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After two elderly men tire of their homelessness in downtown Chicago 1979, they hop a train in search of work out west. But before their last stop, a traumatic event in an empty train car steers their once-hopeful journey into a path of chaos filled with deceit, murder, graverobbing, and dormant secrets.
"In THE BED MAKERS, Lutzke and Boden offer a throwback slice of Americana, a heartfelt noir crime drama in the vein of Steinbeck with a Joe Lansdale chaser. It's a story filled with quiet rage, played out beneath the darkness we see at the edges of life."
~ Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley
"Boden and Lutzke summon their inner Steinbeck in this slice of late-mid-century Americana."
~ Ronald Malfi, author of Come With Me
"Whenever Lutzke and Boden get together, I take notice. But this collaboration was an expected delight. "The Bedmakers" is an expert blend of gritty crime mystery, murder, and dark, emotional adventure. An immersive read that explores the darker facets of the human spirit."
~ Dan Padavona, author of the Wolf Lake Thriller Series
"In THE BED MAKERS, Lutzke and Boden offer a throwback slice of Americana, a heartfelt noir crime drama in the vein of Steinbeck with a Joe Lansdale chaser. It's a story filled with quiet rage, played out beneath the darkness we see at the edges of life."
~ Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley
"Boden and Lutzke summon their inner Steinbeck in this slice of late-mid-century Americana."
~ Ronald Malfi, author of Come With Me
"Whenever Lutzke and Boden get together, I take notice. But this collaboration was an expected delight. "The Bedmakers" is an expert blend of gritty crime mystery, murder, and dark, emotional adventure. An immersive read that explores the darker facets of the human spirit."
~ Dan Padavona, author of the Wolf Lake Thriller Series
A young boy runs away from his abusive home to live in the fort he's built in the middle of a Michigan cornfield. But when a cosmic discovery late one night warps reality into a mutating nightmare, it's up to loyal friends to fix what they can… and bury what they can't.
A dark coming-of-age tale that melds Color Out of Space with Stand By Me.
“With characters that feel as real as your own childhood friends, Chad Lutzke has written a dark and beautiful story. By contrasting the unknowable with the unthinkable, Lutzke spins a tragic tale that is equal parts Stand by Me and The X-Files, with the incisive character work and tension that are his trademark. Powerful and moving, this book is layered with metaphor about the ways in which abuse transforms not only the victim, but those around him. In Bruises
on a Butterfly, Chad Lutzke gives us a heartbreaking story of young friendship and loss set against a splatter painting of strange."
~Tyler Jones, author of Burn the Plans and Heavy Oceans
A dark coming-of-age tale that melds Color Out of Space with Stand By Me.
“With characters that feel as real as your own childhood friends, Chad Lutzke has written a dark and beautiful story. By contrasting the unknowable with the unthinkable, Lutzke spins a tragic tale that is equal parts Stand by Me and The X-Files, with the incisive character work and tension that are his trademark. Powerful and moving, this book is layered with metaphor about the ways in which abuse transforms not only the victim, but those around him. In Bruises
on a Butterfly, Chad Lutzke gives us a heartbreaking story of young friendship and loss set against a splatter painting of strange."
~Tyler Jones, author of Burn the Plans and Heavy Oceans
While working through his twelve-step program, eighteen-year-old Jex gets a new job and his first apartment. But staying clean and out of trouble never did come naturally. And this time trouble finds him.
What starts as a season of promiscuity ends in morbid fashion. Now it’s up to Jex to uncover who wants him dead.
Slice-of-life, coming-of-age with the bruised face of Dazed and Confused and the dark heart of River's Edge.
What starts as a season of promiscuity ends in morbid fashion. Now it’s up to Jex to uncover who wants him dead.
Slice-of-life, coming-of-age with the bruised face of Dazed and Confused and the dark heart of River's Edge.
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When Garrett Walkinshaw pays a visit to his sister, he finds her murdered— throat sliced and nipples missing, his albino niece left emotionally scarred on her bed. Determined on getting revenge, the two set out after the killer, following a bloody trail of skin-lacking bodies.
