Best of
Splatterpunk

2019

Into the Wolves' Den


Jon Athan - 2019
    He enlists the help of Gerald Greenwood, an old friend and a private investigator. When their investigation stalls and desperation creeps in, Keith’s methods become unorthodox, illegal, and extremely violent. Meanwhile, Keith’s daughters, fourteen-year-old Carrie and eight-year-old Allison, witness horrors beyond imagination at the Wolves’ Den, a house in the middle of nowhere. In that house, a group of psychopaths in animal masks produce snuff films and other disturbing content for clients across the globe. Jon Athan, the provocative author behind Dr. Sadist and Lovesick, delivers another dark and disturbing horror novel filled with mystery, suspense, and gore. Can you handle a visit to the Wolves’ Den? WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Jenna


Tom Stearns - 2019
    But when the boys at her school think they treat her the same, they are dead wrong. From the author of ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ comes ‘Jenna’; a harrowing tale of abuse and bloody revenge. WARNING 18+ NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED.

Scary Bastard


Aron Beauregard - 2019
    How will their paths cross? Who's killing who? Can anyone survive the bloodbath or are they all destined to drown in a pool of warm red? This slasher nightmare gives you a seat beside the killer but don't get too comfortable, there's a Scary Bastard on the loose... (This book includes 9 horrifying illustrations to guide you through the terror!)

The Grindhouse


Carver Pike - 2019
    Tantrum, has received a special gift from his assistant. He's going to an author retreat where he will get the chance to sit and write at the desk of his fallen idol, Melvin Morose, a sick and demented horror writer who hanged himself in the very room in which Tobias will be working. The Grand Georgina, the venue for the retreat, was once a stop on the Underground Railroad, but this hotel is much more than a haunted historical relic. It has become a sick and twisted playground for an evil, demonic company called Diablo Snuff. If you read book 1, you know how horrific Diablo Snuff is. Just wait 'til you read this one.

Toxic Love (RedLine #1)


Kristopher Triana - 2019
    Handle with extreme caution. Exposure to its contents can cause severe damage to one’s health. When you’re forty-five, getting divorced, and disillusioned from years of soul-sucking work in corporate America, there isn’t much to look forward to. With his personal life just as deep in the dumps as his professional life, Mike Ashbrook figures a janitorial job would be somehow fitting, but what he finds is a different kind of clean-up service. Now Mike is wrist-deep in human waste. As a crime-scene cleaner, when the police are done, his job is just beginning. His biggest problem now, besides wiping up blood, guts, and other nastiness, is his new co-worker, Sage. She’s young, beautiful, and the only other employee who doesn’t quit after a week. She may also be totally insane. Sage is not just an enigma—she’s toxic. Toxic Love is a darkly comic and erotic nightmare from the master of blood-soaked horror, Kristopher Triana. Throughout this tale of perversion, gore, necrophilia and even some mobsters, Triana pens powerful characters who will move you just as deeply as they’ll repulse you. This Valentine’s Day, get toxic! What have you got to lose? After all, you know what they say: No Guts, No Glory Hole!

Lakehouse Infernal


Christine Morgan - 2019
    things... directly from the pits of Hell. First the public was in shock, then the government built a wall, and as time passed it became another urban legend. But for some, it has become a travel destination. Spring-breakers, drug-runners, and religious nuts. But a weekend getaway on the shores of Hell, may not be the safest idea...With an introduction by and officially endorsed by splatterpunk legend Edward Lee, Lakehouse Infernal is an official entree in Lee's infamous Infernal series. Christine Morgan (Spermjackers From Hell) expands on this universe with her own twist of hardcore horror tourism.

Trespassers


Jon Athan - 2019
    They devise the perfect plan with the perfect victims and the perfect getaway. But one act of violence quickly leads to another, triggering a chain-reaction of never-ending mayhem. Can the desperate trespassers successfully complete their robbery and leave their lives of despair? Or will the fragile Cohens fight back and save themselves? Jon Athan, the author of Lovesick and Into the Wolves’ Den, presents a bleak, disturbing, and gory home invasion novel—an unforgettable night of desperation and carnage. WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

The Last Lesson


Jon Athan - 2019
    A gang-infested school. A vengeful teacher. After his star pupil, Rina Ogawa, is sexually assaulted in a school restroom, Edward Clifford sets out on a journey to find the truth and bring her attackers to justice. He finds himself delving head-first into the lives of his other students—lives filled with crime, violence, and hatred. What starts as a desperate attempt to achieve justice quickly sends Edward down the path of vengeance... Who attacked Rina Ogawa? Can Edward bring her attackers to justice? Or will he take matters into his own hands? From the provocative author of The Law of Retaliation and Grandfather’s House, Jon Athan brings you a shocking thriller packed with mystery, suspense, and extreme violence. This is a story of human horror. WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

S79: The Horror in the Swamp


Brett Schumacher - 2019
    He was traveling through Louisiana and a few missed turns, a few hours later, he finds himself facing a horrible fate. All Robert knows is that he is stuck in an abandoned military bunker in the wild swamps of Louisiana. There is something stalking his every move, a scary horror look unlike anything he has ever seen. S79 The creature in the Bunker, The Horror Novel of the Swamps. Will Robert survive the living nightmares and make it back home to his wife Julie and his daughter Lillie? Will he uncover a bigger horror mystery that the small town of Montegut had been hiding for years? ★★★★★ "S79 has a super fun plot. You’ve got swamps, abandoned military base, science experiment gone wrong, conspiracy theories, urban legends, pitch dark atmosphere, snakes, gators, rednecks, revenge, and a pretty epic creature." - Aimee M.

