Books / Short Stories
“Night in the Lonesome” (written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published as an exclusive on W.H. Chizmar’s Patreon page
“Night Harvest” (written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published in Drabbles After Dusk; chapbook; 2022
“Bad Cargo” (written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published in Drabbles After Dusk; chapbook; 2022
“The Cave”
- originally published in Drabbles After Dusk; chapbook; 2022
“The House”
- originally published in Drabbles After Dusk; chapbook; 2022
“Stains” (written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published in This is Halloween, edited by James A. Moore; 2021
“Father”
- originally published in In Darkness, Delight edited by Evans Light; Corpus Press; 2019
“Roses and Raindrops” (original version)
- originally published in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“The Sculptor” (original version)
- originally published in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“The Carnival”
- originally published in Midnight Under the Big Top edited by Brian Freeman; Cemetery Dance Publications; forthcoming in 2020
- reprinted as a promotional chapbook; 2022
“Calm Down Time”
- originally published in When the Clock Strikes 13 edited by Steve Thompson; In Your Face Books; 2019
“Ghost Riders in the Sky” (written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published in 100 Word Horrors: Part 2 edited by Kevin Kennedy; KJK Books; U.K. paperback; 2019
“Whistling in the Dark”
- originally published in At Home in the Dark edited by Lawrence Block; U.S. hardcover; Subterranean Press; 2019
- reprinted by Lawrence Block Productions; U.S. trade paperback; 2019
“The Long Way Home”
- originally published in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
“Murder House” (script written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
“The Custer Files”
- originally published in Fantastic Tales of Terror and Astonishment, edited by Eugene Wilson; Crystal Lake Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
“The Hunch”
- originally published in The Pulp Horror Book of Phobias, edited by M.J. Sydney; LVP Publications; forthcoming in 2018
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; forthcoming in 2018
“Gone” (script written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published in The Big Book of Bootleg Horror, Vol. 3, edited by Becky Narron; Hellbound Books; 2018
“Silent Night”
- originally published in Christmas Horrors: Volume Two, edited by Chris Morey; Dark Regions Press; trade paperback/eBook; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“Mischief”
- originally published in The Demons of King Solomon, edited by Aaron French; Journalstone Publications; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Boy” *(written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published in 100 Word Horrors, edited by Kevin Kennedy; U.K. ebook; 2017
- reprinted as an exclusive t-shirt; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2020
“The Man in the Black Sweater”
- originally published in 100 Word Horrors, edited by Kevin Kennedy; U.K. ebook; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“A Nightmare on Elm Lane”
- originally published in Chopping Block Party, edited by Brendan Deneen; Necro Publications; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Bad Guys”
- originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine; October 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“Widow’s Point” (written with W.H. Chizmar)
- originally published in Fearful Fathoms, edited by Mark Parker; Scarlet Galleon Publications; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
- reprinted in Dark Tides: A Charity Anthology; Gestalt Media; 2019
“The Association”
- originally published in F*uck the Rules, edited by David Owain Hughes and Jonathan Edward Ondrashek; Leviathan Books: U.K.; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Man Behind the Mask”
- originally published on RichardChizmar.com as a 30-day free short story; 2016
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
- reprinted as a promotional chapbook; 2021
“The Artist”
- originally published in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Brothers in Arms, edited by Richard Christian Matheson and Barry Hoffman; Gauntlet Publications; forthcoming in 2017
“The Witch”
- originally published in Dark Hallows II, edited by Mark Parker; Scarlet Galleon Publications; 2016
- reprinted in Halloween Haunts, Volume One; Dark Regions Press; forthcoming in 2018
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“Ditch Treasures”
- originally published in You, Human, edited by Michael Bailey; Dark Regions Press; 2016
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Roses and Raindrops” (written with Brian Keene)
- originally published in Unearthed; Apokrupha Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Sculptor” (written with Ray Garton)
- originally published in Unearthed; Apokrupha Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Poetry of Life”
- originally published in Chiral Mad 3, edited by Michael Bailey; Written Backwards Press; 2016
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Meek Shall Inherit…”
- originally published in Beasts: Genesis, edited by Keith Chawgo; Media Bitch Productions; 2016
- reprinted in Beast: A New Beginning, edited by Keith Chawgo; Media Bitch Productions; 2017
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“Odd Numbers”
- originally published as an original chapbook; White Noise Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Long Way Home; PS Publishing; 2018
“The Lake is Life”
- originally published in Tales From the Lake: Volume 2, edited by Joe Mynhardt; Crystal Lake Publishing, South Africa; 2016
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Horror Collection: Black Edition, edited by Kevin Kennedy; KJK Publishing; 2019
- reprinted as an exclusive chapbook; Cemetery Dance Publications; October 2020
“Last Words”
- originally published in The Burning Maiden: Volume 2, edited by Greg Kishbaugh; Evileye Books; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in The Horror Zine, edited by Jeani Rector; February 2019
- reprinted in The Best of The Horror Zine: The Middle Years, edited by Jeani Rector, 2022
- reprinted in Dark Murmurs, edited by Jill Giradi & Lydia Prime; Silent House Press; 2022
“Mister Parker”
