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INJECTABLES: A Novel Of Lovecraftian Horror
by Mark McLaughlin

Injectables: A Novel Of Lovecraftian Horror

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At her unlicensed clinic in Innsmouth, Mother Sharps performs incredible cosmetic procedures using three injectable solutions. She charges bargain rates and her clients are delighted with the results. But, more is happening at the clinic than people realize.

Mother Sharps’ injectable solutions are linked to the Miskatonic region’s most disturbing secrets. In her private life, her family is connected to the Deep Ones, an aquatic race living in the underwater city of Y'ha-nthlei. When a procedure conducted at the clinic spirals out of control, an unspeakable monstrosity is brought to life. Mother Sharps sides with a new ally, trying to stop the creature. Will they be able to prevent the horror from destroying countless lives? INJECTABLES combines and continues concepts found in the H.P. Lovecraft stories, “The Shadow over Innsmouth,” “At the Mountains of Madness,” and "Herbert West–Reanimator.”

Bram Stoker Award-winner Mark McLaughlin is the author of the novels, HUMAN DOLL and THE HELL NEXT DOOR, and the story collection, THE WEIRD WORLD OF MARK McLAUGHLIN MEGAPACK®. With Michael Sheehan, Jr., he has written HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS, THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT, and more.

The Hell Next Door: A Novel

THE HELL NEXT DOOR: A NOVEL by Mark McLaughlin
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Miles Cooper is surprised when the workers in three moving vans drop off expensive furniture at the empty house across the lane. One item is a huge black door with a beautiful face carved on one side and the image of a skull on the other. So begins an adventure that takes Miles to Hell and back.

In the Hell dimension, Miles encounters the legendary demons Asmodeus, Pazuzu, and Lilith, and learns what really happens to the souls of the dead. He befriends the angel Paxton and the demon Berath, and realizes that relationships in the Afterlife can be just as complex as those in the mortal world.

A demonic scheme backfires and before long, Heaven, Hell, and the human world are threatened with destruction. To save those he loves, Miles must work with his new friends to defeat a rampaging, merciless evil, far more powerful and destructive than any demon in Hell.

Bram Stoker Award-winning author Mark McLaughlin is the author of the novels, HUMAN DOLL and THE HELL NEXT DOOR, and the story collections, THE WEIRD WORLD OF MARK McLAUGHLIN MEGAPACK®, EMPRESS OF THE LIVING DEAD, BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM, and HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS. Also, Mark has written many Lovecraftian tales, both solo and in collaboration with his best friend, Michael Sheehan, Jr.

The Weird World of Mark McLaughlin MEGAPACK®: 28 Stories By a Master of the Macabre

The Weird World of Mark McLaughlin MEGAPACK®

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National publisher Wildside Press releases landmark MEGAPACK® story collections by top horror, science-fiction and fantasy authors. Award-winning writers who they’ve selected for the MEGAPACK series include Marion Zimmer Bradley, Robert Silverberg, Fredric Brown, R.A. Lafferty, Philip K. Dick, Andre Norton, and Bram Stoker.

The introduction from the publisher:
Who is this Mark McLaughlin person, and why should you read him? Mark--whom I've had the pleasure of publishing for nearly 20 years now--is one of those unique voices in the horror field. He doesn't tread the safe (or even sane!) path, but goes off in quirky directions, and he's happy to have company along the way. And while he's poking around the oddest places, he finds humor in the outrageous and the unsettling. Vampires? Of course. Zombies? Definitely. But these are never quite the monsters you're expecting. Don't take my word for it. Here are some other opinions:

"In the most devious manner, McLaughlin's stories achieve a high degree of demonism by perpetuating a sinister 'humor' at the gallows of the human comedy." (Thomas Ligotti)

"Listen up. Noel Coward is back. Salvador Dali is back. Dylan Thomas is back. And they're all rolled into one in the shape of Mark McLaughlin who writes stories that are wonderfully witty, surrealistic and ineffably strange. Absolutely fabulous.... If your palette is jaded, come to the feast that is Mark McLaughlin." (Simon Clark)

"McLaughlin's tales are laugh-out-loud assaults on consensus reality." (Paul Di Filippo, ASIMOV'S)

"Reading Mark McLaughlin is a little like stepping out of the door of an airplane in mid flight. The view is pretty amazing, but the shock of impact may do you in...gruesome, funny and touching. Top that: anybody...." (TANGENT)

So, dig in and enjoy these 28 tales by one of the modern masters of the macabre.

