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Gothic Blue Book III: The Graveyard Edition
A collection of short stories and poems resurrect the spirit of the Gothic Blue Book. Gothic Blue Books were short fictions popular in the 18th and 19th century. They were descendants of the chap book trade. Burial Day Books presents its third Gothic Blue Book III, The Graveyard Edition. The following short stories and poems honor the Gothic story. Misery, fear, despair, regret and dread are highlighted in the following pages, stirring old ghosts, witches, and awakening death. The following collection of new and established horror authors weave together brilliant tales of terror celebrating the history of the Gothic story with a new twist.
Authors:
Meg Belviso - MUST LOVE CHILDREN AND CATS
Die Booth - THE GHOST BRIDE
Melissa J. Davies - EZABELL FROWNED
Lance Davis - THE VIEWING
Nicole DeGennaro - THE KEEPER
Mathias Jansson - DEAR MADAME INSANE
K. Trap Jones - THE BASEMENT
Michael Kellar - THAT WHICH REMAINS
Edward J. McFadden III - SINS OF OUR MOTHER
Jessica McHugh - AUNTIE GRAVE
Georgina Morales - A DIARY OF MADNESS
Cortney Philip - DIARY OF A DOOR MOUSE
Jennifer A. Smith - AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS
K. R. Smith - THE BALLAD OF DRUNKEN JACK
Peter Adam Salomon- THE QUESTIONER’S APPRENTICE
Jay Wilburn - REST
Editors:
Cynthia (cina) Pelayo
Gerardo Pelayo
Cover Art:
Abigail Larson
Publisher:
Burial Day Books
Authors:
Meg Belviso - MUST LOVE CHILDREN AND CATS
Die Booth - THE GHOST BRIDE
Melissa J. Davies - EZABELL FROWNED
Lance Davis - THE VIEWING
Nicole DeGennaro - THE KEEPER
Mathias Jansson - DEAR MADAME INSANE
K. Trap Jones - THE BASEMENT
Michael Kellar - THAT WHICH REMAINS
Edward J. McFadden III - SINS OF OUR MOTHER
Jessica McHugh - AUNTIE GRAVE
Georgina Morales - A DIARY OF MADNESS
Cortney Philip - DIARY OF A DOOR MOUSE
Jennifer A. Smith - AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS
K. R. Smith - THE BALLAD OF DRUNKEN JACK
Peter Adam Salomon- THE QUESTIONER’S APPRENTICE
Jay Wilburn - REST
Editors:
Cynthia (cina) Pelayo
Gerardo Pelayo
Cover Art:
Abigail Larson
Publisher:
Burial Day Books
112 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 24, 2013
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About the author
Cynthia Pelayo
68 books635 followersCynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award winning and International Latino Book Award winning author and poet.
Pelayo writes fairy tales that blend genre and explore concepts of grief, mourning, and cycles of violence. She is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, Poems of My Night, Into the Forest and All the Way Through, Children of Chicago, Crime Scene, The Shoemaker’s Magician, as well as dozens of standalone short stories and poems.
Loteria, which was her MFA in Writing thesis at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was re-released to praise with Esquire calling it one of the ‘Best Horror Books of 2023.’ Santa Muerte and The Missing, her young adult horror novels were each nominated for International Latino Book Awards. Poems of My Night was nominated for an Elgin Award. Into the Forest and All the Way Through was nominated for an Elgin Award and was also nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection. Children of Chicago was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in Superior Achievement in a Novel and won an International Latino Book Award for Best Mystery. Crime Scene won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection. The Shoemaker’s Magician has been released to praise with Library Journal awarding it a starred review.
Her forthcoming novel, The Forgotten Sisters, will be released by Thomas and Mercer in 2024 and is an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.”
Her works have been reviewed in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, LA Review of Books, and more.
Pelayo writes fairy tales that blend genre and explore concepts of grief, mourning, and cycles of violence. She is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, Poems of My Night, Into the Forest and All the Way Through, Children of Chicago, Crime Scene, The Shoemaker’s Magician, as well as dozens of standalone short stories and poems.
Loteria, which was her MFA in Writing thesis at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was re-released to praise with Esquire calling it one of the ‘Best Horror Books of 2023.’ Santa Muerte and The Missing, her young adult horror novels were each nominated for International Latino Book Awards. Poems of My Night was nominated for an Elgin Award. Into the Forest and All the Way Through was nominated for an Elgin Award and was also nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection. Children of Chicago was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in Superior Achievement in a Novel and won an International Latino Book Award for Best Mystery. Crime Scene won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection. The Shoemaker’s Magician has been released to praise with Library Journal awarding it a starred review.
Her forthcoming novel, The Forgotten Sisters, will be released by Thomas and Mercer in 2024 and is an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.”
Her works have been reviewed in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, LA Review of Books, and more.
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August 4, 2016Author review:
'Gothic Blue Book III: The Graveyard Edition', published by Burial Day Books, is named after the Gothic Blue Books of the 19th century which were often abridged versions of popular gothic novels and as such were looked down upon as poor quality. The name and tone of 'Gothic Blue Book III' is where the similarity ends however, because this book is a great read full of entertaining new horror fiction, with most of the stories featuring a graveyard in some capacity.
These tales tend more towards the suspenseful and unsettling than the gory - although a few of them are outright terrifying. There's even a couple of poems thrown into the mix, and as someone not generally very fond of poetry I can confirm that I absolutely loved K.R. Smith's traditional-feeling murder tale 'The ballad of drunken Jack'.
The standout for me though has to be Jessica McHugh's 'Auntie Grave', personally one of the best horror shorts I've read in a long time, beautifully written, believably characterised and memorably unsettling.
'Gothic Blue Book III: The Graveyard Edition', published by Burial Day Books, is named after the Gothic Blue Books of the 19th century which were often abridged versions of popular gothic novels and as such were looked down upon as poor quality. The name and tone of 'Gothic Blue Book III' is where the similarity ends however, because this book is a great read full of entertaining new horror fiction, with most of the stories featuring a graveyard in some capacity.
These tales tend more towards the suspenseful and unsettling than the gory - although a few of them are outright terrifying. There's even a couple of poems thrown into the mix, and as someone not generally very fond of poetry I can confirm that I absolutely loved K.R. Smith's traditional-feeling murder tale 'The ballad of drunken Jack'.
The standout for me though has to be Jessica McHugh's 'Auntie Grave', personally one of the best horror shorts I've read in a long time, beautifully written, believably characterised and memorably unsettling.
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March 15, 2021Very good
An interesting collection of gothic prose and poetry, this well written collection revolves around the theme of graveyards. It was well worth reading.
An interesting collection of gothic prose and poetry, this well written collection revolves around the theme of graveyards. It was well worth reading.
November 2, 2016
I'm such a glutton for punishment. I didn't think much of Gothic Blue Book: The Revenge Edition but I thought I owed it to the series to give another title a chance. All I can say is that two of the four (fifth has just closed for submissions) are at least consistent in their content. The stories are either shallow or have rushed endings. Needless to say I'm not going to bother with the rest of the series.
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