TIMBER GRAY and CUMBERLAND FURNACE... Ready to Order from Bad Moon Books!

Roy Robbins at Bad Moon Books just informed me that the trade paperback editions of both Timber Gray and Cumberland Furnace & Other Fear-Forged Fables will be available and ready to ship on May 20th!

Both of these books were previously only available in digital e-book format, but BMB has now brought them to true-book life in these slick paperback editions. Cumberland Furnace is a much-expanded edition of the seven story mini-collection, featuring 22 previously-published tales of Southern-fried horror, as well as several brand new stories. Timber Gray is my first published western novel. It is not a horror western, but is a very dark and violent tale of a wolf hunter who must deal with his hatred of timber wolves following the violent deaths of his family, as well as endure the hardships of blizzards, renegade bounty hunters, and other dangers as he tracks fifty maurading wolves across the Bighorn Mountains of northern Wyoming.

You can order your copies now at: http://www.badmoonbooks.com/home.php?cat=89

And be sure to keep an eye open for more news concerning upcoming Ronald Kelly/Bad Moon Books projects that are currently in the works!

Pod of Horror #64 with Legendary Horror Author Ronald Kelly

Hey, they said it... not me!

I reckon you might be considered in that league if you've been around as long as I have and survived as many publishing disasters. The big question is: do I feel legendary? And the resounding answer would be: heck no! It's hard to feel very legendary when you have to drag yourself out of bed at 3AM to go to work and drag home ten hours later, reeking of oil, grease, and raw steel. But if they want to say that, well, I'll humbly endure it and grin like a persimmon-eating possum. Of course, if my head begins to swell too big, my wife is always within earshot to stick the pin in the balloon with requests like "Mr. Legend, could you please plunge that turd out of the commode?" or "It's time to take the garbage to the dump, your Royal Hind-Endness."

If you'd like to hear what ol' Legendary Ron has in the works these days, you can head on over to Mark Justice's excellent Pod of Horror at Horror World. There, I talk about a variety of topics: my upcoming books, how my religious beliefs effect my horror writing, and the long-awaited unveiling of the true identity of "Publisher X"... the forthcoming publisher of the Essential Ronald Kelly Collection. You can also chuckle in amusement as I drawl and twang like a backwoods hillbilly wired on Red Bull.

http://www.horrorworld.org/poh.htm

And always remember, if you see me on the street, I'm never too legendary to sign books, shake your hand, or kiss your ugly baby.

A Library of Southern-Fried Horror... now at Amazon Kindle!

All you folks with Kindles, Nooks, and other new-fangled reading devices... gather 'round! Ol Ron is serving up a heaping helping of Southern-fried horror down at the Kindle Store. Nine terrifying titles and more to come!

http://www.amazon.com/s/qid+1300701995/ref+sr_pg_1?ie=UTF88&keywords+Ronald+Kelly&rh=n%3A133140011%2Cn%3A%21133141011%2Ck%3ARonald+Kelly&page+1

The supper bell's a-ringing. Come and get it... if you dare!

CUMBERLAND FURNACE & TIMBER GRAY... Now Up For Pre-Order!

Bad Moon Books has just put up two of my upcoming titles for pre-order.

Cumberland Furnace & Other Fear-Forged Fables is my second full-fledged short story collection. It contains 22 tales of Southern-fried fright, including several previously unpublished stories. This is the print version of the digital collection released by Crossroad Press in 2010, except greatly expanded. It also contains a section of story notes giving my thoughts on every tale in the collection.

Timber Gray is my first published western novel (if you don't include the ones I ghost-wrote for the Jake Logan series back in the early 90s). It is much darker and more violent than your run-of-the mill western, detailing a man's struggle with his intense hatred of timber wolves, as well as his battle with shadows of the past; madness, grief, and death.

These two BMB editions will be offered in trade paperback for the affordable price of $17.95 each. They both boast wonderfully intense covers by master horror artist Zack McCain.

You can pre-order your copy at the following links:

http://www.horror-mall.com/badmoonbks/product.php?productid=22154&cat=0&page+1&featured

http://www.horror-mall.com/badmoonbks/product.php?productid=22155&cat=0&page+featured

Hope y'all enjoy them!

UNHINGED: Tales of Darkness & Depravity

My newest digital collection, UNHINGED: Tales of Darkness & Depravity, is now available from Crossroad Press.

This collection of eleven stories explores the darkest side of the human psyche. Serial killers, mass murderers, and other no account folks stalk these pages. UNHINGED includes some old favorites as well as several new, never-before-published tales.

You can get yours here:

http://store.crossroadpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_29_93&products_id+238

UNHINGED is also available at the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords websites.

Hope you enjoy this excursion into darkness!

TWILIGHT HANKERINGS: Things That Go Bite In The Night

My new e-book collection, Twilight Hankerings: Things That Go Bite In The Night, is now available from Crossroad Press.

This collection of eight stories involve a ravenous gathering of creatures whose appetites go into over-drive when the shadows of evening fall and the night hours rings the dinner bell. You'll find just about every creature imaginable in this collection; everything from vampires and werewolves, to man-eating caterpillers, backwoods succubi, and things that lay patiently by the side of the road, waiting for the curiosity of some unfortunate victim to spring the trap.

You can purchase Twilight Hankerings now at:

http://store.crossroadpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_29_93&products_id=231&zenid=ndtpjrhkrjt1rpttqcn9co7bl

Twilight Hankerings should also be available on Amazon Kindle, Smashwords, and Barnes % Noble in a day or so. Also, watch this blog for another upcoming collection titled Unhinged: Tales of Darkness & Depravity, which features some of my best dark crime stories concerning serial killers, mass murderers, and other no-account folks. Hope you enjoy them both!

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Ronald & Joyce's 20th Anniversary!

Today my wife, Joyce, and I are celebrating two decades together as man and wife.

I consider myself extremely fortunate to have lucked up on such a wonderful soulmate and thank the good Lord every day for blessing me in such a way. Joyce and I met under very odd circumstances back in January of 1991, marrying a mere nineteen days following our first date. Alot of folks claimed that we were foolish and hasty in our decision, but, hey, we proved them all wrong, didn't we? You can't deny true love and that's what we have, plain and simple.

Joyce has been with me through the good times and the bad, through triumph and tears. Under the rainbow and through the fire we walk, arm and arm, and I know with God and Joyce on my side I can weather any storm. She's blessed me with three incredible children and, together, we've tried to do our best for them and raise them in a loving, Christian home. Joyce was there for me during those dark days following the loss of my first horror-writing career and supported 100% when I decided to come back to writing. She is a truly amazing woman!

Yesterday, we spent a day out together, with the kids in school and daycare. We went to see a couple of movies together... Country Strong and True Grit... and went out to eat a couple of times. No great romantic getaway, but just being together, hand in hand, was terrific and we had a wonderful time.

I'm hoping that we will be blessed with another many more decades together. I couldn't ask for anything more in life than to spend it with her. I love you, Sweetie!