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Cover Reveal for Hellscapes, Volume III by Stephen Zimmer! A Special Halloween Weekend Release!

Today, we are excited to share the cover reveal for Hellscapes, Volume III, from award-winning author Stephen Zimmer! The cover artist for Hellscapes, Volume III was Fatima Azhar! Hellscapes, Volume III will be released this Friday in print and eBook as part of an exciting group of three Halloween weekend releases from Seventh Star Press!

Synopsis of Hellscapes III:

Descend into the infernal realms with eight new tales of doomed souls awakening to an unending nightmare filled with unfathomable horror!

The wicked may find a way to evade punishment here on Earth, often using their power, wealth, and influence to do so, but not even death spares them from the Hellscapes that await! Explore the shadows, fear, and madness of these worlds, and heed the warnings in this third volume of Hellscapes tales from award-winning author Stephen Zimmer!

Included in Hellscapes, Volume III:
The Ruins
The World is Your Tomb
The Serpent’s Kiss
Coming Home to Roost
The Greater Good
Wicked Majesty
The Oak Tree
Behemoths

About the Author:

Stephen Zimmer is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and broadcaster based out of Lexington Kentucky. His published works include the Rayden Valkyrie Tales (Sword and Sorcery), The Ragnar Stormbringer Tales (Sword and Sorcery), the Rising Dawn Saga (Cross Genre), the Fires in Eden Series (Epic Fantasy), the Hellscapes short story collections (Horror), the Chronicles of Ave short story collections (Fantasy), the Harvey and Solomon Tales (Steampunk), and the Faraway Saga (YA Dystopian/Cross-Genre).


Stephen is a co-host of The Star Chamber Show, a weekly live podcast spotlighting creative individuals in all genres and mediums. He is also a principle member of Seventh Star Press, an award-winning small press based out of Lexington, Kentucky, and the founder of The Imaginarium Convention, an 8th year convention for creatives of all genres with both a virtual event and an in-person event in Louisville, Kentucky.


Stephen’s visual work includes the feature film Shadows Light, shorts films such as The Sirens and Swordbearer, and the Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart TV Pilot.


A proud Kentucky Colonel, Stephen also enjoys the realms of music, martial arts, good bourbons, and spending time with family.

You can connect with Stephen online via the following platforms:
Website: www.stephenzimmer.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenzimmer7
Twitter: @sgzimmer
Instagram: @stephenzimmer7

Brick Marlin, Transitional Delusions Series

Cover Reveal for Brick Marlin’s Ozarium, A Special Halloween Weekend Release!

Today, we are excited to share the cover reveal for a new edition of  Ozarium, the second title in the Transitional Delusions Series by highly acclaimed horror and dark fiction author Brick Marlin! The cover artist for this edition of Ozarium was award-winning artist Enggar Adirasa! Ozarium will be released this Friday in print and eBook as part of an exciting group of three Halloween weekend releases from Seventh Star Press!

Synopsis of Ozarium: Welcome to the genesis of a new world which begins with the colony of Ozarium. Follow along with an older woman who finds out surviving the apocalypse isn’t such a good thing. Briefly meet a killer robot clown. Take a trip with Fred, a ghost attempting to figure out life as an apparition. Then find out what happens when a child wins the lottery, something strongly forbidden in Ozarium…until now.  

Ozarium is the second book in the Transitional Delusions Series, following Shadow Out Of The Sky, but it can be read as a stand-alone novel!

About Brick Marlin: Brick Marlin is the author of over 10 books and 30 short stories. You can find his works at Goodreads.com, read shorts on his blog, Brain Squirts (brickmarlin.blogspot.com), and if you wish to be added to his newsletter, please email him at brickmarlin@gmail.com

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Chains in the Sky, from Carl R. Moore, Now Available in Print and eBook Formats!

Chains in the Sky, the new urban/dark fantasy novel from Carl R. Moore, is now available in print and eBook formats from Seventh Star Press! From the author of Slash of Crimson and Other Tales, Chains in the Sky takes the reader on a supernatural, Lovecraftian thrill ride infused with the mythical and mysterious that will have them wanting more “Moore” after this holiday season!

Pick up a copy of Chains in the Sky at any of the direct links provided below!

