Red Room Press

06/12/2021

HARDCOVER CLASSIC NOW AVAILABLE

“A high octane read … scary as hell.” --Walt Hicks, author of The Deathgrip Collection

“Outstanding! Randy Chandler is horror's best kept secret! Buy it immediately, and discover the genre as it should be.” --Kelly Tomblin, Horror-Web

https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Juju-Randy-Chandler/dp/1936964171/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638798173&sr=1-2

25/06/2021

CHERYL MAY, THE DYNAMIC VOICE OF 'YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR'

Cheryl May is a professional vocalist, narrator and voice over artist. She currently resides in Northern California with her husband and recording partner. May has been performing live and recording in studios for 30 years and has received several international awards for best female vocalist. Currently, she is dedicating herself full-time to audiobook narration, revisiting favorite classics such as Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

Cheryl doesn't simply narrate, she performs the stories in YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR.
https://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Hardcore-Horror-6/dp/B094YS6L2X/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

https://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Hardcore-Horror-5/dp/B088KQHFCJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Randy+Chandler&qid=1624626051&s=audible&sr=1-1

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21/05/2021

Now Available!
Available Now: Paperback, Kindle & Audio
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07/05/2021

CHERYL MAY returns to narrate our just-released YBHH6: MASQUERADE. We are thrilled to have her back as the Voice of YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR.

28/03/2021

WELCOME TO THE MASQUERADE

2020 was a reality horror show. And like most obnoxious entertainment reality shows, this one had its own idiosyncratic rules and penalties. Call it The Big Lockdown. We were forced to go to ground, to hide in our holes. Some went underground and never came back. Uncertainty ruled because the rules kept changing. Were we following the science or the mad scientists? Was the light at the end of the tunnel the fiery mouth of hell? We couldn’t say for sure, so we ventured out for food, booze and sundries like scavengers in a slow-motion apocalypse, keeping our distance from fellow human beings because you never knew who might be carrying that heavy viral load.

And everywhere we went, we went behind the mask. So, it became obvious: The theme of our offering of extreme horror tales from 2020 had to be Masquerade.
Pre-order:
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05/03/2021

Up for pre-order:

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11/02/2021

Here's the lineup for YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOL 6:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME TO THE MASQUERADE: INTRODUCTION
RANDY CHANDLER & CHERYL MULLENAX

THE NI***ES IN DAD’S TOOL BOX
RONALD KELLY

GOING GREEN
CHRISTINE MORGAN

WHISKEY TO THE WOUND
RACHEL NUSSBAUM

/THESTRANGETHINGWEBECOME
ERIC LAROCCA

HEY, VALENTINE
AMANDA CECELIA LANG

IN SUBSPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
HAILEY PIPER

THE POGONIP FOG
SEAN PATRICK HAZLETT

GUNFIRE AND BRIMSTONE
ALICIA HILTON

THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD
MATTHEW V. BROCKMEYER

SYNAESTHETE
MELANIE HARDING-SHAW

FULL MOON SHINDIG
PATRICK C. HARRISON III

THE DRINKING-HORN
CHRISTINE MORGAN

OTTO HAHN SPEAKS TO THE DEAD
OCTAVIA CADE

ALL THE STARS IN HER EYES
DEBORAH SHELDON

THE VILLAGE
MATIAS TRAVIESO-DIAZ

THE SMELL OF NIGHT IN THE BASEMENT
WENDY N. WAGNER

THE SAINT
ALESSANDRO MANZETTI

HER WOUNDED EYES
ROBERT GUFFEY

21/01/2021

A trailer for the breakout horror film “Ha***ob Cabin” – the story of 4 friends whose cabin vacation turns deadly when they find a sexually frustrated ghost....

10/10/2020

HAVE A HARDCORE HALLOWEEN

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25/08/2020

NECROFILES apparently has been banned by Arizona Dept. of Corrections. We got this notice today:

To Whom It May Concern:

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry has determined that your publication described below contains Unauthorized Content as defined in Department Order 914.07 and, as a result, may be released in part or excluded in whole for the specific reason(s) given below.

