COMING FEBRUARY 28TH from ST ROOSTER BOOKS; 3 HITS FROM THE HOLLER by PAUL LUBACZEWSKI

St Rooster Books is proud to present our second partnership with author Paul Lubaczewski, following last year's Basketball Diaries meets Clive Barker novella, A New Life. This month's release is a collection of three novellas of Appalachian horror called 3 Hits from the Holler and Paul continues to kick our ass with his brilliant heartfelt and intelligent narratives. Steph Murr did another amazing cover, that perfectly compliments the stories within. The book will be available in paperback and on the Kindle and you can order through your local book shops or online on February 28th. 

Before deciding to take writing seriously Paul had done many things, printer, caving, the SCA, Brew-master, punk singer, music critic etc. Since then he has appeared in numerous science fiction, and horror magazines and anthologies. Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, he moved to Appalachia in his 30s for the peace and adventure found there. He has three children, two who live in his native Pennsylvania, and one interrupting his writing constantly at home. Married to his lovely wife Leslie for twenty years, they live in a fairy tale town in nestled in a valley by a river. Author of over 50 published stories, his debut novel “I Never Eat…Cheesesteak” came out in2019, and his A New Life and Cult of the Gator God both dropped in 2020.

OPEN SUBMISSION CALL! ST ROOSTER BOOKS is PUBLISHING an ANTHOLOGY of SEA HORROR!

 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR; Horror stories set in or around the ocean (fishing villages, coastal town, an island, etc-so long as the central action heavily figures in the ocean). I'm not saying NO to Lovecraftian horror, partly because its hard to escape Lovecraft's influence over aquatic horror, but there are numerous Lovecraftian anthologies out there, so dig deep if you involve the Deep Ones, Cthulhu, etc. What I will say no to is anything racist, sexist, homophobic, or transphobic. Splatterpunk and extreme horror are welcome, but I draw the line at rape-centric/rape revenge stories written by men. That's always been a personal line for me. Give me gothic period pieces, blood and guts, shark attacks, ghosts, modern tales of madness, weird sci-fi horror, dystopia...Go nuts! And spread the word, I'd love to get a lot more submissions from women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ community. 

WORD COUNT; 3-5k words.

PAY; Flat $20

DEADLINE; May 1st.

SEND TO; tim-murr@live.com