Thursday, March 15, 2018

Release Day! Blue Sludge Blues & Other Abominations



Blue Sludge Blues & Other Abominations
by Shannon Lawrence

Release Date: March 15, 2018
Horror short story collection


A collection of frights, from the psychological to the monstrous. These tales are a reminder of how much we have to fear: A creature lurking in the blue, sludgy depths of a rest area toilet; a friendly neighbor with a dark secret hidden in his basement; a woman with nothing more to lose hellbent on vengeance; a hike gone terribly wrong for three friends; a man cursed to clean up the bodies left behind by an inhuman force. These and other stories prowl the pages of this short story collection.

Excerpt


From For Love of the Hunt:

"The taste of his dying heart was the most succulent flavor I'd ever partaken of. The thick, rich blood flowed into my throat and I felt it burning its way through my entire body, even as that great muscle pulsed against my lips. His strength belonged to me now."

You can read other excerpts at the blogs of those helping with my book release. Each person has an excerpt from a different story:

Tamara Narayan - Know Thy Neighbor (and she's telling a scary real life story)
Christine Rains - Shifting Sands
Mina Burrows - Cravings
Jennifer Lane - What the Fire Left Behind
Lisa Southard - Maelstrom
Diane Burton - Sound Advice (and info on skinwalkers)
Meka James - Salvation Lottery
Patricia Lynne - Metamorphosis (and she's telling a scary real life story)
Juneta Key - In the Dark (and a bit on writing about horror)
Elizabeth Seckman - The Blue Mist
Catherine Dilts - Blue Sludge Blues
Pete Aldin - Faceless
Joylene Nowell Butler - The Tourist

Buy the Book


Also available from Apple and other countries through Amazon


If you'd like to help share the news about my book, here are a couple pre-made tweets (and feel free to use any images posted here):

Blue Sludge Blues & Other Abominations by Shannon Lawrence now on sale at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079WKB7PW! Also B&N and Kobo. Get your horror fix in with this collection of short stories @thewarriormuse

Killer mists, creatures in rest stop toilets, and neighbors you should beware, Blue Sludge Blues & Other Abominations by Shannon Lawrence now on sale at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079WKB7PW! Also B&N and Kobo. @thewarriormuse

The dark side of being the sole survivor, creatures in the woods, and more, Blue Sludge Blues & Other Abominations by Shannon Lawrence now on sale at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079WKB7PW! Also B&N and Kobo. @thewarriormuse 


About the Author


A fan of all things fantastical and frightening, Shannon Lawrence writes mostly fantasy and horror. Her stories can be found in magazines and anthologies, including Space and Time Magazine, Dark Moon Digest, and Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things. When she's not writing, she's hiking the wilds of Colorado and photographing her magnificent surroundings, where, coincidentally, there's always a place to hide a body or birth a monster.


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16 comments:

Madeline Mora-Summonte said...

Yeh for scary stories! Congratulations, Shannon!

Gwen Gardner said...

Congratulations, Shannon! Woot! I tweeted and shared on my author page. The best of luck on your new release!

Tamara Narayan said...

Happy Release Day! It's about time I got back into some juicy horror.

Arlee Bird said...

Nice job getting this book out. I wish you (and the authors) lots of success with this.

Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Congratulations and sell a ton of copies!

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Shannon - congratulations on the release ... horror stories appeal to some - but I do wish you and all the authors lots of success with it - cheers Hilary

Susan Kane said...

This story is full of creativity. Wow.

Julie Flanders said...

Congratulations!!! This collection looks fantastic. Woo-hoo!

The Cynical Sailor said...

Congrats on the release! I've tweeted :-)

L. Diane Wolfe said...

Congrats, Shannon! You can be really proud of that book.

Anonymous said...

Woo! Congrats on the release. =)

Lisa Southard said...

Congratulations, and I'm happy to help spread the word!

cleemckenzie said...

It's out! Congratulations.

Cherie Reich said...

Congrats, Shannon!!

Michelle Wallace said...

Congrats once again, Shannon!
I just bought my kindle copy of your book.

Lisa Southard said...

Took me a few days, but it's posted!