Closing this Blog and moving to Substack!

I’ve decided to close down this Blog and move to Substack.

I’m leaving all my old content here for archival and posterity purposes. But going forward, new announcements, promo, short story market opportunities, tips, thoughts, etc. will go through my Substack Page. Please join me there!!

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Share I’ll be vending at the annual LA Vintage Paperback Collectors Show in Glendale on March 15!

So excited that I just signed up for this as a vendor! I’ll have my own booth for DARK MOON BOOKS at the annual LA Vintage Paperback Collectors Show in Glendale on Sunday, March 15!

I’ll be selling books and signing anything else, in the rear corner (farthest from the stage): tables 93-93A-93B.

Come on down!!

Glendale Civic Auditorium

1401 Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA

Date: Sunday, March 15

Time: From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

https://la-vintage-paperback-show.com/

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Release Day Today for HORROR LIBRARY, VOLUME 9!

Perpetually working through the kinks of publishing, but today is Publication day for: +HORROR LIBRARY+ VOLUME 9 through Dark Moon Books!

So absolutely proud of this anthology, perhaps the best one in the series so far!!!
https://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Horror_Library_9.html

Table of Contents:

Introduction to +Horror Library+ Volume 9 by Eric J. Guignard
“Afterimage” by R. E. Rule
“Baghdad, 1259” by Tanvir Ahmed
“Found You” by Poppy Z. Brite
“Third-Floor Windows” by LH Michael
“The Second Candlestick” by Nigel Brown
“False Witness” by Charlie Hughes
“Eyes Without Their Lids” by Jo Kaplan
“Dumb Insolence” by J. L. Rifkin
“The Edge of the Earth” by Iain Rowan
“Before His Time” by Bentley Little
“The Luckiest Man” by Gina Easton
“Accounting for Eternity” by Charles Wilkinson
“Jane” by Garick Cooke
“In the Evening Red” by Brian Evenson
“Elizabeth by the Pea Patch” by J. Edward Gregal
“Head Over Heels” by Ana Nelson
“I Don’t Wanna Go to Mexico No More, More, More” by Gabriela Santiago
“The Drowning Kind” by Jennifer Lesh Fleck
“The Hearing Booth” by Tom Johnstone
“The Seller of Cast-off Destinies” by Michael Kelly
“It Moves On” by Colin Leonard
“Dear Good, Kind Soul” by Delilah S. Dawson
“Mask Off” by KC Grifant
“Kernel of the Flesh” by Dare Segun Falowo
“A Deeper Nothing” by Dexter McLeod
“Headlights” by Mercedes M. Yardley
“I Send You a Kiss” by Rex Burrows
“You Know How This Will End” by Nicholas Jay
“Absolute Power” by Henry Herz
“Merlin’s Vicious Trick” by Trevor James Zaple
+Horror Library+ Presents: Special Guest-Artist’s Gallery of Michael A. Livolsi

Published February 3, 2026 by Dark Moon Books
With Cover art by Alexander Nazolkin
Format: Available in TRADE PAPERBACK and EBOOK

The +Horror Library+ anthologies are internationally praised as a groundbreaking source of contemporary horror short fiction stories—relevant to the moment and stunning in impact—from leading authors of the macabre and darkly imaginative.

Filled with Fears and Fantasy. Death and Dark Dreams. Monsters and Mayhem. Literary Vision and Wonder. Each volume of the +Horror Library+ series is packed with heart-pounding thrills and creepy contemplations as to what truly lurks among the shadows of the world(s) we live in.

Shamble no longer through the banal humdrum of normalcy, but ENTER THE HORROR LIBRARY!

“Excellent stories of the highest caliber.” —Dread Central

“Uniformly well-crafted and original.” —Rue Morgue Magazine

“Impactful tales that throw the rules of both reality and genre fiction out the window.” —Fearnet (Chiller TV)

DAY 6 OF 6 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: +HORROR LIBRARY+ Volume 9

I’m so excited for this!

ANNOUNCING: I’m posting contributors in blocks of five, in order of Table of Contents, for the line-up of next year’s anthology volume, +Horror Library+ Volume 9, to be published by Dark Moon Books on February 3, 2026!

DAY 6 OF 6 (sixth block of five):

“Headlights” by Mercedes M. Yardley

“I Send You a Kiss” by Rex Burrows

“You Know How This Will End” by Nicholas Jay

“Absolute Power” by Henry Herz

“Merlin’s Vicious Trick” by Trevor James Zaple

https://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Horror_Library_9.html

DAY 5 OF 6 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: +HORROR LIBRARY+ Volume 9

I’m so excited for this!

ANNOUNCING: I’m posting contributors in blocks of five, in order of Table of Contents, for the line-up of next year’s anthology volume, +Horror Library+ Volume 9, to be published by Dark Moon Books on February 3, 2026!