After Garrett's best friend— a recently freed slave— joins the road-trip hunt, they're forced to teach Garret' s niece the dark world of survival and assassination in the gritty, wild west, where they're met with myriad of roadblocks in the form of evil lawmen, bizarro brothers, a swamp witch, and more.
Hap & Leonard meets The Professional, chasing down Ed Gein.
"Great, face-paced weird western...Saddle up!"
~Joe R. Lansdale, author of Cold In July and the Hap & Leonard series
"...a heart-felt addition to the Weird Western genre. Though brutal and unrelenting, Lutzke's tale underscores the importance of love and friendship in an unloving and unfriendly world."
~ C.S. Humble, author of The Massacre at Yellow Hill
"This novella has Lansdalian muscles, for sure, but it is 100% Lutzke brilliance. Bask in it, I urge you."
~ John Boden, author of Jedi Summer and Spungunion
After Garrett's best friend— a recently freed slave— joins the road-trip hunt, they're forced to teach Garret' s niece the dark world of survival and assassination in the gritty, wild west, where they're met with myriad of roadblocks in the form of evil lawmen, bizarro brothers, a swamp witch, and more.
Hap & Leonard meets The Professional, chasing down Ed Gein.
"Great, face-paced weird western...Saddle up!"
~Joe R. Lansdale, author of Cold In July and the Hap & Leonard series
"...a heart-felt addition to the Weird Western genre. Though brutal and unrelenting, Lutzke's tale underscores the importance of love and friendship in an unloving and unfriendly world."
~ C.S. Humble, author of The Massacre at Yellow Hill
"This novella has Lansdalian muscles, for sure, but it is 100% Lutzke brilliance. Bask in it, I urge you."
~ John Boden, author of Jedi Summer and Spungunion
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Glover, Texas has three restaurants, two gas stations, and its very own underground crime syndicate. Other than that, the town’s about as lively as roadkill. That’s been Cake Donaldson’s experience, anyway.
Cake flips burgers at the local diner on Route 66 for the same mouths day in, day out. Life is simple. Too simple. So, when an attractive older woman shows up with a spontaneous proposition—a sex-filled road trip full of adventure—he bites the hook.
Unfortunately for him, she leaves out some details, like what’s in the trunk of her car, and just how bad her husband wants it.
A cat and mouse crime thriller that meets True Romance with The Graduate.
“Lutzke does for crime fiction what Hitchcock did for showers - ‘Three-Smile Mile’ is utterly terrifying and uniquely thrilling.”
~ Ross Jeffery Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Tome & The Devil’s Pocketbook
"Chad Lutzke channels both Don Winslow's SAVAGES and Elmore Leonard's OUT OF SIGHT with THREE-SMILE MILE...the excitement is expected, but not the emotional connection -- you can tell Lutzke is at the helm of this crime-fic beauty."
~ Aiden Merchant (author of CROSSING RED and SICKNESS IS IN SEASON)
“Chad Lutzke is a master storyteller in any genre he chooses. His newest offering is a cocktail mixed with the gritty atmosphere of Cormac McCarthy, the prose of Elmore Leonard, and a coke fueled Tarantino flick, all tied off with the signature Lutzke style which will leaving you emotionally wrecked and yet unable to look away.”
~Michael Tyree, author of Potter’s Field Blues & The Pale Horse
Cake flips burgers at the local diner on Route 66 for the same mouths day in, day out. Life is simple. Too simple. So, when an attractive older woman shows up with a spontaneous proposition—a sex-filled road trip full of adventure—he bites the hook.
Unfortunately for him, she leaves out some details, like what’s in the trunk of her car, and just how bad her husband wants it.
A cat and mouse crime thriller that meets True Romance with The Graduate.
“Lutzke does for crime fiction what Hitchcock did for showers - ‘Three-Smile Mile’ is utterly terrifying and uniquely thrilling.”
~ Ross Jeffery Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Tome & The Devil’s Pocketbook
"Chad Lutzke channels both Don Winslow's SAVAGES and Elmore Leonard's OUT OF SIGHT with THREE-SMILE MILE...the excitement is expected, but not the emotional connection -- you can tell Lutzke is at the helm of this crime-fic beauty."
