Welcome to the Dark Side: A Sneak Peek at Upcoming Releases from Obsidian Skull Press
Devon K. | Assistant Editor | Obsidian Skull Press
7/17/20264 min read
Welcome to the Dark Side: A Sneak Peek at Upcoming Releases from Obsidian Skull Press
Here at Obsidian Skull Press, we’ve always believed that the best stories are the ones that leave a bruise. We don’t shy away from the shadows, the quiet dread, or the messy, beautiful agony of being human. We like our fiction sharp, unapologetic, and deeply unsettling.
And if you think you know what to expect from our upcoming library—think again.
We are beyond thrilled to pull back the curtain and give you a taste of the terrifying, transcendent, and darkly hypnotic works coming your way from four incredible authors. Mark your calendars, lock your doors, and prepare to meet your new literary obsessions.
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Born on Christmas Eve in Madrid and shaped by a childhood where fallen apples, Pokémon cards, and Legos became the bricks of grand invisible narratives, Caribbean writer Cody Creiger brings a staggering imaginative depth to his work. You may have already caught his fiction and poetry in The Fifth Corner, Grey Coven Publishing, and Wingless Dreamer Publisher.
Now, he is bringing that poetic mastery to Obsidian Skull Press with Unbind Thy Tongue. This is a powerful, raw exploration of oppression, faith, and the grotesque manifestation of internalized suffering. Creiger doesn’t just tell a story; he strips the flesh from the bone to examine what it costs to survive a world that demands your silence. It is visceral, poetic, and destined to linger in your mind long after the final page.
A former concert promoter and restaurant manager originally from Redondo Beach, California, Rob McLaughlin now calls Monterey home alongside his wife, Katie, and their Wire Fox Terrier, Gypsy. Between marketing his upcoming novel, "Carnytown", and having his short story The First Rules of Robotics in production with the Creepy Podcast, Rob is a force in dark fiction.
His upcoming Obsidian Skull Press release, Our Lady of Holy Death, is sweet, sinister, and deeply steeped in the occult. It is a haunting, pitch-black exploration of vengeance, devotion, and the sour, metallic taste of victory. McLaughlin has a knack for finding the decay at the core of human desire, and this story is a wickedly satisfying treat for anyone who likes their horror with a sharp, devotional edge
Hailing from the quiet shores of Suttons Bay, Michigan, Tim McDonald writes horror that finds the rot hiding beneath the floorboards of American life. With fiction previously appearing in Barrelhouse (Issue #9) and right here at Obsidian Skull Press—and currently working on a nostalgic 1981 Michigan slasher novel titled "Camp Elmwood"—McDonald is a master at fusing folklore, memory, and hidden monsters.
In Strays, McDonald delivers a relentless and terrifying collision of sociopolitical dread and primeval folklore. He understands that the scariest things aren’t always the creatures in the woods, but the way ancient terrors mirror our modern anxieties. Prepare to look at the quiet corners of the world with entirely new, fearful eyes.
C.P. Fletcher writes emotionally driven psychological thrillers that reach directly into trauma, identity, and the darkest parts of ourselves we are too terrified to name. Her mission is to tell stories that are deeply human, carving out space for vital conversations about perspective, duality, and the jagged individuality of the human experience.
Her debut novel, "The Mirror Never Lies," is an intoxicating blend of dissociation, body horror, and deeply intimate character relationships. Fletcher uses the genre to explore a devastating question: What does survival actually cost us, and how do we even begin to heal afterwards? It is devastating, psychological, and utterly unputdownable.
The Shadows Are Growing Longer
From the occult vengeance of Rob McLaughlin to the folkloric dread of Tim McDonald, the raw suffering and faith in Cody Creiger’s prose, and the psychological excavations of C.P. Fletcher, the Obsidian Skull Press library is expanding into some truly thrilling, dark territory.
Keep your eyes peeled, your TBR piles ready, and the lights burning just a little bit longer. The dark has never looked so good.
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