NEW POETRY: A View from the First Ridge by Joshua Alan Sturgill
For those who missed obtaining a copy of the limited hardcover edition of THE GUIDE, a few copies are available from Eighth Day Books, the greatest bookstore on earth.
NEW POETRY from Joshua Alan Sturgill: Conversely.
A Weird Occasional, Number One has been well-received. Copies for this full-color journal are available at a fair price. Great genre fiction and essays on the obscure!
The limited edition of THE GUIDE is now out-of-print. Orders are being produced and shipped. A softcover edition will be made available later this year. Thanks for the encouragement and support!
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Mountain Meditation by Joshua Alan Sturgill
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My Condition As I Received The Diagnosis
by Joshua Alan Sturgill
The limited hardcover edition is now OUT-OF-PRINT. Douglas A. Anderson has written nice review. Terry Cowan wrote interesting article discussing the book.
Some copies of the THE GUIDE by ARTHUR MACHEN remain available.
Announcing a new literary journal devoted to weird and supernatural literature: A Weird Occasional, co-edited by Douglas A. Anderson and Christopher Tompkins. Dedicated to shining light on the obscure, Number One is now available in 8.5 x 11 magazine format with a full color interior. The issue includes three essays:
M. P. Dare: Beyond the Veil by Johnny Mains (who also provided the cover art).
The Man Who Shot Cassius Crisp by Christopher Tompkins
Ballantine’s Chamber of Horrors: A History and Bibliography by Douglas A. Anderson.
The last essay features a gallery of full color scans of covers from the entire series.
In addition to new articles, the journal will feature rare stories from masters of speculative fiction. New introductions grace each of the following short stories:
The Crooked Man by A. M. Burrage (1919)
Our Lost “Others”: A Toltec Legend by Kenneth Morris (1933)
As a Fly in Amber by Bernard Capes (1905)
The Hut by Elim Henry D’Avigdor (1889)
A Were-Wolf by Arlo Bates (1882)
Great stuff for less than $9! Purchase the book from Lulu and visit the journal’s website.
Darkly Bright Press is now accepting preorders for the upcoming volume THE GUIDE: A Collection of Rare and Unknown Work by Arthur Machen.
This book will feature:
- Over 70 rare articles, including 18 previously undocumented pieces
- A section on “Letters to the Editor,” some previously undocumented
- The only known example of a commercially-paid product endorsement by Machen
- A text comparison between published versions of an “Ornament in Jade”
- A rare film review by Machen
- A short essay on Machen and gaming by Michael Fogus
This hardcover edition is limited to 75 copies and is now OUT-OF-PRINT.
The books are scheduled to ship in June.
PRE-ORDER THE NEW BOOK
Happy St.George’s Day
THE GUIDE
A Collection of Rare & Unknown Work
The new upcoming volume will feature:
Over 70 rare articles, including 18 previously undocumented pieces
A section on “Letters to the Editor,” some previously undocumented
The only known example of a commercially-paid product endorsement by Machen
A Film Review by Machen
A text comparison between published versions of an “Ornament in Jade”
A short essay on Machen and gaming
MAY 2026: THE GUIDE, a new collection of work by Arthur Machen
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Never Without by Joshua Alan Sturgill
Dale Nelson dives into Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
“Is there some obscure instinct, buried very deeply in the human heart, persuading men that the highest happiness is to be found at the gates of horror?” – 1919
Coming Soon: A collection of rare and unknown work by Arthur Machen. This new book will be issued in a limited, individually numbered edition from Darkly Bright Press.
“And that is why I like the traders of the street, being always a lover of humble things and humble people.” – 1921
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“But the truth is, that in most of my dreams I walk in a world of terror.” – 1935
The Feast Day of St. Teilo is on February 9th.
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Joshua Alan Sturgill sends his Best Wishes.
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