@undertakerbooks.bsky.social
Undertaker Books publishes dark fiction and horror. Established in April of 2024, our core values are integrity, professionalism, honesty, and transparency. Run by D.L. Winchester, Cyan LeBlanc, and Rebecca Cuthbert. More at undertakerbooks.com.
Wishing @patrickbarb.bsky.social a very happy birthday!!
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wishing @patrickbarb.bsky.social a very happy birthday!!
The second book of Kathleen Palm's NOWHERE trilogy, WITHIN THE BLACK, releases this Friday (just in time for Christmas!). This middle-grade tale dives into grief and loss in a way that will resonate with everyone from middle grade readers to adults.
Pre-order yours on the Undertaker Books website!
Pre-order yours on the Undertaker Books website!
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The second book of Kathleen Palm's NOWHERE trilogy, WITHIN THE BLACK, releases this Friday (just in time for Christmas!). This middle-grade tale dives into grief and loss in a way that will resonate with everyone from middle grade readers to adults.
Pre-order yours on the Undertaker Books website!
Pre-order yours on the Undertaker Books website!
ICYMI, here is the official cover for Kathleen Palm's WITHIN THE BLACK, the anticipated second book in her spooky middle grade Nowhere trilogy and what you can expect to find in its pages.
Pre-order here: undertakerbooks.com/products/wit...
Cover artist: Alexis Macaluso
@kathleenpalm.bsky.social
Pre-order here: undertakerbooks.com/products/wit...
Cover artist: Alexis Macaluso
@kathleenpalm.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
ICYMI, here is the official cover for Kathleen Palm's WITHIN THE BLACK, the anticipated second book in her spooky middle grade Nowhere trilogy and what you can expect to find in its pages.
Pre-order here: undertakerbooks.com/products/wit...
Cover artist: Alexis Macaluso
@kathleenpalm.bsky.social
Pre-order here: undertakerbooks.com/products/wit...
Cover artist: Alexis Macaluso
@kathleenpalm.bsky.social
Each year, small presses have the honor of getting to nominate their authors for a few different awards. This one is special to us, and these are the Undertaker Books nominees! Congrats, friends!
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Each year, small presses have the honor of getting to nominate their authors for a few different awards. This one is special to us, and these are the Undertaker Books nominees! Congrats, friends!
How about a Sunday (okay, it's Monday) Freebie by E.M. Otero. Moving and starting over is always hard, but when your new home has a strange church you're warned to stay away from? That's just downright spooky...
Grab a copy of SOMETHING BEHIND THE TEETH today. (LInk below!)
#freestory #freebie #free
Grab a copy of SOMETHING BEHIND THE TEETH today. (LInk below!)
#freestory #freebie #free
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How about a Sunday (okay, it's Monday) Freebie by E.M. Otero. Moving and starting over is always hard, but when your new home has a strange church you're warned to stay away from? That's just downright spooky...
Grab a copy of SOMETHING BEHIND THE TEETH today. (LInk below!)
#freestory #freebie #free
Grab a copy of SOMETHING BEHIND THE TEETH today. (LInk below!)
#freestory #freebie #free
Congratulations to our nominees for the Shirley Jackson Awards! We hope the jury will see the magic we do, but either way, we love to recognize our authors. As a small-press publishing house, one of our greatest joys is putting forth names for awards consideration.
#awardsnominations #quiethorror
#awardsnominations #quiethorror
November 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Congratulations to our nominees for the Shirley Jackson Awards! We hope the jury will see the magic we do, but either way, we love to recognize our authors. As a small-press publishing house, one of our greatest joys is putting forth names for awards consideration.
#awardsnominations #quiethorror
#awardsnominations #quiethorror
OPEN CALL: Did a tattoo go so horribly wrong? Was the artist so insane, you fear them now? If you got a tattoo horror story, we want to hear it for our next ANTHOLOGY.
Jump over to our website for info on this open submission call: undertakerbooks-dot-com.
#submissionscall #subcall #opensubmissions
Jump over to our website for info on this open submission call: undertakerbooks-dot-com.
#submissionscall #subcall #opensubmissions
September 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
OPEN CALL: Did a tattoo go so horribly wrong? Was the artist so insane, you fear them now? If you got a tattoo horror story, we want to hear it for our next ANTHOLOGY.
Jump over to our website for info on this open submission call: undertakerbooks-dot-com.
#submissionscall #subcall #opensubmissions
Jump over to our website for info on this open submission call: undertakerbooks-dot-com.
