Short Fiction, OOZE: Little Bursts of Body Horror edited by Ruth Anna Evans

CW: Domestic abuse, child death

An abusive husband bites off much more than he can chew.

Fiction, Dark Recesses Press

CW: Parenting fears

A new dad finally decides to help out during a late-night feeding session.

Non-fiction, Night Worms

A discussion of the role of tropes in the horror genre.

Short Fiction, Shredded: A Sports and Fitness Body Horror Anthology by Cursed Morsels Press

CW: Bullying, automobile wreck

A high-schooler dealing with a vicious bully makes a deal with a ghost to improve his lot—but will he end up in a situation much worse than when he started?

Short Fiction, Theater Phantasmagoria by Night Terror Novels

CW: Child death

A man and his daughter attempt to survive in an old farmhouse in the last days of the Earth.

Short Fiction Collection, Self-published

CW: Suicide, spouse death, child death, war, domestic abuse, botanophobia, mutilation, canibalism, parenting fears, mental illness, murder, blood, gore, vehicle wreck, tight spaces, suffocation, self-harm, mental illness

A bedtime story has unspeakable consequences. A walk in the woods introduces a father to his daughter’s horrifying new friends. A bit of trash in the shower drain leads to a surreal fight for survival. In this collection that ranges from magical fantasy to blood-spattered horror, Brandon Applegate guides you on a journey through the darkest, most tragic corners of his imagination. From the surface of Mars to the supposed safety of a child's bedroom, his stories will remind you that “it’s not a sacrifice if it doesn’t hurt.”

Short Fiction Anthology, Hungry Shadow Press

Edited by Brandon Applegate

CWs located here

Tried and true or done to death?

There are plenty of tropes we’d like to see rot in their graves, but they keep coming back from the dead. In this book, horror's most devious minds subvert, reclaim, and double down on what you know too well, giving even the most done-to-death tropes new life. From alien abductions and werewolves to creepy dolls and Lover’s Lane killers, these tropes claw their way back from the grave to take their rightful place in your nightmares.

Short Fiction Anthology, Hungry Shadow Press

CWs listed here

Edited by Brandon Applegate

This is not a book about the apocalypse.

In these pages, you won't find the hero. You won't find the ticking clock. You will not be in the room when they press the big red button. Instead, you'll find new life in the face of certain death, a boy whose prayers are answered in the worst way, mothers and sisters and friends who just want another second with their loved ones, and those who just want a moment to themselves.

These are the stories from the ground. The experiences of those who saw the world come to its violent conclusion, and what really mattered at the end of all things.

Non-fiction, Horror Oasis

I discuss the terror of Spider-Man, the freaky Fierys in Labyrinth, and the horror of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

(out of print)

Non-fiction, Horror Oasis

I examine some classic works in the horror genre to find hope in their endings.

(out of print)

Microfiction, Hundred Word Horror: The Deep, Ghost Orchid Press

CW: Mutilation, self-harm

Someone hears a mysterious singing coming from their shower.

Short Fiction, Crow & Cross Keys

CW: Violence, abuse, child abuse, death

A boy feels more at home in the woods than in his house.

Flash fiction, Frost Zone Zine

CW: Parenting fears, stalking, home invasion

Meeting a stranger in an elevator turns into a mother’s nightmare.

Flash fiction, Written Tales Magazine (publication discontinued)

CW: Classism, death, blood, disease, isolation

A wealthy widow’s dinner party during a horrific pandemic turns deadly when a mysterious visitor shows up.