Just a quick note to let you know that I’m finally giving up writing horror to focus on my true literary passion, teen romance.
Okay, not really.
What I’m actually doing is putting out regular free content on my Substack (JoshsWorstNightmare.Substack.com) and hoping you’ll subscribe.
Here’s what I’m offering up as a dark sacrifice every month (again, for free):
First Wednesdays: Music video performance of a brand-new “SHADOW FOLK/ROCK SONG” (eco-horror themed lyrics set to acoustic guitar influenced by Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, and traditional folk music).
Subscribe to Josh’s Worst Nightmare monthly e-newsletter, where I, author Josh Schlossberg, survey the dark landscape of today’s eco-bio horror fiction!
A Trail Mix of Horror…WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN Out Now in Audiobook!
You may have been sleeping on—or deliberately avoiding—the recent release of my first horror short story collection, WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, which one reviewer called “a trail mix for horror lovers.” But never fear, the audiobook narrated by the talented if upsettingly creepy voice actor, Tony Deurmier, is out now in time for Black Friday!
How can a book be anything like sweet, salty, crunchy “trail mix”? The fact that I cover nearly every subgenre of horror fiction in existence! I’m talking about biological to body. Cozy to eco. Fan fiction to funny. Noir to nonsense. Parable to psychological. Sci-fi to scatological. And some other categories yet to be defined!
Also, don’t forget my money back guarantee where, if you don’t find one story you LOVE and one you HATE, feel free to return the book to Audible for a full refund!
If you haven’t picked up a copy yet of the paperback, e-book, (and now audiobook!), here’s your chance to support an indie horror author who has yet to be officially “canceled” (coming in 2026!). And if you already have (thanks again!), you can get one as a gift for that social outcast horror fan in your life.
Just a warning that, since publishing WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN through Josh’s Worst Nightmare, I’ve written another full collection of brand-new eco-horror short stories, a true crime screenplay, close to 40 horror lyrics (with about 15 set to music thus far), dozens of Two Sentence Horror tales, as well as most of another eco-folk horror novel, some of which I’ll be releasing at JoshsWorstNightmare.Substack.com. But I told myself I can’t get those out into the world until I’ve gotten this one into more people’s grubby little hands.
So, do society a favor by ensuring that my darkest thoughts stay safely within the pages of fictional stories, rather than forcing me to unleash such havoc in real life. I’m giving you all a chance to save yourselves, and, if you don’t act now FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, you’ll have no one to blame but yourselves.
I don’t need to tell you that people are reading less and less these days.
One poll reveals how one-quarter of American adults haven’t read a single book in the last year. Another survey finds that only seventeen percent of thirteen-year-olds read for fun every day, with three in ten saying they either never or hardly ever do so. Even more shocking is the fact that men make up only twenty percent of all fiction sales in the US, UK, and Canada!
On episode #60 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, Josh Schlossberg, author of the new horror short story collection, WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, answers the age-old question “Where do you get your ideas?” by going over the (spoiler-free!) inspiration of each and every damn story in the book.
WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN is available for purchase on September 30 through Godless.com (ebook only), Amazon (paperback and ebook), or a signed copy through JoshsWorstNightmare.com (email josh [at] joshsworstnightmare [dot] com).
WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, the horror short story collection by Josh Schlossberg, is available for purchase now through Godless.com (ebook only), your local bookstore (paperback), Amazon (paperback and ebook), or get a signed copy through JoshsWorstNightmare.com (email josh [at] joshsworstnightmare [dot] com).
A hiker stumbles on a gruesome species undiscovered by science… An injury triggers an appalling new ability… A domestic pet holds a household in thrall… A human monster finally meets his match… Crimes against nature birth an abomination…
These and fifteen more tales make up WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, a short story collection by Josh Schlossberg (author of CHARWOOD and MALINAE), who guides you on a trek through the shadowy realms of biological and folk horror, supernatural and weird fiction.
So, lace up your boots, fill your water bottle, and put fresh batteries in the flashlight, because there’s not a chance in hell you’re getting back before dark.
Sorry to interrupt your social media doom-scrolling! I just wanted to remind you that my horror short story collection, WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, is available for purchase on September 30 through Godless.com (ebook only), Amazon (paperback and ebook), or get a signed copy through JoshsWorstNightmare.com (email josh [at] joshsworstnightmare [dot] com).
A hiker stumbles on a gruesome species undiscovered by science… An injury triggers an appalling new ability… A domestic pet holds a household in thrall… A human monster finally meets his match… Crimes against nature birth an abomination…
These and fifteen more tales make up WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, a short story collection by Josh Schlossberg (author of CHARWOOD and MALINAE), who guides you on a trek through the shadowy realms of biological and folk horror, supernatural and weird fiction.
So, lace up your boots, fill your water bottle, and put fresh batteries in the flashlight, because there’s not a chance in hell you’re getting back before dark. (Coming September 30)
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