May 2020 be a fabulous year for all of us.
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Merry Christmas
We at The Alchemy Press hope you all have a merry time. Don’t forget to buy and read books — they are good for the soul.
Halloween wishes
Best Horror of the Year
Every year sees a new volume in the Ellen Datlow-edited Best Horror of the Year series. The 2019 edition (volume 11), with a terrific cover by Audrey Benjaminsen, features work first published in 2018.
There are over 20 stories in this volume including “Masks” by Peter Sutton, from the pages of The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors. In her introduction, this is what Ellen says of Horrors:
In addition, Ellen lists the full recommended reading list on her blog (it’s in four parts). It includes nine stories from Horrors!
Compromising the Truth reviewed
Sam Smith has reviewed Compromising the Truth by Bryn Fortey. He says: “The sign of a good writer: Bryn had me both laughing and in tears, and a couple of times grimacing as I compulsively read on…”
Read Sam’s full review on his blog. Or here.
Horrors 2: cover reveal
Here’s an early peek at the cover for The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors 2, due spring 2020:
Cover art and design by Peter Coleborn. And a reminder of the ToC:
- Gail-Nina Anderson Henrietta Street
- Sarah Ash I Left My Fair Homeland
- Debbie Bennett I Remember Everything
- Mike Chinn Digging in the Dirt
- Paul Finch What Did You See
- Sharon Gosling Every Bad Thing
- John Grant The Loneliest Place
- John Howard The Primordial Light
- Tim Jeffreys Black Nore
- Eyglo Karlsdottir Footprints in the Snow
- Nancy Kilpatrick Promises
- Garry Kilworth Lirpaloof Island
- Samantha Lee The Secret Place
- Pauline Morgan Beneath Namibian Sands
- Thana Niveau The Hate Whisperer
- John Llewellyn Probert Hydrophobia
- Peter Sutton We Do Like to Be Beside
Once again internal artwork by Jim Pitts.
Horrors 2 — table of contents
We are delighted to announce the contents for the forthcoming Alchemy Press Book of Horrors 2, the follow up to last year’s acclaimed anthology. Alphabetically:
- Gail-Nina Anderson Henrietta Street
- Sarah Ash I Left My Fair Homeland
- Debbie Bennett I Remember Everything
- Mike Chinn Digging in the Dirt
- Paul Finch What Did You See
- Sharon Gosling Every Bad Thing
- John Grant The Loneliest Place
- John Howard The Primordial Light
- Tim Jeffreys Black Nore
- Eyglo Karlsdottir Footprints in the Snow
- Nancy Kilpatrick Promises
- Gary Kilworth Lirpaloof Island
- Samantha Lee The Secret Place
- Pauline Morgan Beneath Namibian Sands
- Thana Niveau The Hate Whisperer
- John Llewellyn Probert Hydrophobia
- Peter Sutton We Do Like to Be Beside
Once again internal artwork by Jim Pitts.
The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors 2, edited by Peter Coleborn and Jan Edwards, is scheduled for a spring 2020 publication.