Human Doll: A Novel

HUMAN DOLL: A Novel by Mark McLaughlin
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One by one, America’s most beautiful celebrities are dying. The murders are diabolically orchestrated so that the victims are subjected to extreme bodily destruction. These victims are all guests or cast members from two TV shows – a medical reality show and a talent competition for drag queens.

Male model December Storm appears as a guest on both shows. Dubbed a ‘human doll’ by the media, he regularly receives plastic surgery to enhance his looks. He is the founder of a modeling agency called HeadTurners, and is becoming one of America’s most popular, compelling celebrities. A private investigator is hired to look into the murders, and soon, it becomes clear that December needs to beware. He might be the next celebrity to die.

Mark McLaughlin’s fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in hundreds of magazines, newspapers, websites, and anthologies. He has written fiction and poetry collections for many publishers nationwide. HUMAN DOLL: A Novel is the first solo novel of this Bram Stoker Award-winning author.

THE PRISONER OF CARCOSA & More Tales Of The Bizarre by Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr.

The Prisoner Of Carcosa & More Tales Of The Bizarre

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THE PRISONER OF CARCOSA presents tales of the bizarre, featuring Lovecraftian horrors, alien nightmares, oceanic monstrosities, an account of The King In Yellow, and much more. Many of these adventures have only been available so far on Kindle. This paperback collection is a companion volume to HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS, THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT, and CITY OF LIVING SHADOWS.

In “The Prisoner Of Carcosa,” a traveler falls in love with one of the owners of the Golden Moon Bed & Breakfast. He doesn’t know that the owner’s family guards a copy of the accursed book, The King In Yellow, which brings madness to those who read it. He soon learns that when that evil book is near, a hideous creature known as the Seeker of the Yellow Sign isn’t far behind.

“Horrors Of The Trash Island” presents a Lovecraftian tale of ecological horror. Millionaire Asher Bellworth and his staff take a cruise on his yacht to check out an area in the South Pacific said to be the location of R'lyeh. R'lyeh is a legendary city on a sunken island where the evil entity Cthulhu is said to be trapped in a temple. They see a massive trash island floating over Cthulhu’s realm, and discover that the trash island is inhabited by a bizarre array of deadly mutations, as well as a bizarre human inhabitant.

“Yuletide Mementos: A Tale Of Lovecraftian Horror” is a sequel to Lovecraft’s "At the Mountains of Madness." The tale is set in the family home of Professor William Dyer, leader of an ill-fated Antarctic expedition conducted by Miskatonic University in 1930. When he returned, he brought back two trunks, which he stored in the attic. A young relative is now curious about those trunks, not realizing that they hold an ancient horror, waiting to be unleashed.

In “Diabolical Entities And How To Deal With Them,” Professor Artemis LaGungo provides an overview of the demonic denizens of Hell, and tells how to resist their unholy temptations.

“You Shall Have This Delicacy” tells of the world’s most powerful witch, who gathers her friends for a dinner party with a shocking agenda.

Set in the far future, “Tell Your Secrets To The Slime” follows a band of space explorers to a polluted planet populated by a grotesque life-form that feeds on guilt and sorrow. Will they be able to escape the alien horror that threatens to destroy them?

Mark McLaughlin is the author of EMPRESS OF THE LIVING DEAD, BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM and HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS, among other horror collections. With McLaughlin, Michael Sheehan, Jr. has co-authored the Lovecraftian paperbacks, HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS, THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT, and CITY OF LIVING SHADOWS, as well as the Kindle collections, THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS, THE TESTAMENT OF CTHULHU, STAINLESS STEEL SARCOPHAGUS and more. Visit www.BMovieMonster.com for more information.

CITY OF LIVING SHADOWS & More Lovecraftian Tales by Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr. (Paperback)
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City Of Living Shadows & More Lovecraftian Tales

CITY OF LIVING SHADOWS presents unearthly fantasy and horror tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, crawling with Lovecraftian creatures. Most of these stories have only been available so far on Kindle. This paperback collection is a companion volume to HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS: 24 Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos and THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT & More Lovecraftian Nightmares.

In the title story, "City Of Living Shadows," a glowing flower in a tropical solarium holds the key to a horrific onslaught of night-gaunts from the Dreamlands. Can the reason behind their attack be determined before they destroy even more of the waking world?

