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World War Cthulhu has entered its final two hours at 229% funded. Join us for the final moments as we try to create the full audiobook version at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/w...-illustrations

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Ghosts of Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas with artwork by Kris Kuksi

The new collection of Punktown stories from author Jeffrey Thomas, Ghosts of Punktown is now available in ebook, trade paperback and two signed limited edition hardcover formats at: http://www.darkregions.com/books/gho...jeffrey-thomas

Ghosts of Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas is a collection of stories that takes place in Thomas' critically-acclaimed science fiction horror megalopolis known as Punktown. Full of alien races as well as humans, Punktown is a dark city in the far future with a culture of crime and conflict.

In this collection you will find nine stories that take place in Punktown (ten stories in the signed hardcover editions) brimming with characters of human and alien descent and the perils that they face in different regions of the city. The book has already received positive reviews from Rue Morgue Magazine and Don D'Ammassa, with nearly all early readers praising the stories that make up Ghosts of Punktown.

"Whether (Ghosts of Punktown) is your first visit to Punktown, or you're a long-time resident, you'll certainly find at least one corner of its twisted streets to call home." - Rue Morgue Magazine

"(in Ghosts of Punktown) Jeffrey Thomas proves once again to be an amazingly talented writer, being able to make the reader feel a connection to the characters in these stories, and to Punktown itself." - Horror After Dark

"The setting is unlike any other space colony you've ever read about and I guarantee you will not be bored here." - Don D'Ammassa, Critical Mass

"One of the weirdest yet most vividly rendered cities in the genre, a gritty melting pot of desire and despair, of the grotesque and the sublime, of love and dread." - Paul Witcover, Locus Magazine

"For Jeffrey Thomas, an entire city can become a haunted house." - Scott Connors, Weird Tales



Two Signed Hardcover Editions with Exclusive Bonus Story Available Directly on DarkRegions.com

Ghosts of Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas is available in two signed limited edition hardcover formats: 300 signed and numbered limited hardcover and 26 signed and lettered cowhide-bound deluxe slipcased hardcover edition. Both hardcover editions are printed on an offset press and Smyth sewn, ensuring higher quality and durability. Find the full signed hardcover edition details below, and remember that by preordering your signed hardcover through DarkRegions.com you support the production of the book.

For full information on the signed hardcover editions, please visit: http://www.darkregions.com/books/gho...jeffrey-thomas



Description

NINE TALES OF THE DARK CITY KNOWN AS PUNKTOWN

Monsters, mutants and maniacs...here, they call them citizens.

In the opening story, "In His Sights," shape-shifting war veteran Jeremy Stake (protagonist of Thomas' novels DEADSTOCK and BLUE WAR) is reminded of the last enemy soldier he killed, every time he looks in the mirror...while the concluding story, "Life Work" (Thomas' first novella-length Punktown story), follows a young businesswoman with a secret past and a syndicate hit man with no future. Between these tales one will encounter a wide and wild variety of the lost souls, both human and other-than-human, that haunt the streets of Punktown.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Taste of Punktown
In His Sights
Relics
A Semblance of Life
Bitter Brains
Disfigured
Imp
The Room
Into My Arms
Life Work
* Another Ghost - Hardcover Exclusive



Jeffrey Thomas is the author of such novels as Deadstock, Blue War, Letters from Hades, and The Fall of Hades, and such short story collections as Punktown, Nocturnal Emissions, Thirteen Specimens, and Unholy Dimensions. His stories have appeared in the anthologies The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, The Year's Best Horror Stories, Leviathan 3, The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, and The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction. Forthcoming from Miskatonic River Press is a role-playing game based upon Thomas' universe of Punktown. Thomas is also an artist, and lives in Massachusetts.

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[Chris_Morey]

Ghosts of Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas Positive Reviews Keep Coming In

The verdict is in: readers love the new collection Ghosts of Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas. The book was launched this last Tuesday, April 29th and is already rated 4.8/5 stars on Amazon.

