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 5, 2025 | Updates
Jack Finn is a horror author and active Horror Writers Association member living in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two fiendishly clever dogs. He is a lifelong believer that the Tooth Fairy proves you can trade body parts for cold, hard cash. His...
by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 4, 2025 | Updates
Here are A.K. McCarthy’s finalists and the order in which the stories will be posted, starting Thursday, September 4th: “Deep Cuts” by Joshua Ginsberg“That Last Song” by Michael Porter“Cosmic Noise” by Rikki Goodwin“The Last Note” by Father Nocturnal“Routine” by...
by Joe Mynhardt | Aug 28, 2025 | Updates
Sheldon Higdon is an award-winning author and screenwriter with nearly 50 published stories in anthologies and magazines. He holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and is a member of both the Horror Writers Association and the Society...
by Joe Mynhardt | Aug 25, 2025 | Updates
Crystal Lake will be publishing Patrick’s book, The Neonate, in 2026. Patrick resides in Indiana with his wife and two medically challenged cats. He found work there as a stockman, fry cook, cart monkey, and freelance proofreader. Alas, writing is still the only...
by Joe Mynhardt | Aug 19, 2025 | Updates
We’re thrilled to announce that Crystal Lake Publishing has secured the novelization rights for the upcoming YA sci-fi franchise Galactic Beat, a brand-new adventure created in partnership with XG-3 Film Productions and legendary TV/film creator Glen Eric Larson! Get...
