It's Shadow Lab, Volume Two!
In Katharyn Blair's "Deadlanders," the realm between life and death is guarded by mercenaries called Deadlanders. When a new recruit realizes that something is trying to break through from "the other side"--and that the threat is connected to her dead sister--she must risk everything to get answers.
In David Moody's "The Uninvited," when a group of high school kids throws a massive party in the penthouse of an unfinished high-rise, they're in for one hell of a night (literally) when one of them smuggles in the soul of a mass murderer--which can jump from person to person.
In Gemma Amor's "The Retreat," a troubled veteran gets an office job and soon catches the eye of the CEO after stopping a gunman in the building. When she's invited to the prestigious company wilderness retreat as a reward, she discovers the company is hiding a deadly and evil secret. Is she next in line for a promotion?
Find these and more horrifying tales in the second Shadow Lab anthology from Blackstone Publishing.
Amor, Gemma: - Gemma Amor is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Dear Laura, Cruel Works of Nature, Till the Score Is Paid, and White Pines. She is also a podcaster, illustrator, and voice actor, and is based in Bristol, in the UK. Many of her stories have been adapted into audio dramas by the wildly popular NoSleep Podcast, and her work has also been featured on shows like Shadows at the Door, Creepy, and The Grey Rooms. She is a cocreator, writer, and voice actor for the horror-comedy podcast Calling Darkness, which also stars TV and film actress Kate Siegel. Heavily influenced by classical literature, Gothic romance, tragedy and heroism, she is most at home in front of a fire with a single malt and a dog-eared copy of anything by Angela Carter.
Blair, Katharyn: -
K. R. Blair, a minister's daughter raised in the church, is now a screenwriter and novelist who specializes in dark, female-driven genre fiction that she's certain will eventually get her excommunicated (though she's glad it hasn't happened yet). She is the author of two novels, The Beckoning Shadow and Unchosen. She is also a writer and executive story editor for Marvel's Loki on Disney+, as well as the writer of the upcoming TVA series from Marvel Comics. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, four children, two dogs, four cats, and a handful of daddy longlegs with whom she's reached a truce.
Deneen, Brendan: -
Brendan Deneen, a former Scott Rudin Productions, Miramax/Dimension, and Macmillan Publishing exec, joined Blackstone in 2021 as an editor and launched the company's in-house film/TV division. Deneen has set up Blackstone IP with Amazon Studios, Netflix, Paramount, NBC/Universal, A&E, Lionsgate, AMC, Legendary, Amblin, Imagine, and Skydance, among many others. As an author, Deneen has had sixteen books published, including Alien: Uncivil War, Guardians of the Galaxy: Annihilation--Conquest, Green Arrow: Stranded, The Island of Misfit Toys, Morbius: Blood Ties, Flash Gordon: The Mercy Wars, and Night Night, Groot.
Godfrey, Adam: -
Adam Godfrey is the author of the sci-fi horror thriller novel Body of Water, horror novella Narcissus, and has published numerous short stories spanning genres of horror, thriller, and science fiction. He has worked for the United States Department of Defense as a cybersecurity risk management professional for over twenty-five years. Adam and his family live in Chesapeake, VA.
James, Nic: -
Nic James is a writer of screenplays, short stories, and novels. Her work often blends dark humor with surreal settings and offbeat characters. She currently lives in Arizona with her two Scottish Terriers and growing collection of mannequins.
Marmell, Ari: - Ari Marmell is the author of the Mick Oberon urban fantasy series, the Widdershins YA fantasy series, and many others, alongside novels in Magic: the Gathering and the video game Darksiders, as well as writing for several roleplaying games.
Merino, Faith: -
Faith Merino is the author of Cormorant Lake, which was longlisted for The Center for Fiction's 2021 First Novel Award. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Indiana Review, Uncharted Magazine, and more. She is a former Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, with an MFA in fiction from UC Davis, and she currently teaches English at Folsom Lake College.
Moody, David: -
David Moody grew up in Birmingham on a diet of horror and pulp science fiction books and movies. He worked for financial institutions before giving up his day job to write about the end of the world for a living. He has written a number of horror novels, including Autumn, which has been downloaded more than half a million times since its publication in 2001. He lives in the United Kingdom with his wife and a houseful of daughters and stepdaughters, which may explain his preoccupation with Armageddon.
Olney, Diana: -
Diana Olney is a Seattle based author whose work has appeared in publications by WordFire Press, Small Wonders Magazine, The British Fantasy Society, Crystal Lake Publishing, Memento Mori Ink Magazine, and others. She is also the creator of Siren's Song, an original horror comic book series written and illustrated by an all-female team. Visit her website dianaolney.com or find her on Instagram @dianaolneyauthor for updates on her latest tales.
Pohl, Noah: -
Noah Pohl is originally from coastal Massachusetts and earned a BA in Literary Arts from Brown University. A finalist for the Nancy D. Hargrove Editors' Prize in Fiction, his work has appeared in Litro Magazine, The Jabberwock Review, The South Dakota Review, Passages North, Post Road, Eclectica Magazine, and The New Ohio Review. He lives and works in Southern California.
Shimomura, Kylee: -
Kylee Shimomura's works range from short stories to sketch comedy, and she's currently working on her first novel. When not staring at blank word docs, she spends her time playing board games with friends, cuddling her dogs, and coloring outside the lines. She lives in California
