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I’ve been posting nearly every day on my Patreon lately, which means my own website has gotten a little neglected. My apologies for that. If you’re not on my Patreon, here’s the cover for my new short story chapbook, which shipped to supporters last month:

More news soon!

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Brian

I try really hard to pick titles that haven’t already been used on any book, which is harder than ever these days, and obviously nothing stops another author from using that title for their book later on. There are only so many combinations of words.

But I think it’s important to come up with a unique title whenever possible. One of the benefits has always been that typing that unique title into the Amazon search bar resulted in your book being the first result. No author needed or anything. Oft...

I’m very pleased to announce Reading Stephen King, which has been sold out for more than five years now, is now back in print thanks to Kevin Lucia and his trade paperback and eBook line at Cemetery Dance Publications, and it’s starting off strong over at Amazon:

About the Book:
Stephen King has inspired millions of readers with his writing for more than four decades, and this special volume of essays gathers together some of his high-profile fans to discuss why they love reading the works of S...

My long interview over at Collectible Book Vault, discussing the origins of Lividian Publications in more depth than I ever have before, is now available to read in full.

Good news! The new chapbook for Patreon supporters on the $5 tier and higher will begin shipping in a few weeks (you can still join today and qualify!) The first photos of “Burying Little Annie” are below:

“Burying Little Annie” is perfect bound (not stapled), printed in full color throughout, and features original color cover AND color interior artwork by François Vaillancourt, plus black and white artwork by Glenn Chadbourne.

More news soon! Thank you, as always, for your continuing support ...

It’s been such a busy summer that I never had a chance to post about the latest reward for Patreon supporters on Level 3 and above, which will be shipping this month:

Patreon Stories: Volume Three is an exclusive collection of the stories and essays I published as chapbooks for my Patreon supporters between August 2017 and April 2023, along with the contents of a chapbook that was never published (along with an explanation for why), two related stories, and a bonus story that was only previously...

Billy Chizmar and I are teaming up for a little promotion this month, and we have good news for all of our Patreon supporters who collect Cemetery Dance books.

If you’re one of my Patreon supporters — on any paid tier — as of the last day of September, Cemetery Dance will load $20 in free store credit onto your CD account in early October.

If you’re one of Billy’s Patreon supporters, same deal. $20 in free store credit will be yours.

If you happen to support BOTH of our accounts, you’ll get a bo...

My thanks go out to everyone who has ordered Midnight Under the Big Top on Amazon, pushing it all the way to #1 in the Horror Anthologies category.

The Limited Edition sold out insanely fast, so this is a great (and affordable) way to read these stories and poems by Stephen King, Joe Hill, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Robert McCammon, Tananarive Due, Lisa Morton, Heather Graham, Richard Chizmar, Billy Chizmar, Josh Malerman, and many others.

I’m pleased to report Midnight Under the Big Top is now available as a value priced eBook! The Limited Edition sold out insanely fast, so this is a great (and affordable) way to read these stories and poems by Stephen King, Joe Hill, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Robert McCammon, Tananarive Due, Lisa Morton, Heather Graham, Richard Chizmar, Billy Chizmar, Josh Malerman, and many others!

As I mentioned recently, Midnight Under the Big Top will finally be back in print this summer thanks to Kevin Lucia’s trade paperback line over at Cemetery Dance Publications. The Limited Edition sold out insanely fast, so this is a great (and affordable) way to read these stories and poems by Stephen King, Joe Hill, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Robert McCammon, Tananarive Due, Lisa Morton, Heather Graham, Richard Chizmar, Billy Chizmar, Josh Malerman, and many ...