To Wallow in Ash, & Other Sorrows


Sam Richard - 2019
    In the spirit of J.G. Ballard, Georges Bataille, and Kathe Koja, these nine Sorrows are a cross-section of literary splatterpunk, transgressive fiction, and weird horror, which seek to illuminate the terror, dread, and discomfort of mourning through the black mirror of the grotesque. This book is full of pain. This book is full of tears. This book is full of ash.

Death Certificate - Most Sadistic Series on the Market (A Glimpse into Hell Book 6)


Wade H. Garrett - 2019
     This is the sixth installment in the "A Glimpse into Hell" series. In this story, Seth is up to his usual antics, punishing the predators of society in the most sadistic way possible. The fate of Barry Muller is also at hand. A fate that is unforeseen and shocking. A fate that is worse than death itself. Death Certificate is packed with dark humor, sadistic torture, and nonstop acts of carnage.

White Trash Gothic Part Two


Edward Lee - 2019
    The search will take him down a dark path of occultism, necromancy, and degenerate redneck sex. But he's not the only one on the hunt... After twenty years in a morgue, the creature known as the Bighead is once again on the prowl—violating anyone unlucky enough to cross the monster. It's only motivation is lust-filled cruelty. And nothing can stop it... Section 31 Productions is proud to present the second novel in Edward Lee's WHITE TRASH GOTHIC series. A career-spanning project that combines all the depravity, gross-outs, and humor that Lee's fans have come to love. ARE YOU READY TO RETURN TO LUNTVILLE? BECAUSE THIS TIME, IT GETS NASTY!

Passion & Pain


Chris Genovese - 2019
    It was revenge of some sort, as if the whole world would one day be made to witness the magnificent beast she’d become. It was as if life had slapped her around and this was her way of grabbing it by the hair and saying, “Listen here you piece of shit. I’ve got this.” Lucky is a typical frat boy. He lives to party. That is until he meets Natalia. She’s smart and whimsical with a wild side. She’s everything he’s ever desired all wrapped up in a beautiful package… until the tight, sparkling ribbon around that package begins to unravel. Will Lucky and Natalia find their happily ever after, or will a sinister force tear them apart? Two pen names collide to bring you one tale of romance and one of suspense. Told in two parts, read how Lucky and Natalia meet and fall in love. Then see how that love is tested… Carver Pike style. These stories were part of the Frat Chronicles anthology book, so if you’ve already bought that book, you have these stories. If not, be prepared for a wild ride.

Nightmares


Matt Shaw - 2019
    He travels around the country meeting with criminals to discuss what is on their minds and assess whether they're ready for a possible parole hearing. It was once a job with meaning; to help those whom needed it the most. A belief he held right up until the moment the prisoners' crimes followed him home, stuck in his own mind. The worst of the criminals he'd met was Billy-Ray. He'd plagued his dreams and his waking hours since the moment they'd met. This monster. The one man who'd managed to convince Jamie he had been reformed from his time in prison. The one man whose own murder-spree - done after his early release from his cell - haunted Jamie the most...

Past Indiscretions: The Very Best of Splatterpunk Zine


Jack BantryDan Henk - 2019
    Praise for Splatterpunk Zine:"Splatterpunk Zine is 100% the real deal, and if seedy-but-brilliantly-written hardcore horror is your pleasure, guilty or otherwise, I'd say this zine is essential reading." - Ginger Nuts of Horror"This is an old school handmade hardcore horror fiction zine... I liked it a lot." - Mark Sieber, Horror Drive-In"Bantry is providing a great time for fans of horror fiction. If you haven't jumped on this viscera-covered bandwagon, what are you waiting for?" - Sean Leonard, HorrorNews.net

Whore


Warren Barns - 2019
    It contains scenes of violence and religious themes that are not for the faint of heart or easily disturbed or offended. EMILY didn’t deserve what happened to her that night. In fact, NO ONE could ever possibly deserve what happened to Emily that night. Dragged into an alleyway and brutally attacked by two meth heads, all she hoped was they would leave her face unharmed so she could go back to working the streets the following night. What happened next was so much worse… Brought to you by Warren Barns, the eldest, and by far most f*#%ked up Barns Brother. For more, check out www.thebarnsbrothers.com and www.warrenbarns.com

Basement Games


Simone Trojahn - 2019
    His brother is a sadist. He’s always been. Karl is torn between pity, emotional dependence on his brother, and the need to satisfy his own urges on pretty Laura, who sees in him the only hope of rescue. Will Karl do the right thing and help the girl escape, or will his dark side prevail?