Print Edition Direct Links

Amazon.com

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Kindle

Nook

Kobo

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Synopsis of Chains in the Sky: Haunted by his granddaughter’s ghost, retired detective Ray Barrs attempts to rescue her soul from a terrifying afterlife. He retrieves her body from the stormy seas off the Florida coast only to discover Ada’s death was not an accident.

Converged upon by entities who are both splendorous and fiendish, Ray must strike a deal that risks eternal torment. He returns to his old precinct in Brooklyn to hunt down a hideous killer, make right with his family, and forever release Ada from her CHAINS IN THE SKY.

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About Carl. R. Moore:

Carl R. Moore lives in upstate New York with his wife Sarah and two daughters, Maddy and Izzy. He is the author of Slash of Crimson and Other Tales (Seventh Star Press, 2017) and Mommy and the Satanists (Seventh Star Press, 2018). His fiction has also appeard in Rymfire’s Heavy Metal Horror and Rymfire Erotica anthologies, as well as magazines Thuglit and Macabre Cadaver.

News and contact information can be found on his website, www.carlrmoore.com

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If you have not yet read Slash of Crimson and Other Tales, be sure to pick up a copy of it too!

Synopsis of Slash of Crimson and Other Tales: SLASH OF CRIMSON AND OTHER TALES offers two novellas and six short stories that combine an intoxicating mix of horror, crime noir, and alt-mythology. Its title story spins a dark maritime yarn about Drew Aldrin, a young guitarist and street rough, who takes a harrowing journey with a red-eyed beauty who claims she’s from Atlantis. The half-dozen brutal and sardonic short stories that follow tell of lost souls tortured by demons and far worse. The final novella, Torn from the Devil’s Chest, serves unsuspecting Sociology student Lyla Banes a deliciously disturbing feast of deception and trust-destroying lust. Indulge yourself in a collection that guarantees to thrill the senses while it shocks the nerves.

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Cover Reveal For Victim’s Tell, From Award-Winning Author Daniel Dark!

Seventh Star Press is proud to reveal the cover for Victim’s Tell, from award-winning author Daniel Dark! The followup to Knife’s Tell will be available in print and eBook formats on Wednesday, January 29th! Cover design for Victim’s Tell was done by Stephen Zimmer.

Pre-Order the Kindle version now at this link:

Kindle Pre-order Link

Synopsis of Victim’s Tell:

In the wake of murder, a victim’s tale rarely makes it back to the surface.

Until now.

The story behind the blade that terrorized London in 1888 has already been told, but the time has arrived to see through the eyes of those who fell victim to the knife in the shadows of Victorian England. 

A rare opportunity awaits you to learn the final stories, from their perspective, of several men and women who encountered one of the most notorious serial killers in history.

Experience the fear, pain, and seduction of the knife in the pages of Victim’s Tell, the thrilling follow-up to the award-winning Knife’s Tell from Daniel Dark!

About Daniel Dark: Daniel Dark, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, grew up with homicide every day. Having a homicide detective as a father, he was able to learn about those that were brought to justice, and the ones that were not.

Spending many hours in Central police headquarters and in his grandfathers hematology lab gave Daniel an unusual childhood and a love for science. Along with this, his great uncle owned the oldest book store in Nashville. His parents took him there regularly, where developed a love of reading and found out about history.

Daniel went on to become an Electrical Engineer and Industrial Maintenance Manager till NAFTA took away his job. A year later he went to culinary school and studied Victorian cooking, after which he opened a Victorian-style restaurant.

He became a heart attack and stroke survivor at fifty years old, where he used writing to rehabilitate his brain. The first book written by Daniel was on Victorian Catsup, which had over two hundred catsup recipes in it from the late 1700’s to 1910, with over sixty different flavors. Daniel used the book to start his 1876 Catsup company as Mr Catsup.

Knife’s Tell represents his debut novel as an author.

Bob Freeman

Descendant, A Novel of the Liber Monstrorum by Bob Freeman, Now Available in Print and eBook!

Bob Freeman’s supernatural horror and thriller novel Descendant, A Novel of the Liber Monstrorum, is now available in print and ebook formats from Seventh Star Press, right on Halloween!

Pick up your copy of Descendant at any of the following links!

