Crystal Lake
@crystallake.bsky.social
Award-winning publishing company weaving narratives across Horror & Dark Fiction books, comic books, games, podcasts, magazines, and author coaching.
Ghostland will ship within the next few months. You can still order through the Kickstarter page if you haven't already: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
This is our first boardgame, and with your support we'll be able to do a print run of over 1,000 copies before moving on to our next project.
This is our first boardgame, and with your support we'll be able to do a print run of over 1,000 copies before moving on to our next project.
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Ghostland will ship within the next few months. You can still order through the Kickstarter page if you haven't already: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
This is our first boardgame, and with your support we'll be able to do a print run of over 1,000 copies before moving on to our next project.
This is our first boardgame, and with your support we'll be able to do a print run of over 1,000 copies before moving on to our next project.
The pre-order for A.I. APOCALYPSE by Robert W. Bly is now live: getbook.at/AIApocalypse (non-fiction)
Essential reading for fans of science fiction, scholars of speculative media, and anyone interested in the cultural and ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence.
Pre-order Today!
Essential reading for fans of science fiction, scholars of speculative media, and anyone interested in the cultural and ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence.
Pre-order Today!
January 20, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The pre-order for A.I. APOCALYPSE by Robert W. Bly is now live: getbook.at/AIApocalypse (non-fiction)
Essential reading for fans of science fiction, scholars of speculative media, and anyone interested in the cultural and ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence.
Pre-order Today!
Essential reading for fans of science fiction, scholars of speculative media, and anyone interested in the cultural and ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence.
Pre-order Today!
We’re excited to announce that Werner Schmidt has signed with Crystal Cove! His YA novel, Chelsea Glitter and The Graveyard on the Hill, will be published in June 2026—a luminous and heartfelt story—intertwining magical realism, horror, and fantasy—that promises to captivate readers of all ages.
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
We’re excited to announce that Werner Schmidt has signed with Crystal Cove! His YA novel, Chelsea Glitter and The Graveyard on the Hill, will be published in June 2026—a luminous and heartfelt story—intertwining magical realism, horror, and fantasy—that promises to captivate readers of all ages.
Join thousands of readers discovering new worlds of terror, wonder, and suspense: getbook.at/CLPAmazon
You can also sign up for our reader newsletter: eepurl.com/xfuKP
Or our author newsletter: eepurl.com/cv0oYz
You can also sign up for our reader newsletter: eepurl.com/xfuKP
Or our author newsletter: eepurl.com/cv0oYz
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Join thousands of readers discovering new worlds of terror, wonder, and suspense: getbook.at/CLPAmazon
You can also sign up for our reader newsletter: eepurl.com/xfuKP
Or our author newsletter: eepurl.com/cv0oYz
You can also sign up for our reader newsletter: eepurl.com/xfuKP
Or our author newsletter: eepurl.com/cv0oYz
Coming this Friday! Can't wait.
When high school English teacher Elena Vera begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and recurring nightmares of a demonic elderly woman, she fears she's losing her grip on reality.
When high school English teacher Elena Vera begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and recurring nightmares of a demonic elderly woman, she fears she's losing her grip on reality.
January 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Coming this Friday! Can't wait.
When high school English teacher Elena Vera begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and recurring nightmares of a demonic elderly woman, she fears she's losing her grip on reality.
When high school English teacher Elena Vera begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and recurring nightmares of a demonic elderly woman, she fears she's losing her grip on reality.
Interview with John Ward, the author of today's A BLACKENED HEART, A BLACKENED SOUL book release: youtu.be/e_9RljqnMVU
John Ward on A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul | Launch Day Interview
YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink
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January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Interview with John Ward, the author of today's A BLACKENED HEART, A BLACKENED SOUL book release: youtu.be/e_9RljqnMVU
Reposted by Crystal Lake
Happy Launch Day to John Ward and A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul.
Happy book launch day to John Ward!
Out now on Kindle, KU, and paperback.
Out now on Kindle, KU, and paperback.
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Happy Launch Day to John Ward and A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul.
Number 1 Hot New Release in American Horror as well as Psychological Horror! Out today. ;-)
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Number 1 Hot New Release in American Horror as well as Psychological Horror! Out today. ;-)
Happy book launch day to John Ward!
Out now on Kindle, KU, and paperback.
Out now on Kindle, KU, and paperback.
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Happy book launch day to John Ward!
Out now on Kindle, KU, and paperback.
Out now on Kindle, KU, and paperback.
Congrats, John Ward! And what awesome company you keep - Aron Beauregard & Nick Roberts!
A BLACKENED HEART, A BLACKENED SOUL releases tomorrow. Paperback out early!
A BLACKENED HEART, A BLACKENED SOUL releases tomorrow. Paperback out early!
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Congrats, John Ward! And what awesome company you keep - Aron Beauregard & Nick Roberts!