~ Aiden Merchant (author of CROSSING RED and SICKNESS IS IN SEASON)
“Chad Lutzke is a master storyteller in any genre he chooses. His newest offering is a cocktail mixed with the gritty atmosphere of Cormac McCarthy, the prose of Elmore Leonard, and a coke fueled Tarantino flick, all tied off with the signature Lutzke style which will leaving you emotionally wrecked and yet unable to look away.”
~Michael Tyree, author of Potter’s Field Blues & The Pale Horse
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In his third short story collection, Lutzke offers yet another blender-tossed concoction of fiction colored dark. Fourteen tales covering a multitude of subgenres, including: psychological, crime, extreme, human horrors, bizarre, coming-of-age, and humor.
"SPINAL REMAINS is the perfect illustration of why collections are so important. If you think you know Chad Lutzke, travel down these paths that take you far from expectations. At turns nostalgic, horrifying and downright disgusting, but always intensely human and gorgeously written. My favorite Lutzke so far."
~ Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads and Below
"Spinal Remains is the only collection you need to read this year! Living is horror, and no one taps into the marrow of broken hearts, souls and minds better than Chad Lutzke."
~ Hunter Shea, author of Misfits and To The Devil, A Cryptid
"SPINAL REMAINS is the perfect illustration of why collections are so important. If you think you know Chad Lutzke, travel down these paths that take you far from expectations. At turns nostalgic, horrifying and downright disgusting, but always intensely human and gorgeously written. My favorite Lutzke so far."
~ Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads and Below
"Spinal Remains is the only collection you need to read this year! Living is horror, and no one taps into the marrow of broken hearts, souls and minds better than Chad Lutzke."
~ Hunter Shea, author of Misfits and To The Devil, A Cryptid
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When a pair of collaborating authors take their families on vacation to Barbados, their plans turn sour when they find themselves in the midst of quasi-primitive cannibals. As tensions rise and secrets are revealed, survival isn't the only challenge they face.
"...a frenetic story of hope, butchery, survival and the horrors of man - written by one of the finest minds working in indie horror today."
~ Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Tome, Juniper, and Only the Stains Remain
"...a frenetic story of hope, butchery, survival and the horrors of man - written by one of the finest minds working in indie horror today."
~ Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Tome, Juniper, and Only the Stains Remain
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Denny is a 12-year-old neglected boy who's been studying all year for the upcoming spelling bee. But when his alcoholic mother dies in her sleep, he suddenly faces foster care. To ensure he still competes in the school event, he hides his mother's death for one week so he can have a chance at something he so desperately needs. Something to be proud of. Something his dad would have been proud of. A win. A tragic coming-of-age tale of horror and drama in the setting of a hot New Orleans summer.
"Original, touching coming of age."
~ Jack Ketchum, author of The Girl Next Door
“…a cracking coming-of-age story and a gut punch of emotional horror. I cheered when I read the final sentence.”
~ Richard Chizmar, author of Chasing the Boogeyman and co-author of Gwendy's Button Box
"Original, touching coming of age."
~ Jack Ketchum, author of The Girl Next Door
“…a cracking coming-of-age story and a gut punch of emotional horror. I cheered when I read the final sentence.”
~ Richard Chizmar, author of Chasing the Boogeyman and co-author of Gwendy's Button Box
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An elderly funeral home worker, struggling with the loss of his wife, finds an unnatural attraction to a corpse at work resembling his late bride in her younger years.A story of desperation, loneliness, and letting go.
"A haunting tale of a man come undone by grief. Lutzke has a keen grasp of the dark psychological elements of bereavement." OR "'Six Feet Under' without the magical realism, 'Stirring the Sheets' is a mesmerizing and believable tale of lost love and a broken protagonist."
~ Duncan Ralston, author of Woom and the Ghostland series
"STIRRING THE SHEETS is a bittersweet meditation on grief, loss, and mortality. Chad Lutzke's prose sings in this somber tale."
