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Scott R. Jones is a Canadian writer living in Victoria, BC, with his wife and two frighteningly intelligent spawn. His stories have appeared in many anthologies in the past decade, as well as Innsmouth Magazine, Pseudopod, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, among others. He’s also the author of the non-fiction work 'When The Stars Are Right: Towards An Authentic R’lyehian Spirituality' (Martian Migraine Press) and the editor of the anthologies 'RESONATOR: New Lovecratian Tales From Beyond'; 'Cthulhusattva: Tales of the Black Gnosis'; 'A Breath from the Sky: Unusual Stories of Possession'; and 'Chthonic: Weird Tales of Inner Earth'. He was once kicked out of England for some very good reasons.

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Stonefish Feb 25, 2020

by Scott R. Jones

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A missing tech mogul...
...a jaded reporter...
...a damaged AI returned from a horrifying reality...
...and something lurking in the woods.

When journalist Den Secord is tasked with locating enigmatic tech guru Gregor Makarios, he soon finds his understanding of reality under threat. At the edge of the world, surrounded by primeval forests, in the paradisiacal environs of Gregor's hi-tech hermitage, Den learns of the true nature of our Universe.

This is the way the world ends.

Heart of Darkness meets The Magus meets bleeding-edge psychedelic gnosticism in Stonefish, the debut novel from Scott R. Jones (When Stars Are Right, Shout Kill Revel Repeat).

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Hymns of Abomination: Secret Songs of Leeds Aug 29, 2021

by Justin A. Burnett, John Langan, Gemma Files, Brian Evenson, S.P. Miskowski, Jon Padgett, Sean M. Thompson, Christine Morgan, Scott R. Jones, Jonathan Raab

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"Hymns of Abomination is a vivid, communal nightmare. A fitting tribute to a contemporary master of the weird."
Laird Barron, author of Swift to Chase

Welcome to Hymns of Abomination: Secret Songs of Leeds, an anthology of fiction compiled to celebrate the work of Matthew M. Bartlett.

Bartlett is a beloved voice in contemporary weird fiction known for his richly nightmarish tales of Leeds, a fictionalized version of a village that’s part of Northampton, MA. What began as Livejournal posts circulated among friends in the early 2000’s, Bartlett’s short, macabre, and imaginative yarns found their way into Gateways to Abomination, a collection that swept the small world of weird fiction into giddy delirium. Since then, Bartlett has continued to influence writers and readers alike with his dark, grotesque, and tantalizing tales.

This book is packed with weird fiction and horror writers, both established and new, who have been invited to play in Bartlett’s imaginative sandbox. Featuring all original tales from John Langan, Gemma Files, Brian Evenson, S.P. Miskowski, and many more, Hymns of Abomination burrows deeper into nightmarish Leeds than is safe. This volume is a must for fans of Bartlett and horror fiction in general.

Return of the Old Ones: Apocalyptic Lovecraftian Horror Apr 11, 2017

by Tim Curran, Lucy A. Snyder, Tim Waggoner, Cody Goodfellow, Jeffrey Thomas, William Meikle, Scott T. Goudsward, Don Webb, Christine Morgan, Scott R Jones

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Featuring all new stories of cosmic and Lovecraftian horror based pre, during and post the apocalypse by authors Jeffrey Thomas, Lucy A. Snyder, Tim Curran, Pete Rawlik, Sam Gafford, Christine Morgan, Cody Goodfellow and many more, Return of the Old Ones: Apocalyptic Lovecraftian Horror continues the Dark Regions Weird Fiction line with 19 original stories from some of the best authors in Lovecraftian horror and weird fiction today.

Return of the Old Ones will only have one signed edition (deluxe slipcased hardcover) and will feature a similar stamp design to the popular Cthulhu head stamping featured on the World War Cthulhu hardcovers. It will be signed by all contributors and will feature the original color cover artwork by Vincent Chong as color end sheets.

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Tales from a Talking Board Oct 24, 2017

by Ross E. Lockhart, Nadia Bulkin, Kristi DeMeester, Anya Martin, Matthew M. Bartlett, David James Keaton, S.P. Miskowski, Tiffany Scandal, Wendy N. Wagner, Orrin Grey

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Can we speak with the spirits of the dead? Is it possible to know the future? Are our dreams harbingers of things to come? Do auspicious omens and cautionary portents affect our lives?

