This cookbook features recipes for German-Jewish cuisine as it existed in Germany prior to World War II, and as refugees later adapted it in the United States and elsewhere. Because these dishes differ from more familiar Jewish food, they will be a discovery for many people. With a focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients, this indispensable collection of recipes includes numerous soups, both chilled and hot; vegetable dishes; meats, poultry, and fish; fruit desserts; cakes; and the German ver...

KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER THROUGH THE YEARS Carl Kolchak has faced more than his share of monsters throughout his infamous career. Now, Monstrous Books presents 13 short stories chronicling the intrepid reporter's exploits from his time in World War II until his semi-retirement in the 1990s. Kolchak's luck runs out during World War II. Devils in the outfield stir up trouble in the '50s. A road trip with editor Tony Vincenzo in the '70s takes a turn for the worse. Lovecraftian horrors esca...

Delve into the macabre depths with this dark poetry collection, where each verse weaves a tapestry of terror and introspection.Featuring K. D. Bowers, Pixie Bruner, Kathryn Burkett, Chris P. Clay, Tom Deady, Faith Dincolo, AJ Franks, Tom Guldin, Kareem Hayes, Jem Kras, KB Nelson, Amabilis O'Hara, Michael H. Payne, Brian Richards, Rhea Rose, Melissa Stauffer, Roger Terry, KT Wagner, Dianthe West, and Rae Young.Including course instructors Angela Yuriko Smith, Colleen Anderso...

Lush. Brutal.Beautiful. Visceral.Crystal Lake Publishing proudly presents the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Arterial Bloom, an artful juxtaposition of the magnificence and macabre that exist within mankind. Each tale in this collection is resplendent with beauty, teeth, and heart.Edited by the Bram Stoker Award-winning writer Mercedes M. Yardley, Arterial Bloom is a literary experience featuring 16 stories from some of the most compell...

One day, horror writer Steven Van Patten decided to do something nice for a change. So, he called some friends and asked them to donate stories for a good cause. Some of the selections were previously published, others brand spanking new. Then, together with editor Candance Nola, SVP curated and published this very book, featuring some real greats in the horror spec fiction game. Your contributors are: Marc Abbott- Rashid Darden- Patrick Frievald- Teel James Glenn- Kirk A. Johnson- Anthana...

Something stirs the waters of Still Water Bay…From the Bram Stoker Award® winning Crystal Lake Publishing comes Still Water Bay, a shared-world Dark Fiction series.Sheila Tulane is in love with the Resort's pool boy, Teague Harmon, and will do anything to please him--even if it means murdering Guild member, Sam Carstens. Meanwhile, Asadi doubts his position in the Guild when he is forced to violate his own personal code. Are his days with the Guild numbered? Find out in Epi...

Something stirs the waters of Still Water Bay…From the Bram Stoker Award® winning Crystal Lake Publishing comes Still Water Bay, a shared-world Dark Fiction series.Sheila Tulane is in love with the Resort's pool boy, Teague Harmon, and will do anything to please him--even if it means murdering Guild member, Sam Carstens. Meanwhile, Asadi doubts his position in the Guild when he is forced to violate his own personal code. Are his days with the Guild numbered...

Something stirs the waters of Still Water Bay…From the Bram Stoker Award® winning publisher, Crystal Lake Publishing comes the fiction series, Still Water Bay.In the first episode, “The Guild,” we meet Asadi and his pregnant wife, Taqiya, a couple who have just moved to the small Georgia town of Still Water, on the edge of Still Water Bay. Asadi has joined a group for those suffering from grief to discuss the violent nightmares associated with his past. What he doesn’t know...

Something stirs the waters of Still Water Bay…From the Bram Stoker Award® winning Crystal Lake Publishing comes Still Water Bay, a shared-world Dark Fiction series.A horrific monster has robbed Asadi of what he loves most, forcing him to make a decision that will change his life forever. Will he make the right choice? Discover the truth in Still Water Bay's Episode Two: A Call to Action.Still Water Bay is a Dark Fiction/Horror series filled with monsters, demons, an...

From the Bram Stoker Award-winning Crystal Lake Publishing comes Still Water Bay, a shared-world dark fiction series.Asadi's world has ended with the murder of his wife, Taqiya. Yet, even as he buries her, a new tragedy occurs in the small town of Still Water. It seems the sheriff has returned and a member of the Guild has fallen at his hand. As the Guild reels from the blow, Asadi meets a strange being who will challenge the way he sees them. Is the creature telling lies? Or will ...

Dive Deep One Last Time with Shallow Waters—Where Secrets Don't Stay Buried!Engulf yourself in 19 tales of horror and dark fiction, the final excursion beneath the surface of life, death, and the enigmatic shadows in between. This last installment unravels mysteries that dance on the delicate line between the real and the unimaginable.Shallow Waters has been the landmark flash fiction contest hosted by the multiple award-winning Crystal Lake Entertainment. ...

Natalie Wee is a queer creator. She is the author of Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines (San Press, 2021) and Beast at Every Threshold (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022). Her work was named first runner-up for the 2020 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize, winner of the 2019 Blue Mesa Review Summer Contest for poetry, and a Best of the Net finalist. Born in Singapore to Malaysian parents, Natalie is currently a settler in Tkaronto and was part of Project 40 Collective, a Tkaronto-based pan-...