DAY 5 OF 6 (fifth block of five):

“It Moves On” by Colin Leonard

“Dear Good, Kind Soul” by Delilah S. Dawson

“Mask Off” by KC Grifant

“Kernel of the Flesh” by Dare Segun Falowo

“A Deeper Nothing” by Dexter McLeod

https://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Horror_Library_9.html

DAY 4 OF 6 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: +HORROR LIBRARY+ Volume 9

I’m so excited for this!

ANNOUNCING: I’m posting contributors in blocks of five, in order of Table of Contents, for the line-up of next year’s anthology volume, +Horror Library+ Volume 9, to be published by Dark Moon Books on February 3, 2026!

DAY 4 OF 6 (fourth block of five):

“Head Over Heels” by Ana Nelson

“I Don’t Wanna Go to Mexico No More, More, More” by Gabriela Santiago

“The Drowning Kind” by Jennifer Lesh Fleck

“The Hearing Booth” by Tom Johnstone

“The Seller of Cast-off Destinies” by Michael Kelly

DAY 3 of 6 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: +HORROR LIBRARY+ Volume 9

I’m so excited for this!

ANNOUNCING: I’m posting contributors in blocks of five, in order of Table of Contents, for the line-up of next year’s anthology volume, +Horror Library+ Volume 9, to be published by Dark Moon Books on February 3, 2026!

DAY 3 OF 6 (third block of five):

“The Luckiest Man” by Gina Easton

“Accounting for Eternity” by Charles Wilkinson

“Jane” by Garick Cooke

“In the Evening Red” by Brian Evenson

“Elizabeth by the Pea Patch” by J. Edward Gregal

DAY 2 of 6 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: +HORROR LIBRARY+ Volume 9

I’m so excited for this!

ANNOUNCING: I’m posting contributors in blocks of five, in order of Table of Contents, for the line-up of next year’s anthology volume, +Horror Library+ Volume 9, to be published by Dark Moon Books on February 3, 2026!

DAY 2 OF 6 (second block of five):

“False Witness” by Charlie Hughes

“Eyes Without Their Lids” by Jo Kaplan

“Dumb Insolence” by J. L. Rifkin

“The Edge of the Earth” by Iain Rowan

“Before His Time” by Bentley Little

DAY 1 of 6 OF ANNOUNCING! Table of Contents for: +HORROR LIBRARY+ Volume 9

I’m so excited for this!

ANNOUNCING: I’m posting contributors in blocks of five, in order of Table of Contents, for the line-up of next year’s anthology volume, +Horror Library+ Volume 9, to be published by Dark Moon Books on February 3, 2026!

DAY 1 OF 6 (first five):

“Afterimage” by R. E. Rule

“Baghdad, 1259” by Tanvir Ahmed

“Found You” by Poppy Z. Brite

“Third-Floor Windows” by LH Michael

“The Second Candlestick” by Nigel Brown

Release Day for: EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #7: A PRIMER TO GEMMA FILES

New release today by Dark Moon Books!!

EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #7: A PRIMER TO GEMMA FILES

Named “One of the genre's most original and innovative voices” (L.A. Review of Books) and “An expert at terrifying prose” (LitReactor), Canadian author Gemma Files has been penning gritty and macabre fiction since 1993, earning industry awards and critical acclaim from sources such as National Public Radio, Publishers Weekly, and The National Post. Files imbues her cross-genre work with layers like dark stratum: heartbreak upon horror, built over the vignettes of life we may find ourselves in, but for one slight turn of reality.

Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to her work, the seventh in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the evocative voice of Gemma Files, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.

Included within these pages are:

• Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book

• Author interview

• Biography and bibliography

• Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)

•  … and more!

Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Gemma Files.

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Title: Exploring Dark Short Fiction #7: A Primer to Gemma Files

By: Edited by Eric J. Guignard (including Short Fiction authored by Gemma Files), with academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD, and illustrations by Michelle Prebich

Price: $24.95 for hardback; $14.95 for print and $4.99 for electronic

Publisher: Dark Moon Books (Los Angeles, CA)

Format: Available in HARDBACK, TRADE PAPERBACK and ELECTRONIC media

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-47-0 (hardback); 978-1-949491-45-6 (trade paperback) 978-1-949491-46-3 (e-book)

Number of pages: 220

Date of publication: February 4, 2025 

Praise for the Exploring Dark Short Books series:

“A fascinating study for fans seeking new reads and for librarians developing wide-ranging collections.” —Library Journal

“Refreshing and much-needed... Addresses significant themes and figures within the horror field.” —Locus Magazine

"An insightful look at the working methods and underlying concerns of some of the foremost exponents of the short story form, appealing to both intellect and the emotions.” —Black Static Magazine

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Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Primer_7.html

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Dark-Short-Fiction-Primer/dp/1949491471/

Also available on all other online distribution sites, including B&N, Bookshop.org, Kobo, etc. 

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Release Day for: The Collected Works of S. Mukerji

It's release day today!!!