~ Todd Keisling, author of Devil's Creek
"A haunting tale of a man come undone by grief. Lutzke has a keen grasp of the dark psychological elements of bereavement." OR "'Six Feet Under' without the magical realism, 'Stirring the Sheets' is a mesmerizing and believable tale of lost love and a broken protagonist."
~ Duncan Ralston, author of Woom and the Ghostland series
"STIRRING THE SHEETS is a bittersweet meditation on grief, loss, and mortality. Chad Lutzke's prose sings in this somber tale."
~ Todd Keisling, author of Devil's Creek
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After an encounter with a homeless man, a high school graduate becomes obsessed with the idea of doing heroin, challenging himself to try it just once. A bleak tale of addiction, delusion, and flowers.
"Bleak as hell and honestly horrific."
~ John Boden, author of Jedi Summer
"Wallflower injects you with the message: You don't understand the itch, until you start to scratch."
~ Mark Matthews, author of Milk Blood & The Hobgoblin of Little Minds
"Bleak as hell and honestly horrific."
~ John Boden, author of Jedi Summer
"Wallflower injects you with the message: You don't understand the itch, until you start to scratch."
~ Mark Matthews, author of Milk Blood & The Hobgoblin of Little Minds
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"My name is Levi. I’m 16. I’ve got a skull for a face. And here's how shit went down."
Having never been outside the walls of Gramm Jones Foster Care Facility, sixteen-year-old Levi leaves in the middle of the night with an empty backpack and a newfound lust for life. A journey that leads him into the arms of delusional newlyweds, drunkards, polygamists, the dangerous, and the batshit crazy. His destination? Hermosa Beach, California where he's told there is another like him, with the face of a skull.
A coming-of-age road trip filled with surreal Lynch-ian encounters exploring the dark, the disturbing, and the lonely in a 1980s world—an epic venture for one disfigured boy struggling to find his place in the world.
"This is Huck lighting out for the territories, and kind of documenting an era for us on the way. Only--because it’s now not then--he’s got a skull face to deal with. As do we all."
~ Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians & Mongrels
Having never been outside the walls of Gramm Jones Foster Care Facility, sixteen-year-old Levi leaves in the middle of the night with an empty backpack and a newfound lust for life. A journey that leads him into the arms of delusional newlyweds, drunkards, polygamists, the dangerous, and the batshit crazy. His destination? Hermosa Beach, California where he's told there is another like him, with the face of a skull.
A coming-of-age road trip filled with surreal Lynch-ian encounters exploring the dark, the disturbing, and the lonely in a 1980s world—an epic venture for one disfigured boy struggling to find his place in the world.
"This is Huck lighting out for the territories, and kind of documenting an era for us on the way. Only--because it’s now not then--he’s got a skull face to deal with. As do we all."
~ Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians & Mongrels
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Music, beer, skateboarding, and tragedy star in this coming-of-age lesson on love and lust and the line that divides them, as 19-year-old Jex experiences a life that meets River’s Edge and Kids with Dazed & Confused––a parentless indie yarn with the dark heart Lutzke is known for.
“Eloquent, moving through teenage love and heartbreak, tying it all into music. Quite lovely.”
~ John F.D. Taff, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Fearing
“I flew through this beautifully written coming of age story. Lutzke has an uncanny ability to recall to mind all the deepest feelings of adolescence, the way they take you over at that age and threaten to drown you. His writing is evocative and heartbreaking, and the pacing is perfect.”
~ Laurel Hightower, author of Whispers in the Dark
“Eloquent, moving through teenage love and heartbreak, tying it all into music. Quite lovely.”
~ John F.D. Taff, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Fearing
“I flew through this beautifully written coming of age story. Lutzke has an uncanny ability to recall to mind all the deepest feelings of adolescence, the way they take you over at that age and threaten to drown you. His writing is evocative and heartbreaking, and the pacing is perfect.”
~ Laurel Hightower, author of Whispers in the Dark
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“Taking my mind for granted became my biggest regret.”
When 18-year-old Jex moves into a new apartment, his roommate’s descent into drugs paves the way for mental illness, while Jex deals with their sexually assertive landlady. But when her teenage son shows up, things take a very dark turn.
"...utterly brilliant."
~ Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Tome, Juniper, & Only the Stains Remain
"Nobody writes about broken people like Chad Lutzke."
~ Hunter Shea, author of Creature
When 18-year-old Jex moves into a new apartment, his roommate’s descent into drugs paves the way for mental illness, while Jex deals with their sexually assertive landlady. But when her teenage son shows up, things take a very dark turn.
"...utterly brilliant."
~ Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Tome, Juniper, & Only the Stains Remain
"Nobody writes about broken people like Chad Lutzke."
~ Hunter Shea, author of Creature
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Jinx is a record-collecting, middle-aged minimalist whose dreams of becoming a detective are waylaid by love and laziness. But when he inherits his late aunt’s rundown motel, The Neon Owl, his passion for investigative work reignites while he searches for answers as to who keeps shitting in the bushes. His findings lead to a full-blown murder mystery where he and new-found friend, Roddy, the elderly, one-legged handyman, set out to find the killer.
A crime noir-ish whodunnit rife with humor, grit, and ranch dressing.
"Terrific stuff from Chad Lutzke, who manages to take tired tropes and set them on fire with passion and originality."
~ Joe R. Lansdale, Champion Mojo Storyteller
“Once again, Lutzke shows his mastery of creating characters that live and breathe far from the page. An intoxicating blend of humor and intrigue. The only reason I paused while racing to the finale was to laugh out loud.”
~ Robert Ford, author of Burner
A crime noir-ish whodunnit rife with humor, grit, and ranch dressing.
"Terrific stuff from Chad Lutzke, who manages to take tired tropes and set them on fire with passion and originality."
~ Joe R. Lansdale, Champion Mojo Storyteller
“Once again, Lutzke shows his mastery of creating characters that live and breathe far from the page. An intoxicating blend of humor and intrigue. The only reason I paused while racing to the finale was to laugh out loud.”
~ Robert Ford, author of Burner
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The boys crept to the window and watched as Miss Maggie carried the long bundle into the barn, the weight of it stooping her aging back. Rafter lights spilled from the barn doors and Davey saw an arm fall from the canvas-wrapped parcel. He smiled.
“She got someone!”
Both children grinned and settled in their beds, eyes fixed to the ceiling.
This was family growth.
“Great! Really nicely done…It wouldn’t surprise me to see it get a little love at Stoker time.”
~ Rio Youers, author of Westlake Soul & Lola on Fire
“She got someone!”
Both children grinned and settled in their beds, eyes fixed to the ceiling.
This was family growth.
“Great! Really nicely done…It wouldn’t surprise me to see it get a little love at Stoker time.”
~ Rio Youers, author of Westlake Soul & Lola on Fire
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After being held against their will in a house used for trafficking, three girls plan their escape.
Alex: A hardened goth-punk who’s convinced she’s a vampire with a penchant for blood.
Stacia: A seventeen-year-old raised by an alcoholic mother, her fellow captives the only family she’s ever truly had.
Kammie: The youngest of the three—a mute who finds solace in a houseplant.
But does life outside the house offer the freedom they’d envisioned? Or is it too late, the scars too deep?
A coming-of-age tale of revenge and survival that explores a friendship and the desperate measures taken to ensure they stay united, held together by the scars that bind them.
“A harrowing tale of abuse, violence, and the redemptive power of love."
~ Tim Waggoner, author of The Forever House
"Lutzke's The Pale White is anything but white. It's black and blue like a bruise and the deep red of arterial blood. This is a short, brutal, heartbreaking tale of abuse, hunger, strength, and survival that reeks of bodily fluids and desperation. It will hit you hard...and you will hold your breath and enjoy the pain."
~ Gabino Iglesias, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Coyote Songs & Zero Saints
Alex: A hardened goth-punk who’s convinced she’s a vampire with a penchant for blood.
Stacia: A seventeen-year-old raised by an alcoholic mother, her fellow captives the only family she’s ever truly had.
Kammie: The youngest of the three—a mute who finds solace in a houseplant.
But does life outside the house offer the freedom they’d envisioned? Or is it too late, the scars too deep?
