Like A Chinese TattooLIKE A CHINESE TATTOO
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The fourth Dark Arts Books release is now available and offers stories from the disturbingly dark to the hysterically wrong.

 

Unusual, weird and wonderful, herein are twelve stories from the minds of four supremely talented — and twisted — authors. From the curse of the living dead to vengeance from beyond the grave, from the darkest corner of Africa to the bowels of the local cemetery, these tales are as unique and as mysterious as…well, a Chinese Tattoo!

 

 

Sins of the SirensSINS OF THE SIRENS
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The third Dark Arts Books release spotlights the deadly, seductive lures of four amazing writers.

 

Sins of the Sirens was released in January 2008 and features new stories and rarities from Maria Alexander, Christa Faust, Loren Rhoads and Mehitobel Wilson. The largest Dark Arts collection yet, this anthology features 20,000 words of fiction from each author, including "Firebird" a new, original novelette from Christa Faust!

 

 

WAITING FOR OCTOBER
Now Available!

Waiting For October, the second title from Dark Arts Books, was released at the World Horror Convention in Toronto at the end of March 2007. The four-author collection features new fiction and select rarities from Adam Pepper, Sarah Pinborough, Jeff Strand and Jeffrey Thomas!

 

From body parts gone missing to body parts inexplicably arriving, from parasitic children to dead grammas, Waiting for October offers a dozen wild stories from four extremely twisted imaginations.

 

"I doubt I'll read a stronger horror-themed collection this year than WAITING FOR OCTOBER, the genre-busting follow-up to Dark Arts Books' 2006 anthology CANDY ON THE DUMPSTER... For me, however, the book's magic is in its incredibly wide-ranging, always unpredictable contents."

-Adam Groves, Fright.com

Read the entire review here.

 

"In Waiting for October, four unique voices probe the breadth and depth of dark fiction with tremendous success.  This collection offers the subtle and creepy along with the brutal and grotesque.  Stylish.  Smart.  And scary.  It's a stunning collection from four of the genre's brightest talents. 
-Lee Thomas, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of
Stained, Damage and The Dust of Wonderland.

 

Candy in the DumpsterCANDY IN THE DUMPSTER
Now Available!

Candy in the Dumpster is a compilation of "new and used" fiction by four Chicago authors: Jay Bonansinga, Bill Breedlove, John Everson, and Martin Mundt. This volume, featuring an introduction by another Chicago horror veteran, Mort Castle, was released at the World Horror Convention in San Francisco in May 2006. The book is available through this Web site and through a number of other bookstores.

 

  •  View the Table of Contents
  •  Read Free Fiction from Candy in the Dumpster
  •  See a list of other stores carrying Candy in the Dumpster
  •   Order now and get free shipping!


    $13.00

     


    CONGRATULATIONS!!!

    to Bill Breedlove and Martin Mundt, who each have received Honorable Mentions in the 2007 edition of YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR for their stories "Drowning in the Sea of Love" and "Babies Is Smart"
    from Candy in the Dumpster!

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DArk Arts Pajama Party:

Dark Arts Books launched Like a Chinese Tattoo at the World Horror Con in Salt Lake City and celebrated with a late night Pajama Party on March 29.

  •  Check out the PJ pix here!


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Interviews:

  •  David Niall Wilson's site Macabreink.com is running interviews with all four Sirens in February 2008. Check 'em out!

    SIRENS Reviews:

  •   So what does this anthology want us to know? Not that it is a horror-anthology; we have plenty of those. And not that it's a book by women. (Though it most certainly is that). It's a collection of stories about desire; desire for touch, for love, for ropes, for a lost person, for a lost child, for life… the list is virtually endless. It's a collection about a collection about how desire can turn evil, and usually does if unchecked, but how it can also allow us to overcome great evil.

    • -Heidi Martinuzzi
    Pretty-Scary.net


  •   If you've ever been told that dames are into the hearts-and-flowers, caress-my-inner-Goddess brand of eroticism, crack a copy of Sins of the Sirens and take a taste of .44-caliber love and stiletto desire.

    • -Thomas Roche
    ErosZine.com

  •  My first thought in reviewing this book is that there is a level of deeply honest eroticism and fantasy to these stories that you seldom see in fiction. These aren't stories for the faint of heart. They are also not stories men should read if they have to stand up in public. They ARE stories that will stick with you.... this is a very strong, very intense and emotionally charged collection from some of the most talented ladies of darkness working in the horror and speculative fiction fields today.

    -David Niall Wilson
    Macabreink.com

     

    Overall, Sins of the Sirens is a worthy anthology that acquaints readers with four notable genre voices. It's yet another solid addition to the growing catalog of Dark Arts Books and a fine example of the positive contributions of the horror small press. Sins' subject matter is a perfect fit for the small press, and Everson does an excellent job catering to the specific tastes of those who like their horror on the sensual side - with just a hint of the nasty. 

    - Dark Scribe Magazine

     

    One thing I can tell you is not to waste time searching for a common thread between the tales in Sins of the Sirens. You would be a fool to do so. Each author brings her own unique approach to this book, and their own unique style.

    - Horroryearbook.com

SIRENS SIGNINGS:

  •  FEB. 23, 2008, 3 PM
    Maria Alexander     and Loren Rhoads performed live readings from Sins of the Sirens (and, of course, signed books) at Borderlands Books in San Francisco. Read about the Reading Redux in Loren's and Maria's blogs.
  •  JAN. 19 2008, 2 PM
    Maria Alexander, Christa Faust     and Loren Rhoads did a special signing to launch Sins of the Sirens at Dark Delicacies at 4213 W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA. You can read about the event in Loren Rhoads' and Maria Alexander's blogs.

    Loren Rhoads, Christa Faust, Maria Alexander
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    October Reviews:

    Horror Fiction Review called Dark Arts Books' second release, Waiting for October, "a fine showcase of each author's talent, with varied entires featuring elements of horror, scifi and humor . . . i.e. you won't be bored for a second.

    Dark Arts Books goes 2 for 2." And Dark Scribe called it "the literary equivalent of “the quaint sampler candy box.”

    Read reviews of Waiting for October at:

  •  Fright.com
  •  Dark Scribe

    • CANDY Reviews:

    Horror Fiction Review called Dark Arts Books' first release, Candy in the Dumpster, "a best bet for fans who like horror stories with bits of sick humor thrown in..."

     

    Read full reviews of Candy in the Dumpster at:

     

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