In the novelette "Pyramid Of The Shoggoths," a Miskatonic University instructor learns the true location of the burial chamber of Queen Nerfertiti. With his assistant, he begins an adventure that takes them to a strange subterranean realm in Africa. There they meet Balyphus, the last Elder Thing remaining on Earth, and his inhuman companion, the British ghoul Williams. They soon learn that Williams isn't the Elder Thing's only friend. Balyphus has created a troop of rampaging shoggoths that can destroy anything in their path ... including human weaponry.

In "The Black-And-White House," a writer rents a small secluded house and for the first time in years, he is able to enjoy peace and quiet. But soon, he discovers he is not alone there. An author who had once lived in the house never really left, and he wants the new occupant to help him with an impossible task: creating a sequel to the accursed book, The King In Yellow, which drives anyone who reads it insane.

"The Ambassador From Ulthar" tells of a young man who cannot escape his fate after injuring a four-footed denizen of the Dreamlands.

The collection's second novelette, "The Idol In The Hedge Maze," tells of mega-wealthy Neil Prentiss, founder and CEO of a multinational technology company. He lives in a magnificent mansion surrounded by a sprawling hedge maze. He has everything a person could want ... but he is dying of cancer. While examining the journals of the mansion's previous owner, Neil learns how to contact a member of the Great Race of Yith, an ancient race of brilliant, monstrous beings. The Yithian offers what seems to be a high-tech solution to Neil's problems -- if the millionaire is willing to accept a bizarre substitution for his human body.

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THE IDOL IN THE HEDGE MAZE: A Lovecraftian Novelette is a modern-day sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's novella, "The Shadow Out Of Time." It tells the tale of mega-wealthy Neil Prentiss, founder and CEO of PrenTek, a multinational technology company. He lives in a magnificent mansion surrounded by a sprawling hedge maze. He has everything a person could want in today's world ... but he is dying of cancer.

While examining the journals of the mansion's previous owner, Neil learns how to contact a member of the Great Race of Yith, an ancient society of brilliant but monstrous beings. The Yithian offers what seems to be a high-tech solution to Neil's problems, and the intrepid businessman decides to proceed with the creature's plan. Along the way, Neil invites his trusted childhood friend Zander to come and stay with him. Zander soon realizes that the Yithian's extraordinary kindness and generosity may actually hide a shocking ulterior motive....

Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM, and with collaborator Michael Sheehan Jr., he was written the Lovecraftian paperback story collections, HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS and THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT. McLaughlin and Sheehan have also co-authored the Kindle collections, THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS, THE TESTAMENT OF CTHULHU, and STAINLESS STEEL SARCOPHAGUS.

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The House Of The Ocelot & More Lovecraftian Nightmares

THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT & More Lovecraftian Nightmares by Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr.
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THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT presents tales of Lovecraftian fantasy and horror, as well as an epic poem regarding the return of Nyarlathotep to the modern world. Most of these adventures have only been available so far on Kindle. This paperback collection is a companion volume to HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS: 24 TALES OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS, and has been released for readers who prefer holding books, as opposed to devices.

Stories in this collection include “The House Of The Ocelot,” “Queen Of The Vultures,” “The Foul One Lives To Destroy: A Tale Of The Dreamlands,” “Shoggoth Apocalypse,” “The Glorious Return Of Herbert West,” “The Last Witch-House,” “Stainless Steel Sarcophagus,” and many more.

The collection also includes the epic poem, “The Arrival Of Our New Master: A Lovecraftian Armageddon.” People believe that Caliban Storm, son of wealthy Bernard Storm, offers the wisdom and guidance that the world has needed for so long. But in truth, there is something very wrong with handsome young Caliban. He is in fact an avatar of Nyarlathotep, a malevolent deity also known as the Crawling Chaos. Caliban Storm presents the world with a series of amazing technological advances as he rises in power. But, each advance comes with monstrous surprises, and it soon becomes apparent that Caliban has a nightmare agenda in store for the Earth....

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Horrors & Abominations: 24 Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos

HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS: 24 Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos by Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr.
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Enter a midnight world of grotesque creatures and ancient deities from nightmare dimensions. HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS by Mark McLaughlin and Michael Sheehan, Jr. presents 24 stories of Lovecraftian fantasy and horror.

Learn the unholy secrets of such malevolent beings as Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep, Azalareon, Mother Hydra, the King in Yellow, and Yagdolak. Discover the evil activities of the Tillinghast and Delapore families … wicked Mrs. Veng and her horrendous tenant, Dr. Brandywine … and the unspeakable, mutated son of King Tutankhamun.

