Charles R. Rutledge

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Charles R. Rutledge is the author of Dracula's Return, and co-author of three novels in the Griffin and Price supernatural suspense series, written with James A. Moore. His short stories have appeared in over thirty anthologies. He owns entirely too many editions of the novel Dracula, keeps actual soil from Transylvania on his desk, and is seldom seen in daylight.

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Dracula's Return Aug 1, 2022

by Charles Rutledge

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It begins with a bizarre murder. A man in an affluent Atlanta suburb has died of massive blood loss, but there is no blood to be found at the scene. The only wounds on the body are two punctures at the throat. Police Detective Jennifer Grail knows what it looks like, but there are no such things as vampires, right?
When more deaths occur, Jen will be forced to confront the possibility of a supernatural killer. Enter the enigmatic occult expert, Carter Decamp. Their investigation will pit them against an evil that spreads its revenge across the centuries. From a small town on the Georgia Coast to the streets of a busy city, Jen and Decamp face mobsters and monsters alike.
Previously published as two novellas, Dracula’s Return comprises the full story of the Lord of Vampires’ re-emergence in the contemporary world. This new edition has been revised and expanded to form a fast-paced novel-length tale.
Also contains a Bonus Short Story featuring Jennifer Grail, Carter Decamp, and the immortal barbarian Kharrn.

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SNAFU: Medivac: A Charity Anthology of Military Horror Apr 1, 2020

by James A. Moore, Greig Beck, Charles R. Rutledge, Alan Baxter, Jeremy Robinson, Kane Gilmour, Kirsten Cross, Steve Lewis, Amanda J. Spedding, Geoff Brown

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A charity anthology for James A. Moore’s medical costs and ongoing costs of living.
120,000 words, with four original stories and eight best-of-SNAFU reprints.
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Some of the most important military missions have been medical evacuations – medivacs.
Soldiers don’t often fight for themselves. They fight for the guy next to them, their brother, their friend, their family.
And they fight hard.
In 2019, Cohesion author and friend… hell, more family, really… Jim Moore was suddenly in the struggle of his life. He overcame the Big C, but his fight is ongoing. A fight to pay for all the treatments in a country that has no free public health system, and a fight to claw his way back from the ravages of the very treatment that saved his life.
His fight is our fight, and if we don’t fight for our friends, is there anything really worth living for?
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All income from SNAFU: Medivac goes to Jim to help pay his bills and keep his household functional.
Once this is no longer necessary, the income will transfer to a cancer research or treatment charity.

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SNAFU: Unnatural Selection Jul 28, 2016

by Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, Richard Lee Byers, Michael McBride, James A. Moore, Charles R. Rutledge, Lee Murray, B. Michael Radburn, Amanda J. Spedding, Geoff Brown

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Man versus Nature.
In the 70s and 80s, animals ruled. Anacondas, piranha, giant crocodiles/alligators/lizards, mutated bears near nuclear power stations, prehistoric sharks all featured heavily in books and films, when bio-horror was at its modern peak.
This anthology of military-bio-horror stories is inspired by those classic days.
Think Greg McLean’s Rogue, Lake Placid, Eight-legged Freaks, Anaconda, Meg, Prophecy, Deep Blue Sea, and other films/books where people (in this case soldiers) are fighting against mutated, weird, or ultra-dangerous animals.
Join some of the best writers working today, along with some SNAFU favourites, for an unnaturally good time.
TOC:
1. Here There Be Monsters - Dave Beynon
2. Unborn - Justin Bell
3. The Weavers in Darkness - James A. Moore & Charles R. Rutledge
4. Kill Team Kill - Justin A Coates
5. Restless - Lee Murray
6. A Hole in the World - Tim Lebbon & Christopher Golden
7. Cargo - B. Michael Radburn
8. Vermin - Richard Lee Byers
9. The Valley of Death - David W. Amendola
10. Venom - Michael McBride

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SNAFU: BLACK OPS: An Anthology of Military Horror Short Stories Dec 8, 2016

by Jonathan Maberry, Nicholas Sansbury Smith, James Lovegrove, John O'Brien, Hank Schwaeble, Tim Marquitz, Seth Skorkowsky, Richard Lee Byers, Amanda J Spedding, Geoff Brown

