Shunned Houses: An Anthology of Weird Stories, Unspeakable Poems, and Impious Essays Available for Pre-release Orders
WordCrafts Press and editors Katherine Kerestman and S. T. Joshi are pleased to announce the upcoming release of the new horror anthology, Shunned Houses, which is set for an October 1, 2024, retail debut. The anthology is available for pre-release ordering in both hardback and ebook versions, with the paperback version to follow on the release date. Shunned Houses follows the editorial duo’s 2023 anthology, The Weird Cat, which debuted at Number 1 on Amazon.com’s Hot New Releases in Classic Short Stories chart and at Number 1 in Hot New Releases in Classic Fiction Anthologies and Collections. The Weird Cat also claimed the Number 5 spot on the Hot New Releases in Horror Anthology category.
Houses can be reservoirs of joy . . . or misery. When this affective power endures, a place is said to be “haunted.” When this energy for good or evil continues—especially when it touches people who were not involved in the primary circumstance which occurred in that location—then a place is considered alive. Places, then, may serve as portals through which a person can enter into the past, both psychically and physically; moreover, the effects of a place upon a person may influence what happens going forward. Places are causes, and they are effects.