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Kobo

Nook

iTunes (available very shortly)

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Amazon

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A supernatural thriller/horror novel, Descendant includes several original illustrations from Bob Freeman! The novel is interrelated with Bob’s short story collection First Born: Tales of the Liber Monstrorum, but can be read on its own.

Synopsis: Descendant is a supernatural thriller filled with daring action, adventure, and artifice set against the backdrop of a very familiar world – but it is a world in which preternatural entities, clandestine magical orders, ancient bloodlines, and unholy alliances converge within the shadowed recesses of our darkest imaginings.

Federal Agents Selina Wolfe and Martin Crowe are called in to investigate a series of bizarre deaths in a small rural community. What first seems to be a misadventure involving black magic and satanic ritual soon takes on even more deleterious overtones, as the agents become embroiled in a plot by a sinister cabal intent on unleashing Hell on Earth.

About the Author:

Bob Freeman is an author, artist, and paranormal adventurer whose previous works include Shadows Over Somerset, Keepers of the Dead, and First Born.

A lifelong student of mythology, folklore, magic, and religion, Freeman has written numerous short stories, articles, and reviews for various online and print publications and is a respected lecturer on the occult and paranormal phenomena.

He lives in rural Indiana with his wife Kim and son Connor.

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Michael West’s Bestselling Horror Novel Cinema of Shadows Now Available in Audio Book Format!

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce our very first audio book release, the bestselling horror novel Cinema of Shadows by award-winning author Michael West!

Narrated by Nila Brereton Hagood, this new audio book version brings the story to life in a way that readers will definitely want to experience again and again!

Get the audio book version of Cinema of Shadows today at Audible.com using the link below!

https://tinyurl.com/y3qmfvpf

 

Synopsis of Cinema of Shadows:

Welcome to the Woodfield Movie Palace. The night the Titanic sank, it opened for business…and its builder died in his chair. In the 1950s, there was a fire; a balcony full of people burned to death. And years later, when it became the scene of one of Harmony, Indiana’s most notorious murders, it closed for good. Abandoned, sealed, locked up tight…until now. Tonight, Professor Geoffrey Burke and his Parapsychology students have come to the Woodfield in search of evidence, hoping to find irrefutable proof of a haunting. Instead, they will discover that, in this theater, the terrors are not confined to the screen.

Cinema of Shadows is one of the growing Harmony, Indiana collection of horror tales from Michael West that also includes Spook House and The Wide Game.

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Michael West’s Acclaimed Short Story “Ave Satani” Available Today in eBook Formats for Just 99 Cents!

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce that best-selling author Michael West’s acclaimed short story “Ave Satani”, a top ten finisher in the 2016 P&E Readers poll for Best Horror Short Story, is now available for the first time as a single eBook release for only 99 cents!

Get your eBook copy of “Ave Satani” for 99 cents at the direct links below!

Kindle Link

Nook Link

Kobo Link

iTunes Link

 

Previously, the short story was only available in the 2nd edition of the Reel Dark Anthology, a title that is no longer in print.  Michael wished to make the story available to readers and Seventh Star Press is thrilled to be making it available as a single ebook release for his fans. This release features cover art created by Nabin Karna.

Synopsis of “Ave Satani”: “Ave Satani” tells the story of a legendary film composer’s even more legendary final score – music written for an Italian Horror film from the 1970’s that was ultimately never used. For years, it has been one man’s holy grail. Now, he may actually get the chance to hear this lost symphony and we may all pay the price.

This is the first time this short story has been made available as a single eBook.

About Michael West: Michael West is the bestselling author of Cinema of Shadows, Spook House, The Wide Game, Skull Full of Kisses, and the critically-acclaimed Legacy of the Gods series. He lives and works in the Indianapolis area with his wife, their two children, their turtle, Gamera, and their dog, King Seesar.

West collects many different skulls which he displays throughout his home. His favorites include the skull-shaped candy dish he takes with him to various events, and the human skull lamp that sits atop his desk.

Visit Michael’s official site at www.bymichaelwest.com

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Cover Reveal and Pre-order Window Open for Upcoming eBook Release “Ave Satani” from Best Selling Author Michael West!

Seventh Star Press is proud to reveal the new cover art by Nabin Karna for best selling author Michael West’s “Ave Satani”, a short story that will be released in all eBook formats on April 27th!  A Kindle pre-order window is now open, and those pre-ordering will have the eBook automatically delivered to their devices on the day of release!