Publication Title: Necro Files: Two Decades of Extreme Horror

ISBN: 9781936964529 Volume/Number: Publication Date: 2011

Reason: DO 914 - 7.2.2.1 Contact with Unclothed Ge****ls, P***c Area, Buttocks, Female Breast
DO 914 - 7.2.2.2 Sadomasochistic Abuse
DO 914 - 7.2.2.3 Sexual In*******se, Fe****io, Cu*******us, Be******ty or So**my
DO 914 - 7.2.2.4 Ma********on, Lewd Exhibition
DO 914 - 7.2.16 Promote Acts of Violence
DO 914 - 7.2.17 Encourage Sexual or Hostile Behaviors

You and/or the inmate subscriber may appeal the decision by notifying us via email or U.S. Mail within 30 calendar days after you receive this notice. By appealing, you consent to allowing OPR to redact any Unauthorized Content within the parameters set forth in Department Order 914.06 § 6.13. Your consent is strictly limited to authorizing ADCRR to alter by redaction your publication. It does not constitute consent to the substance of the actual redaction(s) subject to this Notice.

20/08/2020

FREE ON KINDLE NOW THROUGH MONDAY!
[No Kindle Unlimited Necessary]
Buckle up and hit the road for a thrilling ride into the dark fantastic. A literary collision of horror and fantasy on the road to a new kind of hell.

Stolen Roads

19/08/2020

Our STIFF THINGS giveaway has ended but if you missed out, you can still get STIFF, SICK AND VILE THINGS "Box Set" --- Three Complete Comet Press Anthologies in the THINGS Series [Kindle Edition] for $7.99.
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16/08/2020

Free On Kindle Today! [Even without Kindle Unlimited.]

DON'T GET ANY ON YOU...

Stiff Things: The Splatterp**n Anthology

30/06/2020

Audible Audio Customer Reviews:

"Solid Mix of Visceral and Thoughtful Horror."

"One of my favourite series is back and better than ever."

"Recommend to anyone who enjoys short horror stories."

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Check out this great listen on Audible.com. 2019. The year certainly made its mark on the world - and more than its share of scars. It also made for a bounty of good horror stories of the extreme kind, the best of which the tales herein serve to illustrate.  2019 was the year Year's Best Hard...

10/06/2020

YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR On AUDIBLE AUDIO

Vol 1. https://www.audible.com/pd/Years-Best-Hardcore-Horror-Volume-1-Audiobook/B01IIHMUEK?ref=a_series_Ye_c5_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=284b47b1-a5db-4711-9667-612f2ac7458e&pf_rd_r=RCS4RA2J8Q8D3XPT5ET9

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27/05/2020

2019 was the year Year's Best Hardcore Horror went global. Not by design but because the stories inside just happened to have been written by authors hailing from various parts of the globe--the common denominator being that their tales come from darkest regions of imagination.

Year's Best Hardcore Horror, Volume 5

25/05/2020

Available Now on Audible

[Narrated by Cheryl May]

Year's Best Hardcore Horror, Volume 5

15/05/2020

FROM THE EDITORS:

"We are particularly proud of this year’s audio edition of YBHH-5 because it is the perfect marriage of narrator and story. The dynamic voice of Cheryl May puts you right in the middle of the action and keeps you there no matter how hard you squirm to escape."
[Click below to hear sample.]

Year's Best Hardcore Horror, Volume 5

15/05/2020

***JUST RELEASED! ***
AUDIBLE AUDIOBOOK

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Year's Best Hardcore Horror, Volume 5

01/05/2020

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Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 5

01/05/2020

Available Now!
YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOL 5 Going Global
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16/04/2020

Audiobook coming soon.

11/04/2020

YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOLUMES 1 thru 4 only $2.99 each prior to release of YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOL 5 on May 1, 2020.

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04/04/2020

We've tweaked the cover of YBHH5. Coming May 1, 2020.
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08/03/2020

Red Room Press is pleased to announce that Cheryl May is narrating YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOL 5.

https://www.facebook.com/CherylMayNarration/

25/02/2020

Kindle Up for Pre-order $4.99

2019 was the year Year's Best Hardcore Horror went global. Not by design but because the stories inside just happened to have been written by authors hailing from various parts of the globe. From Australia by way of South Africa, to Italy, Scotland, Norway, Taiwan, North America and India--the common denominator being that their tales come from darkest regions of imagination.

