Jessica McHugh

“I am a vessel of dauntless courage and severe evil. My joy will endeavor, my rage possess.” Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Jessica McHugh’s debut poetry collection, A Complex Accident of Life, combines visual art and text to create 52 pieces of Gothic blackout poetry exploring the intense passion, enigmatic nature, and transformative pleasure of life, viewed through the kaleidoscopic lens of a female horror artist."--Back cover.

Blackout Poetry Inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

A Complex Accident of Life

Post Mortem Press

Rabbits in the Garden



Women are expected to suffer in silence. Throughout history, myriad weapons of oppression have been launched at their intelligence, sexuality, compassion, & strength. Still, they endure. 


And in secret, the sisterhood grows. 


While trauma transforms, love germinates, and hope expands their power, women everywhere are united by something deeper than blood, affection, or pain. Quiet as mycorrhizal fungi, immortal ink colonizes their roots, branching from the iconic characters of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, & Marmee March and connecting them to a diverse web of women with appetites only destruction can quell. 


Paying homage to the 155th anniversary of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women," 2x Bram Stoker Award Nominee Jessica McHugh's "The Quiet Ways I Destroy You" examines Alcott's timeless literary brood through 155 pieces of cosmic horror blackout poetry and celebrates the unapologetic & ever-evolving symbiosis of sisterhood, feminine rage, and the joyful vengeance that spreads in women's whispers.


Cover by Lynne Hansen

Interior photography by B. Hill Saunders


The Quiet Ways I Destroy You

The World

The Sky

Perry Samson loves drugs. He'll take what he can get, but raw atlys is his passion. Shot hard and fast into his testicles, atlys helps him forget that he lives in an abandoned Baltimore school, that his roommate exchanges lumps of flesh for drugs at the Kum Den Smokehouse, and that every day is a moldering motley of whores, cuntcutters, and disease. Unfortunately, atlys never helps Perry forget that, even though his older brother died from an atlys overdose, he will never stop being the tortured middle child. Set in 2099, The Green Kangaroos explores the disgusting world of Perry's addiction to atlys and the Samson family's addiction to his sobriety. "I write junkie fiction. I read and watch junkie fiction. Call it a lifestyle choice. I honestly didn't think I'd discover anything new under the sun when it came to the genre. I was wrong. Green Kangaroos is the freshest, most wholly original work I've come across concerning the subject of addiction. Think Requiem for a Dream meets Cabin in the Woods, only funnier, fresher, and more harrowing. Potsticking makes krokodil seem like a good time. Jessica McHugh has crafted one mindf*ck of a novel." -Joe Clifford author of Junkie Love and Lamentation

The Green Kangaroos

Luke Spooner

Robert Helmbrecht

Sigmund Black is no ordinary assassin. A hybrid living in 1912 London, Sigmund is tapped by Barbara Holloway, the CEO of Royal Honey Incorporated, to serve as her bodyguard on the maiden voyage of her newest creation, a pollen-powered passenger liner called the RMS Titanic. The ship and its first journey are sources of pride for Ms. Holloway, but Sigmund soon discovers she may have ulterior motives. Set in an alternate history beepunk world built upon pollen-powered mechanics and jellyglass, "The Maiden Voyage" explores Sigmund Black's journey as a newborn apisthrope (or "werebee" to humans), whose only choice in his short life is to mate or kill for his Queen. Surrounded by other varieties of hidden hybrids, Sigmund must decide whether to fly straight or break free of the hive.

The Maiden Voyage

Jessica Bonito

Arthur Pendragonas ascension to High King of Britain lays a doting world at his feet, but when the death of his sister, Morgaine, sends him into a downward spiral of destruction, his sons, Mordred and Amr, emerge from the shadows to assume control of his mind and, eventually, his throne. Camelot Lost delves deeper into the legend of Camelot than ever before, pitting father against son, husband against wife, and brother against sister. The raw qualities of love, war, and the passionate deceptions that inspire them are thoroughly explored through the relationships of the chosen, and for the first time ever, the story of Arthuras lesser-known son, Amr Pendragon, is finally revealed. Spellbinding in its sensuality and vehemence, Camelot Lost passionately explores a timeless tale and introduces a vivid array of characters and conflicts that are sure to captivate readers and challenge all preconceived notions of the Arthurian legend.

