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About Denver Grenell
Denver Grenell is a writer of horror & dark fiction & musician who lives with his family in a small rural town in the lower North Island of New Zealand.
A life-long horror hound who got back into writing after a long break, he is now making up for lost time, furiously expelling every idea that has collected inside his skull over the years. His stories have been featured in various anthologies from Crystal Lake Publishing, Black Hare Press, Bloodrites Horror as well as on Hawk & Cleaver’s The Other Stories podcast.
His first collection 'The Burning Boy & Other Stories' is due to be released on August 27th 2021.
Find out more at: https://www.bewarethemoon.co.nz
Follow him on Instagram @beware.the.moon.
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Titles By Denver Grenell
SLICE OF PARADISE
An unknown danger lurks beneath the sand at a secluded beach. A couple encounters a deadly creature during their nighttime dive. A father fights to save his daughter from a harrowing nightmare. A newlywed’s honeymoon is interrupted by the apocalypse. A maid discovers a shocking secret at the exclusive resort she works for.
Beach vacations are meant for relaxing and unwinding away from the drudgery of normal life. The sparkling sun, shimmering on cresting waves. A light breeze as you sit with toes in the sand, a cold drink in one hand. Utopia on an island. But what happens when that paradise suddenly becomes a purgatory of pain?
What will you do when the beaches fill with bodies and the waters run red with blood? When creatures crawl the coastline and the jungle teems with terror. How will you survive when a tropical respite becomes an arena of peril?
Slice of Paradise is an all-original anthology featuring fifteen shocking stories of beach vacation horror. For even more scares, check out the companion anthology Beach Bodies out now from DarkLit Press.
This anthology includes stories by Craig Wallwork, Philip Fracassi, Scott J Moses, Mark Towse, Spencer Hamilton, Aiden Merchant, Drew Starling, Ashlei Johnson, Rowan Hill, Simon J. Plant, Alyson Hasson, Sheri White, Denver Grenell, Kay Hanifen, and Nick Kolakowski.
We all have a fascination for things that scare us—the thrill, the heart-stopping jump scares, the terrifying suspense. From the youngest age, we’re fascinated by the fiendish and furry, the creepiest critters, the naughty and the nasty. Horror is all around us, from the clowns who hide under our bed, to the things we might drag up from the brook at the bottom of the garden, and the zombies who crawl our streets.
As author, Megan Feehley, so beautifully says; there is beauty just before the terror…a silken breath taken before the spill of righteousness…the warmth of a licking flame preceding the scald.
So, close the drapes, check the locks, turn on all the lights and get comfortable. But don’t close your eyes…
Never close your eyes...
In this anthology, you'll find incredible stories from some of the freshest faces in horror: in My White Star, a bittersweet love story is told through the lens of a chilling spectral haunting; in The Violent Snow, a strange artefact summons more from the blizzard than bargained for; in Everyone to the Table, sickening wishes come true...
Settle in for a cold one. These stories are hard to swallow...
Dead of Night is the first vampire horror anthology from Blood Rites Horror. This bloodthirsty volume, edited by Marcus Hawke (author of The Miracle Sin) collects twelve toothy tales for the longest nights.
Featuring stories from:
JACK HARDING CHRISTOPHER BADCOCK NIKKI R. LEIGH SPENCER HAMILTON K.T. TATE CARLA ELIOT JULIA LEWIS FREDERICK PANGBOURNE C.M. FOREST DENVER GRENELL CARMILLA YUGOV MICHAEL BENAVIDEZ
Thirsty for horror? This one’s for you.
Take a Deep Breath and Dive Beneath the Surface of Shallow Waters—Where Nothing Stays Buried.
With 20 Dark Fiction & Horror tales diving beneath the surface of life, death, and the mystery that lies beneath.
Shallow Waters is the official monthly flash fiction challenge hosted by Crystal Lake Publishing, with authors submitting via email. The best submissions are then posted on Crystal Lake’s Patreon page (an exclusive behind the scenes community of readers and authors), where patrons read daily entries and vote for the winner. What you’ll find in these Shallow Waters anthologies include the winners as well as the most popular of our finalists. Stay tuned for more volumes in this series, or find Crystal Lake Publishing on Patreon to enter or vote on future challenges (or gain access to our Still Water Bay series). Check out the Shallow Waters series page here on Amazon, where you’ll find volume 1 for free.
