New Arrival: Heart Shaped Box, by Joe Hill

Just in is the debut novel by Joe Hill, Heart Shaped Box. Rock star Judas Coyne collects macabre and morbid memorabilia. When he finds a purportedly haunted suit online, he naturally buys it. Only after it arrives does he find out, maybe too late, that the ghost in the suit has a personal connection to him.

Joe Hill is the son of world-famous writer Stephen King. You can learn more about his work at his website.

2006 Stoker Award nominees announced

The Horror Writers Association has announced their nominees for the Bram Stoker Awards for Works Published in 2006. The Best Novel nominees are as follows:
Headstone City, by Tom Piccirilli
Lisey's Story, by Stephen King
Ghost Road Blues, by Jonathan Mayberry
Pressure, by Jeff Strand
Prodigal Blues, by Gary A. Braunbeck

For a full list of the nominees for Best First Novel, Best Anthology, and other categories, view their press release.

New Arrival: The Painted Bride, by Stephen Gallagher

Just in is the new suspense thriller by veteran British novelist and screenwriter Stephen Gallagher, The Painted Bride. Molly Gideon, a thief and former drug addict, believes that her brother-in-law has murdered her sister. She and a member of the child trauma unit think that there is a message in a painting by the traumatized young son of the couple. This picture, "the painted bride" shows his mother on the floor with her throat slit. After she gets fired from her job, will she be able to prove her brother-in-law's guilt, and protect her nephew?

You can also learn more about Stephen Gallagher and his books at his website.

New Arrival: Chasing the Dead, by Joe Schreiber

Just in is the debut novel by Joe Schreiber, Chasing the Dead. A supernatural thriller, in which an ambulance driver is forced to follow the instructions of an unknown caller throughout the night, in order to get her kidnapped daughter back. Zombies and serial killers are only some of the obstacles she encounters along the way.

New Arrival: Daughter of Hounds, by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Just in is the new dark fantasy novel by Caitlin R. Kiernan, Daughter of Hounds. This is a stand-alone sequel to her novel Low Red Moon. It follows 2 plot lines, which are eventually brought together. In one, a young girl, Emmie, begins to have uncanny experiences which suggest she is something other than mortal. In the other, a female demon-killer named Soldier is on a mission that brings her to Emmie.

Kiernan doesn't have a website, but you can read about her at her blog.