Publisher: BestGhost Books
Cover artist: Matt Seff Barnes | https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/
Editor: Ed Crocker | https://www.ed-crocker.com/services-8
Release date: October 7th 2025
Preorder Link: https://books2read.com/u/br8AgE
Over the last 10 days I have been sharing mini-blurbs for the 10 new short stories that will release in Tales From Cemetery. I have gathered them here, so that they will have a single place to remain, and to show them all together on the last day to preorder! (and to get the preorder cheaper price). This is the collection that BestGhost has been a sample story from…for over two years, and I am so pleased to finally get them all together on the page.
*Disclaimer: the images with text or photography are from stock that I found and Canva Pro, they are for promotional use to give a general vibe to each story and are not releasing inside the book itself. The black and white drawings are going to be featured on the title pages in the hardcover ONLY! No AI here.
Collection Blurb
Author C. J. Daley welcomes you to Cemetery.
Whether this is your first trip, or your return to town, get ready for ten blood-fueled nightmares. Read the stories Hudson Valley residents tell around campfires about Cemetery’s dark underbelly. While the police chase serial killers, the streets run rampant with occult, paranormal, and supernatural beings. And while on the surface these stories tell the lore of the town, don’t be surprised if you make some connections between them…
Be prepared to experience an unhinged killer clown, a blood thirty monster in the woods, sinister killer phone calls, vampires with hidden pasts, star-crossed ghost lovers, seances gone awry, a flesh hungry zombie, confinement in a basement, two best friends tackling a haunted mansion, and a shapeshifting woodland spirit.
Buy now and be the first to read the next official part in Det. Williams’ story in the bonus novelette, Off with their Sleds.
Editorial Reviews
Praise for BestGhost:
“This is such a delightfully spooky treat that’s perfect for the fall!” – Helen Power, author of PHANTOM and THE GHOSTS OF THORWALD PLACE
“A quick and spooky read from someone who knows exactly what they’re doing.” – Mark Towse, author of THE SOUND OF SUFFERING and NANA
“I read this at night and damn near had my heart jump from my body.” – Ashley Brennan, FANFIADDICT.com
Story Blurbs
Rigatoni Carl is coming 10/7/25
Carl Stratton has a problem, and that problem is that he is losing control. Whenever that happens, Rigatoni Carl, the Clown, takes over. And when the face-paint wearing freak takes over, children go missing…forever.
Is it an illusion to shift blame, or is there someone else in there with him? And is he really fighting back?
Think IT meets Terrifier and The Black Phone without the supernatural.
The ChupaBogra is coming 10/7/25
Five best friends cut through the woods to avoid the summer sun. What they find there will split them, but when curiosity wins, they head back under the cover of darkness.
When what originally drew them in is mysteriously gone, what will they come across instead?
Think Stand by Me meets Wolf Man.
Don’t Scream on 10/7/25
Callie Sanderson wants nothing more than to get out of the house. Her parents have been working late, but only telling her when it’s too late to form plans.
But when the phone rings, a prank turns serious…and what was that noise upstairs?
Scream meets When a Stranger Calls.
Go on a Dinner Date 10/7/25
A man that reminds her of home, that has impeccable style, unbelievable manners, is genuinely interested in her, and has a Transylvanian-esque accent?
What more could she want? And what could possibly go wrong?
Think that one Bella and Edward restaurant scene in Twilight meets Dracula
Can you turn it down on 10/7/25?
Ashley just wanted to go out with her friends. But when she breaks the cardinal rule—no cars—she finds herself grounded.
Grounded and having her not-much older sister babysit her? She can’t even say hi before heading to her room too, and what’s with all the weird noises?
Think Cabin Fever meets Thirteen.
Try a Séance on 10/7/25
Trey, Emilio and Sammy are hanging out for a night of beers, buffalo wings, and some mild banter, but when the three get bored, Trey decides to suggest something a little out there…
A séance seems simple enough, and they’ll be safe…they just have to believe.
Think Ouija: Origin of Evil meets The Last Seance.
Join the living dead on 10/7/25
Mitchell the Manager was having one hell of a summer at the RenFaire…that is until some drunken ass bit him.
As his crew works tirelessly to set up the second annual event, Scream Fest, Mitchell has been less than helpful…he’s been festering
Night of the Living Dead meets the Renaissance Faire.
Visit Mr. Cody on 10/7/25
Charlie and his mother are housesitting for two weeks while their family is away. Run the trash out, pop in every day…simple, right?
But with a bit of research, Charlie realizing what he thought was a joke told by his aunt, might be something more sinister…
Think Paranormal Activity meets Grave Encounters.
BestGhost returns 10/7/25!
Sean and Devon just want to boost their ghost hunting channel, get monetized, and maybe be popular for once.
The world’s best ghost hunters, the town’s most haunted mansion, what could go wrong?
Think Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural meets Deadstream.
Head to the woods 10/7/25!
After the loss of his wife Penny, Colton finds it hard to focus on anything but the pain. Financial troubles, the darkness of the town of Cemetery, his loss of focus, are all meaningless now.
What’s planned as a one way trip to the Canadian wilderness, will end up the fight of a lifetime.
Think The Forest meets The Retreat.
WAIT…A Bonus Novelette?
Detectives Williams and Reyes are back on 10/7/25
This holiday season, Cemetery is getting just a little bit weirder…when one decapitated family and a hastily scrawled bloody message turn up, the duo will stop at nothing to arrest this latest killer.
But when their only witness is claiming Santa Claus is the killer, and the only evidence leads to a supposedly dead patient, they will be left scrambling. Will they beat the odds and be home for Christmas dinner?
Think Welcome to Cemetery meets Silent Night, Deadly Night.
*This story is a bonus as it is the only one that requires previous knowledge from the novel…it is a “side mission” between the novel’s end and the epilogue.
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