Volume six includes stories of Karma, travel horror, forgotten elder gods, being home alone or in lockdown, and a non-themed challenge.
Includes:
Introduction by Joe Mynhardt
“The Offering” by Denver Grenell
“We All Scream” by A.J. Franks
“Whittling” by Michael Harris Cohen
“Fall to Frost” by Jonathan Winn
“Meadow for The Birdmen” by Guy Medley
“The Mottled Path” by Jennifer Carstens
“Gandaberunda” by Richard Thomas
“Nothing in There” by J. Brian Reed
“Anything for the Cause” by Mark Allan Gunnells
“Father” by R. Leigh Hennig
“Rattled” by Madeline Mora-Summonte
“Judgment Call” by Erica Ruppert
“Molarthroat” by Jonathan Fortin
“Stupid Girl” by Michael Patrick Hicks
“Carmen’s a Bitch” by Mark Allan Gunnells
“Hot Broth on a Cold Winter’s Night” by R.B. Wood
“Neighborhood Watch” by L.F. Falconer
“Tea for Two” by Amanda Hard
“The Man Who Fell from the Sky” by Esteban Vargas
“How Lovely Are Thy Branches” by Theresa Derwin
In this volume…
- In the dishonest quiet of a hanging moon, two strangers wrestle with the horrifying consequences of a ravenous war.
- Sometimes the gods hunger for more than a sit-down meal.
- What if your new ‘god’ could do anything he wanted? What if he no longer allowed Christmas?
- Death was supposed to find the old woman forced to walk the mottled path.
- A grandfather has mere minutes to prepare his granddaughter for the arrival of the Old Gods and ensure the survival of the human race.
- A newly single woman celebrates her divorce with an impromptu drive north, but the woods hold horrors worse than her failed marriage.
- Peter knows the President has to be stopped, but to what lengths will he go to accomplish this?
- She’d never let her boy starve twice.
- How many ways can evil enter your house?
- With help from her Stuffies, young Emmy organizes a tea party that guarantees to put her back in the family spotlight.
- Sometimes, what’s outside the box is scarier than what's hiding inside.
- Hear the song once, the cold sets in, he now lives underneath your skin.
Take a Deep Breath and Dive Beneath the Surface of Shallow Waters—Where Nothing Stays Buried.
With 20 Dark Fiction & Horror tales diving beneath the surface of life, death, and the mystery that lies beneath.
Shallow Waters is the official monthly flash fiction challenge hosted by the multiple award-winning Crystal Lake Publishing (including the HWA’s Specialty Press Award). Every month a new challenge is issued online and via our newsletter. The best submissions are then posted on Crystal Lake’s Patreon page (an exclusive behind the scenes community of readers and authors), where patrons read daily entries and vote for the winner every month.
What you’ll find in these Shallow Waters anthologies include the winners as well as the most popular of our finalists. Stay tuned for more volumes in this series, or find Crystal Lake Publishing on Patreon to enter or vote on future challenges.
Volume 8 includes:
Introduction by Joe Mynhardt
Prior to Slaughter by AJ Franks (winner)
A Quick Trip to the Liquor Store by Denver Grenell
The Boohag by Linda J. Marshall
Monsters by Justin Boote
Mr. Giggles by Nikki R. Leigh
Natural Selection by Mark Allan Gunnells
The Riverfront by Jay Bechtol (winner)
Allie’s New Crayon by Red Lagoe (winner)
Roadside Believer by Ben Norris
Heart’s Break by Jonathan Winn
Dance Faster, Carmelita by Sunni Ellis
Hello by Karen Bayly
#Camping by Lee Smart
Gone Fission by Amanda Hard
Reaching Out by Jeremy Megargee (winner)
Double Feature by Denver Grenell
Preparation by Claire Brown
A Cunning Plan by R. B. Wood
Wifely Duties by D.C. Phillips
All We Endure by Grant Longstaff (winner)
Come Dive Beneath the Surface!