Currently available in ebook, trade paperback and two signed hardcover formats. Both signed hardcover formats include an exclusive story "Another Ghost" that isn't offered in ebook or trade paperback editions. The deluxe cowhide-bound slipcased hardcover edition is currently 60% sold out.

Find blurbs from Ghosts of Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas reviews below, or visit this link to order your copy of the book today: http://www.darkregions.com/books/gho...jeffrey-thomas


Ghosts of Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas reviews

"Whether (Ghosts of Punktown) is your first visit to Punktown, or you're a long-time resident, you'll certainly find at least one corner of its twisted streets to call home." - Rue Morgue Magazine

"(in Ghosts of Punktown) Jeffrey Thomas proves once again to be an amazingly talented writer, being able to make the reader feel a connection to the characters in these stories, and to Punktown itself." - Horror After Dark

"If you have never read a Jeffrey Thomas book before, you will not be disappointed. Buy (Ghosts of Punktown)! Rating: 5/5." - Horror Novel Reviews

"The stories (in Ghosts of Punktown) are all powerful, and beautifully crafted, and the characters engaging. A really excellent collection..." - Weird and Wonderful Reads

"This ... nine-story medley of SF and horror starts strongly with Thomas's clever introduction, a culinary tour of the city, and the early stories, though gory, contain accessible depths." - Publishers Weekly

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Deep Like the River by Tim Waggoner Available in Ebook, Trade Paperback and Signed Deluxe Slipcased Hardcover

The new horror novella DEEP LIKE THE RIVER will be available in ebook, trade paperback and signed leather-bound deluxe slipcased hardcover on Amazon.com and DarkRegions.com at: http://www.darkregions.com/books/dee...y-tim-waggoner


Description

It was supposed to be fun. A chance to get away. An opportunity for two sisters to bond and for one sister to heal. It was a small river, calm, slow-moving. Perfect for a leisurely canoe trip on a beautiful summer day.

But then they hear a baby crying on the shore, abandoned and overheated. Alie and Carin have to take her with them. They can’t just leave her there.

A simple canoe trip becomes a rescue mission. But there’s something on the shore, hidden by the trees. Something that’s following them every step of the way – watching, waiting . . .

Around every bend, the river becomes stranger, darker, more dangerous, until Alie isn’t sure what’s real and what isn’t. The river wants the child for itself, but no matter what it throws at her, Alie’s determined to get the baby to safety. She’s already lost one child. But she'll have to fight the darkness that haunts the river – as well as the darkness within herself – if she doesn’t want to lose another.


Praise for Deep Like the River

"Waggoner's new work is a new high water mark for him. Its chilling waters will take you into dark places...and weirdly enough you'll have a great time. Recommended. Wear a life jacket." - John Shirley author of Doyle After Death

"I don’t know if I’ve ever read a story quite like Tim Waggoner’s DEEP LIKE THE RIVER. With its high emotional and metaphysical content and weird, surrealistic imagery, it reads a bit like Algernon Blackwood’s “The Willows” with Kafka collaborating and Carl Jung offering occasional advice. Or maybe it’s an adventure story that’s taken a sudden turn into The Twilight Zone. However you characterize Waggoner’s approach, the result is a fine piece of writing exploring the mysteries of a mind struggling with the guilt, pain, and terror of grief." - Steve Rasnic Tem, author of Blood Kin

"A descent into the madness of a ruined psyche, 'Deep Like the River' puts Waggoner's talent for the eerie, desolate, and unpredictable in the spotlight. A must-read for those who like their horror tinged with desperation and guilt." - Ronald Malfi, author of Cradle Lake

[Chris_Morey]

Deep Like the River by Tim Waggoner is Now Available!

Order the book on DarkRegions.com: http://www.darkregions.com/books/dee...y-tim-waggoner

Order the paperback on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Like-Rive.../dp/1626410631

Order the ebook in the Amazon Kindle store: http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Like-Rive.../dp/B00KL1E5LS

[Chris_Morey]

From the Dark Regions Press newsletter:

Horror Summer Sale Ends Tonight (08/03/2104) at Midnight (PST) - Final Chance For 25% OFF All In-Stock Items and to Unlock our Final Goal!

