by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 15, 2025 | Updates
Crystal Lake’s Torrid Waters imprint has signed author Amanda M. Blake. A horror and dark fantasy writer, Amanda M. Blake has produced five books in the fairy tale mash-up Thorns series, five standalone novels, and a dark poetry collection. Dozens of her short...
by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 12, 2025 | New Releases
The wait is over. The Exorcist’s House: Resurrection is finally here. The final chapter of The Exorcist’s House trilogy brings an unrelenting battle against evil—where a mother’s love is tested by the darkest forces imaginable.Christmas Eve,1999: A brutal...
by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 10, 2025 | Interviews
Tell us a bit more about you and where you’re from. Giliker: I’m originally from the North of England, but have spent most of my life in and around the Midlands (that barely acknowledged dark space between the two halves), and for a year in the Netherlands during my...
by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 8, 2025 | blog, The House of Shadows & Ink
Are you making dialogue mistakes that could get your book rejected? In this video, publisher and story coach Joe Mynhardt breaks down the 10 most common dialogue mistakes that new and beginner authors make—and how to fix them. Click here to watch!From punctuation...
by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 5, 2025 | New Releases
Wickedly funny dark humor horror novel that blends supernatural horror with a thrilling murder mystery. “What a page turner! Witty, literate, scary, sexy, and powerfully evocative.”—Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author It’s 1982, and Steve Witowski, a failed...