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2018 Reissue of this collected anthology of military short stories.
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Special Forces.
The very sharpest edge of any military throughout history.
Now, they face their greatest challenge yet.
Undead, mutations, monsters, all the things no-one ever believed could happen are here in the pages of SNAFU: Black Ops.
Read tales from existing bestselling series by Jonathan Maberry, Nicholas Sansbury Smith, Hank Schwaeble, John O'Brien, and James Lovegrove, along with some of your SNAFU favourites in this collection of the very best stories by the very best writers of military horror.
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Full list of stories and contributors:
Back to Black - Jonathan Maberry & Bryan Thomas Schmidt (A Joe Ledger/Rot & Ruin crossover novella)
The Waking Dragon - RPL Johnson
The Clash of Cymbals - Richard Lee Byers
Black Tide - James A. Moore & Charles R. Rutledge
Raven’s First Flight - Alan Baxter
Sons of Apophis - Christine Morgan
Seal Team Blue - John O'Brien (A New World novella)
A Debt Repaid - Tim Marquitz & J. M. Martin
Ground Zero - Kirsten Cross
Deepest, Darkest - Hank Schwaeble (A Jake Hatcher novella)
Raid on Wewelsberg - Seth Skorkowsky
God-Killers in our Midst - James Lovegrove & N.X. Sharps (A Pantheon series novella)
Extinction Lost - Nicholas Sansbury Smith (An Extinction Cycle novella)

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SNAFU: Resurrection: An Anthology of Military Horror Short Stories Dec 27, 2018

by Dirk Patton, James A. Moore, Charles R. Rutledge, N. X. Sharps, Justin Coates, Evan Dicken, Steve Lewis, Amanda J. Spedding, Matthew Summers, Geoff Brown

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SNAFU: Resurrection brings back the award-shortlisted SNAFU series with a bang!
This anthology of military horror short stories contains multiple stories of soldiers facing horrors beyond imagining, while facing the demons within.
No overarching theme applies to this release, except for action-heavy tales of military or paramilitary action.
Featuring Dirk Patton (V-Plague novella) and James A. Moore/Charles R. Rutledge (Griffin & Price novella), along with a selection of stories by a host of favourite SNAFU authors and talented newcomers, this is SNAFU smashing back into the scene.
Award-winning editor Amanda J. Spedding teams up with Matthew Summers to slam-dunk the military horror scene once more.
Full list of contributors:
The Shadows of Teutoberg – Evan Dicken
The Diecide Machine – Justin Coates
Stains – Daniel Finlay
Ragnarok – Mark Renshaw
How Zeke Got Religion at 20,000 Feet – John McNichol
Danny – Dirk Patton
Conviction – N.X. Sharps
Failure to Extract – Kevin Wetmore
Hunter – Steve Lewis
The Crust – Justin bell
Call Up the Dead – James A. Moore & Charles R. Rutledge

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CARNACKI: The New Adventures May 6, 2014

by Sam Gafford

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The adventure begins with an invitation to dinner and a story and, for over 100 years, readers have accepted that invitation from Carnacki, The Ghost Finder.

Since his first appearance in 1912, William Hope Hodgson’s Carnacki has continued to thrill and amaze. Armed with his scientific apparatus of cameras and the ever-present ‘electric pentacle’, Carnacki has investigated cases of hauntings and terror both contrived and real!

Collected here are 11 new stories, and one play, featuring Carnacki and his ‘new adventures’! In these tales, he comes face to face with forces from the ‘Outer Monstrosities’ as well as numerous specters and evil curses. Danger and death are Carnacki’s companions and there are things that even the legendary SaaaMaaa Ritual cannot dispel. Thrill to these new stories of a character who has entranced readers for a century and, hopefully, a century yet to come!

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CARNACKI: The Lost Cases Jul 4, 2016

by John Grant, A. Kidd, John Howard, Charles Rutledge, Paul McNamee, Josh Reynolds, James Gracey, William Meikle

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Even Carnacki, the great ‘Ghost-Finder’, himself has cases that he will not speak about. In these 12 tales, we learn the details of those ‘Lost Cases’ that Carnacki talked about only in hushed whispers. Learn the truth behind “The Steeple Monster Case”, the horror of “The Grunting Man”, the creeping terror of “The Grey Dog” and so much more. When you have learned the truth behind these cases, you may find yourself haunted as well!

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A Winter's Tale: Horror Stories for the Yuletide Dec 6, 2020

by Cliff Biggers, Charles Rutledge, James Tuck, Amanda DeWees, Leanna Renee Hieber, William Meikle, Jeff Strand, Josh Reynolds, Kealan Patrick Burke, James A. Moore

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The Yuletide. The time of the longest, darkest evenings of the year, and once, a time for stories of ghosts, demons, and other night creatures, by authors like M.R. James, E.F. Benson, Jane Gaskell, and Amelia B. Edwards. A Winter’s Tale seeks to revive those days with all new stories by some of the best horror writers of today.

These stories run the gamut in setting and time, from traditional Victorian ghost stories to all too contemporary tales of terror. This is an anthology to be read by the fireside on cold nights with the wind howling at the windows. Or just in your favorite spot.

