by Joe Mynhardt | May 2, 2025 | Open Submissions
Author J.M. Heluk won Crystal Lake’s most recent flash contest and has agreed to host. Here is the new theme: “Satanic Panic”“Bring me back to the “bad” old days of unclean spirits, screamin’ demons, evil entities, Ouija boards, and of...
by Joe Mynhardt | May 1, 2025 | Interviews, Updates
Tell us a bit more about you and where you’re from. Manteufel: I’m a native Minnesotan (you betcha) currently living in eastern Washington. c What inspired your winning story? Why did that particular theme resonate with you? Manteufel: Old school horror is one of my...
by Joe Mynhardt | May 1, 2025 | Crystal Lake Comics, Updates
Crystal Lake Publishing is launching a joint Kickstarter with Monstrous Books for a special comic book anthology series called DARKEST DEPTHS. We started work on this project more than two years ago with our friend Taylor Grant being an integral part of its formation...
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 30, 2025 | Updates
Cover reveal for Hollywood: Dark Tide Book 21. Coming June 17, 2025. Cover art by Ben Baldwin. In this novella anthology you will find stories by Gary A Braunbeck, Tim Waggoner, and Andrew...
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 30, 2025 | Updates
1st: “Prawn of the Dead” by J M Heluk & “Hogzz” by M. B. Manteufel 2nd: “A Strange Development” by Melinda Pouncey 3rd: “The Wabbit” by Jack Pendley & “Creature From the Blue Lake” by Amanda M Symes Congrats to these authors. Thank you to everyone who...
