I’ll be posting all contributors here, one-a-day, to reveal the table
of contents for the latest anthology that I’ve created: Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales
of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror, to be published by Dark Moon Books in January
14, 2019!
. . . The Fighting
Pumpkins cheerleaders took up their usual position along the wall. Iris
produced a pack of cigarettes. About half the girls took one, while the other
half brushed their hair, or checked their lipstick, or did any one of a dozen
other things that signaled “too cool to be in class, yet still too cool for
you” to anyone who happened to wander by. Andrea waved off the cigarette she
was offered, choosing instead to rest her shoulders against the wall and watch
the others with a possessive predator’s eye.
These were her Pumpkins. They wouldn’t be hers forever, would move on to the protectorates of other monsters, other ideal lives, but for now, for the moment, they belonged entirely to her. She didn’t have to share if she didn’t want to, and upon careful consideration, she found that she didn’t want to.
These were her Pumpkins. They wouldn’t be hers forever, would move on to the protectorates of other monsters, other ideal lives, but for now, for the moment, they belonged entirely to her. She didn’t have to share if she didn’t want to, and upon careful consideration, she found that she didn’t want to.
Which was why it was such a
problem when the hot rod roared up on the narrow stretch of asphalt behind the
auto shop and the boy in the black leather jacket leaned out the window,
grabbed Iris around the waist, and hauled her, shrieking, into the
car . . .
—“The Golden Girls of Fall” by Seanan McGuire
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ABOUT: SEANAN MCGUIRE
SEANAN MCGUIRE lives, works, and watches way too many horror movies in the Pacific Northwest, where she shares her home with her two enormous blue cats, a ridiculous number of books, and a large collection of creepy dolls. Seanan does not sleep much, publishing an average of four books a year under both her own name and the pen name Mira Grant. Her first book, Rosemary and Rue, was released in September 2009, and she hasn’t stopped running since. When not writing, Seanan enjoys Disney Parks, horror movies, and looking winsomely at Marvel editorials as she tries to convince them to let her write for the X-Men. Keep up with Seanan at www.seananmcguire.com, on Twitter as @seananmcguire, or by walking into a cornfield at night and calling the secret, hidden name of the Great Pumpkin to the moon. When you turn, she will be there. She will always have been there.
ABOUT: SEANAN MCGUIRE
SEANAN MCGUIRE lives, works, and watches way too many horror movies in the Pacific Northwest, where she shares her home with her two enormous blue cats, a ridiculous number of books, and a large collection of creepy dolls. Seanan does not sleep much, publishing an average of four books a year under both her own name and the pen name Mira Grant. Her first book, Rosemary and Rue, was released in September 2009, and she hasn’t stopped running since. When not writing, Seanan enjoys Disney Parks, horror movies, and looking winsomely at Marvel editorials as she tries to convince them to let her write for the X-Men. Keep up with Seanan at www.seananmcguire.com, on Twitter as @seananmcguire, or by walking into a cornfield at night and calling the secret, hidden name of the Great Pumpkin to the moon. When you turn, she will be there. She will always have been there.
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PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
PREORDER NOW FOR THIS AND 17 OTHER TALES OF THRILLING FUN AND IMAGINATION!!
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot
Rod Horror
Releasing: January 14, 2019
“A fitting tribute to the 1950s with this 18-story compendium of hot rods, rock ’n’ roll, and creature features come to life.” —Publishers Weekly
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