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Exclusive Preview: Gwendolyn Kriste’s Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror Short Story from Monstrous and Evoke Entertainment

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With its cutting-edge blend of horror and humor George A. Romero and Stephen King’s 1982 film Creepshow inspired generations of fans and launched a beloved horror franchise. Prolific special effects artist, director, and producer Greg Nicotero introduced a new generation of fans to Creepshow with the acclaimed 2018 Shudder TV Series. Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and writer James Aquilone’s Monstrous Books has launched Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror, the first-ever short story collection inspired by the acclaimed series.

This terrifying volume, licensed by Evoke Entertainment, brings together award-winning horror and speculative fiction authors to deliver an unforgettable reading experience that brings the series’ chilling tales to life in prose for the very first time.

Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror features original stories by James Aquilone, David Avallone, Simon Bestwick, Nancy A. Collins, Dennis Crosby, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Gwendolyn Kriste, Jonathan Maberry, Lisa Morton, Steve Niles, Nick Roberts,Thomas E. Sniegoski, and Tim Waggoner. Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror is a macabre celebration of the series’ legacy — twisting morality tales of terror, justice, and cosmic retribution, told through the Creep’s ghoulish grin.

Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror features a cover from Russ Braun, and each story is accompanied by a full-page piece of art featuring The Creep from EV Cantada.

We have an exclusive preview of Gwendolyn Kriste’s short story, the terrifying tale “Five is the Best Number.”

Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror is available as an ebook, paperback, and hardcover, wherever books are sold, including Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and local independent retailers. The Creep invites you to turn the page… if you dare.

Exclusive Preview: Darkest Depths, honoring the late Taylor Grant

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Monstrous Books and Crystal Lake Publishing will soon launch the Kickstarter campaign for Darkest Depths, a new black-and-white comic anthology series devoted to extreme horror and bringing new voices into comics. The project has been planned for quite some time and was a joint project between Crystal Lake, James Aquilone, and Taylor Grant. Sadly, after Taylor fell ill, the campaign was put on hold. Taylor, who was a development executive at Stan Lee Media and Head of Global Animation at Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, ultimately passed away from cancer in September 2024. 

Darkest Depths will serve as a tribute to Taylor and feature the last comic story he wrote, “It Lives in Darkness.” Profits from the crowdfunding campaign will be donated to his son.

The plan is to continue to honor Taylor by leaving submissions open for additional stories, the number depending on the campaign’s final funding level. The hope is that Darkest Depths will be the launching pad for many aspiring comic book writers.

The first volume of the anthology already boasts a stellar lineup — including Nick Roberts, Candace Nola, John Durgin, and James Aquilone. Artists include J.K. Woodward, Robert Hack, Vanessa Cardinali, EV Cantada, and Zac Atkinson.

Darkest Depths, which will feature unflinching horror stories, will be available in a trade paperback and a digital edition and will launch May 19 on Kickstarter.

Check out the cover by J.K. Woodward and an exclusive look at unlettered preview pages from a story by James Aquilone and Woodward and sign up now so you don’t miss it when it launches!