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Auctioning Off a Complete Set of Dark House Press Books!

Bibliophiles! Here is the entire Dark House Press Catalog! Publishing neo-noir, speculative fiction with a literary bent, this micro-press is represented here at the low initial bid of $40. That’s more than 50% off the retail price of $128.60. Includes: The New Black, edited by Richard Thomas (signed) After the People Lights Have Gone Off, by […]

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Huge Gamut Rafflecopter Giveaway!

Huge Gamut Giveaway! Grand Prize Winner will get $210 worth of Gamut goodies (in time for Xmas)! An amazing Creepy Doll, four books (The New Black, Exigencies, Scratch by Steve Himmer, Paper Tigers by Damien Angelica Walters), a set of Gamut postcards (25 total), pens, a Gamut mug, and an annual membership! 2nd gets a […]

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I’m Teaching an Online Creative Writing Class, 16 Weeks Long, About Contemporary Dark Fiction

2019 IS FULL. WE ARE CURRENTLY BOOKING STUDENTS FOR THE 2020 CLASSES OVER AT STORYVILLE STUDIO. Hello everyone! I’m going to teach a creative writing class online called Contemporary Dark Fiction. It’ll be SIXTEEN WEEKS long (I know!) essentially the same length as your average semester. This is the class I’ve always wanted to teach, […]

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Gamut is over $40,000! Huge new add-on today.

We’re over $40,000! Wow. Thank you all for spreading the word, pledging, and upgrading, it’s been so exciting to watch us get closer and closer to our goal. Only five days left to get to $52,000. I know we can do it. Here’s one way that may help—it’s a small amount of money, for a […]

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Curbside Splendor and Dark House Press named “Best Indie Book Publisher” by Chicago Magazine

  In case you missed it, Curbside Splendor (and Dark House Press, which I run) were just named Chicago Magazine’s, “Best Indie Book Publisher.” Great article in the magazine, and online. Our three titles for the year, THE NEW BLACK, which I edited, ECHO LAKE by Letitia Trent, and AFTER THE PEOPLE LIGHTS HAVE GONE […]

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The New Black (Dark House Press) releases TODAY!

Today is the official release date of THE NEW BLACK! This neo-noir anthology is the first I’ve ever edited and it’s also the first Dark House Press title. I’m honored that so many gifted authors were willing to be a part of this book. I can’t thank them enough for taking the time, and for […]

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The first blurb for THE NEW BLACK is Jack Ketchum

The first blurb for THE NEW BLACK, a neo-noir anthology that I edited for Dark House Press, is now in. It’s from horror giant, Jack Ketchum: “THE NEW BLACK ought to be the New High Standard for dark fiction anthologies. It’s loaded with intelligence and talent. Every one of the pieces in this extraordinary compilation […]

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Dark House Press imprint launched with Richard Thomas as Editor-in-Chief.

I’m thrilled to announce that I am the new Editor-in-Chief at Dark House Press, an imprint of Curbside Splendor. I’ll be working closely with Victor David Giron, Ben Tanzer, and Jacob S. Knabb to publish neo-noir, speculative, literary fiction. Here’s what they had to say today: We’re happy to announce that award winning author Richard […]

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Complete List of Online Interviews with Richard Thomas

This is a list of all of the interviews that I’ve done online over the years, in reverse chronological order. (Last Updated: 4/14/23) At Monster Complex with Will Christopher (4/14/23) At The Brig (Retro Ridoctopus) podcast with Steve Van Samson (3/15/23) At The Rules of the Road with C. B. Jones (12/15/22) At The Horror […]

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