This upcoming anthology features Gary Braunbeck, Tom Piccirilli, Christopher Golden, Deborah LeBlanc and Hank Schwaeble. View the press release here.


Five Strokes to Midnight

FIVE STROKES TO MIDNIGHT

NEW ANTHOLOGY SERIES TO LAUNCH IN 2007

For Immediate Release

Haunted Pelican Press begins its maiden voyage in bringing fiction of the highest caliber to fans of the macabre by announcing its first anthology, FIVE STROKES TO MIDNIGHT, scheduled for publication as a signed, limited edition in the summer of 2007.

Starting with FIVE STROKES TO MIDNIGHT, each volume in the series will showcase four well-known writers of dark fiction, as well as one newcomer to the field. The first volume features multiple, all-new works from Bram Stoker Award-winner Christopher Golden, Bram Stoker Award-winner Gary Braunbeck, Bram Stoker Award-winner Tom Piccirilli, southern gothic sensation Deborah LeBlanc, and hard-hitting newcomer Hank Schwaeble. Each writer will be offering 20,000 words of fiction -- comprising at least two stories per author inspired by a theme of the author's own choosing. For this first volume, readers can look forward to multiple tales on the subject of Folklore (Golden), Hauntings (Braunbeck), Loss (Piccirilli), Curses (LeBlanc), and Demons (Schwaeble) -- all the fear readers can handle in one book, and then some.

Each writer's section will feature an original illustration by none other than Ashley Laurence (Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser 2, Lightning Bug) who also provides the full-color, nightmarish cover.

Five authors.
Twelve stories.
One Witching Hour.
No escape.

Five Strokes to Midnight.

Pray for the light.

A signed, limited edition -- signed by all contributors -- is coming next summer from Haunted Pelican Press. Advance orders accepted through select booksellers. As a special bonus, the first 100 advance orders received will also be signed by Ashley Laurence.

Don't wait 'til the eleventh hour! Reserve yours today!

For more information, send inquiries to haunted_pelican_press@yahoo.com