Wesley Southard

Melissa Braun is a broken woman. Only wanting what's best for her family, she's willing to do whatever it takes to mend her fractured relationship with her abusive boyfriend. In a last ditch effort, she hopes the sun and sand of a much-needed Florida vacation will bring them closer together. Patrick Braun is a demoralized kid. Quiet and sullen, he only wants his mother to see her boyfriend's torment crippling everything they love. After years of silence, he refuses to stand by and let the abuse continue to tear them apart. Hoyt Rainey is a vile man. Unable to keep his hands to himself, he finally takes his anger one step too far. Only this time, he finds himself on the receiving end of his own punishment. Down and down he goes, plunging deeper into the dark blue abyss of the sea. Melissa and Patrick finally believe they are safe, the trouble now behind them for good. They are wrong. Gods never really stay dead-they only lie in wait. And when a beast as old as time discovers Hoyt...he, too, won't stay gone for long. The nights grow darker, the water flows colder, and the cruelty of summer lives on. The new terrifying novel from the author of Resisting Madness, featuring a foreword by Robert Ford!

Cruel Summer

Somer Canon

Slave to Gravity

Wile E Young

Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. They can be as intimate as a house fire. As unpredictable as a sinkhole. As random as a car crash. Or as overwhelming as a landslide. But what about the bigger ones? The ones that can affect hundreds―if not thousands―of people all at once. The ones that trigger wide-spread destruction and disorder. That push ordinary individuals to their limits, forcing them to rise above the devastation...or drown in the disarray and hysteria. Award-winning authors Wesley Southard and Wile E. Young bring you "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and "Rivers of Mercy", two brand new novellas of natural and man-made catastrophes, and the fateful souls thrust into their unpredictable chaos. Disasterpieces... The damage isn't the only thing to be frightened of...

Disasterpieces

"A road trip through Hell in the spirit of Skipp & Spector's The Scream and Grady Hendrix's We Sold Our Souls. I loved it!" -Brian Keene, author of The Rising "A gritty and authentic rampage through Rock 'n' Roll. I loved every word." -Matt Hayward, Bram Stoker nominated author of What Do Monsters Fear? and The Faithful Only one more show and heavy metal guitarist Spencer Hesston can finally quit Rot in Hell. No more touring, no more fighting, and no more unwanted advances from the lead singer's girlfriend. But instead of waking up the next day in their Midwestern hometown, the band finds themselves dazed and confused in an abandoned settlement in the middle of the desert, with no idea of how they got there. Things are done a little differently out here: the trees have perverse urges, the spiders have human fingers, and every time they step outside the town transforms into a new hellish nightmare. In this town anything is possible, except making it out in one piece... Deadite Press is proud to present a new novella from Wesley Southard, a work of surreal horror sure to please fans of SILENT HILL, JACOB'S LADDER, and LOST HIGHWAY." "Wesley Southard's writing thrums with uninhibited energy that's both infectious and entertaining. Discovering Wesley's work has been a joy, and you should seek out his books too. He's definitely a writer to watch." -Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren and the Spector and Exorcist Falls

One for the Road

Mark Steensland

All Frank wanted from his Friday night was to drink beer and bullshit with his friends: Chris, Doug, and Stan. But when Stan challenges them to test a local urban legend about a church where you can race the devil, things get hot fast. Old conflicts soon surface and Frank finds himself going along for the ride just to keep the peace. At the church, Stan shows them how it's done, running the race and claiming he won, which means the devil is now his personal genie. After Frank runs the race and loses, he quickly dismisses his supposed fate-that he'll die before sunrise-as just another attempt by Stan to get back at him for stealing his girlfriend. But before the night is over, all four find themselves in a new reality, where the supernatural has suddenly become normal, and Stan's power grows to terrifying heights. Will these friends find a way to defeat someone in league with the devil, or will they succumb to the awful fate he has planned for each of them?