Proudly brought to you by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.
Take a Deep Breath and Dive Beneath the Surface of Shallow Waters—Where Nothing Stays Buried.
With 23 Dark Fiction & Horror tales diving beneath the surface of life, death, and the mystery that lies beneath.
Shallow Waters is the official monthly flash fiction challenge hosted by the award-winning Crystal Lake Publishing. Every month a new challenge is posted online, with authors submitting via email. The best submissions are then posted on Crystal Lake’s Patreon page (an exclusive behind the scenes community of readers and authors), where patrons read daily entries and vote for the winner. What you’ll find in these Shallow Waters anthologies include the winners as well as the most popular of our finalists. Stay tuned for more volumes in this series, or find Crystal Lake Publishing on Patreon to enter or vote on future challenges.
Volume seven includes suspenseful stories with themes of isolation, the drive-in, cars, love, tragedy and loss, post-apocalypse, and camp horror.
Includes:
Introduction by Joe Mynhardt
Cribs by Linda J. Marshall (winner)
Going Home by Lee Smart
Snack Money by Jay Bechtol
First Time at the Drive-in by Mark Allan Gunnells
The Perfect Match by Madeline Mora-Summonte (winner)
The Things You do for Love by Beverley Lee
Back Soon by Michael Patrick Hicks
Ashes by Martin Aguilera
Nineteen Weeks by Theresa Derwin
Cracked Pot by Armand Rosamilia
For Beth… by Derek Odom (winner)
Diversion by RJ Meldrum
Write Time by Robert W. Walker
The Thirteenth Step by Denver Grenell
Red by Liam Hogan (winner)
There is No Bunk #7 by Patrick Barb
The Sower of Second Lives by Ben Norris
Alone on Campus by Mark Allan Gunnells
The Bone Tree by Michael Harris Cohen
Lure by Catherine McCarthy
Sometimes They Die by Michael J Moore
A Bright New Future by Philip Harris
The Little Thief by Esteban Vargas (winner)
Proudly brought to you by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.
What miracles can more than one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words?
“A funnel of thick, black smoke rose from his body, billowing through the trees, another chimney expelling its fumes into the bitter night. The heat of the fire melted a perfect circle in the snow around him. His eyes radiated white-hot light, and they were looking straight at me.”
After a tragic accident on Guy Fawkes Night, three teens are haunted by a spectral figure burning for revenge. Can they make amends before the burning boy comes calling?
The Burning Boy & Other Stories, the debut collection from Denver Grenell, delivers twists, turns, and a myriad of dark delights. Among the fifteen original tales that are sure to terrify and thrill: a young girl inherits a deadly legacy; a medical experiment goes cosmically wrong; a cruel boss finally pushes the wrong employee too far; and a watery end is just the beginning.
Whether you are a seasoned horror fiend or are venturing into dark fiction for the first time, these stories will scare you, surprise you, keep you on the edge of your seat, and won’t let you go until they’re done.
Fallen Angels…the Devil…His demons…long has Lucifer and His dark realm featured in all genres of fiction.
Here, honed into 500 words, international authors bring you heinous, horrifying—sometimes humorous—tales from Hell itself.
FEATURED AUTHORS
Satan’s Great Shame by A.H. Syme
Loop by Blen
Soul Searcher by Charlotte Langtree
Fallen by Denver Grenell
Flightless Descent by Diana Allgair
Darkness by G. Allen Wilbanks
The Devil’s Playthings by Jacqueline Moran Meyer
Interlude in the Pit by James Rumpel
The Great Franklin Clide by Jennifer Kirwan
Foxx and the Hellhound by Jodi Jensen
The Job of an Executioner by Jodie Angell
The Wrong Door by Jodie Francis
Future Memories by Kevin Hopson
Hell of a Job by Kimberly Rei
Today’s Menu by L.J. McLeod
Survey Teams by Lisa M. Daly
Justifying Admittance by Lynne Phillips
The Sixth Session by M.M. Montelione
A Plague on Your Houses by Maggie D. Brace
Hotel Hell by N.E. Rule
Welcome Home by Nerisha Kemraj
The Tour Guide of Judecca by Peter J. Foote
The King by R.S. Nevil
Unanswered Prayer by S. Jade Path
Your Honour by Scott McGregor
Delayed Pleasures Loophole by Shawn M. Klimek
Daddy Devil by Simon J. Plant
A Devil’s Hell by Stephanie Scissom
Lose a few hours as you explore limitless time.