A BLACKENED HEART, A BLACKENED SOUL releases tomorrow. Paperback out early!
A BLACKENED HEART, A BLACKENED SOUL releases tomorrow. Paperback out early!
Chance Fortune is an American horror and dark fantasy author originally from Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
His newest novel, Mercury 66 is a Gothic Weird Western which follows a group of strangers as they board the midnight train bound for New York City.
Mercury 66 will be released in 2027.
His newest novel, Mercury 66 is a Gothic Weird Western which follows a group of strangers as they board the midnight train bound for New York City.
Mercury 66 will be released in 2027.
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Chance Fortune is an American horror and dark fantasy author originally from Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
His newest novel, Mercury 66 is a Gothic Weird Western which follows a group of strangers as they board the midnight train bound for New York City.
Mercury 66 will be released in 2027.
His newest novel, Mercury 66 is a Gothic Weird Western which follows a group of strangers as they board the midnight train bound for New York City.
Mercury 66 will be released in 2027.
It's time to reveal the cover for Then We'll Be Safe by Jes Hart Stone (Jessica Stone), which will be released on March 27th by Crystal Lake Publishing.
Cover art by Melanie Cool.
Cover art by Melanie Cool.
January 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
It's time to reveal the cover for Then We'll Be Safe by Jes Hart Stone (Jessica Stone), which will be released on March 27th by Crystal Lake Publishing.
Cover art by Melanie Cool.
Cover art by Melanie Cool.
A new year doesn’t demand a new version of you. It asks for a more consistent one.
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You don’t need endless motivation.
You don’t need to know how the whole year will unfold.
You just need to show up today.
And remember, you’re not the only one going through this.
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You don’t need endless motivation.
You don’t need to know how the whole year will unfold.
You just need to show up today.
And remember, you’re not the only one going through this.
January 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A new year doesn’t demand a new version of you. It asks for a more consistent one.
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You don’t need endless motivation.
You don’t need to know how the whole year will unfold.
You just need to show up today.
And remember, you’re not the only one going through this.
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You don’t need endless motivation.
You don’t need to know how the whole year will unfold.
You just need to show up today.
And remember, you’re not the only one going through this.
It's almost here! Out this Friday from John Ward: geni.us/BlackenedHeart
Evil walks among us. It watches. It waits.
Evil walks among us. It watches. It waits.
January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It's almost here! Out this Friday from John Ward: geni.us/BlackenedHeart
Evil walks among us. It watches. It waits.
Evil walks among us. It watches. It waits.
Cover Reveal for Staci Layne Wilson's MURDER IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS, which will be out this coming June from Crystal Lake Publishing.
Cover art by Gabriella Regina.
Cover art by Gabriella Regina.
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Cover Reveal for Staci Layne Wilson's MURDER IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS, which will be out this coming June from Crystal Lake Publishing.
Cover art by Gabriella Regina.
Cover art by Gabriella Regina.
Reposted by Crystal Lake
Things have been so hectic lately, I haven't had a chance to share that my Ciguapa story "No One Remembers Him" came out recently in this awesome anthology from Sinister Smile Press and @crystallake.bsky.social!
Out now in paperback and hardcover 😁
www.crystallakepub.com/out-today-if...
Out now in paperback and hardcover 😁
www.crystallakepub.com/out-today-if...
Out Today - If I Die Before I Wake Vol.10: Tales of Cryptid Chaos - Crystal Lake
Creatures whispered about in campfire stories and buried in folklore are stepping out of the shadows—and they are hungry.
www.crystallakepub.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Things have been so hectic lately, I haven't had a chance to share that my Ciguapa story "No One Remembers Him" came out recently in this awesome anthology from Sinister Smile Press and @crystallake.bsky.social!
Out now in paperback and hardcover 😁
www.crystallakepub.com/out-today-if...
Out now in paperback and hardcover 😁
www.crystallakepub.com/out-today-if...
What an interview. Please check out my interview with Daniel Kraus, as we talk about WHALEFALL, ANGEL DOWN, THE SHAPE OF WATER, Guillermo del Toro, Night of the Living Dead, and his upcoming PARTIALLY DEVOURED. A must-watch for fans and every single author out there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuxe...
Daniel Kraus on WHALEFALL, PARTIALLY DEVOURED, ANGEL DOWN, and much more.
YouTube video by The House of Shadows & Ink
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
What an interview. Please check out my interview with Daniel Kraus, as we talk about WHALEFALL, ANGEL DOWN, THE SHAPE OF WATER, Guillermo del Toro, Night of the Living Dead, and his upcoming PARTIALLY DEVOURED. A must-watch for fans and every single author out there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuxe...
Did you know January is Gothic Reading Month?
Check it out: americangothicsociety.com/internationa...
