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Lonely Hollows
15 Tales of Folk Horror
2023
First Published
4.13
Average Rating
238
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Folk horror. A world of isolated locations, strange beliefs, outré customs, and forgotten gods. A realm in which the old world bleeds into the new with often terrifying results. Within these pages you will find evil lurking in the remote English countryside, the backwoods and swamps of North America, and other shadowy places off the beaten track. Come with us down winding paths, through ancient woods, and across strange seas to the Lonely Hollows of the world where dark things await. Featuring fifteen brand new stories by some of the best writers working in the horror genre Becky Beard Cliff Biggers Amanda DeWees Bob Freeman John Linwood Grant Darrell Z. Grizzle Raven Hart Leanna Renee Hieber Paul McNamee James A. Moore Jessica Nettles Charles R. Rutledge Jeff Strand James R. Tuck

Avg Rating
4.13
Number of Ratings
39
5 STARS
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Authors

Raven Hart
Raven Hart
Author · 7 books

Susan Goggins, the real name of Raven Hart, has been a newspaper reporter, a speechwriter for a K Street PR firm in Washington, D.C., and for most of her career, a technical writer. Both The Vampire's Seduction and The Vampire's Secret were co-written by Virginia "Gin" Ellis and Susan Goggins. Gin passed away suddenly in January, 2006. Susan will continue the Savannah vampires series with The Vampire's Kiss.

Jeff Strand
Author · 83 books
Author of a bunch of demented books, including PRESSURE, DWELLER, A BAD DAY FOR VOODOO, WOLF HUNT, SINGLE WHITE PSYCHOPATH SEEKS SAME, BENJAMIN'S PARASITE, FANGBOY, THE SINISTER MR. CORPSE, and lots of others. Four-time Bram Stoker Award finalist. Four-time Bram Stoker Award loser. Ten-time Bram Stoker Award Master of Ceremonies.
John Linwood Grant
John Linwood Grant
Author · 10 books

John Linwood Grant lives in Yorkshire with a pack of lurchers and a beard. He may also have a family. When he's not chronicling the adventures of Mr Bubbles, the slightly psychotic pony, he writes a range of supernatural, horror and speculative tales, some of which are actually published. You can find him every week on his website which celebrates weird fiction and weird art, greydogtales.com, often with his dogs.

Leanna Renee Hieber
Leanna Renee Hieber
Author · 26 books
Author, actress, artist and playwright, Leanna received a BFA in Theatre, a focus in the Victorian Era and a scholarship to study in London. She adapted 19th Century literature for the stage and her one-act plays have been produced around the country. She is a 4 time Prism Award winner for excellence in Futuristic, Fantasy, or Paranormal Romance. Her debut novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, first in the "Strangely Beautiful" saga of Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels (Barnes & Noble Bestseller) won two 2010 Prism Awards (Best Fantasy, Best First Book) has been hailed by Tor Books as a "foundation work of Gaslamp Fantasy" and has been reissued in new, revised editions as STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL. The prequel, PERILOUS PROPHECY and the never before published MISS VIOLET AND THE GREAT WAR finish the quartet (Tor Books). DARKER STILL: A Novel of Magic Most Foul was named an Indie Next title by the American Book Association and a Scholastic book fair "Highly Recommended" title. All books in the Magic Most Foul trilogy are now available as is THE ETERNA FILES trilogy of Gaslamp Fantasy novels (Tor Books). Her new series with Kensington's new Rebel Base imprint, THE SPECTRAL CITY, a Gaslamp Fantasy / Supernatural Suspense became a # 1 Amazon bestseller in Gaslamp Fantasy, Steampunk and Metaphysical Fantasy as well as hitting the top ten across other platforms. The series continues with three novels. Her short fiction has been included in anthologies such as QUEEN VICTORIA'S BOOK OF SPELLS and the MAMMOTH BOOK OF GASLAMP ROMANCE. All her Victorian-set series feature crossover characters. A member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America and the International Thriller Writers, she is a proud co-founder of Lady Jane's Salon Reading Series in New York City. A member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA, Leanna works often in film and television on shows like Boardwalk Empire and Mysteries at the Museum, works as a ghost tour guide for Boroughs of the Dead tour company and creates unique neo-Victorian and Steampunk jewelry on Etsy. In 2018 Leanna wrote, developed and now tours a one woman show "By the Light of Tiffany: A Meeting with Clara Driscoll" about the talented 19th century artist. Visit http://leannareneehieber.com for free reads, writers' resources, interviews, videos and more, and follow her on Twitter http://twitter.com/leannarenee and FB http://facebook.com/lrhieber.
Paul R. McNamee
Paul R. McNamee
Author · 1 book

Paul R. McNamee’s short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies and magazines, including StoryHack, Not Far From Roswell, Wicked Weird, Wicked Haunted, Weirdbook, A Lonely & Curious Country, Pickman’s Gallery, and others. Paul’s debut novel, a pulp superhero tale, Hour of the Robot, was released July 2021, under the Mystique Press imprint of Crossroad Press. Beyond writing (and his day job,) Paul enjoys family time, reading, book hunting, and guitar playing. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two kids (and cats.) Find him online at http://paulmcnamee.blogspot.com, Twitter @pmcnamee67, goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/list..., or visit his Amazon author page at http://amazon.com/author/paulrmcnamee

James A. Moore
James A. Moore
Author · 80 books

James A. Moore is the award winning author of over forty novels, thrillers, dark fantasy and horror alike, including the critically acclaimed Fireworks, Under The Overtree, Blood Red, the Serenity Falls trilogy (featuring his recurring anti-hero, Jonathan Crowley) and his most recent novels, seven Forges, The Blasted Lands, City of Wonders, The Silent Army and the forthcoming The Gates of The Dead (Book Three in the Tides of War Series) and A Hell Within, co-authored with Charles R. Rutledge. He currently lives in Massachusetts. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Bob Freeman
Bob Freeman
Author · 3 books

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name Bob Freeman is an author, artist and paranormal adventurer from rural Indiana, where he lives with his wife Kim and son Connor. He is the founder of the paranormal research group Nightstalkers of Indiana, a member of the Aleister Crowley Society, Horror Writers Association,and Indiana Horror Writers. Bob is the author of the Cairnwood Manor series published by KHP Industries’ horror imprint, Black Death Books. The first two volumes in the series, Shadows Over Somerset (2006) and Keepers of the Dead (2008) are available at all major outlets Watch for Bob's next novel Descendant, a supernatural thriller, coming in August 2010, from Belfire Press.

Darrell Z. Grizzle
Darrell Z. Grizzle
Author · 3 books
I am a poet and writer of horror and dark fantasy. My short story collection is “I Never Meant to Start a Murder Cult.” My story “Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors” was adapted into a short film by award-winning filmmaker Chris Ethridge. My queer Lovecraftian story “Incantation on a Summer Night” is in the new folk horror anthology, Lonely Hollows. I am in Pink Triangle Rhapsody, an anthology of pulp fiction by gay writers, and in Skelos 4: The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy. My poem “Ghost Child of the Creek” is in Georgia Gothic. I am a former parole officer, now a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice. I live in shadow-haunted Kennesaw, Georgia, with two cats and way too many books. PROTECT TRANS YOUTH
Amanda DeWees
Amanda DeWees
Author · 21 books
Amanda DeWees received her PhD in English from the University of Georgia and wrote her dissertation on 19th-century vampire literature—the perfect training, although she didn’t know it at the time, for writing Victorian gothic romance novels. Her books include With This Curse, winner of the 2015 Daphne du Maurier Award in historical mystery/suspense, and the Sybil Ingram Victorian Mysteries series.
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