by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 17, 2026 | Updates
Cover Reveal for Dark Reservoir, a poetry collection by Cindy O’Quinn and Nzondi. Cover art by Joanna Halerz. Dark Reservoir will be released October.
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 14, 2026 | Updates
This limited-edition jacketed hardcover features an introduction by Philip Fracassi, cover art by David Kozlovsky’, 3x interior artwork by Caitlin Bruther-Bischof, and a larger 6×9 size. The book will be signed and numbered by the author. This book is only on...
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 10, 2026 | Updates
One-Shot by Jacy Morris is on a 99c Kindle sale until April 17th. In One-Shot, Jacy Morris crafts a haunting tapestry of Native American heritage and cosmic horror. One-Shot, an Indigenous naturopathic insemination expert, is teetering on the brink of...
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 8, 2026 | For the Authors, Updates
Author J.M. Heluk won Crystal Lake’s most recent flash contest and has agreed to host. This month’s theme is WHITE COAT FEVER—Tales of Medical Horror.“Drag us into the unsettling world where medicine meets fear. Your challenge is to write a short story...
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 7, 2026 | Updates
Tell us a bit more about you and where you’re from. Heluk: I’m from the East Coast of the United States where I have been writing since I was a kid. My interests are varied, from collecting oddities and antiquing to lazy beach days. I appear soft glam on the outside...
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 7, 2026 | Updates
The results are in… 1st: “Vicious” by J. M. Heluk2nd: “Spaghetti” by Tyler Shields3rd: “Sleep Numbers” by A.M.Symes Congrats to these authors. Thank you to everyone who participated, and to those who took the time to read and vote. To read the winning story by J.M....
