Amity Green - Adam Aresty - Jennifer Caress And Nicholas Grabowsky Edited by Jason Gehlert.
About the Author :
Nicholas Grabowsky's novels of horror/fantasy, both as himself, as Nicholas Randers, and as Marsena Shane, have generated international acclaim and praised by many of today's most popular horror gurus in the literary world. He began his career in traditional publishing houses with brisk sellers in mass market paperback horror in the late 1980's and publishes to this day.His body of work includes the award-winning macabre epic The Everborn, Red Wet Dirt, The Rag Man, Pray Serpent's Prey, Halloween IV (and its special editions), Diverse Tales, Reads & Reviews and The Wicked Haze, Red Afterworld, Sweet Dreams Lady Moon, numerous anthologies and magazine articles, with projects extending to screenplays, poetry, songs, film, and a wide variety of short fiction and nonfiction.He's a veteran special guest at numerous genre conventions and makes appearances and signings across the United States and abroad. He has been in the limelight as a radical gospel preacher right out of high school and in the following years a rock vocalist, teacher, lecturer and activist, editor, publisher and founder of the Sacramento-area-based independent horror press Black Bed Sheet Books, Black Hamster TV (which broadcasts independent film), and sponsor of various podcasts and radio shows (notably Blogtalk Radio's "Francy & Friends" for over seven years).Currently, Nicholas is at work with numerous anthologies, graphic novels and comic books, an Everborn sequel and the novels The Downwardens and The Sirens of Knowland. His independent film projects include the upcoming slasher creature feature Cutting Edges, about a monster made of shaving cream who invokes a killing spree involving razor blades.Grabowsky now resides with his family at Black Bed Sheet Studios, his home and base of operations in Sacramento, CA, where he works full time bringing horror fiction to the world and encourages those in town to stop by the studios for a free catalog. ason Gehlert is a veteran horror author, published internationally through various mediums and multiple publishers. His work spreads over the genre in the forms of novels, short stories and flash fiction. His work for a Down syndrome non-profit organization helps provide awareness to the communities through fundraising, newsletters, social media, events, and 24/7 contact as the Program Coordinator. His work can be found at jasongehlert.com and Amazon platforms Award-Winning Director Reyna Young resides in San Francisco, California with her husband, musician John Gillette and son Logan. Together they both run Last Doorway Productions, an independent film company. She is also known as TV Horror Hostess Miss Misery of Miss Misery's Movie Massacre, author of the books Halloween Night Series and her Monsters book series which includes The Creature of Stowe Cabin, Mr. Torture and Horror Lullabies published by Last Doorway Press. She also continues to publish horror comics through Scattered Comics.
