<![CDATA[Dark Peninsula Press - News]]>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:26:16 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror is now available through Amazon!]]>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/negative-space-2-a-return-to-survival-horror-is-now-available-through-amazonReturn to the world of survival horror...

A group of survivors trapped in a bar must fight against the most abundant resource on the planet. A young woman survives a vicious bear attack while camping, but soon realizes the bear holds an uncanny resemblance to something from her dark past. Three sales reps driving home from a tool expo find themselves in a desperate battle for survival against a demonic entity—armed with nothing but a trunk full of malfunctioning power tools.

And many more stories...

Featuring works by: Richard Beauchamp, Benjamin DeHaan, Eric J. Guignard, Brad Kelechava, Kristin Kirby, Stephen Kozeniewski, Ashley Lezak, M.J. Mars, Scott McCloskey, Scotty Milder, S.R. Miller, J.W. Schnarr, Xariffa Suarez, and Rosemary Thorne. Compiled and edited by Aric Sundquist. Cover artwork by Mikio Murakami.

Purchase a copy HERE:
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]]><![CDATA[Cover reveal for After Tomorrow: The Cellar Door Issue #4! Submissions open July 1 - 31, 2023.]]>Mon, 29 May 2023 03:25:36 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/cover-reveal-for-after-tomorrow-the-cellar-door-issue-4-submissions-open-july-1-31-2023
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]]><![CDATA[Forbidden Magic: The Cellar Door Issue #2 is now available on Amazon!]]>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/forbidden-magic-now-available-on-amazonPurchase a copy HERE:

Forbidden Magic is the second issue of The Cellar Door anthology series from Dark Peninsula Press. Featuring ten stories of dark fiction exploring themes of black magic, voodoo, and witchcraft.

With stories by: Patrick Barb, Michael Harris Cohen, Serena Jayne, Ryan Marie Ketterer, Gwendolyn Kiste, Lynne M. MacLean, Ville Meriläinen, Scotty Milder, Jaye Nasir, and Michelle Tang. Compiled and edited by Aric Sundquist. Cover artwork by Mikio Murakami.

Embrace the dark, and join the coven...
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]]><![CDATA[Cover Reveal for Marshland Horrors! With featured author Scotty Milder!]]>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:39:35 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/cover-reveal-for-marshland-horrors-with-featured-author-scotty-milder
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]]><![CDATA[Best Horror Stories of the Year Recommended Reading List!]]>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:10:33 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/best-horror-stories-of-the-year-recommended-reading-listIt looks like five stories from VIOLENT VIXENS made it onto Ellen Datlow's Best Horror of the Year Recommended Reading List. That's 1/3 of the entire anthology!

The authors/stories listed are:
Matt Neil Hill, "The Parts That Hurt Me the Most"
Gwendolyn Kiste, "Sister Glitter Blood"
Sarah Read, "Blood Bon Secours”
Buck Weiss, "The Dressmaker”
Mark Wheaton, "Killer of Hogs”

A huge congrats to all the authors! Check out the full list here: https://ellendatlow.com/category/news/
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]]><![CDATA[First review for Woodland Terrors is now out! A wonderful 5-star review from Erica Robyn!]]>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:29:25 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/first-review-for-woodland-terrors-is-now-out-a-wonderful-5-star-review-from-erica-robyn
This collection has an awesome range from the bizarre, to spooky paranormal, and even to heartbreak horror, plus so much more!

As for the stories, my gosh what a collection! The first sentence or two will suck you right into the story. With each new beginning, I would read the first short bit and say, “another one!” It’s like it was written in the guidelines that the first two sentences must draw readers right in!

Between stories, if I had to put the book down to go do something else, I had to force myself not to read the opening of the next story, just knowing there would be no putting it down after that!

Read her entire review HERE:
]]><![CDATA[Woodland Terrors is now available from Amazon!]]>Sun, 02 Oct 2022 01:51:30 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/woodland-terrors-is-now-available-from-amazonPurchase a copy HERE:

Woodland Terrors is the premiere issue of The Cellar Door anthology series from Dark Peninsula Press. Featuring nine stories of dark fiction centered on the theme of forests and nature.

With stories by: Daniel Barnett, Douglas Ford, Amelia Gorman, Scott Paul Hallam, Ai Jiang, Scotty Milder, SR Miller, Maggie Slater, and Mark Wheaton. Compiled and edited by Aric Sundquist. Cover artwork by Mikio Murakami.

Fear the woods, and embrace the terror...
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]]><![CDATA[Violent Vixens mentioned on Bloody Good Reads.]]>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:14:21 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/violent-vixens-mentioned-on-bloody-good-readsA huge thank you to Rebecca Rowland for her shout out to Violent Vixens in episode #63 of Bloody Good Reads! Check out the interview by clicking on the image below.
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]]><![CDATA[Table of contents announced for Dark Highways!]]>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:42:07 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/table-of-contents-announced-for-dark-highwaysA big thank you to everyone who submitted a story to Dark Highways! This was a very interesting submission theme, and I received a ton of outstanding stories. There were 220 submissions total, featuring plenty of highway-themed mischief, ghostly hitchhikers, marauding serial killers, possessed vehicles, and mutant babies preying on hitchhikers. The stories were a joy to read!

Those stories/authors are:

"S.A.L.E." by Darren Todd
"The Field Trip" by Matt Neil Hill
"Riders on the Storm" by Charlotte Vale
"Last Frequency" by Mary Rajotte
"Unwanted" by SR Miller
"Twelve Miles. Two Hours." by Scotty Milder
"Lights Out, Everything Off" by Christi Nogle
"Purgatory's Paradise" by Scott McCloskey
"Master of the House" by Mark Wheaton
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]]><![CDATA[Table of contents announced for Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror!]]>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:15:40 GMThttps://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/news/submissions-are-now-over-for-negative-space-2-toc-announcedA huge thank you to everyone who submitted a story to Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror! It was an honor to read through so many wonderful stories! I received 125 submissions this time around, which brings the total number of stories to around 220. Not bad for a little micro press.

So without further adieu... the new authors are: Ashley Lezak, Scott McCloskey, Xariffa Suarez, Brad Kelechava, Rosemary Thorne, and returning authors Richard Beauchamp and MJ Mars!

Here is the full TOC:

“Dominion from the Deep” by Benjamin DeHaan
“The Place Where Sunflowers Grow” by JW Schnarr
“The Bird is the Werd” by Xariffa Suarez
“Meat” by Kristin Kirby
“Eight Glasses” by Scott McCloskey
“Your Memories of Mine” by Brad Kelechava
“Derelictus” by Stephen Kozeniewski
“Sap” by SR Miller
“Brown Bear, Brown Bear” by Scotty Milder
“Adrift” by Ashley Lezak
“Badlands” by Richard Beauchamp
“Portrait of Dad With Cuts and Holes” by Rosemary Thorne
“The Night Before Midnight, off Arkansas River Trail” by Eric J. Guignard
“Monastery Blood Moon” by MJ Mars

As of this posting, all responses have been sent out and all contracts have been signed. If you submitted a story and haven't heard back, please contact me personally through the CONTACT section of the Dark Peninsula Press website, or through email. Thank you!
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