Latchkey Press: 7 books

On the eve of World War I, the Martians from the original H.G. Wells classic have returned to finish what they started, but this time humanity is ready. Armed with steam-powered battle machines created from reverse-engineered alien technology, the global defense force A.R.E.S. prepares for the coming...

Matt Freeborn is a weller, one whose job is to seek out the most valuable commodity in the wastes: clean, potable water. The weller's precious cargo makes him a prime target for attack from savage road pirates, grotesque mutants, ravenous cannibals and ruthless private armies. Armed with his trusty...

Alien warmongers have cloned an ancient emperor to lead an unstoppable army. Gifted with superhuman powers and advanced technology, he sets his sights on his home planet, Earth, and then… the stars! However, countermeasures have already been set in place. A young Iowa farm boy, oblivious...

After a lightning strike damages his suit's systems, Samrai and his brother Moe find themselves stranded in a strange city with the United States Air Force hot on their trail. With no reinforcements, the Replodians must hold their own against an old foe with a score to settle. An entry in the 2018 Burlington Bloodbath short story competition, sponsored by Burlington By The Book!

From the fields of Iowa to the farthest reaches of space, Adam J. Whitlatch takes you on a journey of the senses in this collected volume of his early works of short fiction and poetry, some forgotten and others never before seen. Terror, sadness, laughter, wonder, and romance all await you within these pages. Come along and dance the October Ballet.

When his fiancée is brutally murdered on Valentine’s Day, Ash Corvus is unwittingly plunged into the nightmarish world of the Arpadeem, or as the movies call them… Vampires. What begins as a personal quest for revenge becomes a struggle for the fate of the city itself as Ash’s...

Matt Freeborn’s travels have brought him to the abandoned river city of Burlington, Iowa. Unbeknownst to the weller, terrible things hunger in the darkness, and their eyes are fixed upon him! Matt soon finds himself running for his life, seeking shelter in the city in hopes to survive the Night of the Cicada. Winner of the 2016 Burlington Bloodbath short story writing competition.