A coming-of-age tale of revenge and survival that explores a friendship and the desperate measures taken to ensure they stay united, held together by the scars that bind them.
“A harrowing tale of abuse, violence, and the redemptive power of love."
~ Tim Waggoner, author of The Forever House
"Lutzke's The Pale White is anything but white. It's black and blue like a bruise and the deep red of arterial blood. This is a short, brutal, heartbreaking tale of abuse, hunger, strength, and survival that reeks of bodily fluids and desperation. It will hit you hard...and you will hold your breath and enjoy the pain."
~ Gabino Iglesias, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Coyote Songs & Zero Saints
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For some kids, Long Lake, Georgia is home. But for fourteen-year-old Baker Gray, it’s just another stop, another town in another state. Because of his mother’s nomadic lifestyle, he’s never had a best friend, never kissed a girl, and he’s certainly never met anyone like Cassandra Larsson—the enigmatic, older girl whose idea of fun blurs the line between right and wrong.Being hopelessly led by emotions he’s never felt, Baker finds himself plodding along dark paths paved by the girl he thinks he may love—a road to self-destruction, where vigilante justice is encouraged and bloodshed is an art form.
"I devoured this story. There was this overarching urgency for me to find out how everything played out. As soon as I was finished--I knew I was holding something special in my hands."
~ Mother Horror, Sadie Hartmann
"I devoured this story. There was this overarching urgency for me to find out how everything played out. As soon as I was finished--I knew I was holding something special in my hands."
~ Mother Horror, Sadie Hartmann
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Last year, Brielyn led a normal life in Los Angeles as a tattoo artist. Now, thanks to her estranged father, she’s a vampire with a lust for blood. With no one to mentor her, she stumbles through this new way of life, trying desperately to follow a moral compass that has her snacking on society’s dregs only.Thankfully, her best friend Jared, a defense attorney, points her toward potential meals. But when the two disagree on her next victim, it’s up to Brielyn to find out if the target is deserving.
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The author of Stirring the Sheets and Of Foster Homes & Flies explores both the dark and humorous in twelve never-before-published stories that ask questions like: What’s that poking up from the lake? Are we on drugs? Where’s the body? What does human taste like? Why isn't Grandpa moving? Where are the maggots coming from? And more…
The One Who Took
A Stranger Dream
The Secret
What I Wouldn’t Give
Reaching People
Spicy Constellation
Chocolate-Milk Mistake
Four-Finger Discount
When It Rains…
A Weekend Tradition
TV Casualty
Catch Him
The One Who Took
A Stranger Dream
The Secret
What I Wouldn’t Give
Reaching People
Spicy Constellation
Chocolate-Milk Mistake
Four-Finger Discount
When It Rains…
A Weekend Tradition
TV Casualty
Catch Him
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Completely revised and expanded with 4 extra stories. As beautiful as the night can be, it often plays a role in something more foreboding, supplying the catalyst for things both terrifying and imaginative. Utilizing this hallowed time of day, author Chad Lutzke offers twenty-three short stories, with creature features, sleep deprivation, hiding the undead, revenge, cannibalism, morbid habits, and executions of karma being just a handful of the themes covered in this book. Read on and discover what the mind produces when using the night as a catalyst.