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GOING GLOBAL2019. The year certainly made its mark on the world—and more than its share of scars. It also made for a bounty of good horror stories of the extreme kind, the best of which the tales herein serve to illustrate. 2019 was the year Year's Best Hardcore Horror went global. Not by ...

22/02/2020

Up For Pre-order:

2019 was the year Year's Best Hardcore Horror went global. Not by design but because the stories inside just happened to have been written by authors hailing from various parts of the globe. From Australia by way of South Africa, to Italy, Scotland, Norway, Taiwan, North America and India--the common denominator being that their tales come from darkest regions of imagination.

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GOING GLOBAL2019. The year certainly made its mark on the world—and more than its share of scars. It also made for a bounty of good horror stories of the extreme kind, the best of which the tales herein serve to illustrate. 2019 was the year Year's Best Hardcore Horror went global. Not by ...

18/02/2020

Sneak Peek at Intro to YEAR'S BEST HARDCORE HORROR VOL 5

GOING GLOBAL
INTRODUCTION BY
RANDY CHANDLER AND
CHERYL MULLENAX

2019. The year certainly made its mark on the world—and more than its share of scars. It also made for a bounty of good horror stories of the extreme kind, the best of which the tales herein serve to illustrate.
2019 was the year YBHH went global. Not by design but because the stories inside just happened to have been written by authors hailing from various parts of the globe. From Australia by way of South Africa, to Italy, Scotland, Norway, Taiwan, North America and India--the common denominator being that their tales come from darkest regions of imagination.
Kicking things off in fine feminist fashion, Hailey Piper flips the script in “Feast for Small Pieces” to show us things from the perspective of the femme fatale herself. If she is a wicked seductress, maybe she has good reason.
Kristopher Triana carves out his return to our pages with “Goddess of Gallows” from Necro’s irreverent The Big Book of Blasphemy. With his trademark hardcore style, Kris pulls no punches and won’t leave you hanging—but Ixtab the Mayan goddess whose name translates as “hangwoman” might have other ideas.
“Late Night Incident At The White Trash Motel” ponders what would happen if the director of a film similar to Get Out was kidnapped by white nationalists. Duane Bradley has it all worked out in his “black” redneck noir comedy.
From one of our favorite anthologies of the year, The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg, comes Gwendolyn Kiste’s “A New Mother’s Guide To Raising An Abomination.” In true Cronenbergian spirit, she offers advice you won’t find in any self-help articles. Seth Brundle would surely get it.

From perhaps the unlikeliest anthology of the year, Tales From The Crust, cooked up by David James Keaton and Max Booth III, we serve up “Upper Crust” by Michael Paul Gonzalez. Turns out the guys really deliver the goods with all the tasty horror toppings. The trick will be forgetting what you read here the next time you order pizza.
Annie Neugebauer also makes a return to our pages with “Redless.” Annie describes this one as “nutso and fun” and we think you’ll agree (if you have a hankering for hardcore gore and juicy storytelling).
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Tim Waggoner is back with “A Touch of Madness,” Tim’s disturbing take on the fear of insanity from The Pulp Horror Book of Phobias. When the consummate horror writer plumbs these pulp depths, you know you’re in for a shuddering treat. Don’t be surprised if this one wins Tim another prize.
When Joseph Bouthiette Jr. recommends stories to us, we always pay close attention because he has never steered us wrong. As editor of Honey & Sulphur, he turns out some of the best fiction and poetry available anywhere. Joanna Koch’s “Paradisum Voluptatis” is an ekphrasis of Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights.” It’s absolutely one of the best stories we read this year and we thank Joseph and Joanna for the privilege of reprinting it here.
Sean Patrick Hazlett pays tribute to Thomas Ligotti in his examination of the root of all evil in corporate corruption with “Radix Malorum,” an eerie tale haunted by smiling flesh balloons.
Also from the Cronenberg tribute anthology is Leo X. Robertson’s “Lackers.” A journalist investigates a strange new community who celebrate their physical imperfections in this twisted o**y of body horror.
Rajiv Moté guides a return trip to Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights--but what could possibly be delightful in a landscape of monsters, torture, and mayhem? See for yourself in “Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear?”
Syon Das’s “Darjeeling” takes us along with a group of teenage scouts to the Himalayan town to spend a night at the Banerjee Estate, a place with a haunted history of brutal murder. But the housekeeper has been keeping a terrible secret in the years since the slaughter occurred.
In “MRSA Me” Alicia Hilton tells this chilling story from the point of view of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body and for which there is no sure cure. As Alicia’s tale so vividly demonstrates, the unseen threats are the most terrifying.
In “What Did You Do To The Children” David L. Tamarin gives us an unhealthy dose of torture p**n with a decidedly demented twist. Anyone easily triggered should probably skip this one.
Next comes Matthew V. Brockmeyer’s “Have A Heart.” Some tales tug at your heartstrings, but this one may rip it right out of your chest. This is a deeply disturbing story of a small child in hopeless jeopardy. If you thought Stephen King’s “Gerald’s Game” was unnerving, be warned: this tale is much more so.