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF S. MUKERJI: INDIAN GHOST STORIES AND THE MYSTERIOUS TRADERS

Edited and annotated by Eric J. Guignard
With Introduction by bestselling author K. Hari Kumar
Published by Dark Moon Books

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Active only between the years 1913–1919, the enigmatic author S. Mukerji published just two works of fiction: a serialized detective thriller The Mysterious Traders and a collection of haunting tales set in British colonial India, Indian Ghost Stories.

It is Indian Ghost Stories in particular that has kept S. Mukerji’s name relevant over 100 years later for compiling spooky and weird fiction, supernatural sightings, South Asian lore, and historic accounts into a rich fusion of dark and fantastic narrative.

For as deft a hand as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Rudyard Kipling were at mystery, gothic, and tales of otherworldly phenomenon, S. Mukerji has left his own indelible mark in the pantheon of British Raj ghost tales.

Now, for the first time, both Indian Ghost Stories and The Mysterious Traders have been combined into one volume in this beautifully presented showcase by Dark Moon Books!

Also included within are:

• Introduction by bestselling author K. Hari Kumar
• Annotations by award-winning editor Eric J. Guignard
• Illustrations, corrected text, reading list, and more!

Open yourself to The Collected Works of S. Mukerji, and to all that is weird, ghostly, and wonderous.

More here: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Mukerji.html

For sale here: https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Works-S-Mukerji-Mysterious/dp/1949491595/

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ANNOUNCING: The Collected Works of S. Mukerji: Indian Ghost Stories and The Mysterious Traders

ANNOUNCING NEW BOOK! And up for pre-orders!

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF S. MUKERJI: INDIAN GHOST STORIES AND THE MYSTERIOUS TRADERS

Edited and annotated by Eric J. Guignard
With Introduction by bestselling author K. Hari Kumar
Published by Dark Moon Books

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Active only between the years 1913–1919, the enigmatic author S. Mukerji published just two works of fiction: a serialized detective thriller The Mysterious Traders and a collection of haunting tales set in British colonial India, Indian Ghost Stories.

It is Indian Ghost Stories in particular that has kept S. Mukerji’s name relevant over 100 years later for compiling spooky and weird fiction, supernatural sightings, South Asian lore, and historic accounts into a rich fusion of dark and fantastic narrative.

For as deft a hand as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Rudyard Kipling were at mystery, gothic, and tales of otherworldly phenomenon, S. Mukerji has left his own indelible mark in the pantheon of British Raj ghost tales.

Now, for the first time, both Indian Ghost Stories and The Mysterious Traders have been combined into one volume in this beautifully presented showcase by Dark Moon Books!

Also included within are:

• Introduction by bestselling author K. Hari Kumar
• Annotations by award-winning editor Eric J. Guignard
• Illustrations, corrected text, reading list, and more!

Open yourself to The Collected Works of S. Mukerji, and to all that is weird, ghostly, and wonderous.

More here: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Mukerji.html

Available for preorder here: https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Works-S-Mukerji-Mysterious/dp/1949491595/

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New release today by Dark Moon Books: FANTASMAGORIANA DELUXE!!!

New release today by Dark Moon Books!!

FANTASMAGORIANA DELUXE: A COMBINED EDITION OF FANTASMAGORIANA AND TALES OF THE DEAD

Edited by Eric J. Guignard and Leslie S. Klinger

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First published in 1812, Fantasmagoriana has become one of the most seminal ghost-story anthologies of all time.

Originally collected as a French translation of eight German-language tales, Fantasmagoriana famously led to the creation of such works as the horror-classic novel Frankenstein, the short story “The Vampyre” (a progenitor to the fantasy vampire genre), the novella “Ernestus Berchtold; or, The Modern Oedipus,” the poem “Manfred,” and more.

In 1813, the anthology was partially translated into English as Tales of the Dead, excluding three of the original stories while adding in one new, and inspiring an even wider audience to delight in stories of the ghostly and macabre.

Now, for the first time, both Fantasmagoriana and Tales of the Dead have been combined into one English-language volume, in this beautifully presented showcase by Dark Moon Books! 

Also included within are:

• Original English translations by Anna Ziegelhof
• Introduction by award-winning author Lisa Morton
• Annotations by noted literary editor Leslie S. Klinger
• Illustrations, biographies, reading list, and more!

Open yourself to Fantasmagoriana Deluxe, and to all that is weird, ghostly, and wonderous.

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LINKS!

Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/fantasmagoriana_deluxe.html

Amazon (paperback): https://www.amazon.com/Fantasmagoriana-Deluxe-Combined-Tales-Dead/dp/1949491536/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195877613-fantasmagoriana-deluxe

 

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First look at an extraordinary new project coming soon from Dark Moon Books!

First look at an extraordinary new project coming soon from Dark Moon Books!

Interview of me in the latest issue of NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE!

Interview of me in the latest issue of prominent horror staple, NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE!

Thanks so much to Nightmare Mag and interviewer Lisa Morton. 

https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/interview-eric-j-guignard/

 

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