- originally published in Dark Hallows, edited by Mark Parker; Scarlet Galleon Publications; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Collected Halloween Horror Shorts, edited by Kevin Kennedy; U.K. trade paperback/audio/ebook; 2017
“The Tower”
- originally published in Hides the Dark Tower, edited by Kelly A. Harmon and Vonnie Winslow Crist; Pole to Pole Publishing; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Fight the Real Monsters, edited by Ronald Davis; 2018
- reprinted in Revelations, edited by Sean O’Connor; Stygian Sky Media; 2022
“After the Bombs”
- originally published in Twice Upon A Time, edited by Joshua Allen Mercier; The Bearded Scribe Press; 2015
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted as a promotional chapbook; 2022
“The Box”
- originally published as an original chapbook; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2014
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- Available for a limited time on RichardChizmar.com; 2016
- reprinted in Dark Places, Evil Faces; edited by Mark Lumby; U.K.; 2017
“Family Ties” (written with Barry Hoffman)
- originally published in Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime, edited by Ed Gorman; Cumberland House; 2001
- reprinted in Murder Most: Three Books in One, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Gramercy Books; 2005
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Night Shift”
- originally published in Imagination Fully Dilated: Volume 2, edited by Alan M. Clark and Elizabeth Engstrom; IFD Publishing; 2000
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Interview”
- originally published in Bad News, edited by Richard Laymon; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2000
- reprinted in 4 Fear of…; Borderlands Press; 2006
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Man with X-Ray Eyes”
- originally published in The UFO Files, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books; 1998
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in Dead Harvest, edited by Mark Parker; Scarlet Galleon Press; 2014
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Night Call”
- originally published in Mean Time, edited by Jerry Sykes; England; 1998
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Good Old Days”
- originally published in The Conspiracy Files, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Scott H. Urban; DAW Books; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Monsters”
- originally published in Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, edited by Robert Weinberg and Stefan Dziemianowicz; Barnes & Noble Books; 1998
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Blue”
- originally published in Imagination Fully Dilated, edited by Alan M. Clark and Elizabeth Engstrom; Cemetery Dance Publications; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Like Father, Like Son”
- originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine; March 1997
- reprinted in Cat Crimes for the Holidays edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman and Larry Segriff; Donald I. Fine Books; hardcover; 1997
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; 1998
- reprinted in August Is A Good Time for Killing edited by Billie Sue Mosiman and Martin H. Greenberg; Rutledge Hill Press; trade paperback; 1998
- reprinted in Cat Crimes for the Holidays edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman and Larry Segriff; Ivy Books; mass market paperback; 1999
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Blood Brothers”
- originally published as an original chapbook, edited by William Schafer; Subterranean Press; 1997
- reprinted in The Year’s 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition, edited by Jon Breen, Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Carroll & Graf Books; hardcover; 1998
- reprinted in The Fifth Grave, edited by Billie Sue Mosiman and Martin H. Greenburg; Rutledge Hill Press; 1998
- reprinted in Midnight Hour magazine; 1999
- reprinted in 4 Fear of…; Borderlands Press; 2006
- reprinted in Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala; JournalStone Books; 2013
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in A Time for Violence, edited by Andy Rausch and Chris Roy; Near to the Knuckle Press; forthcoming in December 2018
“Homesick”
- originally published in White House Horrors, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books; 1996
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in White House Horrors, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; BP Books; mass market paperback; 1997
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in One of Us: A Tribute to Frank Michaels Errington, edited by Kenneth W. Cain; Bloodshot Books; trade paperback; 2020
“Devil’s Night”
- originally published in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted as “Devil’s Night: A Halloween Story” eBook; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2012
- reprinted in Four Halloweens II; Cemetery Dance Publications; 2016
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Halloween Carnival, edited by Brian Freeman; eBook; Random House; 2017
- reprinted in Halloween Carnival, edited by Brian Freeman; hardcover; Cemetery Dance; forthcoming in 2021
“The Silence of Sorrow”
- originally published in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in The Year’s 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories: Fifth Annual Edition, edited by Jon Breen, Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Carroll & Graf Books; hardcover; 1996
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in 4 Fear of…; Borderlands Press; 2006
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Midnight Promises”
- originally published in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in Love Kills, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.; 1997
- reprinted in 100 Fiendish Little Frightmares, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; 1997
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“A Season of Change”
- originally published in Night Screams, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; NAL Roc; 1996)
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Only the Strong Survive” (written with Barry Hoffman)
- originally published in Werewolves, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books; 1995
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Grand Finale”
- originally published in Voices From the Night, edited by John Maclay; Maclay & Associates; 1994
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Sinner King”
