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3/1/2022 0 Comments

It’s our publisher’s birthday, so all Spooky House Press titles are on sale until March 8th!

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Pick up the award-winning Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves by Michael Jess Alexander or the “absolute treasure” (Jenni Kossack) that is Deeply Personal by Alexis Macaluso! You can also pick up Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares and People: A Horror Anthology About Love, Loss, Life & Things That Go Bump in the Night!

​eBooks are only $0.99 and paperbacks are marked down 10-50%!
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12/6/2021 0 Comments

DEEPLY PERSONAL by Alexis Macaluso - AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON

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Available now on Amazon: The debut collection of absurdist comic takes on the human condition, Deeply Personal by Alexis Macaluso.

"Alexis Macaluso's DEEPLY PERSONAL is delightful, hilarious, disturbing, beautiful, inspiring, depraved, and, yes, at times even deeply erotic despite my discomfort in admitting that. This book has it all. And yes, that includes some guy looking for a leg transplant on Craigslist. I recommend a copy for every home. In fact, if you walk into someone's home and don't see a copy of DEEPLY PERSONAL prominently displayed, you should probably leave."

- Dave Hill, author of TASTEFUL NUDES: ... And Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation


“What the hell did I just read, and why was I so entertained by it?” — Jeff Strand, author of Clowns VS. Spiders

Follow Alexis on Instagram!


BUY IT NOW!



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7/8/2021 0 Comments

Coming soon from Robert P. Ottone & Spooky House Press …

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Spooky House Press is proud to present our first foray into the Kindle Vella publishing platform. 

Available July 19th.
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6/4/2021 0 Comments

Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares eBook now available on Godless.com!

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Head over to Godless.com to pick up your copy of Her Infernal Name & other Nightmares today!

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5/24/2021 0 Comments

Interview with NFReads.com ...

Our publisher, Robert P. Ottone recently did an interview with NFReads.com about his writing process, as well as the publishing side of things with Spooky House Press. Check it out here!
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5/5/2021 0 Comments

Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves now available in audiobook format ...

The award-winning collection Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves is now available as an incredible audiobook experience, produced by Saturn Five Sound. 

WINNER of the Indies Today 2020 Best Horror Award!
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  • "Michael Jess Alexander possesses a frightfully captivating writing style. Imbued with humor and wit, Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves is a perfect blend of humor and horror that is equal parts dread and delight." -Indies Today (5/5 star review)

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4/21/2021 0 Comments

SpecialEffect ...

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Hi folks! In an effort to support SpecialEffect, the gamers' charity, Robert P. Ottone, author and publisher of Spooky House Press, will be joining the crew at Nerds Without Pants on their 200th episode.

Head over to the page on JustGiving to learn more!

To that end, the podcast is running a wonderful fundraiser for children who require accessibility support. Please consider donating to this amazing cause. The top two donators will receive prizes courtesy of Nerds Without Pants and Robert P. Ottone!
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3/3/2021 0 Comments

All Spooky House Press titles on sale now!

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Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares

Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves

People: A Horror Anthology About Love, Loss, Life & Things That Go Bump in the Night

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10/23/2020 0 Comments

The Missing Piece ...

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Rob here!

​So, I've been working on a story for a while now. It's a weird one, definitely firmly in the realm of "weird fiction," and it was spawned from a really lovely writing group meeting I attended back before the world started ending in March of 2020. 

The story itself is a bizarre one, lacking in answers, but deeply-creepy and strange, and, I like to think, a little touching. At least, that's what some of my critique group members have said. 

And yet, I can't sell the damn thing. 

I've edited the story three times now, more than I have any story that I've sold, and yet, I can't find a buyer or outlet for the thing, even though I think it's strong, and it's been worked on by a few different groups of talented authors, there's some weird reason this thing can't find a home.

It'll end up in my next anthology, for sure, but at the same time, I'd love to find it a temporary first home where folks can read it and get creeped out by it. 

The missing ingredient needs to be found, and even after three re-writes, it's still not there. The point is, your stories and writing won't always be perfect, and more often than not, you won't know the reason why something isn't working. 

The way to fix this is to get involved in writing groups and critique groups. It's a scary thing, for sure, but in the end, the feedback will make you a stronger writer, I promise. Check Facebook, check your local library, join an organization, do whatever you can to get your work looked at by different eyes, and I promise you'll grow from it.

Even when you can't figure out what the missing piece of the puzzle is, like me. 

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10/5/2020 0 Comments

Release: Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares

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Robert P. Ottone's new collection, Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares is now available wherever fine books are sold!

To purchase online:
Barnes & Noble
Amazon

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