Stories in this collection include “Deathless Bride Of The Crawling Chaos,” “The Abominations Of Nephren-Ka,” “Coins From Y’ha-nthlei,” “The Blasphemy In The Canopic Jar,” “The Curse Of The Tillinghasts,” “The Colossus In The Catacombs,” “The Nightmare In Delapore Tower,” “The Thing From Beyond The Living Door,” “The Gateway To Carcosa,” “The Testament Of Cthulhu” and many more.

These stories represent many of the writing duo’s most unearthly Cthulhu Mythos tales. So far, the majority of these stories have only been available on Kindle. HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS has been released for readers who prefer paperbacks. These stories were selected from seven Kindle collections previously released by McLaughlin and Sheehan: THE TESTAMENT OF CTHULHU, THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, and THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA.

Stainless Steel Sarcophagus: Tales Of Lovecraftian Fantasy & Horror

STAINLESS STEEL SARCOPHAGUS: Tales Of Lovecraftian Fantasy & Horror by Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr. FREE on Kindle Unlimited:
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STAINLESS STEEL SARCOPHAGUS presents seven Cthulhu Mythos tales of horror and dark fantasy. In the title story, a work of modern art known as the Stainless Steel Sarcophagus unleashes a grotesque ancient Egyptian menace upon the employees of a luxury department store.

Several tales in this collection concern beings from the Lovecraftian Dreamlands and their disturbing interactions with the waking world. In “The House Of The Ocelot,” a curious barista enters a strange building in his neighborhood and encounters a hidden race of cat-creatures.

“The Dollmaker’s Vengeance” tells of a witch who uses a threat from the waking world to gain power in the Dreamlands. In “Queen Of The Vultures,” two magic gentlemen from the Dreamlands seek the Egyptian vulture-goddess Nekhbet, who hides in plain sight in an urban community. Three more stories present eldritch parodies, including the tale of a hideous atrocity who goes to work as a movie monster.

Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM and the Lovecraftian epic poem, THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW MASTER. Michael Sheehan, Jr. has co-authored THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS, and THE TESTAMENT OF CTHULHU with McLaughlin.

THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW MASTER: A Lovecraftian Armageddon by Mark McLaughlin
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The Arrival Of Our New Master: A Lovecraftian Armageddon

Nyarlathotep has returned....

Mark McLaughlin, Bram Stoker Award-winner for Excellence in Poetry, has concentrated on Lovecraftian fiction in recent years. His latest release, THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW MASTER, is an epic poem which tells of the return of Nyarlathotep to the modern world. This poem is composed of multiple chapters, and together they pay homage to "The Colour Out of Space," "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," "The Dreams in the Witch House," "The Cats of Ulthar," and other classic tales by Lovecraft.

People believe that Caliban Storm, son of wealthy Bernard Storm, offers the wisdom and guidance that the world has needed for so long. But in truth, there is something very wrong with young, handsome Caliban. He is in fact an avatar of Nyarlathotep, a malevolent deity also known as the Crawling Chaos.

Caliban Storm presents the world with a series of amazing technological advances as he rises in power. But, each advance comes with monstrous surprises, and it soon becomes apparent that Caliban has a nightmare agenda in store for the Earth. A homeless woman named Penny Blanchard sees through his tricks - but who will believe her, and will she be able to stop Caliban in time?

Mark McLaughlin is the coauthor, with Rain Graves and David Niall Wilson, of THE GOSSAMER EYE, which won the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Poetry. McLaughlin has co-authored the Lovecraftian fiction collections, THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS, and THE TESTAMENT OF CTHULHU with Michael Sheehan, Jr.

McLaughlin's latest trade paperback releases are the story collections, HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS; BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM; and the two-author horror collection with Michael McCarty, DRACULA TRANSFORMED & OTHER BLOODTHIRSTY TALES. Other books by Mark include the story collection BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE and the collaborative horror novel, MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL (with Michael McCarty).

Mark's fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in more than 1,000 magazines, newspapers, websites, and anthologies, including DARK FUSIONS: WHERE MONSTERS LURK!, GALAXY, LIVING DEAD 2, WRITER'S DIGEST, CEMETERY DANCE, MIDNIGHT PREMIERE, DARK ARTS, and two volumes of YEAR'S BEST HORROR STORIES (DAW Books).

