From Hell to Eternity by Thana Niveau

From Hell to Eternity by Thana Niveau is part of the Gray Friar Press’ New Blood series, and now available (£8.99).

“From Hell... Where shadows speak from the depths of a haunted sea. Where a little girl’s obsession conjures a terrible bogeyman. Where a woman’s body becomes her own worst enemy.

... To Eternity: Where familiar places harbour ancient evil. Where a dinner party descends into blood, sex, madness and death. Where a camera can steal more than your very soul.”

The collection includes an introduction by Ramsey Campbell.

One Monster is Not Enough by Paul Finch

One Monster is Not Enough by Paul Finch includes eight novellas and novelettes, including two winners of international horror awards. "From the icy wastes of the Russian Steppes to the grimy backstreets of industrial north England, from the depths of the ocean abyss to a forgotten corner of inner London, Paul Finch brings you eight stories about monsters that will guarantee you never dismiss the notion of 'mystery beasts' again."

Available as a flat-signed jacketed hardcover in a limited edition of just 100 at £18.00 (a paperback version is on its way, apparently). Order from Grayfriars Press.

Where the Heart Is edited by Gary Fry

Where the Heart Is: A Guided Tour of British Horror, edited by Gary Fry, takes an alternative tour of Great Britain. Authors are often told to write about what they know best … and what do they know better than their own homes? In this anthology, nineteen writers of dark fiction reveal some of the less palatable elements of their native environments.

This anthology includes new stories by Stephen Volk, Rhys Hughes, Gary McMahon, Paul Finch, Joel Lane, Simon Bestwick, Gary Fry, D F Lewis, Andrew Hook, Allen Ashley, Stuart Young, Simon Kurt Unsworth, Carole Johnstone, Michelle James, Stephen Bacon, John Travis, Mark Patrick Lynch, Mark West and Mike O'Driscoll.

“There’s blood where the heart is. Much blood.”

Available as a paperback for £8.99 / $16 plus p&p from the Gray Friar Press website.

Never Again edited by Bird & Lane: due this September

This promises to be an important anthology. Important because Never Again, edited by Allyson Bird and Joel Lane, voices the revulsion of writers in the weird fiction/horror genre against political attitudes that stifle compassion and deny our human inheritance. The imagination is crucial to an understanding both of human diversity and of our common ground. Weird fiction is often stigmatised as a reactionary and an ignorant genre -- but we know better. The book will be published in September 2010 by Gray Friar Press .

The anthology is a mix of original stories and reprints, including tales by Ramsey Campbell, Lisa Tuttle and Joe R Lansdale. Never Again is a non-profit publication; any profits made from sales will be donated to anti-racist or human rights organizations, such as The Sophie Lancaster Foundation.

Between the covers (artwork by Daniele Serra) you'll find: Nina Allen -- 'Feet of Clay'; RJ Krijnen-Kemp -- 'Volk'; Lisa Tuttle -- 'In the Arcade'; John Howard -- 'A Flowering Wound'; Tony Richards -- 'Sense'; Alison Littlewood -- 'In On The Tide'; RB Russell -- 'Decision'; Mat Joiner -- 'South of Autumn'; Rosanne Rabinowitz -- 'Survivor’s Guilt'; Rhys Hughes -- 'Rediffusion'; Simon Kurt Unsworth -- 'A Place For Feeding'; Joe R Lansdale -- 'The Night They Missed the Horror Show'; Kaaron Warren -- 'Ghost Jail'; Steve Duffy -- 'The Torturer'; Gary McMahon -- 'Methods of Confinement'; Rob Shearman -- 'Damned If You Don’t'; Carole Johnstone -- 'Machine'; Stephen Volk -- 'After the Ape'; David Sutton -- 'Zulu’s War'; Thana Niveau -- 'Death of Dreams'; Andrew Hook -- 'Beyond Each Blue Horizon'; Ramsey Campbell -- 'The Depths'; Simon Bestwick -- 'Malachi'.