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A Trail Mix of Horror…WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN Out Now in Audiobook! 

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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.

Darkly,

Josh Schlossberg

DARK ANNOUNCEMENT: Subscribe (for free) to my Substack for Weekly Horror Content

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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).

Middle Wednesdays: “TWO SENTENCE HORROR” stories (self-explanatory).

Last Wednesdays: A full, original HORROR SHORT STORY (~1,000-7,500 words).

If you want to keep up on my content, please subscribe today to my Substack!

Darkly, 

Josh Schlossberg

(Josh’s Worst Nightmare)

Why I Sold My Soul To Nozama, The Dark One

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This post is a combination of three things:

1. An announcement of my forthcoming horror short story collection, WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, due out in September through my own small press, Josh’s Worst Nightmare.

2. Rationalization of publishing the book through Amazon (who, from this point on, will be called Nozama, the Dark One).

3. Confession of succumbing to the lesser of two evils.

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Trailer: CHARWOOD by Josh Schlossberg

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Out now from Aggadah Try It / Madness Heart Press, Josh Schlossberg brings you CHARWOOD, an ecological folk horror novel 5,783 years in the making.

After joining the Tenders—a band of backwoods activists claiming to solve climate change by burning trees for energy—Orna Tannenbaum falls in with Rowan, their odd yet charming leader.

But when Orna uncovers what the Tenders are really up to in the forest, she must apply the ancient wisdom of her culture to battle dark forces threatening to gain a foothold in our world.  

Pick up a copy today from your local bookstore (order at Bookshop.org), Godless.com, Barnes and Noble, or Amazon.