Friday, September 18, 2020

 THE HALLOWEEN STORE

& OTHER TALES OF ALL HALLOWS' EVE

Now Ready to Preorder!



My new collection of Halloween stories and essays, THE HALLOWEEN STORE & OTHER TALES OF ALL HALLOWS' EVE is now available for preorder in paperback and e-book editions.

When you first enter The Halloween Store, things seem normal. Fun and frightful decorations, ghastly costumes and masks of the season, and bags of candy galore. Then, as you travel farther into its shadowy depths, things begin to change. The air smells of damp autumn leaves and candle-scorched pumpkin. The shelves of All Hallows’ Eve fare grow darker and more disturbing. Strange and unsettling things of Halloweens past and present lurk amid the cobwebs and dust…

Four trick-or-treaters purchase vintage costumes from a strip-mall shop, only to discover that they must sign a mysterious disclaimer for the Halloween celebration to come…

After a man’s missing daughter is found–near death and physically altered–he must once again face a horrifying monster from his own childhood…

A teenage girl hitches a ride after a Halloween rock & roll concert, only to learn that her favorite singing idol has made a pact with the Devil himself…

Three kids receive unusual treats during a Halloween stop at their favorite teacher’s house…

During a random visit to his hometown, a businessman treats a young boy to the joy and excitement of a Halloween festival, only to find that things are not what they first appeared to be…

A rash of ghoulish jack-o’-lanterns leads a small-town sheriff to the doorstep of one of the most notorious serial killers of all time…

An advertisement in the back of an old comic book prompts two friends to place an order that they soon come to regret…

Seven horrific tales and two nostalgic essays… hand-picked for your Trick-or-Treat bag. But beware! With the arrival of a 2020 Halloween, there is no telling what terrifying treats and petrifying prizes may await you!

This is my first collection of Halloween tales since MISTER GLOW-BONES & OTHER HALLOWEEN TALES in 2014. Published by Crossroad Press under the Macabre Ink imprint, THE HALLOWEEN STORE offers five brand new tales, plus Halloween versions of two RK favorites, plus two nostalgic essays .

The official release date for THS is on September 25th. You can preorder the paperback and the Kindle e-book now to receive your copy before the month of October rolls around. For you Nook fans, you can preorder the Barnes and Noble Nook edition here.



If you haven't read MISTER GLOW-BONES, it is currently available in e-book. A paperback edition with new bonus stories will be published by Crossroad Press in October of 2021.

2020 has been a strange and difficult year for us all. Don't let it ruin your Halloween spirit... grab yourself a Trick or Treat bag full of Halloween fun and order now!