Today is the final day of the Horror Summer Sale! All in-stock items on DarkRegions.com are 25% OFF using coupon code SUMMER2014 at: http://www.darkregions.com/horror-summer-sale

We are extremely close to unlocking our Final Goal and giving something very special to all Horror Summer Sale customers! Your help in sharing the above link with everyone you know that loves or collects books is greatly appreciated and will get us closer to unlocking the Final Goal.

Today is also the last day to order your Horror Summer Sale Grab Bag. If you haven't ordered one yet, you better order one today!



Browse our Full List of In-Stock Titles Offered During the Horror Summer Sale!

Thank you to all who help spread the word during our 2014 Horror Summer Sale. Please find the full list of available in-stock titles during the sale below and visit the Horror Summer Sale category on our website to order at: http://www.darkregions.com/horror-summer-sale/ and remember to use coupon code SUMMER2014 in the final stage of checkout to receive your discount:

A Haunted Halloween by Paul Melniczek
A Host of Shadows by Harry Shannon
Addicted to the Dead by Shane McKenzie
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By by John Farris
Beautiful Hell by Jeffrey Thomas
Blindspot by Michael McBride
Blood Wallah and Other Poems by Robert Borski
Bones of You by Gary McMahon
Broken Sigil by William Meikle
Carnacki: Heaven and Hell by William Meikle
Cold to the Touch by Simon Strantzas
Crawling Between Heaven and Earth by Sarah A. Hoyt
Crooked House by Joe McKinney
Crustaceans by William Meikle
Dark Melodies by William Meikle
Dark Roads by Bruce Boston
Dead Clown Barbecue by Jeff Strand
Dead Five's Pass by Colin F. Barnes
Deep Like the River by Tim Waggoner
Do-Overs and Detours by Steve Vernon
Double Visions by Bruce Boston
Dream of the Serpent by Alan Ryker
El Dia De Los Muertos by Brian A. Hopkins
Encounters with Enoch Coffin by W.H. Pugmire and Jeffrey Thomas
Gathered Dust and Others by W.H. Pugmire
Ghosts of Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas
Gleefully Macabre Tales by Jeff Strand
Glimpses: The Best Short Stories of Rick Hautala
Hard Boiled Vampire Killers by Jim Gavin
Holes for Faces by Ramsey Campbell
Hot in December by Joe R. Lansdale
Indian Summer by Rick Hautala
I'm Not Sam by Jack Ketchum & Lucky McKee
Isis Unbound by Allyson Bird
Lovers and Killers by Mary Turzillo
Lullaby for the Rain Girl by Christopher Conlon
Luminous Worlds by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
Lust (page coming soon)
Marrow's Pit by Keith Deininger
Menace by Gary Fry
Monsters by Paul Melniczek
Multiplex Fandango by Weston Ochse
New Moon on the Water by Mort Castle
Nightingale Songs by Simon Strantzas
Nocturnal Emissions by Jeffrey Thomas
Notes From The Shadow City by Gary William Crawford & Bruce Boston
Other Gods by Stephen Mark Rainey
Ouroboros by Michael Kelly and Carol Weekes
Over The Darkening Fields by Scott Thomas
Phantom Navigation by Robert Frazier
Pitch by William Ollie
Pitchblende by Bruce Boston
Professor Challenger: The Island of Terror by William Meikle
Professor Challenger: The Key Growths and Other Stories by William Meikle
Proverbs For Monsters by Michael A. Arnzen
Red Cells by Jeffrey Thomas
Resurrection House by James Chambers
Rusting Chickens by Gene O'Neill
Scattered Ashes by Scott Nicholson
Scenes Along the Zombie Highway by G.O. Clark
Shades of Blood and Shadow by Angeline Hawkes
Shadows and Other Tales by Tony Richards
Sherlock Holmes The Impossible Cases by Daniel McGachey
Sherlock Holmes: Revenant by William Meikle
Shroud of Night by G.O. Clark
Slab City Event by Nate Southard
Slices by James A. Moore
Strangewood by Christopher Moore
Surrealities by Bruce Boston
Sweet Poison by Mary Turzillo and Marge Simon
Tales of the Weak & The Wounded by Gary McMahon
The Blue Heron by Gene O'Neill & The Crucifixion Experiments by Gord Rollo Double Paperback
The Creeping Kelp by William Meikle
The Desert by Charlee Jacob
The Engines of Sacrifice by James Chambers
The Fading Place by Mary SanGiovanni
The Fall of Hades by Jeffrey Thomas
The Gaki & Other Hungry Spirits by Stephen Mark Rainey
The Garden of Ghosts by Scott Thomas
The Harmony Society by Tim Waggoner
The Influence by Bentley Little
The Janus Legacy by Lisa Von Biela
The Lord Came at Twilight signed trade paperback
The Nightmare Collection by Bruce Boston
The Ravine by William Meikle
The Stephen King Illustrated Trivia Book
The Very Best of Best New Horror
The Walls of the Castle by Tom Piccirilli
The Watching by Paul Melniczek
The White Room by Rick Hautala
They That Dwell In Dark Places by Daniel McGachey
Thought Forms by Jeffrey Thomas
Tome (page coming soon)
Undead by John Russo
Valley of the Scarecrow by Gord Rollo
Veins and Skulls Signed by Daniele Serra
Voices From Hades by Jeffrey Thomas
Voices from Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas
Voices from the Dark by Gary William Crawford
Voyeurs of Death by Shaun Jeffrey
What Happens in the Darkness Monica J. O'Rourke
Wine and Rank Poison by Allyson Bird
Wings by Sarah A. Hoyt
Winter Shadows and Other Tales by Mary Soon Lee
Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand
Worship the Night by Jeffrey Thomas