Pre-order the Kindle version at the link below!

Kindle Pre-Order Link

 

Previously, the short story was only available in the 2nd edition of the Reel Dark Anthology, a title that is no longer in print.  Michael wished to make the story available to readers and Seventh Star Press is thrilled to be making it available as a single ebook release for his fans.

Synopsis of “Ave Satani”: “Ave Satani” tells the story of a legendary film composer’s even more legendary final score – music written for an Italian Horror film from the 1970’s that was ultimately never used. For years, it has been one man’s holy grail. Now, he may actually get the chance to hear this lost symphony and we may all pay the price.

This is the first time this short story has been made available as a single eBook.

About Michael West: Michael West is the bestselling author of Cinema of Shadows, Spook House, The Wide Game, Skull Full of Kisses, and the critically-acclaimed Legacy of the Gods series. He lives and works in the Indianapolis area with his wife, their two children, their turtle, Gamera, and their dog, King Seesar.

West collects many different skulls which he displays throughout his home. His favorites include the skull-shaped candy dish he takes with him to various events, and the human skull lamp that sits atop his desk.

Visit Michael’s official site at www.bymichaelwest.com

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New Michael West Short Story Available for Pre-order on Kindle!

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce that bestselling author Michael West’s new short story “The City Will Eat You Alive” can be pre-ordered now on Kindle!

To Pre-order the Kindle version, visit the link below:
Kindle Pre-order link

Set for release on December 22nd, the new short story from bestselling author Michael West follows the tale of a young woman, trying to make it on her own in 1980s New York, who encounters a pack of carnivorous subterranean creatures on her subway trip home. It will be available in all eBook formats, including Kindle, Nook, iTunes, and Kobo.

The cover image for The City Will Eat You Alive was created by Glenn Porzig, who won a special cover art contest for this special holiday season release!

 

About Michael West: Michael West is the bestselling author of Cinema of Shadows, Spook House, The Wide Game, Skull Full of Kisses, and the critically-acclaimed Legacy of the Gods series. He lives and works in the Indianapolis area with his wife, their two children, their turtle, Gamera, and their dog, King Seesar.

West collects many different skulls which he displays throughout his home. His favorites include the skull-shaped candy dish he takes with him to various events, and the human skull lamp that sits atop his desk.

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Glenn Porzig Announced as Winner of Michael West Cover Art Contest!

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce that Glenn Porzig’s entry has been selected as the winner of the Michael West Cover Art Contest for “The City Will Eat You Alive”, a brand new short story to be released December 22nd on eBook!

We thank everyone who sent in entries for the contest!  The runner-up entry was sent in by J.H. Glaze and we were thrilled with the quality of the entries for this contest.

Set for release on December 22nd, the new short story from bestselling author Michael West follows the tale of a young woman, trying to make it on her own in 1980s New York, who encounters a pack of carnivorous subterranean creatures on her subway trip home.  It will be released in all eBook formats, including Kindle, Nook, iTunes, and Kobo.  A Kindle version pre-order window will be announced this Wednesday.  For more on Michael West, please visit www.bymichaelwest.com

 

About Glenn Porzig

Glenn Porzig is best known as the creator of the comic book heroine Ace of Diamonds. Glenn grew up reading comics, pulp novels, and watching too much TV. Glenn and his wife Carly have written three screenplays together. They live in Indiana with a menagerie of both furry and scaly pets. Since 2005 he has been the co-host of PodCulture.com an award winning weekly fandom podcast.

Glenn has worked over twenty years in the television industry. His projects include two highly rated specials for SCI FI Channel; The Roswell Crash: Startling New Evidence, and The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed. He currently, literally, has his head in the clouds as a videographer on a TV news helicopter.

Recently he has turned his attention to writing short stories and novellas. Glenn’s first short story, Master of the Dead, was published by Destroyer Books in More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology. His debut occult horror novella Darkness Unbound: Lady in Black was followed up by the sequel Darkness Unbound: Terror of Night and is now joined by Darkness Unbound: Shadow of Death.

Glenn is proud to have collaborated with Scream Queen Brinke Stevens to bring the story of Lady in Black to life as an audiobook as well as the sequel Terror of Night.

You can learn more about his writing projects at DarknessUnbound.com.