Recommended Gothic Crystal Lake titles:
DRAAKENSKY by Paula Cappa: getbook.at/Draakensky
The Lilitu Saga by Jonathan Fortin: geni.us/LilituSaga
Check it out: americangothicsociety.com/internationa...
Recommended Gothic Crystal Lake titles:
DRAAKENSKY by Paula Cappa: getbook.at/Draakensky
The Lilitu Saga by Jonathan Fortin: geni.us/LilituSaga
January 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Did you know January is Gothic Reading Month?
Check it out: americangothicsociety.com/internationa...
Recommended Gothic Crystal Lake titles:
DRAAKENSKY by Paula Cappa: getbook.at/Draakensky
The Lilitu Saga by Jonathan Fortin: geni.us/LilituSaga
Check it out: americangothicsociety.com/internationa...
Recommended Gothic Crystal Lake titles:
DRAAKENSKY by Paula Cappa: getbook.at/Draakensky
The Lilitu Saga by Jonathan Fortin: geni.us/LilituSaga
The Origin of The Great Dick And the Dysfunctional Demon: horrortree.com/origin-of-th...
Origin of The Great Dick And the Dysfunctional Demon - The Horror Tree
horrortree.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Origin of The Great Dick And the Dysfunctional Demon: horrortree.com/origin-of-th...
The pre-order is live!
Come get yourself the third and final installment of John Durgin's The Newport Curse. Book 1 was of course THE CURSED AMONG US, followed by CONJURING THE DEMON.
You can pre-order: getbook.at/Conjuring
Sometimes, to end a curse, you have to return to where it began.
Come get yourself the third and final installment of John Durgin's The Newport Curse. Book 1 was of course THE CURSED AMONG US, followed by CONJURING THE DEMON.
You can pre-order: getbook.at/Conjuring
Sometimes, to end a curse, you have to return to where it began.
January 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The pre-order is live!
Come get yourself the third and final installment of John Durgin's The Newport Curse. Book 1 was of course THE CURSED AMONG US, followed by CONJURING THE DEMON.
You can pre-order: getbook.at/Conjuring
Sometimes, to end a curse, you have to return to where it began.
Come get yourself the third and final installment of John Durgin's The Newport Curse. Book 1 was of course THE CURSED AMONG US, followed by CONJURING THE DEMON.
You can pre-order: getbook.at/Conjuring
Sometimes, to end a curse, you have to return to where it began.
Reposted by Crystal Lake
#HorrorWritersChat and because it's the season of giving, here's a shoutout to my pal Luciano Marano who just released HUMBUG via Crystal Lake Publishing! @crystallake.bsky.social
www.crystallakepub.com/product/humb...
www.crystallakepub.com/product/humb...
Humbug by Luciano Marano - Crystal Lake
A terrifying new take on the most famous ghost story of all time. Sometimes, the ghosts of Christmas past don’t come to save you…they come to collect.
www.crystallakepub.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#HorrorWritersChat and because it's the season of giving, here's a shoutout to my pal Luciano Marano who just released HUMBUG via Crystal Lake Publishing! @crystallake.bsky.social
www.crystallakepub.com/product/humb...
www.crystallakepub.com/product/humb...
Reposted by Crystal Lake
My First book of the year is A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul by John Ward. I'm going hardcore #horror to start the year off. I received an #ARC for this. A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul is expected to be published on January 16, 2026 by @crystallake.bsky.social. #currentlyreading #booksky
January 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
My First book of the year is A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul by John Ward. I'm going hardcore #horror to start the year off. I received an #ARC for this. A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul is expected to be published on January 16, 2026 by @crystallake.bsky.social. #currentlyreading #booksky
Here are J. Brian Reed’s finalists and the order in which the stories will be posted, starting Wednesday, January 7th, on the Crystal Lake Patreon page: www.patreon.com/posts/147557...
January 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Here are J. Brian Reed’s finalists and the order in which the stories will be posted, starting Wednesday, January 7th, on the Crystal Lake Patreon page: www.patreon.com/posts/147557...
January's going to be smoking hot! Who has the guts to take on all three?
Hotel Macabre Vol.2: getbook.at/HotelMacabre2
The Haunting of Elana Vera: getbook.at/ElenaVera
A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul: geni.us/BlackenedHeart
Hotel Macabre Vol.2: getbook.at/HotelMacabre2
The Haunting of Elana Vera: getbook.at/ElenaVera
A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul: geni.us/BlackenedHeart
January 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
January's going to be smoking hot! Who has the guts to take on all three?
Hotel Macabre Vol.2: getbook.at/HotelMacabre2
The Haunting of Elana Vera: getbook.at/ElenaVera
A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul: geni.us/BlackenedHeart
Hotel Macabre Vol.2: getbook.at/HotelMacabre2
The Haunting of Elana Vera: getbook.at/ElenaVera
A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul: geni.us/BlackenedHeart