Cover illustrator: Miblart | SitePublisher: Self-PublishedRelease Date: November 12, 2024Pre-Order Link: Amazon GoodReads: Add to Shelf Organized and arranged by Armanis Arfeinial and Kieran Ferrara, with editing from Kieran Ferrara Blurb Where fantasy and science fiction collide, seven gripping stories unfold, each filled with no shortage of grit, and happy endings are wanting. From barren wastelands […]
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Review: Someone Else’s Horror Story by Rebecca Crunden
Synopsis Jace Venable lives a quiet life in the house his father left him. He dreams of fixing up the barn out back so that he doesn’t have to return to the city he’s only too happy to leave behind. He likes to be left alone, thank you very much. And then, one night, he […]
Review: Marshbank by Josh Hanson
Synopsis When a child goes missing, the spirit of the marsh takes on a corporeal form and teams up with the village witch to find the source of the evil haunting the nearby village. A dark fantasy of love, story, and the deep powers of place. Review Grabbed this one to support a FanFiFam member […]
Review: Dark Heart of Ilmoure by Cara N. Delaney
Synopsis Years ago, all she wanted was to leave. Now, a web of secrets might ensnare her forever. When Iris Grey returns to her hometown of Ilmoure years after a bitter parting, she hopes for reconciliation in the face of a tragedy. Instead, she arrives to a town changed for the worse, a cold welcome […]
Review: A Sorrow Named Joy by Sarah Chorn
Synopsis Joy desires nothing more than her husband’s happiness. She spends her days creating the perfect life for him in their idyllic suburban home. Everything is neat, predictable, and in its place. When Joy finds a picture that hints at a past she cannot remember, the facade cracks. As secrets are revealed, Joy realizes her […]
Review: Harvest Nights by Ahmed H. Alameen
Synopsis “A Lovecraftian horror tale inspired by Native American Myths and colonial times” Harvest Nights is a story told through a young boy named Chua (Snake), who narrates the story of how the days were gone and replaced by nights when a strange shooting star appeared in the sky in 1811 Colonial America (Great Comet […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 96: Adrian M. Gibson talks Mushroom Blues, Self-Publishing, Travel & More
Join host M.J. Kuhn as she chats with author(!!!) Adrian M. Gibson about his debut novel Mushroom Blues, why he chose self-publishing, what he’s learned from podcasting, writing Mushroom Blues and how it came to be, creating characters, the power of mushrooms, The Fungalverse interconnected universe, worldbuilding, travel, alienation and much more.
LISTENING PARTY for the Mushroom Blues Soundtrack
Mushroom Blues is almost upon us, but wait, it’s not just a book! Releasing on March 19th is the official COMPANION SOUNDTRACK, which was composed/produced by the Swedish production duo Sporer. To give you a taste of this ambient soundscape, Sporer and I have come together for an official LISTENING PARTY.
The Nine Biggest Inspirations for Mushroom Blues
My debut novel Mushroom Blues is out in just one week, and I am so excited to share the world of Neo Kinoko and The Fungalverse with readers. Humans are very good at accumulating information, and when it comes to creativity, everything an individual spews out is an amalgamation of the things they consume that inspire them. From movies to TV shows, video games, and books, there are just so many incredible stories and properties out there. So, to give all of you a deeper sense of Mushroom Blues, I’ve compiled a list of my nine biggest inspirations for this story, its world, and its characters.
Review: FauxVille by D.K. Pike
Synopsis ‘After the pandemic, people hugged, friends and families reconnected, but a few short years later we were back to shooting each other.’ David Miller is an amnesiac war veteran struggling to put the pieces of his life back together and adjust to civilian life in 2049’s PortCity. His life is turned upside down when […]
Review: Disseverment by Z.C. Krol
Synopsis When Tyler receives a mysterious letter in the mail from a man claiming to be his stepfather, he is suddenly plunged back into the nightmares of his past, and has to make an important decision that will change him forever. Disseverment is a psychological horror story not for the squeamish. Z.C. Krol lives in Ohio with his […]
An Intro to Indie Sci-Fi For Those Wondering Where to Start
The idea for this came to me several months ago, probably during the latest flair up of “indie/self pub is inferior” or something similar, and you may have seen (or want to check out) the similar posts for both fantasy and horror suggestions. The point of which is not to argue, but to highlight some […]