Edited by Ross E. Lockhart, Tales from a Talking Board examines these questions--and more--with tales of auguries, divination, and fortune telling, through devices like Ouija boards, tarot cards, and stranger things.

So dim the lights, place your hands upon the planchette, and ask the spirits to guide you as we present fourteen stories of the strange and supernatural by Matthew M. Bartlett, Nadia Bulkin, Nathan Carson, Kristi DeMeester, Orrin Grey, Scott R. Jones, David James Keaton, Anya Martin, J. M. McDermott, S.P. Miskowski, Amber-Rose Reed, Tiffany Scandal, David Templeton, and Wendy N. Wagner.

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Shout Kill Revel Repeat Dec 6, 2019

by Scott R. Jones

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On a mission to recover an ancient artifact, an amnesiac girl unlocks the terrible secret of humanity's past and future. The implementation of a radical new technology sends an unlucky test pilot into a dimension of enlightenment and horror. A mystic obsessed with higher-order camouflage uncovers the true face of the world. Lovers on a wilderness trek encounter the unspeakable in a place where time and space turn on themselves. A harmless question posed to a Ouija board unleashes an unusual plague. And a crack team of mutants and monstrosities storms the stronghold of a mad god in a last-ditch effort to rescue Reality itself from delirium and decay.

In Shout Kill Revel Repeat, the debut collection of short fiction from Scott R. Jones, you'll be introduced to nihilistic shapeshifters, deranged billionaire magicians, surf champions, survivalists, sadists, and soldiers, all of whom learn that to live is to enter into a never-ending cycle of fury and fear, dark revelation and deepest regret.

Shout. Kill. Revel. Repeat.

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Conqueror Womb: Lusty Tales of Shub-Niggurath Feb 8, 2014

by Molly Tanzer, W. H. Pugmire, Brian M Sammons, Copper Sloane Levy, Don Webb, Victoria Dalpe, Jacqueline Sweet, Christine Morgan, Annabeth Leong, Justine Geoffrey

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“From the wells of night to the gulfs of space, ever praise and abundance to the Black Goat of the Woods. Iä! Shub-Niggurath! The Goat with a Thousand Young!”

With this prayer in the ‘The Whisperer In Darkness’, Lovecraft introduced the world to the mighty and terrible Shub-Niggurath, the fertility deity of his then-fledgling Cthulhu Mythos. A being of primal lusts, overwhelming fecundity, and soul-blasting horror, the Black Goat is regularly invoked, entreated, and mentioned in furtive whispers within the pages of most Mythos fiction. And yet, for all that she is a cornerstone of the Mythos, readers encounter her rarely.

Now, with ‘Conqueror Womb: Lusty Tales of Shub-Niggurath’, Martian Migraine Press and editors Justine Geoffrey and Scott R Jones bring you 18 pulpy tales of fertility and fear, hot sex and chilling sacrifice! Stories that squelch, tales that both titillate and terrify, from some of the best writers working in Lovecraftian horror and mind-bending erotica today: Wilum H. Pugmire, Molly Tanzer, Don Webb, Christine Morgan, Kenton Hall, Brian M. Sammons, Jacqueline Sweet, Copper Sloane Levy, Annabeth Leong, and Christopher Slatsky, along with fresh new voices.

From nighted glades where frenzied orgiasts work unholy magic to slick urban dungeons of unbridled pleasure; from fertility clinics to fevered dance clubs; from the misty depths of the past to the unthinkable future, join us as we offer praise and abundance! Iä! Shub-Niggurath!