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Upcoming Work:
Published:
- Short story in unannounced anthology (2024)
- Short story in unannounced anthology (2025)
Published:
- Spanish translation of my story "Punk Rock Reanimator" in Curandero Zine issue #3
- Czechoslovakian translation of THE PALE WHITE through Golden Dog
- "Enough and Then Some" in To Hell and Back published by Hellbound Books
- The Bedmakers (written with John Boden)
- "Closure on a Bed of Nails" in Shallow Waters paperback edition published by Crystal Lake Publishing
- My article on choosing a publisher featured in Inside the Indie Horror World through KJK Publishing
- Bruises on a Butterfly through Cemetery Dance
- "3:00 Meating" published in Morbidologies by Bleeding Edge Books
- Broad Street Bastard (coming-of-age/slice-of-life) published by Static Age Books
- Nonfiction article for Inside the Indie World published by KJK publishing
- How the Skin Sheds (a splatter western) published by Death's Head Press
- Three-Smile Mile (a cat-and-mouse crime-thriller) published by Static Age Books
- Human Monsters anthology published by Dark Matter, featuring my story "Grave Bait"
- "Corkscrew" published by Cemetery Gates Media in Campfire Macabre 2
- "Voodoo Higgies" in Brigids Gate Press anthology Blood in the Soil, Terror on the Wind
- Wormwood re-release with brand new cover through Crossroad Press
- Wounds to Wishes (a 3-author novella collection with John Boden and Robert Ford), through Crystal Lake Publishing featuring my novella "The Strangest Twist Upon Her Lips"
- Spinal Remains (short-story collection) published by Cemetery Gates Media
- Spanish translation of Of Foster Homes and Flies published by Dilatando Mentes Editorial
- Cannibal Creator published by Static Age Books
- Midnight Beyond the Stars anthology Silver Shamrock Publishing featuring my story "Skin-Wrapped Gift"
- Liminal Spaces anthology through Cemetery Gates Media featuring my story "Womb with a View"
- Slow Burn on Riverside published by Static Age Books
- "Sweet Revenge" in the Paranormal Contact anthology published by Cemetery Gates Media
- "Making a Believer" in the Campfire Macabre anthology published by Cemetery Gates Media
- "Cherry Red" in the Chew On This anthology published by Blood Bound Books
- Bloodletter: The Hemato Pages Book 1 (written as C.E. Lutzke)
- Wormwood written with Tim Meyer , published by Silver Shamrock
- "Boy's Don't Cry" in One of Us - A Tribute to Frank Michaels Errington Tribute published by Bloodshot Books
- "Here in this Place Is a Means to an End" in Places We Fear to Tread published by Cemetery Gates Media
- Survive With Me featuring my story "Culling the Pigs" published by Alien Agenda Publishing
- "What I Wouldn't Give" published in Silver Shamrock's Midnight in the Pentagram
- The Neon Owl: When the Shit Hits the Van published by Static Age Books
- Russian translation of Of Foster Homes & Flies published by Poltergeist Press
- Arabic translation of Of Foster Homes & Flies published by Dar Dawen
- The Horror Writer: A Study of Craft and Identity in the Horror Genre edited by Joe Mynhardt and published by Hellbound Books featuring my essay "Connecting to Your Audience Through Fear."
- Harrowing Horrors II: Shades of the Abyss published by The Deep End featuring my story "Splitting Pairs"
- 100 Word Horror book 4 published by KJK publishing featuring my 100-word story "Shingles on a Graham-Cracker Roof"
- Midnight in the Graveyard published by Silver Shamrock featuring my story "Tug 'O War"
- Of Foster Homes and Flies hardcover published by Poltergeist Press (out of print)
- The Pale White - my female-centric coming-of-age novella published by Crystal Lake Publishing
- Dark Tides charity anthology published by Gestalt Media featuring my story "Cycles."
- 100 Word Horrors Book 3 published by KJK Publishing featuring my story "Nothing"
- In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night published by Corpus Press featuring my story "He Wears the Lake"
- Shallow Waters Vol. 2 a flash fiction anthology published by Crystal Lake Publishing featuring "Hourglass" written with John Boden
- Night as a Catalyst Revised & Expanded edition (all revised with 4 extra stories)
- The Horror Collection: Purple Edition published by KJK Publishing, featuring my story "Deprivation"
- Shallow Waters Vol. 1 a flash fiction anthology featuring my story "Closure on a Bed of Nails" published by Crystal Lake Publishing
- Spicy Constellation & Other Recipes (short story collection)
- Pulp Horror Book of Phobias published by Lycan Valley Press featuring my story "Passing Judgment."
- Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 4 published by Red Room Press featuring "Vigil."
- 100-Word Horrors Part 2 - featuring my stories "Maple Syrup Muse" and "Out of Tune"
- The Same Deep Water as You published by Static Age books. Coming of Age tragic romance with beer, skateboarding & music
- Splatterpunk Forever published by Splatterpunk Zine featuring my story "Guinea Pig Blues."
