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Tiny Terrors: Spring 2025
Step into the Graveside …
Horrors abound, and you never know what you’re gonna find. Winged beasts at a snowy Chicago train stop, a museum of death that’s a little too realistic, the new apartment popping up overnight across the hall, clowns who are really underpaid for their work, and entities who can put a stop to your worst nightmares … for a price.
A collection of thirty-seven stories across the gamut, ranging from paranormal, body horror, psychological, gothic, cosmic, and creature-features.
There’s a little terror for everyone.
Featuring terrifying short stories from the minds of Caroline Barnard-Smith, Lane Blevins, Victoria Brun, A E Deakin, Matthew Doggett, Jim Donohue, Gina Easton, Dane Erbach, Patricia Esposito, gaast, Chad Gayle, Jacqueline K Goldblatt, Kay Hanifen, P. N. Harrison, Larry Hodges, Diane M Johnson, Alex Laurel Lanz, Shannon Lawrence, JC Lee, Z. C. Loki, Alan P. Marks, Michael Mullen, J. E. Norwood, Devin Oldham, JD Outcalt, A. J. Payler, Vicky Pointing, Michael A. Reed, Justin Sangermano, J.E. Schleicher, Chris Scott, Mary Frances Slebodnik, Petina Ann Strohmer, Norman Gary Thomson, Katherine Traylor, Kayla Whittle, and David Lee Zweifler
Horrors abound, and you never know what you’re gonna find. Winged beasts at a snowy Chicago train stop, a museum of death that’s a little too realistic, the new apartment popping up overnight across the hall, clowns who are really underpaid for their work, and entities who can put a stop to your worst nightmares … for a price.
A collection of thirty-seven stories across the gamut, ranging from paranormal, body horror, psychological, gothic, cosmic, and creature-features.
There’s a little terror for everyone.
Featuring terrifying short stories from the minds of Caroline Barnard-Smith, Lane Blevins, Victoria Brun, A E Deakin, Matthew Doggett, Jim Donohue, Gina Easton, Dane Erbach, Patricia Esposito, gaast, Chad Gayle, Jacqueline K Goldblatt, Kay Hanifen, P. N. Harrison, Larry Hodges, Diane M Johnson, Alex Laurel Lanz, Shannon Lawrence, JC Lee, Z. C. Loki, Alan P. Marks, Michael Mullen, J. E. Norwood, Devin Oldham, JD Outcalt, A. J. Payler, Vicky Pointing, Michael A. Reed, Justin Sangermano, J.E. Schleicher, Chris Scott, Mary Frances Slebodnik, Petina Ann Strohmer, Norman Gary Thomson, Katherine Traylor, Kayla Whittle, and David Lee Zweifler
474 pages, Paperback
Published May 30, 2025
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About the author
Alan P. Marks
7 books1 followerAlan P. Marks is a writer/educator based in Central Maine. His focus is primarily on horror, but he also dabbles in more mainstream/literary fiction, and his works have been published in places ranging from Sunspot Literary Journal, to anthologies from Eerie River Publishing, New England Horror Writers, Graveside Press, and more.
Since receiving his Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Maine (longer ago than he likes to admit), Alan has been on faculty there, teaching writing and literature, including courses on vampires, monsters, and Stephen King to name a few. More recently, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine.
Since receiving his Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Maine (longer ago than he likes to admit), Alan has been on faculty there, teaching writing and literature, including courses on vampires, monsters, and Stephen King to name a few. More recently, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine.
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September 1, 2025
Graveside Press never lets me down!
This is a fantastic collection of unique stories. There wasn't any particular theme, so it was fun seeing what each title brought. Expect ghosts, revenge, monsters, and so much more. Most of the stories are pretty bleak, though, so make sure to have another book on standby for when you need to take a few breaks.
My favorites included:
Flesh Of My Flesh by Shannon Lawrence
Ex Sanguine by Alan P. Marks
Blabbermouth by Lane Blevins
Folie-á-Deux by Gina Easton
Extinguished by Matthew Doggett
Four Walls and a Roof by Chris Scott
The Lightkeeper's Diary by Mary Slebodnik
You Are Mine, My Soul Yours To Keep by J.E. Schleicher
Thank you Graveside Press for this ARC copy!
This is a fantastic collection of unique stories. There wasn't any particular theme, so it was fun seeing what each title brought. Expect ghosts, revenge, monsters, and so much more. Most of the stories are pretty bleak, though, so make sure to have another book on standby for when you need to take a few breaks.
My favorites included:
Flesh Of My Flesh by Shannon Lawrence
Ex Sanguine by Alan P. Marks
Blabbermouth by Lane Blevins
Folie-á-Deux by Gina Easton
Extinguished by Matthew Doggett
Four Walls and a Roof by Chris Scott
The Lightkeeper's Diary by Mary Slebodnik
You Are Mine, My Soul Yours To Keep by J.E. Schleicher
Thank you Graveside Press for this ARC copy!
June 6, 2025
My mom published is in this book!
June 27, 2025
Lovely collection of short fiction. Chilling stories all throughout. There wasn't a single one that I did not enjoy. A couple of my favorites were Bitter Harvest and A Mask for Osiris. I definitely recommend checking this collection out if you're a fan of quick, intense horror stories with a heavy dash of the surreal.
July 10, 2025
Quality storytelling from start to finish. Every horror short in this collection is a gem. Every single one.
September 8, 2025
thank you to Graveside Press for providing a review copy (accessed via Booksprout)!
i have mixed feelings about this anthology because while I did like some of them, the misses range from "it was well-written but i didn't get it" (so i was still able to appreciate it) to "that was straight up a waste of my time." and there are a few too many ones i disliked immensely for me to feel positive about this anthology.
that said, shoutout to the ones i did enjoy or at least found interesting (in alphabetical order):
Apostolnik by J C Lee
Bitter Harvest by Jacqueline K Goldblatt
From Both Sides of Your Mouth by Alex Laurel Lanz
Dry-clean by Kayla Whittle
Getting Better by David Lee Zweifler
Morison's Funeral Home and Museum of Death by Justin Sangermano
Symphony in White by Vicku Pointing
The Ghosts We Keep by Michael A. Reed
The Issue with Mould by J. E. Norwood
What Smiles are For by Chad Gayle
I received a free copy of this book via Graveside Press and am voluntarily leaving a review.
i have mixed feelings about this anthology because while I did like some of them, the misses range from "it was well-written but i didn't get it" (so i was still able to appreciate it) to "that was straight up a waste of my time." and there are a few too many ones i disliked immensely for me to feel positive about this anthology.
that said, shoutout to the ones i did enjoy or at least found interesting (in alphabetical order):
Apostolnik by J C Lee
Bitter Harvest by Jacqueline K Goldblatt
From Both Sides of Your Mouth by Alex Laurel Lanz
Dry-clean by Kayla Whittle
Getting Better by David Lee Zweifler
Morison's Funeral Home and Museum of Death by Justin Sangermano
Symphony in White by Vicku Pointing
The Ghosts We Keep by Michael A. Reed
The Issue with Mould by J. E. Norwood
What Smiles are For by Chad Gayle
I received a free copy of this book via Graveside Press and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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