Table of Contents...
This Human Form – Lyndsey Holder
That Hideous Thing – Ran Cartwright
Unsatisfied – Brian M. Sammons
Mater Annelida – Victoria Dalpe
The Potboiler Sigil – Luke R. J. Maynard
All This For the Greater Glory of the 7th and 329th Children of the Black Goat of the Woods – Molly Tanzer
Babymama – Kenton Hall
Our Child – Annabeth Leong
Boy – Don Webb
Pieces (2) for String Octet – Copper Sloane Levy
The Whisperer in the Vagina – Shon Richards
Obsidian Capra Aegagrus – Christopher Slatsky
Dirtymag – Jonas Moth
With Honey Dripping – Christine Morgan
In the Down Deep Down – Jacqueline Sweet
The Scarlet Scripture – Ambrosius Grimes
Within Your Unholy Pit of Shoggoths – Wilum H. Pugmire
Blossom – Rose Banks
The Conqueror Womb: Parsing Shub-Niggurath (essay) – Scott R Jones

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Chthonic: Weird Tales of Inner Earth Feb 24, 2018

by Ramsey Campbell, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Gemma Files, John Linwood Grant, Nadia Bulkin, Orrin Grey, Adam McOmber, Fufu Fruenwahl, Scott R Jones

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Within the pages of this anthology of weird fiction, you’ll find seventeen international authors that plumb the wonders of the hidden earth at least as deeply as they explore the human capacity for suffering, terror, and even enlightenment. The cavern mouth awaits, as does the cistern with unknown depths, the tunnel that twists and writhes, the abyssal space that hums with nameless activity. Note the faint glow to the walls as you descend: mere phosphorescent fungi... or something more peculiar? There is a sound of rushing water that you can’t place, and the suggestion of drums and strange flutes in the deep. The rock vibrates beneath the soles of your feet, and your headlamp flickers, fails. But then, you knew it would, eventually. This place is not for you, but here you are. Welcome to CHTHONIC: Weird Tales of Inner Earth.

Stories by
RAMSEY CAMPBELL
GEMMA FILES
NADIA BULKIN
ANTONY MANN
H. P. LOVECRAFT
AARON BESSON
CHRISTOPHER SLATSKY
ADAM MCOMBER
JOHN LINWOOD GRANT
SCOTT SHANK
SARAH PEPLOE
ORRIN GREY
S. L. EDWARDS
BELINDA LEWIS
DAVID STEVENS
ADAM MILLARD
and TOM LYNCH

Cover art by Lucas Korte
Interior illustrations by Fufu Fruenwahl
Edited by Scott R Jones

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When The Stars Are Right: Towards An Authentic R'lyehian Spirituality Mar 19, 2014

by Scott R Jones

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"Canadian author, editor, and poet Scott R. Jones [approaches] Old Grandpa Theobald’s life’s work and literary legacy as a true spiritual seeker, and, as a result, uncovers real spiritual truths. This is no Simon 'Necronomicon', no coy cash-in; instead, the book you hold in your hands is a sort of Cosmic Horror 'How to Win Friends and Influence Cultists', filled with potentially life-changing wisdom, provocative observation, and beautiful madness. When the Stars Are Right is the first real self-help book for the weird fiction crowd." -- Ross E. Lockhart, editor of 'The Book of Cthulhu'

“With this book Scott R. Jones manages to transcend the mire of pseudo-Necronomicons and the pop Cthulhu cottage industry ... a stirring examination of the genuine Darkness that churns not only in the Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft but in the universe at large.” -- Richard Gavin, author of 'At Fear's Altar'

"... boldly contemplates the life-changing notions that chortled and skittered along the edges of Lovecraft’s best work. Highly recommended, but don’t expect any gates to close easily afterwards." -- Bryan Thao Worra, NEA Fellow in Literature, author of 'DEMONSTRA'

"This isn't a book; it's a crime scene!" -- Leeman Kessler, AskLovecraft.com

Yog-Sothoth … Nyarlathotep … Shub-Niggurath … CTHULHU. The Great Old Ones: hideous monster-gods from beyond Time and Space. Ancient, eldritch horrors that populate the pantheon of weird-fiction writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s increasingly popular milieu, his so-called Cthulhu Mythos. Some claim that they are merely fiction, while others have convinced themselves that Lovecraft somehow intuited their objective existence. When faced with the weird, chimerical potency of the Great Old Ones, whether they are approached through fiction, magical practice, or, say, a table-top role-playing game, neither viewpoint really seems to satisfy. The Great Old Ones are protean, nebulous, unimaginable… and impressively persistent in their psychological and spiritual presence.