Camelot Lost

Grady Hendrix

Danger Slater

David Atkinson

Arthur Graham

Ross Lockhart

Eirik Gumeny

Douglas Hackle

Bradley Sands

John McNee

Jeff O'Brien

Casper Kelly

Chanteclaire Coquine

Tall Tales with Short Cocks Vol. 4 - Now with taller tales and shorter cocks!Starring:Casper Kelly - Writing credits include Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, and many others.Bradley Sands - Author of TV Snorted My Brain, Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You, Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy ... Well, you get the point - he's awesome.Ross E. Lockhart - Author of Chick Bassist and editor of The Book of Cthulhu and Tales of Jack the Ripper.Danger Slater - International playboy and secret agent. Responsible for writing DangerRAMA and Love Me, and also seducing yo' momma.Douglas Hackle, AKA "Tha Hustla" - Author of Clown Tear Junkies and contributor to The Surreal Grotesque and certain other e-zines of ill repute.John McNee - The author of Grudgepunk delivers the next highly anticipated story from Grudgehaven.Jessica McHugh - Author of Rabbits in the Garden and Pins, she's also appeared in multiple anthologies including "Death to the Brothers Grimm".Arthur Graham - Just some guy who takes nude photos of himself and edits books on the side.Eirik Gumeny - Author of the Exponential Apocalypse series and former editor of Jersey Devil Press.Jeff O'Brien - To date he has seven books under his belt, including The Splatter House Rules, The Halloween Orgy Massacre, and Bigboobenstein.Grady Hendrix - Has written for Playboy, Slate, the Village Voice, Variety, the New York Post, and now Tall Tales with Short Cocks.Chanteclaire Coquine (pronounced "Cock-Queen") - The granddaughter of a notorious South Texas cockfighting kingpin makes her debut in this volume.David S. Atkinson - author of The Garden of Good and Evil Pancakes (spring 2014), Bones Buried in the Dirt, and anything else you're gullible enough to believe if it makes you pick up the restaurant check.

Tall Tales with Short Cocks

Steve Brewer

David James Keaton

Brent Nichols

Will Viharo

Sarah L. Johnson

Coffin Hop Press

Scott S. Phillips

Laurie Zottmann

It's A Weird Winter Wonderland

Evolved Publishing presents the second book in the "Darla Decker Diaries" series by Jessica McHugh. This edgy young adult novel follows a girl's tentative journey toward adulthood. A week at Camp Wakonda is exactly what Darla Decker needs. Having said goodbye to sixth grade and her best childhood friend, she's ready to create new memories and meet new people. Unfortunately, entering summer camp on a whopper of a lie and a fight with a fellow camper isn't the best way to begin. Aided by her schoolmate Nate, Darla navigates the twists and turns of life at summer camp while pretending to be Wakonda's only "undercover counselor." Despite the lies, older guys, bullies, and breakdowns, Darla discovers the truth about friendship through the mayhem and magic of camp. A frank and funny look at the path to adulthood, "Darla Decker Takes the Cake" continues the journey of love, loss, and the nitty-gritty of growing up through Darla Decker's eyes. Be sure to check out Book 1 in the Darla Decker Diaries series, "Darla Decker Hates to Wait."

Darla Decker Diaries Series

Darla Decker Takes the Cake

Evolved Publishing presents the first book in the "Darla Decker Diaries" series by Jessica McHugh, with "Darla Decker Hates to Wait." This edgy young adult novel follows a girl's tentative journey toward adulthood. [Young Adult (13 and Up), Coming of Age] [DRM-Free]~~~~~Patience is not Darla Decker's strong suit. Surviving sixth grade is tough enough with an annoying older brother, a best friend acting distant, and schoolwork. After adding instructive kissing games and the torturous wait for a real date with her biggest crush, Darla is perpetually torn between behaving like an adult and throwing temper tantrums.Games of flashlight tag, and the crazy cat lady roaming Shiloh Farms in a "demon bus," serve as distractions during her parents' quarrels and her anxiety about show choir auditions. Yet the more Darla waits for her adulthood to begin, the more she learns that summoning patience won't be the hardest part of being eleven.A frank and funny look at the path to adulthood, "Darla Decker Hates to Wait" begins a journey of love, loss, and the nitty-gritty of growing up through Darla Decker's eyes.Watch for Book 2 in the "Darla Decker Diaries" series, "Darla Decker Takes the Cake," coming in late 2014.

Darla Decker Hates to Wait

Jonathan Maberry

Sean Ellis

Rena Mason

S.D. Perry

Jake Bible

J.H. Moncrieff

Paul Mannering

Michael McBride

Kirsten Cross

Aaron Sterns

A descent into terror. Legends tell of a hollow earth, a world beneath our own. A world filled with wonders... and danger. But what if the legends are true? Delve into dark worlds in HELLHOLE, where death lurks around every corner, and come face to face with creatures from your worst nightmares in this collection of dark thrillers. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry and Bram Stoker Award winner Rena Mason headline a cast of bestselling and award-winning authors. This collection includes: Introduction by James A. Moore All the Devils are Here- A Joe Ledger/Lizzie Corbett Adventure by Jonathan Maberry The Devil's Throat by Rena Mason A Plague of Locusts by Michael McBride Pit of Ghosts by Kirsten Cross Where the Sun Does Not Shine by Paul Mannering Guard Duty by SD Perry Black Lung by Aaron Sterns The Offspring by JH Moncrieff Ginormous Hell Snake by Jake Bible Ghosts of Hyperia by Jessica McHugh He Who Fights by Sean Ellis Edited by Lee Murray

An Anthology of Subterranean Terror

Hellhole

Marian Allen

Claudia Lefeve

Red Tash

Jack Wallen

Axel Howerton

Tim Tash

T. Lee Harris

Connie Roberts-Huth

Mercedes Yardley

With a range of holiday tales tying into a variety of imaginative fictional worlds, you'll rediscover favorite characters, and meet a host of new ones in this fantastic holiday mix. It's snow trouble, just skate away into stories born of: Troll Or Derby by Red Tash, I Zombie I by Jack Wallen, Rabbits in the Garden by Jessica McHugh, Hot Sinatra by Axel Howerton, Tales of Haydon by Tim Tash, Parallel by Claudia Lefeve, Force of Habit by Marian Allen, and many more!

A speculative fiction holiday anthology

Let it Snow! Season's Readings for a Super-Cool Yule!

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