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The Testament Of Cthulhu: Tales Of Weird Fantasy & Horror

Mark McLaughlin and Michael Sheehan, Jr. present tales of weird fantasy and horror in the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert W. Chambers. In “The Testament Of Cthulhu,” an ailing traveler visits a community with a hideous secret – a secret that might be the answer to his complex medical problems. “The Ambassador From Ulthar” tells of a young man who cannot escape his fate after injuring a denizen of the Dreamlands. While escaping from an abusive relationship, an aspiring writer encounters an unlikely ally in “The Sea-Spider.” A grotesque deity exacts a terrible and unspeakably complete vengeance in “The Foul One Lives To Destroy: A Tale Of The Dreamlands.” “Sea-Green Gown With Gold Buttons” presents a tale of THE KING IN YELLOW, a forbidden book that brings madness to those who dare to read it. A young performer is caught in a web of horror when he falls in love with a citizen of Carcosa.

Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM and MAGIC CANNOT DIE, and Michael Sheehan, Jr. has co-authored THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, and THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS with McLaughlin.

MAGIC CANNOT DIE presents strange tales of sorcery and enchantment from Bram Stoker Award-winning author Mark McLaughlin.

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In these stories, you will meet an artist whose nightmare painting comes to grotesque life ... ... a hideous, semi-human creature known as the Cat Man ... a sexual predator who encounters a shocking surprise ... three immortal creatures locked in a bizarre ménage à trois ...and the trusting graduate of an unspeakable academy. You will encounter a TV producer with a startling secret to his success, as well as a young poet whose childhood dreams have opened a gateway into a malevolent realm of horrors. In these stories, you will learn the mystic ways of unearthly beings, and discover the many reasons why MAGIC CANNOT DIE.

Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM and HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS, and with Michael Sheehan, Jr., he has co-authored THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, and THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS.

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The Creature In The Waxworks: Tales Of Weird & Lovecraftian Horror

THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS offers nightmare tales of weird and Lovecraftian horror from the authors of THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA and SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE. “The Surprising Sweetness Of Their Blood,” a sequel to Lovecraft’s “The Dunwich Horror,” reveals an unspeakable horror hidden in the town of Dunwich, brought to hideous new life by the meddling of a well-meaning outsider. In the collection’s title story, a ghastly alien creature hides in plain sight at the Pickman Waxworks, and only one man knows its millennia-old secrets … and its shocking new agenda. “The Gateway To Carcosa” is a tale of The King In Yellow, a forbidden book that brings madness and death to anyone who dares to read it. “Aunt Paloma” takes you to a mansion of horrors where a dying woman must contend with her predatory relatives as she guides her bizarre man-child to his singular destiny. “Nobody Goes To Paw Paw Town Anymore” tells of a community that guards its horrors well – because the town’s monstrous secret is also its primary source of income. In “The Glorious Return Of Herbert West,” a deceased doctor who specialized in reanimation is resurrected in the far future, so he can help a team of scientists to fight the legions of shoggoths that are destroying the Earth. But certainly the team is not prepared for the good doctor’s latest prescription….

Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM and HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS, and Michael Sheehan, Jr. has co-authored THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE, THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY, and THE CREATURE IN THE WAXWORKS with McLaughlin.

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THE RELIC IN THE EGYPTIAN GALLERY presents the writing duo’s darkest and most bizarre Lovecraftian horror stories yet. The collection provides continuations to some of Lovecraft’s strangest tales. "The Nightmare In Delapore Tower" is a modern-day sequel to the classic tale, "The Rats In The Walls," while “Another Terrible Old Man” goes into surreal sensual territory that “The Terrible Old Man” would never have explored. "The Thing From Beyond The Living Door" features concepts from “Cool Air” as it tells the tale of G’hodloth, a vampiric entity that obeys the commands of the evil Mrs. Veng and her associate, Dr. Brandywine.

In the title story, you'll learn of a grotesque Egyptian revenant, forced by an evil power to destroy all living things in its path. In "The Lurker In The Kelp Forest," a wealthy family is plagued by a hideous aquatic monstrosity. "The Power Of Azalareon" takes you down a forbidden stone stairway into a slime-streaked cave, where dwells a nightmare being that can warp reality.

Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM, and Michael Sheehan, Jr. has co-authored THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR, and SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE with McLaughlin.

