From the Crypt of the Grinning Skull - Issue #3
Happy Horrordays from Grinning Skull Press
Deathlehem 2022 Updates
Well, the holidays are rolling around once more, and that means one thing around here... A trip to Deathlehem. For folks not familiar with this project, Deathlehem is an annual anthology series featuring tales of holiday horror that benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
How this project came about is kind of a long story, which is highlighted in the introduction of the very first anthology, O Little Town of Deathlehem.
Jeffrey Kosh, who has designed all the Deathlehem covers since the beginning back in 2013, never fails to deliver, and this year we feel he has done another amazing job. Quite often he starts thinking about the following year's Deathlehem as soon as the current volume releases and we'll get mock-ups soon after we announce that the submission window is open, which is normally in January. From there, we usually come up with the title. This year, however, we got mock-ups later. You can't rush the creative process. So, after seeing the images Jeffrey sent us, we came up with this year's title. Deathlehem 2022's title is 'Twas the Fright Before Christmas in Deathlehem. And the cover... <<drumroll please>>
And the residents of Deathlehem for this year, in no particular order, are:
C.L. Hart
Evan Baughfman
Dino Parenti
Dane Cobain
D. S. Ullery
Liam Hogan
Villimey Mist
Paul O'Neill
Mike Marcus
Dan Henk
Bam Barrow
D.J. Kozlowski
R.A. Clarke
Janet Alcorn
Nathan D. Ludwig
PLEASE NOTE: This is not a final listing, as there have been some last-minute submissions that we are still reading, as well as some shortlisted submissions that we are still deciding on.
And just a reminder...
We will be closing the submission window on November 23, 2022. It will re-open on January 2, 2023. Submissions will also open for Midnight Machinations, our mystery/thriller imprint that we announced earlier this year. Submissions for MM will be limited to January and February only. You can, however, submit for this year's Deathlehem through the end of the month.
And don't forget...
Kevin David Anderson's NIGHT SOUNDS: From Podcast to Print will be released on November 25th. Pre-orders for Kindle and print editions are now available.