Todd Keisling

A unos veinticinco kilómetros al oeste de Stauford, Kentucky, se encuentra La Ensenada del Diablo. Según la leyenda local, allí solía alzarse la Iglesia del Señor de las Voces Sagradas, un culto a la muerte en el que Jacob Masters predicaba el evangelio de un dios sin nombre. Y como la mayoria de las leyendas, hay cierto grado de verdad enterrada entre las raices y los huesos que la componen. En 1983, tras unos cruentos incidentes, la iglesia ardio hasta los cimientos. Entre los supervivientes estaban los seis hijos de Jacob. Apodados los Seis de Stauford, estos niños crecieron entre el escrutinio y las burlas, pero su infamia se ha desvanecido con el paso del tiempo. Ahora, su terrible experiencia esta practicamente olvidada y Jacob Masters no es mas que una historia de miedo que se cuenta alrededor de las hogueras. Para Jack Tremly, uno de los Seis de Stauford, los recuerdos de aquella fatidica noche han alimentado una exitosa carrera artistica y toda una vida de pesadillas. Cuando su abuela Imogene muere, Jack regresa a Stauford para dar buena cuenta de su herencia. Lo que encuentra esperandole son secretos que Imogene guardo en su juventud, secretos sobre su padre y la iglesia. Secretos que ya no pueden permanecer enterrados. Las raices del dios de Jacob son profundas, y en el corazon de La Ensenada del Diablo, algo empieza a agitarse...

IS THIS INTERESTING ENOUGH FOR YOU, MR. CANDLE?Equal parts cosmic horror and existential thriller, Bram Stoker Award finalist Todd Keislings genre-bending series The Monochrome Trilogy welcomed readers to the Monochrome--a nightmarish parallel reality fueled by the failures of humanity--and introduced the world to Donovan Candle, a modern everyman whose mid-life crisis and middle-class complacency endangers his existence.What unfolds is a horrific journey of self-discovery, one that leads readers deep into the heart of the Monochrome where Donovan becomes a pawn in a centuries-long stalemate between two warring demigods who threaten the fabric of reality itself-and the lives of those he loves.This omnibus edition collects the entire trilogy in one volume: A Life Transparent, The Liminal Man, and Nonentity, along with illustrations by Red Lagoe, a new foreword by Amelia Bennett, and a new afterword by the author himself.Take a journey into the gray wastelands of ambition. Run for your life from ravenous monstrosities. Fight a demigod. Maybe find yourself along the way. Welcome, readers, to the spaces in between.

"With a bittersweet ending that explores the joys and fears of old age, this story, much like the work of Nick Cutter and Grady Hendrix, is a pitch-perfect blend of horror and heart." Library Journal, starredThe Sundowners Dance was named one of the Best Books of 2025 by Library Journal and Ingram.Jerry Campbell just wants to be left alone. Grief-stricken over the death of his wife Abigail, the elderly widower and recent retiree is desperate for a change of scenery. When his realtor suggests a new home in Fairview Acres, a retirement community in the Poconos, Jerry figures it will be a nice place to spend the rest of his days in solitude.Until he moves in.Weird neighbors. Nightly block parties. Strange noises across his rooftop at all hours. Worst of all is Arthur Peterson, chairman of the Fairview Acres Community Association, who seems obsessed with coaxing Jerry into participating in these neighborhood activities.At first, Jerry shrugs off the incidents and eccentricities, telling himself he doesnt want to be the guy who complains about everythingbut that all changes one evening when Katherine Dunnally appears on his doorstep with an ominous warning: You need to leave. The wormsthey dance at nightfallHis neighbors all say Katherine suffers from a form of dementia called Sundowners Syndrome, but as the weeks progress and the strangeness mounts, Jerry begins to suspect there is something else going on in his neighborhood. Something that has to do with the huge stone in the community parkHeartfelt and unsettling, Todd Keislings latest novel, The Sundowners Dance, propels readers through a terrifying exploration of grief, dementia, and perhaps the greatest horror of all: growing old.

THIS IS GOING TO HURT. The eleven stories in Ugly Little Things explore the depths of human suffering and ugliness, charting a course to the dark, horrific heart of the human condition. The terrors of everyday existence are laid bare in this eerie collection of short fiction from the twisted mind of Todd Keisling, author of the critically-acclaimed novels A Life Transparent and The Liminal Man. Travel between the highways of America in "The Otherland Express," where a tribe of the forsaken and forlorn meet to exchange identities. Witness the cold vacuum of space manifest in the flesh in "The Darkness Between Dead Stars." Step into the scrub of rural Arizona and join Karen Singletons struggle to save her husband from a cult of religious fanatics in "When Karen Met Her Mountain." Visit the small town of Dalton in "The Harbinger" and join Felix Proust as he uncovers the vile secrets rooted at the heart of Dalton Dollworks. And in the critically-acclaimed novella "The Final Reconciliation," learn the horrifying truth behind the demise of the rock band The Yellow Kings. With an introduction by Bram Stoker Award-winner Mercedes M. Yardley and illustrations by Luke Spooner, Ugly Little Things will be your atlas, guiding you along a lonely road of sorrow, loss, and regret. This is going to hurtand youre going to like it. Proudly represented by Crystal Lake PublishingWhere Stories Come Alive!

TAKE OFF YOUR MASK!Thirty years ago, a progressive rock band called The Yellow Kings began recording what would become their first and final album. Titled "The Final Reconciliation," the album was expected to usher in a new renaissance of heavy metal, but it was shelved following a tragic concert that left all but one dead.The sole survivor of that horrific incident was the bands lead guitarist, Aidan Cross, whos kept silent about the circumstances leading up to that ill-fated performanceuntil now.For the first time since the tragedy, Aidan has granted an exclusive interview to finally put rumors to rest and address a question that has haunted the music industry for decades: What happened to The Yellow Kings?The answer will terrify you.Inspired by The King in Yellow mythos first established by Robert W. Chambers, and reminiscent of cosmic horror by H. P. Lovecraft, Laird Barron, and John Langan, comes The Final Reconciliationa chilling tale of regret, the occult, and heavy metal by Todd Keisling.Proudly represented by Crystal Lake PublishingWhere Stories Come Alive!

Un aburrida noche de sábado, Robby y sus amigos deciden animar la madrugada descargándose algo de porno. Estamos en los años 90, cuando bajar contenido de internet era una tarea que requería paciencia y no siempre se conseguia lo que se buscaba. Pero nada de esto se les pasa por la cabeza a los tres adolescentes cuando pulsan el Play.El contenido es mucho mas perturbador y grafico de lo que esperaban. Se trata del suicidio televisado de un congresista, que tuvo lugar en 1987. En los dias siguientes, los jovenes iran descubriendo que estan inmersos en una leyenda urbana y que toda leyenda cuenta con una parte de realidad.El congresista, Benjamin Hardy III, empezara a acosarlos en sueños, en la vida diaria; su rostro desfigurado por el disparo de la Magnum se les aparecera en los de sus familiares y amigos.¿Que pueden hacer para detenerlo? Cualquier cosa que intenten, solo conseguira enredarlos aun mas en las fauces sanguinolientas del hombre muerto.