October Nights Press

02/17/2025

This was a wonderful show last year and I can’t wait to do it again!

Meet Mark C Scioneaux—author and editor of October Nights Press and Bram Stoker Award finalist. Join us for FAN★FEST on Sunday, March 23rd at the Bay St. Louis Community Hall from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM! Learn more at: https://hcls.info/fan-fest

02/17/2025

Living Dead Girl - Killer Handbags has always wowed me with her talents from the very first day I met her. 👏🏼 💀 👻

02/01/2025

Come see me, Bayou Geek Collectibles, and so many other great vendors this weekend LOUISIANA RETRO CON WINTER 2025!

01/30/2025

Exciting News 🥳

Dinosaur Rumblings Entertainment will allow me to check off a major bucket list item!

These talented interns are working hard to finalize the budget for an upcoming horror short film based on my short story, The Glass Coffin. Filming is scheduled to start this March! 🧟‍♂️ 🎥 🧟‍♂️

A thank you to Bespoke Marketing who will assist in production.

Stay tuned for more updates as one of my stories comes to life!

01/29/2025

2025 Convention and Appearance Schedule

Peli Con - 1/25
LOUISIANA RETRO CON WINTER 2025 - 2/1&2
Mid City Micro-Con 2025 - 2/8
Vermillion Parish Comic Con - 2/16
Ghoulish Book Festival - March 14-15
Tum Tum Release Party Little Wars - March 22
Fan Fest 2025 Hancock County - March 23
CyPhaCon - April 11-13
St. Tammany Collectors Con - May 3 & 4
FrankenCon - May 9-10
GalaxyCon New Orleans - July 11 - 13
KillerCon - August 1-3
Spa-Con - September 19-21
Cajun Con - December 6-7

01/27/2025

October Nights Press will be appearing this weekend at LOUISIANA RETRO CON WINTER 2025!

I got my start doing shows in January 2023 and the first one was Louisiana Retro Con. It feels good to continue this tradition.

Can’t wait to see everyone at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center on what should be a beautiful weekend.

01/26/2025

First con of the season done and it was a success! Peli Con was a great time and I was able to reconnect with vendor friends, meet new readers, and, one of my personal favorites, see repeat customers!

Congratulations to Cory Daigrepont, Corey Bardsley, and their families and staff for a well-ran and fun event!

Some cool, random bits of the universe: I saw a vendor named Night of the Chihuahuas and thought “yeah these folks are my people.” Turns out one of them, David Quiroz, is a friend and collaborator with David Hayes! What a small world. Also, due to an introduction by Roland Paris, I had an impromptu caricature drawn on the spot by Keith Cartoonman Douglas!

If this is how the season started, then 2025 is looking super bright!

Next Appearance: Louisiana Retro Con

01/24/2025

Peli Con is tomorrow and October Nights Press will be there! I know many are ready to get out from this snow and do something this weekend, so come support some talented local vendors in a brand new location!

01/10/2025

Happy to announce I’ll be joining Jamie Ray at his Fave Five From Fans Podcast table this Saturday only at FAN EXPO New Orleans to promote his podcast and also October Nights Press.

We’ll be recording a podcast episode and also I’ll participate in his panel.

Hope to see you there!

01/08/2025

How magical it is to see your book at the local library?!

This one was spotted by contributing author M. Wesley Corie II at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library on Goodwood Blvd.

01/01/2025

I was so happy to join Jamie Ray this morning on Fave Five From Fans Podcast to discuss our favorite horror movies of 2024!

2024 was an incredible year for horror, and it was impossibly hard to narrow down a list to just five. Jamie gifted me 5 honorable mentions to make up for it and of course we had to discuss other movies that maybe didn’t make the list but were worthy of mention.

Check it out here and let know what your favorite horror movies of 2024 were!

Podcast Episode · Fave Five From Fans · 12/31/2024 · 1h 26m

12/18/2024

🚨 Author Announcements 🚨

October Nights Press would like to congratulate the following authors who will be appearing in GabaGhoul, edited by Mark Scioneaux and M. Wesley Corie II, Author.

Alyanna Poe
Dex Bryant
Gregory Norris
Joseph Sale
Michael Boulerice
Bridget D. Brave
CJ Goldberg
Jeff Strand
Judith Sonnet
Trey Andrusky
Jerry Purdon
JG Faherty
Michael Balletti
Ryan Bradley
Vivian Kasley
Alex Rosenberg
Bridgett Nelson
Jessica McHugh
Richard Beauchamp
Rocky Colavito
Bryson Richard
Jo Kaplan
Matthew M. Bartlett
Max Booth III
Ryan Fleming
Brian Keene

12/16/2024

Krampus came for me but once we got to talking we realized we had much in common and now we’re bros!

12/03/2024

I am elated to announce that the first outside project under October Nights Press will be The October Children by Patrick Tumblety.

The October Children is an all-ages illustrated collection of poetry, flash fiction, and short stories celebrating the Halloween season! Gather your family around the fire, because the autumn wind is not the only cause for the chill crawling up your spine! Release date Fall 2025.

Front cover spread and art by Drew Rausch

12/01/2024

We are one month away from accepting stories for “Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folklore,” a new anthology by October Nights Press.

While we appreciate a good ole fashioned legend as much as anyone, we are specifically seeking to breathe new life into aged stories. So, ax re-telling, and focus on re-envisioning.

Perhaps you encounter a Rougarou after becoming lost in a Louisiana bayou. Maybe Sasquatch finally decides to relay his version of events. Could you have heard the maddening shrieks of the banshee while honeymooning in Ireland…or was that just the wind? Essentially, portray a traditional cryptid or folk character in a novel – and frightening! – way.

Whichever creative route you choose, be sure to marry your myth to the horror genre. No rainbows and butterflies here; we want gore and…er…bats?

Stories must be 3,000-5,500 words in length.

One submission per author, so make it count.

No reprints, AI-generated, or AI-assisted tales will be accepted. This is a hard-and-fast rule.

Authors will receive an eBook copy and a physical copy. (For international authors, physical book options will be discussed with the publishing company.)

Payment for accepted stories will be $0.01 per word up to 5,000 words. Payment disbursed upon acceptance of final edited version.

Call for submissions opens on January 1, 2025 and closes on March 31, 2025. All submissions should be sent to [email protected].

12/01/2024

I am proud to announce that October Nights Press will be teaming up with Kelly Hearty, Patrick Tumblety, and Michael Allen Rose for projects in 2025!

It has been announced that Kelly will be editing a brand new anthology about Cryptids, but stay tuned for more information regarding Patrick and Michael.

11/29/2024

RIP to author Trent Zelazny. I had the privilege of working with Trent years ago when I was a part of Nightscape Press. Pictured below is his novella, Butterfly Potion, which we published and we also published a short story of his in Nightscapes.

He was a talented author who was kind and compassionate. His legacy will endure through his words.