The Clubhouse 3

by James G. Carlson (Editor), John Wayne Comunale, Brian Bowyer

The tales in The Clubhouse 3 aren’t just of the bump in the night variety but also those that shriek into the daylight and paint the bright, bustling world in wet crimson.

These are the types of stories that gnash their jaws at you, inspire madness, haunt your thoughts, move icy fingers down your spine, and transport you from peaceful slumbers to devastating nightmares. Some have fun in the process, too, offering occasional laughs and high doses of weirdness.

13 Days Publishing has once again assembled original selections of horror from some of the best indie voices in the genre. Visit The Clubhouse if you dare. But know that you won’t leave the same.

Featuring brand new stories
John Wayne Comunale
Brian Bowyer
James G. Carlson
Lucas Milliron
Dani Brown
Thomas R Clark
Chase Will
Aaron Lebold
Tom Deady
Ashley Lister
C.M. Saunders
Garrett Cook
Ben Farthing
Ash Ericmore
Ryan C. Thomas

274 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2025

About the author

James G. Carlson is an award-winning author of horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy. His short stories have appeared in various anthologies. He has released three collections of dark fiction: Seven Exhumations, The Ever-Descending Staircase, and Underwater Typewriter and Other Tales. He has also released three novellas: The Legion Machine, Midnight in the City of the Carrion Kid, and Red Falls (in the book Hacked in Two, with Daemon Manx, and then in Underwater Typewriter and Other Tales). In 2023, Carlson teamed up with fellow author Michael R. Collins for Miracles for Masochists, a collection featuring one collaborative tale and three shorts by each author. And in 2024, his novel The Eleventh Door hit bookstore shelves and digital marketplaces. From the weird state of Pennsylvania, James drinks too much coffee and writes at a desk surrounded by animals and family in the mad zoo he calls home.

Reviews

[Shannon Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing anthology!!! And my first one in the clubhouse series. The one that stands out to me the most was the one titled The Very Best. A Pokémon themed horror story. Another story that stood out was The Green Corner. This was a crazy story about a guy who had relations with a wall covered in green mold. It wasn’t necessarily a scary story but it sure was crazy! Overall all stories in this collection were great and I definitely want to read all the books in this series.

[SeveredTherapy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic collection of short stories that I find myself reading while on my lunch break. I do not recommend this.

I always love a good collection of stories, as it provides a look at various writing styles and peeks into the author's psyche. This one was no different.

As with the first two, highly recommended for some fantastically disgusting stories.