#submissionscall #subcall #opensubmissions
Accepting applications for street team members for @kathleenpalm.bsky.social's WITHIN THE BLACK, middle-grade grief horror that adults can enjoy, too. This is the second title in her Nowhere series, but can be read as a standalone!
Rewards in comments.
To apply, email [email protected].
Rewards in comments.
To apply, email [email protected].
September 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Accepting applications for street team members for @kathleenpalm.bsky.social's WITHIN THE BLACK, middle-grade grief horror that adults can enjoy, too. This is the second title in her Nowhere series, but can be read as a standalone!
Rewards in comments.
To apply, email [email protected].
Rewards in comments.
To apply, email [email protected].
These are all the places you can now find Undertaker Books titles!
September 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
These are all the places you can now find Undertaker Books titles!
So exciting to be in more and more brick-and-mortar stores!
September 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
So exciting to be in more and more brick-and-mortar stores!
Join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Katherine Silva! If you haven't had a chance to check out Kat's work--New England Gothic, grief horror, and more--you are missing out!
Kat, thank you for being part of UB and for lending us your talents!
@katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
Kat, thank you for being part of UB and for lending us your talents!
@katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Katherine Silva! If you haven't had a chance to check out Kat's work--New England Gothic, grief horror, and more--you are missing out!
Kat, thank you for being part of UB and for lending us your talents!
@katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
Kat, thank you for being part of UB and for lending us your talents!
@katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
In addition to editing and publishing anthologies, I also submit to a lot of anthologies! So I’ve been around the block a few times, know a thing or two, and can offer practical tips for participating in the madness that is life on submission.
LINK IN COMMENTS
LINK IN COMMENTS
August 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In addition to editing and publishing anthologies, I also submit to a lot of anthologies! So I’ve been around the block a few times, know a thing or two, and can offer practical tips for participating in the madness that is life on submission.
LINK IN COMMENTS
LINK IN COMMENTS
Undertaker Books Editor-in-Chief Rebecca Cuthbert just about fell off her chair when she received the news that L. Marie Wood herself--yes, THAT author--would be signing her experimental horror novella IF IT'S THE BIRDS, WE'RE IN TROUBLE with U.B.
FOR MORE: LINK IN COMMENTS
@lmariewood.bsky.social
FOR MORE: LINK IN COMMENTS
@lmariewood.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Undertaker Books Editor-in-Chief Rebecca Cuthbert just about fell off her chair when she received the news that L. Marie Wood herself--yes, THAT author--would be signing her experimental horror novella IF IT'S THE BIRDS, WE'RE IN TROUBLE with U.B.
FOR MORE: LINK IN COMMENTS
@lmariewood.bsky.social
FOR MORE: LINK IN COMMENTS
@lmariewood.bsky.social
The Black Door is at Steel City Con today, with titles from Undertaker Books, as well as some by our EIC,
@rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social! If you are there, stop by to say hello to Logan!
#steelcitycon #horrorbooks #steelcity #newbooks #newhorror
@rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social! If you are there, stop by to say hello to Logan!
#steelcitycon #horrorbooks #steelcity #newbooks #newhorror
August 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Black Door is at Steel City Con today, with titles from Undertaker Books, as well as some by our EIC,
@rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social! If you are there, stop by to say hello to Logan!
#steelcitycon #horrorbooks #steelcity #newbooks #newhorror
@rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social! If you are there, stop by to say hello to Logan!
#steelcitycon #horrorbooks #steelcity #newbooks #newhorror
Seven more days until BLOOD LAKE is released!
Reserve your copy on the Undertaker Books website!
#westernhorror #horrorwestern #novella #horrornovella #newhorror #horror2025
Reserve your copy on the Undertaker Books website!
#westernhorror #horrorwestern #novella #horrornovella #newhorror #horror2025
August 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Seven more days until BLOOD LAKE is released!
Reserve your copy on the Undertaker Books website!
#westernhorror #horrorwestern #novella #horrornovella #newhorror #horror2025
Reserve your copy on the Undertaker Books website!
#westernhorror #horrorwestern #novella #horrornovella #newhorror #horror2025
Undertaker Books is bringing you a Western Horror Summer!
On July 18, Aggie rides again in DEVIL'S FORK by D.L. Winchester, and on August 15, Dylan Decker faces a new kind of monster in BLOOD LAKE by C.M. Saunders.
Pre-order your copies now on the Undertaker Books website!
