Halloween Horrors

Halloween is fast approaching! If you're in the mood for some spooky seasonal fiction, I've got you covered with two new stories set on your favorite dark holiday:

"Postcards from Evelyn" appears in Literally Dead: Tales of Halloween Hauntings, alongside fiction by Jonathan Maberry, Gwendolyn Kiste, Jeff Strand, Steve Rasnic Tem, Lee Murray, Tim Waggoner, Sara Tantlinger, and many more.

And "Blow Me a Kiss, Said the Jack o'Lantern" is one of over 40 short tales in Campfire Macabre: Volume 2, a collection of flash fiction that includes the likes of Eric LaRocca, Clay MacLeod Chapman, Ali Seay, Joe Koch, J.A.W. McCarthy, Tyler Jones, Corey Farrenkopf, and dozens of other authors.

Both are available in paperback and ebook - Just click the links to purchase and settle in for some fall frights. Happy Halloween!

Departures - Available now!

Itching for some new short fiction? Surprise! My new book, Departures, is out now! This new collection features ten strange stories, seven of which have never been previously published.

A new homeowner finds a large, inexplicable egg behind a door...

A traveler seeks a bizarre creature from folklore...

An abused spouse takes matters into their own hands...

A stranger tempts passersby with a mystery in the trunk of his car...

A man discovers a cemetery walled off from the rest of town...

A family finds out what the vacation of a lifetime really entails...

And a sleep aid wakes up.

These are just some of the strange tales within, as Scott Cole returns with a new collection featuring his unique brand of unusual horror stories.

Still on the fence? Check out this blurb that just arrived:

“No other living author writes the uncanny and the weird as compellingly as Scott Cole. His new collection, Departures, is a deftly written tightrope act balancing between moments of quiet gentleness and the chillingly absurd.”

— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes

Departures is available in paperback and ebook.

New stories

Looking for something to read? Well, as luck would have it, I have three new stories out in the world...

“The Trunk” appears in Blackberry Blood: A Dark Selection of Poetry and Fiction, edited by Aiden Merchant and Julia Lewis, published by Snow-Capped Press. It's available in paperback and ebook.

“Greetings from Trammel Beach” appears in Beach Bodies: A Beach Vacation Horror Anthology, edited by Ben Long and Andrew Robert, published by DarkLit Press. It's available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook.

“SlashGrindTerrorMachine” appears in the Spring/Summer 2022 issue of Pyre Magazine, edited by Ryan Thomas LaBee. This one's available to read online for free.

Hope you check these out and enjoy!

Crazytimes Limited Edition Hardcover

Good news for book collectors - My novella Crazytimes has received the limited edition hardcover treatment from Thunderstorm Books. I was thrilled to not only provide the words, but also create the cover art and lay out the interior as well.

Part of their Black Voltage Private Reserve line, this version of the book is limited to just 36 copies, all signed and numbered, most of which have already gone out to subscribers. 

If you’re interested in one of the last few available copies, they can be purchased directly from Thunderstorm Books right here.

Synopsis:

You wake up Monday morning and everyone is crazy. Everyone was already crazy, though, right? But somehow things are worse today. People are angry, throwing chairs out of office windows, eating rocks, violently scratching their necks, and running naked through the streets. They’re killing each other for no reason and laughing through the carnage. The whole city is like this. And meteors are falling from the hazy skies above. How are you going to survive? Do you even want to? This isn’t just another manic Monday. This is Crazytimes.

New Shop!

In between other design jobs, I decided to put together a Threadless Artist Shop. I’ve got some horror & pop culture designs available now, with more in the works.

T-shirts, socks, face masks, leggings, pillows, buttons, art prints, beach towels, phone cases, and more. Tons of colors! Tons of options!

And there’s currently a promotion featuring $12 shirts & up to 20% off everything else. Time to get some gifts!

You can check out the current selections at 13visions.threadless.com