- originally published in Grails: Visitations of the Night, edited by Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg, and Edward Kramer; NAL Roc; 1994
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Heroes”
- originally published in Predators, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; NAL Roc; trade paperback; 1993
- reprinted in Predators, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Doubleday Book Club; hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Predators, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; Severn House Publishers; British hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Predators, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg; NAL Roc; U.S. mass market paperback; 1994
- reprinted in 100 Tiny Tales of Terror, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; 1996
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in Monsters and Other Stories; Subterranean Press; 1998
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Bride of Frankenstein: A Love Story”
- originally published in Frankenstein: The Monster Wakes, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books; 1993
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“The Season of Giving” (written with Norman Partridge)
- originally published in Santa Clues, edited by Carol-Lynn Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg; NAL Signet; 1993
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge; Subterranean Press; hardcover; 2005
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Christmas Horrors: Volume Three, edited by Chris Morey; Dark Regions Press; hardcover/paperback/eBook; forthcoming in 2022
“A Capital Cat Crime”
- originally published in Danger in D.C., edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Donald I. Fine Books; hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Danger in D.C., edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Ivy Books; mass market paperback; 1995
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
“Family Man”
- originally published in Eldritch Tales, Issue 29; 1993
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Cemetery Dance”
- originally published in Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense and Fear, edited by Peter Crowther; Little Brown, London, England; hardcover; 1992
- reprinted in 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories, edited by Al Sarrantonio and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense and Fear, edited by Peter Crowther; Sphere, London, England; mass market paperback; 1993
- reprinted in Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense and Fear, edited by Peter Crowther; Warner Aspect; U.S. mass market paperback; 1994
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Gallery Books; U.S. trade paperback; 2019
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Cemetery Dance Publications; U.S. hc; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Pleiad; Bulgaria; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Independent Legions; Italy; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Carcosa; Czech; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Buchheim Verlag; Germany; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; SST Publications; U.K.; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Vulkan; Serbia; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Apart/Swedish Zombie; Sweden; 2018
- reprinted in Shining in the Dark; Simon & Schuster Audio; 2018
“Dark Whispers”
- originally published in The Year in Darkness, edited by Bucky Montgomery; Montgomery Press; 1992
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; 1998
“A Crime of Passion”
- originally published in Gauntlet 2, edited by Barry Hoffman; Gauntlet Publications; trade paperback; 1991
- reprinted in Gauntlet 2; Borderlands Books; hardcover; 1991
- reprinted in Women on the Edge, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Donald I. Fine Books; hardcover; 1992
- reprinted in Crimes of Passion, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Barnes and Noble Books; hardcover; 1993
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in Women on the Edge, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Kensington Books; mass market paperback; 2000
- reprinted in A Long December; Subterranean Press; 2016
- reprinted in Institutionalized; Sinister Smile Press; 2022
“Cornucopia”
- originally published in Night Slivers, Issue 4; 1991
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Kindling”
- originally published in Doppelganger, Issue 13; 1990
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Uncle Manny”
- originally published in Dead of Night, Issue 5; 1990
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Beachcomber”
- originally published in Thin Ice, Issue 7; 1990
- reprinted in Midnight Promises; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Silent Scream” (written with Barry Hoffman)
- originally published in Tense Moments, Issue 1; 1990
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Dream Wheel”
- originally published in Terror Time Again, Issue 3; 1989
“Just Desserts”
- originally published in Tapestry; 1989
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Monster In Your Belly”
- originally published in Festering Brain Sores; 1989
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“The Most Valuable Player”
- originally appeared in The Word Is Fear; 1989
“Man’s Best Friend”
- originally printed in Dark Visions; 1989
- reprinted in Eldritch Tales, Issue 30; 1995
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“You Are What You Drive”
- originally published in Serendipity, Issue 2; January 1989
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“More Than A Pet”
- originally appeared in StarSong, Issue 6; January 1989
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Billy’s Day”
- originally published in Witness to the Bizarre, Issue 2; 1988
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“Play Time”
- originally published in Bad Newz, Issue 10; 1988
“The Myer’s Field”
- originally published in Desert Sun, Issue 5; Fall 1988
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
“The Sniper”
- originally published in Scifant, 1987
- reprinted in comic format as “Masters of Darkness” in Midnight Promises; Lettered Edition only; Gauntlet Publications; 1996
- reprinted in The Vault; Thunderstorm Books; 2019
- reprinted in chapbook format; Letterhead Press; 2019
