"Corpse Blossoms is the best, most consistently satisfying anthology I've read in years . . . Clearly these stories were chosen for good writing first and foremost over simple shocks, which is refreshing as hell."

~ Jack Ketchum, author of The Girl Next Door and Off Season

Corpse Blossoms: Volume I, edited by Julia and R.J. Sevin, is a limited edition hardcover that gathers original and masterful works by twenty-four of the top names in horror fiction.

In "Finding Father," Bentley Little tells of a trucker's obsessive search for his less-than-human father.

In Ramsey Campbell's tale, "Skeleton Woods," a journey to the woods of his youth reveals a man's dementia . . . and some sinister secrets.

In "Need," the terrible truth of a mother's choice is revealed through a dozen fragmented perspectives by Gary A. Braunbeck (author of In Silent Graves).

Tom Piccirilli spins a somber tale of one man's last desperate fight to redeem a squandered life.

A reporter's sanity unravels after viewing a video never meant to be seen in "Empathy," a terrifying and topical novelette by Kealan Patrick Burke (author of The Hides and The Turtle Boy).

In "The Weight of Silence," the tragedy of infant death and the fragility of a new mother's mind are explored by Scott Nicholson (author of The Home and The Manor).

"The Smell of Fear," a sensory kaleidoscope of deadpan insanity, is presented by Bev Vincent (author of The Road to the Dark Tower).

 

Introduction: The Road Less Travelled -- Joseph Nassise
Foreword
White Shrouds of Memory -- Ward Carey Parker
An Average Insanity, A Common Agony -- Tom Piccirilli
Wednesday -- Michael Canfield
Running Rain -- Brian Freeman
Whatever Happened to Shangri-La? -- Larry Tritten
Windows -- Erin MacKay
Hexerei -- Darren Speegle
Mysteries of the Colon -- Steve Rasnic Tem
The Man in the Corner -- Eric Shapiro
Disposal of the Body -- Marion Pitman
The Smell of Fear -- Bev Vincent
Feed Them -- Patricia Russo
The Weight of Silence -- Scott Nicholson
Skeleton Woods -- Ramsey Campbell
Need -- Gary A. Braunbeck
The Last Few Curls of Gut Rope -- Steve Vernon
Finding Father -- Bentley Little
Empathy -- Kealan Patrick Burke
The God of Discord -- Steve Wedel
Because Afterwards, They Pull the Shades -- Clifford Brooks
The Chatterer in the Darkness -- Lee Clark Zumpe
Victrola's Way to Pay -- Athena Workman
All That's Left After the Big One Drops -- Nick Mamatas
A Ragnarok Without Gods -- Michail Velichansky

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE SIGNED AND LETTERED EDITIONS:

(November 2007)

Unfortunately, the Signed and Lettered editions of Corpse Blossoms have suffered one delay after another.

At present, we're on schedule for a mid 2008 release and we're pleased to announce that we've lined up several new original stories exclusively for these editions. We currently can't say more. When we can, you'll be the first to know.

NOTE: If you want to pre-order the Signed or Lettered Editions of Corpse Blossoms but don't want to pay now, drop us an email at admin(AT)creepinghemlock(DOT)com with the subject Corpse Reservation. We'll email you an invoice once the books are on hand.