D.A. Xiaolin Spires takes us on a tour of the tallest building in the world: Taipei 101. If you’ve never seen this magnificent building in Taiwan, we suggest you find images of it online so you can truly picture the full body-horror effect. This story is from Sarah Read’s Gorgon: Stories of Emergence, a wonderful compendium of new myths of transformation. Highly recommended.
Alessandro Manzetti’s “Kirti” gives us a rickshaw ride to a rendezvous with an enticing Calcutta pr******te named Kirti. We wouldn’t say her john’s bitten off more than he can chew but things certainly don’t go according to his l***y plan.
From Melbourne, Australia, Deb Sheldon delivers the ultraviolent historical tale “The Tea and Sugar Train.” Trust us, this is in no way a tea party. There are bloodthirsty monsters in the harsh desert lands of the Outback and the pregnant protagonist has to fight for her life.
Also from Down Under, Ben Pienaar introduces “Stargirl,” a psychopathic musician who attempts to create a new kind of music using the sounds of suffering. She starts by torturing small animals but doesn’t stop there. As her fame spreads round the world, the effect of her strange sound begins to manifest in disturbing ways. With no end in sight.
Scáth Beorh wraps things up with Q***r Weather: A Poetic Tablua Rasa. This mind-bending poem could be a love/hate letter to God, or something else entirely. Take it as you will. It’s a fitting coda to this year’s cursed tome. For now we’ll wrap this up so you can get on to the tales. As Scáth says in his poem:
“Embrace these misty monsters now
they are your brothers, sisters.”

--RANDY CHANDLER & CHERYL MULLENAX

18/02/2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS YBHH5

GOING GLOBAL: INTRODUCTION
Randy Chandler & Cheryl Mullenax

FEAST FOR SMALL PIECES
Hailey Piper

GODDESS OF GALLOWS
Kristopher Triana

LATE NIGHT INCIDENT AT THE WHITE TRASH MOTEL
Duane Bradley

A NEW MOTHER’S GUIDE TO RIASING AN ABOMINATION
Gwendolyn Kiste

UPPER CRUST
Michael Paul Gonzalez

REDLESS
Annie Neugebauer

ATOUCH OF MADNESS
Tim Waggoner

PARADISUM VOLUPTATIS
Joanna Koch

RADIX MALORUM
Sean Patrick Hazlett

LACKERS
Leo X. Roberson

WHY DO BIRDS SUDDENLY APPEAR?
Rajiv Moté

DARJEELING
Syon Das

MRSA ME
Alicia Hilton

WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE CHILDREN?
David L Tamarin

HAVE A HEART
Matthew V. Brockmeyer

SWINGS AND SUSPENSIONS
D.A. Xiaolin Spires

KIRTI
Alessandro Manzetti

THE TEA AND SUGAR TRAIN
Deborah Sheldon

SCREAMS FOR STARGIRL
Ben Pienaar

Q***R WEATHER
Scáth Beorh

03/01/2020

More raves for the audiobook:

Road Trip Into The Heart of Hell

Marked by a monster, our protagonist can see them, he joins with a handful of other fleshed out characters on a road trip into horror and dark fantasy. The characters really dive this novel keeping entertaining throughout.The narrator does a good job of bringing the story to life.

I receieved the review code for this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this honest review.
*
Wow!

Wow! Amazing story! Awesome ending!! So, so good!!

I received a free copy and left my honest review

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