If You Survive the Trip by A.J. Culey
Second Chances by Alannah K. Pearson
The Colour Adjacent by Alistair Crowe
So Much for Versailles by Averie Prince
The Sweater by Beth Gaydon
Paradox by Callum Pearce
Saving Gran by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer
Tomorrow Is Today's Yesterday by Chisto Healy
Living History by Chris Bannor
Payforward by Chris Hewitt
When Tomorrow Comes by Chris Hewitt
The Test by D.J. Elton
Redeemer by David Green
Eternally Yours by Delaney McCormick
Rectify by Denver Grenell
History Lesson by Donna Cuttress
Chance by E. Dwyer
The Light at the End by Erik Handy
Betrayed by Fiona M. Campbell
Collateral Loss by Fulvio Gatti
School Regret by Gary Rubidge
Knock on Wood by Gregg Cunningham
Tulle and Tears by Helen Merrick
Slip by Ian Fortey
Almost Home by J.A. Goss
Untimely Tripping by J.B. Wocoski
A Second Chance by J.D.B. Wolf
Death's End by J.W. Garrett
Medieval Tournaments, Inc. by Jacqueline Moran Meyer
The Tenth Second by James Pyles
One Way Ticket by Jodi Jensen
The End of Known Time by K.B. Elijah
Killing Time by K.T. Tate
Time and again by K.T. Tate
Antikythera by Kathleen Halecki
Sunday Afternoons by Kayleigh Maddocks
Choice and Consequence by Kimberly Rei
Me Three by L.J. Beck
The Devil is in the Detail by L.T.
Why do the kids all jump and shout?
Is it the monsters beneath their desks
or evil teachers in their nests?
Maybe those kids wreak with fright from shadows flitting through the night…
Ideas forming in their minds, transforming into special finds
To put their thoughts down on a page, pencils racing in their rage.
Chairs are clacking, exams are done,
Students free to have some fun.
Back they come but something’s changed;
Energy gone and eyes are glazed.
Teachers uneasy with their prey
What happened to the kids they will not say...
Locker 429 by Alistair Crowe
The Honoured One by Amber M. Simpson
My Baby Shot Me Down by Archit Joshi
Monster by Catherine Kenwell
I'll Bring You More by Chris Bannor
Making the Grade by David Green
School Daze by Dawn DeBraal
Corridor by Denver Grenell
The Cutest Couple by Gregg Cunningham
Zombie Boarding School by Henry Herz
A Brand New Me by J.W. Garrett
The Girls' Bathroom by Johann van der Walt
Master of the Hunt by John Clewarth
The Secrets of Locker 4D by K.B. Elijah
Miss Lily by Kimberly Rei
A Game at the Nurse's Office by Luis Manuel Torres
The Principal is Missing by Lynne Phillips
Bite of the Bug by Matthew Wilson
Goldilocks is a Mass Murderer by Neen Cohen
Bad Seeds by Patrick Winters
Darkness of the Soul by Paula R.C. Readman
Lovecraft Club by S.O. Green
Cyberoach by Sabetha Danes
I Was Asleep by Sarah Jane Justice
Welcome to Rosewood High by Stacey Jaine McIntosh
Joshua's Lament by Stephen Herczeg
Substitute Creature by T.M. Brown
The Girl Who Hated Shakespeare by Tim Mendees
School Girl Crush by Trisha McKee
Brynhildr by Umair Mirxa
A Dance with Death by Wondra Vanian
Scarlett by Ximena Escobar
Payback by Zoey Xolton