by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 26, 2025 | For the Authors
Writers, creators, and horror fans—this is your chance to go behind the scenes with Joe Mynhardt, award-winning publisher and founder of Crystal Lake Publishing.Join us for a live Q&A event where you can ask Joe your burning questions about: ✍️ Writing better...
by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 26, 2025 | Updates
From “round robin” tales with his grandmother to epic fantasies inspired by Dragonlance, The Dark Is Rising, and Game of Thrones, Kirk’s life has always been fueled by adventure. After two decades in the Marine Corps, he’s turning that experience into bold,...
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...
