#HorrroForLibraries: 2 Awesome Horror Collections and 1 Anthology for 3 Readers

Today on the giveaway I have 3 books full of horror stories to give away to 3 lucky winners. And all three are finished copies, meaning you can add them directly to your library's collections. Details below but first, here are the rules on how to enter:

1. You need to be affiliated with an American Library. My rationale behind that is that I will be encouraging you to read these books and share them with patrons. While many of them are advanced reader copies that you cannot add to your collections, if you get the chance to read them, my hope is that you will consider ordering a copy for your library and give away the ARC away as a prize or pass it on to a fellow staff member.
2. If you are interested in being included in any giveaway at any time, you must email me at zombiegrl75 [at] gmail [dot] com with the subject line "#HorrorForLibraries." In the body of the email all you have to say is that you want to be entered and the name of your library.
3. Each entry will be considered for EVERY giveaway. Meaning you enter once, and you are entered until you win. I will randomly draw a winner on Fridays sometime after 5pm central. But only entries received by 5pm each week will be considered for that week. I use Random.org and have a member of my family witness the "draw"based off your number in the Google Sheet.
4. If you win, you are ineligible to win again for 4 weeks; you will have to re-enter after that time to be considered [I have a list of who has won, when, and what title]. However, if you do not win, you carry over into the next week. There is NO NEED to reenter.

Last week's winner was Michael from IL. Now on to this week's giveaway.

Below I will provide information about each title. I will be giving them away in the order they appear. All books are courtesy of the publisher and I highly recommend you add these to your public library collections whether or not you win; however, the winners absolutely can add these as they are all finished copies.

First up, This'll Make Things A Little Easier by Attila Veres. From the book description:

Attila Veres' debut collection, The Black Maybe, was hailed as one of the best horror debuts in years and was named Rue Morgue's best collection of 2022 as well as being a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. Critics likened it to debut collections by writers like Clive Barker and Thomas Ligotti in terms of its sheer originality of style and vision. Now Veres is back with a follow-up collection of unforgettable cosmic horror.

In the opening story, 'a pit full of teeth', an aspiring Hungarian horror writer gets the exciting news that one of his stories will be translated into the obscure language of a reclusive tribe that almost no one knows anything about. But when his copy of the translation arrives, he discovers that it doesn't match what he wrote: instead, the text contains a much more horrific narrative that seems to be playing out in reality. In 'The Designated Contact Individual', a traveling representative for a soft drink company finds his sales territory expanding when he is sent to an alternate reality where they have their own nightmarish use for his cola. 'Damage d10+7' tells of a group of gamers who commit a terrible outrage in the fantasy world of their game and which has a deadly ripple effect in their real lives. The narrator in 'The Summer I Chose to Die' has decided that life is no longer worth living, but his worldview is shaken up when a murderous army of fish-people begins to rise from the oceans. And in the title story, money literally does grow on trees when the Hungarian government tries to alleviate poverty by supplying families with a strange new plant species, but their newfound financial gain will come at a terrible cost.

Like the stories in his first collection, the tales in This'll Make Things a Little Easier are blood-chillingly frightening, often darkly humorous, and always dazzlingly brilliant. Readers who were left wanting more when they finished reading The Black Maybe won't want to miss this new volume.

That link to The Black Maybe in the description above is to my Booklist review of Veres' first collection. Please use the link to read more. I found out about this, his next collection, too late to review it officially, but I can tell you, this is a voice you need in your library. Veres writes his stories in his native Hungarian, and in this case, he also served as the translator. 

This book came out from Valancourt who are not only a trusted indie press (they do the Paperbacks from Hell line) but they are also one of the only horror publishers committed to getting horror not originally written on English out and available to the English speaking world. They have published 2 volumes of Horror stories from all over the world and I have read and reviewed them both. 

The first name I pick will win a finished copy of this title.

Next up, We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone: Twenty Haunting Stories by Ronald Malfi. This is the Titan Books paperback edition courtesy of the publisher. From the book description:

A new mother is pursued by mysterious men in black. A misguided youth learns the dark secrets of the world from an elderly neighbor on Halloween night. A housewarming party where the guests never leave. A caretaker tends to his rusted relic of a god deep in the desert... 

 In his debut short story collection, Bram Stoker Award finalist Ronald Malfi mines the depths and depravities of the human condition, exploring the dark underside of religion, marriage, love, fear, regret, and hunger in a world that spins just slightly askew on its axis. Rich in atmosphere and character, Malfi's debut collection is not to be missed.

Malfi is a name that is not well known in library circles because his books have not been easy to get for our collections. But, he has a lot of fans. With this release, you can easily add this to you carts and get it on the shelf both to show your horror readers, you know about the authors they already like, and to bring new fans to this already popular author.

Thanks to Tian Books for this finished copy. The second name I pick will win a finished copy of this title.

And last but not least, an anthology. Horror Library, Volume 9 edited by Eric Guignard. From the book description:

The +Horror Library+ anthologies are internationally praised as a groundbreaking source of contemporary horror short fiction stories--relevant to the moment and stunning in impact--from leading authors of the macabre and darkly imaginative.  

Filled with Fears and Fantasy. Death and Dark Dreams. Monsters and Mayhem. Literary Vision and Wonder. Each volume of the +Horror Library+ series is packed with heart-pounding thrills and creepy contemplations as to what truly lurks among the shadows of the world(s) we live in.

Containing 30 all-original stories, read Volume 9 in this ongoing anthology series, and then continue with the other volumes.

Shamble no longer through the banal humdrum of normalcy, but ENTER THE HORROR LIBRARY!

Included within Volume 9: - In "Head Over Heels," a sentient unicycle enacts long-sought revenge against those who have wronged it. - In "Eyes Without Their Lids," a couple with no memory of their prior lives, awaken in a doorless room and in full sight of a camera that watches all they do. - In "False Witness," a man whose life was saved by a mysterious voice finds himself in the midst of a worse fate. - . . . and more!  

Also including a special guest-artist's gallery of Michael A. Livolsi!

Guignard is a critically acclaimed horror editor and author. This collection includes original stories   by names you know and already have represented on your shelves such as Bentley Little, Brian Evenson, Tanvir Ahmed, Jo Kaplan, Delilah S. Dawson, Mercedes M Yardley, and more.

Thanks to Dark Moon Books for this finished copy that you can add to your collections. Also please consider visiting their site auto take a look at the previous 8 volumes. It is a cost effective way to get some excellent horror stories into your collections. 

The third name I pull will receive a copy of this book.

There you have it. 3 books of stories for 3 winners. Enter now and you are entered going forward. 

Good luck!