On July 18, Aggie rides again in DEVIL'S FORK by D.L. Winchester, and on August 15, Dylan Decker faces a new kind of monster in BLOOD LAKE by C.M. Saunders.
Pre-order your copies now on the Undertaker Books website!
August 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Undertaker Books is bringing you a Western Horror Summer!
On July 18, Aggie rides again in DEVIL'S FORK by D.L. Winchester, and on August 15, Dylan Decker faces a new kind of monster in BLOOD LAKE by C.M. Saunders.
Pre-order your copies now on the Undertaker Books website!
On July 18, Aggie rides again in DEVIL'S FORK by D.L. Winchester, and on August 15, Dylan Decker faces a new kind of monster in BLOOD LAKE by C.M. Saunders.
Pre-order your copies now on the Undertaker Books website!
July 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We love to see our books in the wild! Here is Kathleen Palm's INTO THE GRAY at Sunbound Books in Fort Wayne, IN! The second book in the Nowhere series, WITHIN THE BLACK, will be out this fall. <3 Great for kids struggling to understand and process grief, and great for adults, too.
July 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We love to see our books in the wild! Here is Kathleen Palm's INTO THE GRAY at Sunbound Books in Fort Wayne, IN! The second book in the Nowhere series, WITHIN THE BLACK, will be out this fall. <3 Great for kids struggling to understand and process grief, and great for adults, too.
Just because I don’t feel like I’ve started enough drama on the blog in awhile, let’s talk about cover artists!
AND... DROP YOUR COMMENTS BELOW ON YOUR FAVORITE COVER ARTIST!!!
Link to blog is in comments too.
AND... DROP YOUR COMMENTS BELOW ON YOUR FAVORITE COVER ARTIST!!!
Link to blog is in comments too.
July 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Just because I don’t feel like I’ve started enough drama on the blog in awhile, let’s talk about cover artists!
AND... DROP YOUR COMMENTS BELOW ON YOUR FAVORITE COVER ARTIST!!!
Link to blog is in comments too.
AND... DROP YOUR COMMENTS BELOW ON YOUR FAVORITE COVER ARTIST!!!
Link to blog is in comments too.
We are excited for the world to meet what @erikmchatton.bsky.social has created! Edited by @tjprice.bsky.social, this collection of unique horror will be out in September--but you can claim your copy now!
#newhorror #preorder #newtitle #horror #horrorreaders #erikmchatton #strawworld
#newhorror #preorder #newtitle #horror #horrorreaders #erikmchatton #strawworld
July 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We are excited for the world to meet what @erikmchatton.bsky.social has created! Edited by @tjprice.bsky.social, this collection of unique horror will be out in September--but you can claim your copy now!
#newhorror #preorder #newtitle #horror #horrorreaders #erikmchatton #strawworld
#newhorror #preorder #newtitle #horror #horrorreaders #erikmchatton #strawworld
We love when our books are available at indie bookshops and other local businesses. Thank you to these fantastic stores and their owners!
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #shopindie #indiepress #smallpresspublishing
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #shopindie #indiepress #smallpresspublishing
July 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We love when our books are available at indie bookshops and other local businesses. Thank you to these fantastic stores and their owners!
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #shopindie #indiepress #smallpresspublishing
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #shopindie #indiepress #smallpresspublishing
Please help us wish our president and associate editor, D.L. Winchester, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! D.L. is also our library and bookstore liaison, and represents Undertaker Books at Crimson Curiosities and at live author events! (And he puts up with us--Rebecca and Cyan.) THANK YOU D.L.! We love you!
July 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Please help us wish our president and associate editor, D.L. Winchester, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! D.L. is also our library and bookstore liaison, and represents Undertaker Books at Crimson Curiosities and at live author events! (And he puts up with us--Rebecca and Cyan.) THANK YOU D.L.! We love you!
The Horror Tree is doing an eBook giveaway of Deborah Sheldon's BODILY HARM! Enter at the l!nk (see comments) for your chance to win a copy!
@horrortree.com
#freebook #freeread #contest #entertowin
@horrortree.com
#freebook #freeread #contest #entertowin
July 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Horror Tree is doing an eBook giveaway of Deborah Sheldon's BODILY HARM! Enter at the l!nk (see comments) for your chance to win a copy!
@horrortree.com
#freebook #freeread #contest #entertowin
@horrortree.com
#freebook #freeread #contest #entertowin
Come meet @dlwinchesterwriter.bsky.social this weekend!
July 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Come meet @dlwinchesterwriter.bsky.social this weekend!