Where The Devil Waits

Ryan Harding

Lucas Mangum

Something is terrifying the residents of St. Luke's Orphanage. Gurgling moans echo through the hallways. Hulking shapes lurk in the surrounding woods. And those who wake in the morning will find one less child under their roof... Brandon and his girlfriend, Jillian, believe his younger brother is in serious danger. Even though the caretakers at St. Luke's told them that he's been adopted, Brandon has his doubts. With the help of a friend and a mysterious guide, they will do whatever it takes to find out just what is happening inside the orphanage walls...and at the bottom of the basement steps... From Splatterpunk Award-Winning author Wesley Southard and Splatterpunk Award-Nominated author Lucas Mangum, with an introduction by Ryan Harding, comes The Final Gate, the ultimate tribute to Italian horror master Lucio Fulci. With blood, guts, and all the nightmarish madness you'd expect from the Godfather of Gore himself, Southard and Mangum present a loving homage to spaghetti splatter and the glory of 1980's Euro horror.

The Final Gate

Stephen Kozeniewski

Armand Rosamilia

The Evil Cookie Publishing presents Gorefest, an extreme horror anthology. 14 Authors carve their path through the muck and grime to celebrate the art of gore. From a demented love triangle to the hollowed pleas of a blood-soaked savior, the following stories grip and grind through a labyrinth of demented deception of unflinching and often humorous betrayals of society. The only thing for sure is that after each encounter...only the stain remains. Edited by K. Trap Jones *Including the never before published, Stephen Kozeniewski's 2x winning stories from 2016 & 2018 KillerCon's Gross-Out Contests.

Extreme Horror Anthology

Gorefest

A high class restaurant where the food brings out the worst in its patrons... A man whose mind won't stay inside his own body... A mother and daughter's trip to a zoo full of dead animals... An Italian immigrant's idea of the American Dream ripped from his grasp... A mysterious woman's unquenchable hunger for negative energy... Darkness looms ahead in these eleven short stories from the Splatterpunk Award and Imadjinn Award-Winning author Wesley Southard. Keep the lights on. It's a long time before sunrise. "Southard's work bends the mind and punches the gut. His chilling tales offer all the carnage and chaos horror fanatics lick their chops for." ― Kristopher Triana, Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Gone to See the River Man "Southard writes true blue collar characters who are achingly real and endearing, and monsters that absolutely terrify. While one might note echoes of Richard Laymon, Southard's voice is all his own, and he uses it to deliver a compelling and powerfully enjoyable read." ― Mary SanGiovanni, author of Beyond The Gate "Wesley Southard's writing thrums with uninhibited energy that's both infectious and entertaining. Discovering Wesley's work has been a joy, and you should seek out his books too. He's definitely a writer to watch." ― Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren and the Spector and Exorcist Falls "Southard writes with an intensity not seen since the original splatterpunks. I devoured every page." ― Wile E. Young, Splatterpunk Award-winning author of The Magpie Coffin

Collected Short Fiction

They Mostly Come at Night

Something is terrifying the residents of St. Luke's Orphanage. Gurgling moans echo through the hallways. Hulking shapes lurk in the surrounding woods. And those who wake in the morning will find one less child under their roof... Brandon and his girlfriend, Jillian, believe his younger brother is in serious danger. Even though the caretakers at St. Luke's told them that he's been adopted, Brandon has his doubts. With the help of a friend and a mysterious guide, they will do whatever it takes to find out just what is happening inside the orphanage walls...and at the bottom of the basement steps... From Splatterpunk Award-Winning author Wesley Southard and Splatterpunk Award-Nominated author Lucas Mangum comes The Final Gate, the ultimate tribute to Italian horror master Lucio Fulci. With blood, guts, and all the nightmarish madness you'd expect from the Godfather of Gore himself, Southard and Mangum present a loving homage to spaghetti splatter and the glory of 1980's Euro horror.

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