DJ from “MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape” sat down with Nicole Cushing to discuss “The Sadist’s Bible”, living in the mid west, Shirley Jackson, and the popularity of novellas. Here is a sample: DJ: What is the world of The Sadist’s Bible like? NC: Most of the book takes place in our own world. (Specifically, in southern Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia.) In other words, the Bible Belt. The culture of the Bible Belt plays a large role in the story. It shapes the social mores that Ellie, in particular, is trying to escape from. But part of the story takes place in a mystical realm. (To avoid spoilers, I won’t divulgeRead More →

Recently, horror writer and Stoker winner Nicole Cushing wrote an editorial for the Ginger Nuts of Horror about nightmares, dissociation, experiencing death at an early age, and how that has affected her writing, especially for penning her latest novella, The Sadist’s Bible. Here is a sample: I don’t mind such nightmares. Nightmares are research. Now, to be clear, nightmares lack the narrative structure of a story and they typically lack well-developed characters, too. So there’s still a lot of work to do after I wake from them. (It isn’t just a matter of getting zapped with the right nightmare and writing it all down. As withRead More →

Recently Fanbase Press Editor in Chief, Barbra Dillon conducted an interview Patrick McEvoy on Casefile: ARKHAM. Here is an excerpt from the interview. BD: What initially intrigued you about working on the graphic novel, and have you likewise been a longtime fan of Lovecraft’s work?  PM: I read a collection of Lovecraft short stories when I was about 13, and I’ve been interested in his work ever since. On the surface, I love that overly ornate wordsmithing (like Ambrose Beirce.  Or Lord Dunsany, whom I’d read even earlier), but the deeper themes of hopeless cosmic terror and the incompatibility of the human mind with inter-dimensionalRead More →

Yes, you’re hearing it here first. 01Publishing is proud to announce the latest edition to our catalog. Casefile: Arkham. A horror noir story set in the gritty streets of Arkham. Josh Finney and Patrick McEvoy (the crew that brought you World War Kaiju) once again plays with the conventions of history and popular culture and pose a singularly interesting question to their readers. “What if Raymond Chandler wrote Lovecraft stories?” Casefile: ARKHAM was a smashing success on Kickstarter and now 01Publishing is proud to be bringing it to readers around the world. Set in the mid-1940s, Casefile: ARKHAM follows Hank Flynn, a down on his luck privateRead More →

WORLD WAR KAIJU! Atomic monsters are coming to your local store in the form of a graphic novel that asks, “What if Doctor Strangelove created Godzilla?” WATCH THE TRAILER: www.worldwarkaiju.com/downloads/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! World War Kaiju, the greatly anticipated giant monster Kickstarter success is now available in stores! World War Kaiju is the story of an alternate history, one in which the atom bomb was never created and the ultimate weapon of mass destruction is the kaiju—fifty foot tall radioactive beasts spawned from the mysterious KAI-235 isotope. Follow the journey of one journalist as he teams up with a retired CIA operative to uncover theRead More →

01Publishing is happy to announce that Utopiates is now available on both Barnes & Noble’s NOOK as well as on the Kobo. Now you have even more great ways to get your fix. Keep on the look out for more 01 titles to become available on these platforms in the near future. And for those of you who like to read your books in print, Utopiates is availaible from the 01Catalog as well as from Amazon.com. Get Your Copy Now:Read More →