[Chris_Morey]

World War Cthulhu: A Collection of Lovecraftian War Stories is Now Available at: http://www.darkregions.com/books/wor...an-war-stories

Featuring 22 stories of Lovecraftian horror and war accompanied by 22 full color interior illustrations, World War Cthulhu: A Collection of Lovecraftian War Stories is one of the most anticipated Dark Regions Press titles of 2014.

Lovecraftian War Stories from the Fall of Troy to the Distant Future

The world is at war against things that slink and gibber in the darkness, and titans that stride from world to world, sewing madness and death. War has existed in one form or another since the dawn of human civilization, and before then, Elder terrors battled it out across this planet and this known universe in ways unimaginable.

It has always been a losing battle for our side since time began. Incidents like the Innsmouth raid, chronicled by H.P. Lovecraft, mere blips of victory against an insurmountable foe. Still we fight, against these incredible odds, in an unending nightmare, we fight, and why? For victory, for land, for a political ideal? No, mankind fights for survival.

Our authors, John Shirley, Mark Rainey, Wilum Pugmire, William Meikle, Tim Curran, Jeffrey Thomas and many others have gathered here to share war stories from the eternal struggle against the darkness. This book chronicles these desperate battles from across the ages, including Roman Britain, The American Civil War, World War Two, The Vietnam Conflict, and even into the far future.

Secure your copy of World War Cthulhu today at: http://www.darkregions.com/books/wor...ian-war-storie

[Chris_Morey]

New special that we're running today only:



One lucky customer who orders the World War Cthulhu Bundle Package today on Lovecraft's birthday (08/20/2014) will have a beautiful H. P. Lovecraft Library of Weird Fiction tome edited by S. T. Joshi (800 pages!) featuring all of Lovecraft's most celebrated weird fiction stories in a beautiful limited edition hardcover format included in their package!

Order your World War Cthulhu Bundle today at: http://www.darkregions.com/books/wor...an-war-stories

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Interior illustrations presented in full color in the Special Trade Paperback, Signed Limited Hardcover and Deluxe Signed Lettered Slipcased Hardcover editions of World War Cthulhu: A Collection of Lovecraftian War Stories: http://www.darkregions.com/books/wor...an-war-stories