Shoggoth Apocalypse & More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos

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SHOGGOTH APOCALYPSE presents Lovecraftian tales of the grotesque, teeming with eldritch monstrosities from beyond the far-flung boundaries of time and space. The title tale reveals the ultimate destiny of the shoggoths, protoplasmic creatures with an insatiable hunger for raw flesh. In “The Curse Of The Tillinghasts”, a sequel to Lovecraft’s “From Beyond”, a high-tech corporation strives to revive the accursed invention of Crawford Tillinghast. “In The Chapel Of Ghattambah” unveils a web of treachery, spun by the disciples of a ghastly insect-god. “This Pulsing Mass That Serves As My Heart” tells of an office romance that turns into a ghoulish encounter with an ancient horror. In the days of the Pharaohs, mummified worshippers of Azathoth go on a savage rampage against the living in “The Colossus In The Catacombs”. Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM, and Michael Sheehan, Jr. co-authored THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA, THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER, and THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR with McLaughlin.

THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR & More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos by Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr. *FREE* on Kindle Unlimited:
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The Blasphemy In The Canopic Jar & More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos

THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR & More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos presents seven tales of Lovecraftian horror from the authors of THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA and THE HORROR IN THE WATER TOWER. In the title story, "The Blasphemy In The Canopic Jar," a collector of antiquities encounters a ghastly, deformed monstrosity spawned in the days of ancient Egypt. Three more adventures tell of worshippers of Nyarlathotep and their secret activities in the modern world. The collection includes a tale of the insect-god Ghattambah, set in the toxic ruins of the distant future, as well as two stories of “The King In Yellow,” a forbidden book that offers only madness and death to those who read it. Forbidden worlds of the bizarre await you in THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR.

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Dracula Transformed & Other Bloodthirsty Tales

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Throughout history, people have been fascinated by the seductive allure of vampires. We read about them in books, watch stories about them on television and in movies -- but do we know all there is to know about them? Of course not. These creatures of the shadows have kept their most shocking secrets hidden . . . until now.

Dracula Transformed & Other Bloodthirsty Tales features eleven vampire stories by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Mark McLaughlin and Bram Stoker Award finalist Michael McCarty. In these stories, they have unearthed many of the secrets of the bloodthirsty dead.

In the novella 'Dracula Transformed,' Dracula is brought back from beyond the grave in a manner that gives him startling new powers. Using these powers, he begins a bloody campaign of vengeance. In 'Lucy Transformed,' you will learn of the relationship between Dracula and his daughter Zaleska, as well as his growing fondness for Lucy Westenra -- a fondness that will seal Lucy's doom. Even more vampiric horror awaits you in the remaining nine tales.

McLaughlin and McCarty are the co-authors of the horror novel, Monster Behind The Wheel, along with other novels, story collections, and poetry collections. Both authors also have successful solo writing careers. Wildside Press books by Mark McLaughlin include: Beach Blanket Zombie, Best Little Witch-House in Arkham, and Hideous Faces, Beautiful Skulls. Wildside Press books by Michael McCarty include: A Little Help from My Fiends and Dark Duets: Musical Mayhem.

The Horror In The Water Tower & Five More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos
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A new release from the authors who brought you The Abominations Of Nephren-Ka & Three More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos. In The Horror In The Water Tower & Five More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos, McLaughlin and Sheehan present a half-dozen tales of eldritch horror, crawling with grotesque nightmare creatures. In "The Horror In The Water Tower," you will discover an exotic monstrosity found in an ancient Peruvian temple and now dwelling, hidden in plain sight, in modern-day Innsmouth. The collection also features two follow-ups to H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale, "The Dreams In The Witch House," which explore the fate and supernatural legacy of Keziah Mason. You will also learn the secrets of the insect-god Ghattambah, a ravenous abomination that dwells beyond time and space.

Mark McLaughlin is the author of BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM, and Michael Sheehan, Jr. previously co-authored CASINO CARCOSA and THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA with McLaughlin.

Wanted to share some excellent news with you. Wildside Press has just released my new book, HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS. Here is a link to its GoodReads page: Hideous Faces, Beautiful Skulls .

I am best known for stories that mix humor and horror, such as the tales you will find in my collections, Best Little Witch-House in Arkham and Beach Blanket Zombie: Weird Tales of the Undead and Other Humanoid Horrors . But there is also a darker, more serious side to my work. The best of my darkest stories have been compiled in HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS.

Many of these tales concern strange magic, evil glamour, and the horrors of love gone wrong. As with any collection of my work, you will encounter monsters aplenty: evil cats, alien lovers, aquatic humanoids, a vicious Egyptian monstrosity, magic zombies, Internet witches, ghouls and others that defy description.