In "When The Stars Are Right: Towards An Authentic R’lyehian Spirituality", author Scott R Jones deftly breaks down the barriers between the rational and the irrational, between the bright logic of our daytime intellect and the fearful non-Euclidean symmetries of our darkest dreams. In the process, the truth of the Great Old Ones is revealed in all its cosmic resonance.

Beyond reason… beyond madness… beyond the unspeakable… lies the Black Gnosis: a new mode of being, a spirituality that anticipates a new appreciation of humanity’s place in an increasingly dire and indifferent cosmos. "When The Stars Are Right" asks the reader a simple question: “Are you keeping it R’lyeh?” The answers may surprise you.

"When The Stars Are Right: Towards An Authentic R’lyehian Spirituality" by Scott R Jones, with an introduction by Jordan Stratford '(Living Gnosticism: An Ancient Way of Knowing' and 'A Dictionary of Western Alchemy') and interior illustrations by Michael Lee Macdonald. Available in print and electronic book formats from Martian Migraine Press. Print editions may be ordered directly from MMP at martianmigrainepress.com

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Transmissions From Punktown Dec 8, 2018

by Jeffrey Thomas, Scott Jones, Christine Morgan, Paul Tremblay, Neil Baker, Lee Zumpe, Ian Rogers, Nick Mamatas, Richard Byers, Glynn Barrass

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The sci-fi megalopolis known as Punktown created by author Jeffrey Thomas has inspired countless readers and writers around the world, many creating their own Punktown stories as a result. Author Jeffrey Thomas' world has inspired a new anthology of over 450 pages from Dark Regions Press: Transmissions from Punktown Edited by Brian M. Sammons

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Cthulhu Fhtagn! Aug 15, 2015

by Laird Barron, Walter Greatshell, W. H. Pugmire, Orrin Grey, Richard Lee Byers, Molly Tanzer, Christine Morgan, Wendy N. Wagner, G. D. Falksen, Ross E. Lockhart

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In his house at R'lyeh, Cthulhu waits dreaming...

What are the dreams that monsters dream? When will the stars grow right? Where are the sunken temples in which the dreamers dwell? How will it all change when they come home?

Within these pages lie the answers, and more, in all-new stories by many of the brightest lights in dark fiction. Gathered together by Ross E. Lockhart, the editor who brought you The Book of Cthulhu, The Children of Old Leech, and Giallo Fantastique, Cthulhu Fhtagn! features nineteen weird tales inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

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The Children of Gla'aki: A Tribute to Ramsey Campbell's Great Old One Apr 11, 2017

by Ramsey Campbell, John Langan, W. H. Pugmire, Tim Curran, William Meikle, Thana Niveau, Nick Mamatas, John Goodrich, Robert M. Price, Tim Waggoner

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There is a lake in the Severn Valley, near a town called Brichester. It is an eerie, haunted place, both by day and by night. Night especially though, is a time when no one in their right mind would go anywhere near it, or those oddly deserted houses that stand, albeit barely, on the edge of the shore. But why? What is it that moves about in that lake, a thing that makes its presence known with three sinister glowing eyes that protrude from beneath the water?

Some believe it is an entity that traveled to Earth, many thousands of years ago inside a hollow meteor.

Ramsey Campbell, Nick Mamatas, John Goodrich, Robert M. Price, Pete Rawlik, W.H. Pugmire, Edward Morris, Scott R. Jones, Thana Niveau, William Meikle, Orrin Grey, Tom Lynch, Konstantine Paradias, Josh Reynolds, Lee Clarke Zumpe, and Tim Waggoner, these are, The Children of Gla’aki.

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Broken Worlds Jul 28, 2015

by M. R. Ranier, S. Mickey Lin, George Cotronis, Edward Martin III, Shannon Iwanski, Scott R. Jones, Bria Burton, Deborah Walker, Jack Burgos

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We are never alone, not truly. We exist within systems; families, societies, governments, countries, continents; all within a singular planet in a singular solar system in a singular galaxy in a singular universe. And none of these are perfect. Many are broken, some beyond repair. Some could become broken over time. Others need to be destroyed to be improved. This book is about broken worlds, from families to a multiverse, where things are not what they seem or seem to be what they are: utterly broken from the top down and vice versa.

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