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The Joy of Joe: Memories of America's Movable Fighting Man from Today's Grown-Up Kids (Memories from Today's Grown-Up Kids) Jun 3, 2018

by Jim Beard, Justin Bell, Bill Nedrow

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PURE JOY FOR A TOY

For well over fifty years the joy that kids feel for G.I. Joe, Hasbro’s toy phenomenon, stands as nothing short of amazing. Few other creations can boast of such an enduring love from fans of all ages across the globe.

Fall in with thirty such fans as they tell tales of childhoods marching alongside Joe through action and adventure, creating memories that have lasted lifetimes. THE JOY OF JOE will amuse you and touch your heart!

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A Hell Within: A Griffin & Price Novel Jan 11, 2018

by James A. Moore, Charles R. Rutledge

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Something dark is looming in Brennert County, Georgia.
Sheriff Carl Price and ex-mercenary-turned P.I. Wade Griffin know well the other-worldly undercurrent that runs through the small town of Wellman, but with the Blackbournes trying to rebuild their strength, it seems they can breathe a little easier, Just a little.
Griffin starts working a case when he stumbles across a massacre at a drug lab, and when Price is called to the scene of a brutal triple homicide, it has all the markings of Blackbourne retribution.
Before the blood is dry, two more people are torn apart.
As the body count rises, Griffin and Price find themselves in the middle of a turf war where bullets and black magic are the weapons of choice. Caught between the worlds of monsters and men, Griffin and Price enlist the help of associate Carter Decamp to put an end to to the brewing battle.
But the gates of Hell have been opened and the beasts won't be denied their chance to feast.

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Occult Detective Quarterly Presents (ODQP Book 1) Sep 26, 2018

by John Grant, Amanda DeWees, William Meikle, Charles Rutledge, Robert Pohle, Edward Erdelac, Bev Allen, S. L. Edwards, Adrian Cole, Mike Ashley

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Since the days of the Victorian Era, there have been a few brave, intrepid souls who stood fast in the battle against the unknown. They would come to be known as ‘Occult Detectives’ and their ranks swelled to include such legends as Carnacki the Ghost Finder, John Silence, Auguste Dupin among many others. Here, for the first time, are eight ALL-NEW tales of those who, when others turn and run from horror, move forward often armed only with their own courage and wits. These stories run the gamut in settings and characters and showcase some of the best writers in the field today. Included are new tales by Charles R. Rutledge, Adrian Cole, William Meikle, Amanda DeWees and more. Included is an essay by noted scholar Mike Ashley on the formation of the Occult Detective genre and its history. When you hear that bump in the night will you shrink from fear or become, like the heroes within these pages, an Occult Detective and plunge fearlessly into the unknown? Perhaps your tale is yet to be told!

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Widowmakers: A Benefit Anthology of Dark Fiction Sep 16, 2014

by James Newman Benefit Anthology, Keith Minnion, Pete Kahle, James Newman

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widowmaker [wid-oh-may-ker]
noun
1. A thing with the potential to kill men.
2. A dead branch caught precariously high in a tree which may fall on a person below.
3. A dark fiction anthology of prodigious size; large enough to use as a doorstop... or crush a man's skull.

A few months ago one of our own, James Newman, was severely injured in a freak accident. He's known universally in the horror fiction community as a truly great guy, and, when the news broke of the incident there was no shortage of people who wanted to help. Inside the pages of this collection, you will find tales that are lighthearted mixed in with stories that will fuel your nightmares, each one with the potential to be a WIDOWMAKER.

The following 47 fellow authors and poets have contributed their words to this benefit anthology and 100% of the proceeds will go to help the Newman family. Enjoy this massive collection and thank you for your aid.

Blake Burkhead
Bracken MacLeod
Brandon Ford
Brett Williams
Brian Hodge
Brian Keene
Charles R Rutledge
Donn Gash
Ed Kurtz
Elizabeth Massie
Evans Light
Gary A. Braunbeck
Gary Fry
Glen Krisch
J.F. Gonzalez
Jack Bantry
James A. Moore
Jeff Strand
Jenny Orosel
Joe Miles
John Palisano
Kit Power
Mark Allan Gunnells
Mary Genevieve Fortier
Maurice Broaddus
Mercedes Murdock Yardley
Michelle Garza & Melissa Lason
Mir Plemmons
Norman Prentiss
Patrick Lacey
Paul Anderson
Pete Kahle
Peter Giglio
Ray Garton
Robert Essig
Ronald Kelly
Rose Blackthorn
Shane McKenzie
Shawna L. Bernard
Sheri White
TG Arsenault
Tim Marquitz
Tim Waggoner
Todd Keisling
Tom Martin
Tracy L. Carbone
Usman Tanveer Malik

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