Gang! Today we have some big news for you! The H.P. Lovecraft themed anthology we’ve been promoting for months finally has visual representation in the form of both cover art AND SHB’s first ever book trailer, thanks to the visual stylings of one D.F. Noble and the awesome voice talents of newly appointed SHB business manager and resident bean counter Jeremy Daniels!

The cover was drawn up by a cat the gang met down in Atlanta Georgia named Chris Hamer. We wanted something completely different from what folks have come to expect from us, and Chris more than delivered with his signature, impossible to miss style. You can check out more of his awesome work at www.urbnpop.com!

The author list for the anthology is as follows:

Kevin Strange
D.F. Noble
Jason Wayne Allen
Jesse Wheeler
W.H. Pugmire
Kyle Noble
Tim J. Finn
Adam Milard
Frank Edler
Rich Bottles Jr.
Craig Mullins

Here’s the synopsis:

What happens when a group of the  rowdiest authors of cult horror fiction take on one of the most iconic figures in the entire genre? STRANGE VERSUS LOVECRAFT features eleven of the absolute weirdest short stories set in the Cthulhu mythos you’re ever likely to read. From fish-mouthed prostitutes to undersea fast food restaurants and the house raping spawn of Yog-Sothoth, you’ve never read Lovecraft done quite like this. Next generation authors Kevin Strange, D.F. Noble, Jason Wayne Allen, and Jesse wheeler lead this shambling pack of pervert writers toward untold lows as they defile the sacred name of H.P. Lovecraft in this loving send up to the man who brought tentacles into the main stream.

And the book trailer!

Remember, gang! Kevin Strange’s Kindle single Mchumans drops June 15th, while the full anthology rears its tentacly head piece on July 1st. 12.99 for paperback, 2.99 for eBook!

In episode 3, the beautiful Canadian Mandy DeGeit reads from Jason Wayne Allen’s story Zombies of East Jesus from the Zombie! Zombie! Brain Bang! anthology. Pick up the book from amazon for only $2.99 on Kindle! http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Brain-Bang-ebook/dp/B00A417SEG/

Gang, I’m proud to announce a brand new partnership here at SHB. We were recently contacted by an extremely talented artist who was looking for some dark, weird, challenging art to add to his portfolio. This artist calls himself Carrion House and you can check out his website Here.

We’d already been kicking around the idea of making MCHUMANS the Kindle single from our upcoming anthology STRANGE VS LOVECRAFT, so we thought, what the hell? Let’s give Carrion House a chance to prove himself to the House of Strange. What we got back blew us away! Check it out gang, I present to you, the cover art for MCHUMANS, available on Kindle June 15th 2013 in a special extended and expanded edition featuring a new scene and character that won’t be included in the anthology version!

Also, don’t forget, check back here NEXT Friday to see the cover art for the full anthology STRANGE VS LOVECRAFT revealed as well as the author list! Just because May doesn’t have any releases scheduled, doesn’t mean it’s not a busy month around Castle Strange!

Episode 2 features resident SHB vixen KM TEPE reading an excerpt from Kevin Strange’s 2012 novella ROBAMAPOCALYPSE. Pick up the book from amazon for only $2.99 on Kindle! http://www.amazon.com/Robamapocalypse-ebook/dp/B009Q45FCY/