Crossroad Press: 1447 books

Imagine you are obsessed with a beautiful, famous actress. You know everything about her at least, you know everything that the press, the tabloids, and the world knows about her. You think she is humble and nice and tired of living the Hollywood life. Better yet, you think she would fall for someone...

In the author's own words: "This is for all who stare into the darkness to better appreciate the light.” Sundown is a collection of stories selected from my (thus far) 26-year career in the field of horror fiction. Some were included in more major publications while others were published by...

THE ABDUCTION: It's no laughing matter when a terrified three-year-old girl is kidnapped from Milbrook's Fun Time Day Care Center by a man in a clown mask. It's every parent's worst nightmare -- and a delicate matter for Raven County's special investigator, Whit Pynchon. THE SUSPICION: The little girl's...

This Author's Choice collection by prolific, award-winning author Bill Pronzini was first published by Mystery Scene Press. It includes seven short stories and an introduction from the author, including stories involving the Nameless Detective.Bill Pronzini, author of the widely acclaimed "Nameless...

Two interwoven memoirs of love, loss, and family with a haunted, frightening edge. In 2000, American Fantasy Press published an unassuming chapbook titled The Man on the Ceiling. Inside was a dark, surreal, discomfiting story of the horrors that can befall a family. It was so powerful that it won...

Adapted for the stage by Tony-nominated playwright David Thompson, "A Christmas Carol" follows the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge as he discovers the true meaning of Christmas: charity, redemption, and compassion for his fellow human beings. Praised as "intelligent" and "literate" by the press, Thompson's...

Five hundred dollars: that's what they need. Five hundred and twelve dollars and seventy-two cents: that's what they make from their concert in Missy's barn. Popcorn is on the way!But will the group be able to cut a demo at famous Long View Farm Studio? And will a record company be impressed enough to...

Previously available on audio cassette from Darkscribe Press, this collection was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992. Dark Dixie collects the following works of southern horror by author Ronald Kelly. This book includes all the stories from the audio book and several more

When a man sees his lover disappear before his very eyes—fade away, vanish without a trace—it’s a safe bet to assume someone is going to think he murdered her.Max Thorn wants to know two things—how and why. But as reports of other strange vanishings reach the press, his flight from the law turns...

“High in the Mid-'60s”…How to Have A Fabulous Life in Music Without being famous!”… is all of the following…a memoir, a life journey, a rock n roll “everyman” story, a spiritual discovery, a fathering experience, an absolute music business survival manual, and an anecdotal treasure...

On a state visit to Moscow, Billie Bradford, the beautiful and brilliant wife of the President of the United States, is abducted by the Soviets and replaced by Vera Vazilova, a superbly trained Russian undercover agent and actress who is the First Lady's physical double. The imposter's mission--to induce...

John Wain presents a major biography of England's greatest man of letters. He describes how "Johnson often mixed with people who were desperate human wrecks, some of whom were close friends; to the end of his life he filled house with people who were not successes in the eyes of the world, yet at...

One of the biggest graphic novels ever, Jeff Smith’s Bone is often called the first American epic of the twenty-first century. Comics’ writer Stephen Weiner (The Hellboy Companion, The Will Eisner Companion) takes you through the history of Bone, what makes Bone so special, the multitude of influences...

The garish neon lights of New York City’s Times Square can be very seductive. And so can the promises of dark pleasures on the seedier side streets. To Davey Owen, the lure of a glowing sign advertising “Live Girls” was too hard to resist. He was looking for a little entertainment. He found...