by Joe Mynhardt | May 29, 2026 | New Releases, Sinister Smile Press
She is ten years old. She loves storybooks, puppies, and murder. Her mother knows. She has always known. And still she runs with her, steals for her, looks the other way—because she is her little girl. Because somewhere beneath those flat, patient eyes is the child...
by Joe Mynhardt | May 1, 2026 | New Releases, Sinister Smile Press
Today we are releasing three books from James Watts. Beast of Sorrows by James Watts: The small Alabama town of Jericho Hills is one with many dark secrets born from the turmoil residing within its history. Some of those secrets, as bloody and heinous as they are,...
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 29, 2026 | New Releases, Sinister Smile Press
Screenshot Lethal Lords and Ladies of the Night Vol.1 & Vol.2 by Scott Harper is now available! Vampires. Immortal night creatures forever set apart from humanity and possessed of great power, sexual beings who feast on the lifeblood of lesser mortals. Now you can...
by Joe Mynhardt | Jan 26, 2026 | Sinister Smile Press, Updates
Dead Hookers Under My Bed edited by R.E. Sargent & Steven Pajak will be released in 2026 by Sinister Smile Press, a division of Crystal Lake Publishing. Cover art by Reza Putra.
by Joe Mynhardt | Jan 26, 2026 | Sinister Smile Press, Updates
We’re excited to announce that author Robert Essig signed with Sinister Smile Press, a division of Crystal Lake Publishing. Robert Essig is the author of 31 books such as This Damned House, Disco Rice, Baby Fights, and Master of Bodies, which was nominated...
by Joe Mynhardt | Nov 28, 2025 | New Releases, Sinister Smile Press
Some legends never die…they hunt. Across forests, deserts, oceans, and lonely backroads, something ancient is stirring. Creatures whispered about in campfire stories and buried in folklore are stepping out of the shadows—and they are hungry. If I Die Before I Wake,...
