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THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND out 12/01 | writer, reader, witch | she/her | Agent: @jilliganjonze

14 books
Book Cover for: Black Chaos II: More Tales of the Zombie, Jason Ridler

Black Chaos II: More Tales of the Zombie

Jason Ridler
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

...writing passion, and who keeps me, and my writing, going, still." Steven has been published in @SpaceandTimeMag, Black Chaos II: More Tales of the Zombie, On The Premises, Over My Dead Body!, & other places. Heโ€™s been writing since he was 7. His 1st published piece... 6/8

Paperback, 2015

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Reluctant Immortals, Gwendolyn Kiste

Reluctant Immortals

Gwendolyn Kiste
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

Please check out my review of the amazing @GwendolynKiste's transcendent novel, Reluctant Immortals, over at Meghan's House of Books!!! https://t.co/iwAikcCyUR

Paperback, 2022

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Reef Road, Deborah Goodrich Royce

Reef Road

Deborah Goodrich Royce
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

Congratulations to @royce_deborah on the publication of her new thriller! Kirkus Reviews gave Reef Road a starred review and called it โ€œa truly absorbing mystery by a writer at the top of her game." Publishers Weekly deems it โ€œan expertly paced thrill ride." Brava Deborah! https://t.co/veDrCoSohg

Hardcover, 2023

$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: To Be Devoured, Sara Tantlinger

To Be Devoured

Sara Tantlinger
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

My blurb for this fantastic novella: "Sara Tantlinger's 'To Be Devoured' capitalizes on our macabre preoccupation with the uglier side of nature, with love that topples into obsession, and with madness that is strangely beautiful in its barbarity... https://t.co/kEeNnjR4Vg

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Book Cover for: The Body, Stephen King

The Body

Stephen King
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

...โ€œThe void left by an emptying of hope.โ€ Gene Flynn proffers that โ€œThe Scariest Storyโ€ calls to mind Stephen Kingโ€™s โ€œThe Bodyโ€ in its tale of four young men and a ritual that gives their stalled lives meaning, and Josh himself states that, while โ€œThe Scariest Storyโ€ is only...

Paperback, 2018

$14.00Member price:$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dracula: Edited, Bram Stoker

Dracula: Edited

Bram Stoker
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

โ€œThrough the Looking Glass and Straight into Hellโ€ (Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror, edited by the wonderful @matthews_mark of @WickedRunPress) is a Bram Stoker Awardsยฎ nominee for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction. Iโ€™m astounded, honored, humbled, and overjoyed. https://t.co/gFeJYWN9MY

Paperback, 2016

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lullabies For Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror, Caroline Kepnes

Lullabies For Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror

Caroline Kepnes
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

โ€œThrough the Looking Glass and Straight into Hellโ€ (Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror, edited by the wonderful @matthews_mark of @WickedRunPress) is a Bram Stoker Awardsยฎ nominee for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction. Iโ€™m astounded, honored, humbled, and overjoyed. https://t.co/gFeJYWN9MY

Paperback, 2020

$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Gothic Literature and History of New England: Secrets of the Restless Dead, Faye Ringel

The Gothic Literature and History of New England: Secrets of the Restless Dead

Faye Ringel
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

...Supernatural (E. Mellen, 1995) & The Gothic Literature and History of New England: Secrets of the Restless Dead, Anthem Press (2022), International Gothic series. She contributed chapters to The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic (Weinstock, ed. 2017) &to A Companion...5/8

Paperback, 2022

$24.95Member price:$24.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: We Are Providence: Tales of Horror from the Ocean State, Jason Parent

We Are Providence: Tales of Horror from the Ocean State

Jason Parent
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

The final day of the "We Are Providence: Tales of Horror from the Ocean State" feature is @AronHorror with "The Salt Man of South Kingstown"!!! In her introduction, Faye Ringel writes that Aron's story "enacts the emblematic folk horror plot of the outsider confronting a... 1/6 https://t.co/dhQBqinSfO

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Book Cover for: The Daughters of Block Island, Christa Carmen

The Daughters of Block Island

Christa Carmen
Christa Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎChrista Carmen ๐ŸŒ’๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿ”ฎ

I'm told that next week I'll be able to reveal the cover for The Daughters of Block Island. To say I'm excited for this 1st step toward my debut novel's release is a MASSIVE understatement. In preparation, here's a little sneak peek at some of the book's real-life inspiration.1/6 https://t.co/7wSzcVfSib

Paperback, 2023

$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book