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Award-winning publishing company weaving narratives across Horror & Dark Fiction books, comic books, games, podcasts, magazines, and author coaching.

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Cover reveal time!

Cover by Jorge Iracheta. This is for the next installment in John Ward's Scareville series!

Out in June. How many have you read?

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Authors: This YouTube Trick Could Make Your Book Videos Go Viral!
Authors: This YouTube Trick Could Make Your Book Videos Go Viral! YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink

A perfect technique for authors on YouTube: youtu.be/oFzfcol3rdE

09.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Your β€œDouble Header” finalists are… | Crystal Lake's House of Shadows & Ink Get more from Crystal Lake's House of Shadows & Ink on Patreon

Yippie! My flash fiction short story, "The Devil's Dues," is a finalist for the @crystallake.bsky.social writing contest.

Psychological body horror at its skin-crawling creepiest. Join as a Patreon member and vote. #writingcommunity #writerslift #writer #horror #booksky #bluesky #bookboost

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Coming later this month from Crystal Lake:

Beautiful, Once by Mia Dalia (arriving March 20th): geni.us/BeautifulOnce

Then We'll Be Safe by Jes Hart Stone (arriving March 27th): geni.us/BeSafe

Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishingβ€”Where Stories Come Alive!

08.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cover reveal for Bloodbound by Anthony Lee Head.
Out in August. Cover art by Zach Wincik.

A Texas cowboy descended from slaves, the married English lady he loves, and the vampire who desires them both. This is Bloodbound, a reimagining of the story of Dracula unlike any you have read before.

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Why Creative People Struggle with Imposter Syndrome More Than Others
Why Creative People Struggle with Imposter Syndrome More Than Others YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink

Why Creative People Struggle with Imposter Syndrome More Than Others: youtu.be/Kwh6Wlv1kIg

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Exciting news! My flash fiction short story, "The Devil's Dues," is a finalist for the @crystallake.bsky.social writing contest. If you're a Patreon member, you can vote when all stories have been posted. If not, join now. #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #horror #bluesky #Booksky #readers

06.03.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@crystallake.bsky.social
Follow this publisher’s page if you like horror, dark fiction, and suspense! πŸ‘»

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To be published in December.

VEIL, her debut novel, is inspired by true events from the haunted town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. She inherited a calling to the eerie and supernatural, one that began with her own clairvoyant experiences and the untold stories that have shaped her family's past.

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Scary News You Might’ve Missed This Week πŸ‘€ | The Shadow Report (March 6th)
Scary News You Might’ve Missed This Week πŸ‘€ | The Shadow Report (March 6th) YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink

Time for the news: youtu.be/g6sQQgxrIic

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It's cover reveal time!

Cover reveal for Wolf Magick: Secret Mysteries of Draakensky by Paula Cappa.

Wolf Magick will be released on June 5th.

Cover art by Joanna Halerz.

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Your β€œDouble Header” finalists are… | Crystal Lake's House of Shadows & Ink Get more from Crystal Lake's House of Shadows & Ink on Patreon

Here are Chris Phelon’s finalists and the order in which the stories will be posted on our Patreon page throughout the month of March: www.patreon.com/posts/your-d...

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Wow! Quarter of a million!

But have you subscribed yet? - www.youtube.com/@HouseofShad...

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Can You Match the Horror Movie to the Villain?
Can You Match the Horror Movie to the Villain? YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink

We got 27. πŸ™‚

youtu.be/9EVJ17OpDSM

#horrormoviesandchill #horrormovies #quiz #horrorquiz #horrorjunkie

04.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Month's Flash Theme is... | Crystal Lake's House of Shadows & Ink Get more from Crystal Lake's House of Shadows & Ink on Patreon

Author Nate Atkins won Crystal Lake’s most recent flash contest and has agreed to host. You'll also notice that we're now paying our winning stories even more prize money (free to enter).

This month's theme is ARCHIVAL HORROR.

Submission guidelines: www.patreon.com/posts/this-m...

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I'm ARC reading this in March very excited.

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With the world descending ever rapidly into a hellscape from which there is no escape, may I suggest some fictional horror to help you cope… Here’s a couple books I wrote published @crystallake.bsky.social

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Pre-order now available: geni.us/BeSafe

Then We’ll Be Safe is a gripping psychological thriller about childhood pain, abuse, and neglect, and about the lies we tell ourselves in our desperate need to be loved.

If Thelma & Louise were Canadian, this would be their story.

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We're now paying more to our winners

Starting with our new theme tomorrow, the winner will receive $0.04 per word, publication, and an Author Spotlight on our newsletter, website, and Patreon page. The second-place winner will receive $0.03 a word, and the third place winner $0.02 per word.

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Cover reveal for The Eerie Brothers and the Witches of Autumn by Sheldon Higdon will be released on July 17th.

Cover art by Johan van Rooyen.

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... Harmed and Dangerous by @jasperbark.bsky.social - out now @crystallake.bsky.social, The @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social Chapter IV Liverpool Horror Book Festival - happening 11 April, Once Bitten by @markleslie.bsky.social - out now from Stark Publishing ...

2/3

26.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The pre-order is live: geni.us/BeautifulOnce

I can't wait for readers to get lost in this one. It's so much fun.

A dark dystopian survival thriller set on a secluded island paradise.

When paradise falls, who gets to live?

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Finally! Get hooked on Jasper Bark's DRAW YOU IN trilogy at only 99c for the first book! This special price will last until the end of March: getbook.at/DrawYouInTri...

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Scary News You Might’ve Missed This Week πŸ‘€ | The Shadow Report ( February 27th)
Scary News You Might’ve Missed This Week πŸ‘€ | The Shadow Report ( February 27th) YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink

Missed anything this week? - youtu.be/tVMD_VMXrbI

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Impostor Syndrome for Authors and Artists (part 1)
Impostor Syndrome for Authors and Artists (part 1) YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink

youtu.be/LmgD_pYuoPY

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Crystal Lake welcomes author Steven Pajak.

Steven released The Haunting of Elena Vera with Crystal Lake earlier this year. We are pleased to announce that we are releasing Steven's newest novel Corpse Girl in November.

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From Nick Roberts, the best-selling author of The Exorcist's House and Anathema, comes fifteen dark tales that are as horrific as they are moving: getbook.at/ItHaunts

β€œCome for the horror, stay for the heartbreaking emotion that bleeds into every page.”—John Durgin, The Newport Curse

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Coming in August, a dark thriller that’s also a twisted live letter to 1970s thrillers! Be on the lookout!

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For anyone interested, my books can be purchased @barnesandnoble.com or from the publishers: @journalstone.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @bleedingedgepub.bsky.social @grindhousepress.bsky.social @sobelobooks.bsky.social

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