- Out Behind the Barn co-written with John Boden and published by Shadow Work Publishing
- Skullface Boy published by Static Age books. Coming-of-age weird fiction road trip.
- Doorbells at Dusk published by Corpus Press featuring my story "Vigil."
- Death's Garden published by Lycan Valley Press, featuring my poem (yes, poem) "Nursery."
- Stirring the Sheets, my brand new novella published by Bloodshot Books.. Rights reverted back to me winter 2020.
- C.H.U.D. Lives! A Tribute Anthology published by Crystal Lake Publishing, featuring my story "Step Ate."
- Mystery Weekly Magazine issue #30 February 2018, featuring my story "I Gave Them the Finger."
- 100 Word Horrors: Anthology of Horror Drabbles, featuring my story "Sugar & Spice."
- VS: X - US vs. UK Extreme Horror anthology published by Shadow Work Publishing, featuring my story "A Season for Pruning."
- The Big Book of Bootleg Horror Vol. 3: By Invitation Only published by Hellbound Books featuring my story "They Die Easy."
- Year's Best Transhuman SF 2017 anthology published by Gehenna & Hinnom featuring my story "Crowding Up a Human Face."
- Below the Stairs: Tales from the Cellar featuring my story "Breeding Black."
- Double Barrel Horror Vol. 2 compiled version with other DBH authors
- Double Barrel Horror by Pint Bottle Press - Two short stories: "Punk Rock Re-Animator" & "Holes"
- Dark Designs: Tales of Mad Science by Shadow Work Publishing featuring my story "Discerning the Adversary."
- Wallflower - another dark coming-of-age novella...addiction, delusion, and flowers!
- American Demon Hunters: Battle Creek, MI. My novella set in author J. Thorn's demon hunter world.
- Car Nex: From Hell they Came - My contribution to Terry M. West's Car Nex world
- Of Foster Homes and Flies - a dark coming-of-age novella
- 47 - 16 - Short Fiction and Poetry Inspired by David Bowie (volume II) - featuring my story "Loon Age Daydream" (all profits toward cancer research)
- A piece of microfiction about spider romance over at Betty Rocksteady's site.
- My story "Taming the Tongue" in Great British Horror's "What Goes Around..." anthology
- Bumps in the Road - horror anthology published by Black Bed Sheet Books, compiled and edited by yours truly, also features my story "Deprivation."
- Straight to Video III: Conquest of the Planet of the Tapes - The final book in the trilogy edited by Kent Hill featuring my story "Drive-In Daze."
- Straight to Video II: The Sequel - An anthology with the B-movie in mind, full of tales of the bizarre, weird, and straight up awkward featuring my story "Trash Baby Godfather."
- Toys in the Attic: A Collection of Evil Playthings - A jam-packed anthology featuring my story "Calm Before the Storm."
- Tug 'O War - Took 1st place in The Cult of Me October short fiction contest
- The Him Deep Down (my collaboration with Terry M. West) also available as an audio book here.
- Shadows & Light #5 (Collecting Cats)
- Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #280 #281
- Rue Morgue magazine #158
- Devolution Z Magazine Vol. 3 - The Transmogrification of Christopher Edwards (collaboration with Ian Bush)
- Death Dealers: Aid from the Elderly. Double Feature Collection III (out of print).
- Night as a Catalyst - My 18-story anthology is now available! Also available as an audio book here.
- Little Ones of Wood & Hair. Double Feature Collection II (out of print).
- Two Before Dawn. "Double Feature Collection I." (out of print).
- One for the Road - A family zombie short story available on Amazon.
- A Merry Scary Christmas anthology featuring my story "The Cross Examining," can be purchased for your Kindle-friendly device as well as print versions through my Amazon author page.
- Shadows & Light #3, featuring my story "One for the Road," where it was originally published. This be purchased both in print and Kindle-friendly versions.
- Shadows & Light #4, featuring my story "Self-Immolation," where it was originally published.
- You can read the piece of micro fiction I wrote called "Surprise!" here. It was published by Hellnotes as part of "Horror in A Hundred."
- Read my contest-winning entry "The Damned Thing" here. This is also featured in Two Before Dawn.