A new fiction anthology exploring the mysterious, disturbing, & terrifying world of cryptozoology with tales by 14 mesmerizing authors.
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This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.
Greetings, fellow fiends!
Thank you all so much for your support!
We're working hard in Backerkit to set up your surveys and our preorder store.
Most of the deliverables are in the final stages of production, so once surveys are completed, we should be able to deliver pretty quickly.
If you or someone you know missed out on backing our campaign, they can head to our preorder store to get many of the goods offered, although only backers get all the extra bonuses based on when they joined our summoning circle. 😉
For those who backed at the Hardcover + Party tier or above: You will be the first ones invited into our group. This allows you to access the private author meet & greet Halloween party event! Dress up - there will be a costume contest and other fun!
Keep an eye on your inbox for invites, surveys, and more details to come!
If you have questions, feel free to comment or to message me directly.
Darkest wishes,
Audrey & Team
P.S. For more great campaigns to check out while you're waiting for your deliciously dark dreams to arrive, read on! 😈
You want magic, right?
You'd love to be a witch, cast spells, live the life you always dreamed of in a coven, surrounded by the paranormal?
And not just any coven, either. You’d want to be part of—heir to, even—the most powerful family around, right?
Of course! Who wouldn’t?
Mid-forties. Divorced. Psychic?
Worn down by debt and divorce, Kasey never expected to take the advice to "follow your dreams" so literally. Her uncanny dreams keep pointing her in strange directions. First, it's taking a job as a caretaker for a creepy mansion. Next, it's befriending a makeup artist who wants to use the mansion as the setting for an indie horror movie. When the younger woman’s dreams come under psychic assault, the two must chase down the source.
Ceri spent her life running and then hiding, as she was taught, as all her ancestors did. After being attacked and nearly killed, she covered herself so well she was able to make a real life for herself and her children, teaching school and pretending to be a powerless member of the psychic world, paying her tithe and in exchange being left alone. For years, nobody suspected she was an incredibly powerful witch.
And then, they figured it out.
And our summoning of this new anthology has grown past all of our expectations!
We are humbled and thrilled by all the support shown for this project, and we welcome all of you who have joined our circle since our last update into the fold!
As for us, we have been so busy wrangling all these beasts we've brought forth from the darkness that it's been difficult to get away long enough to come give updates!! But I've managed to duck away just now and wanted to give all of our fellow Summoners a RESOUNDING THANK YOU!!!!
We could not have manifested so much amazingness without YOUR help!
With your support, we've managed to bring forth a whole slew of extra FREE bonuses for all of our backers:
PLUS stickers and bookmarks for physical book backers (unless you get the Bare Bones hardback, which explicitly does NOT come with the extra goodies, but that's up to you!)...
AND of course we have all the weekly backer bonus books on TOP of all that, so depending on when you backed the project, you'll be getting some extra free books, too!
We've also recently added a few new offerings to the add-on menu, so if you backed earlier in the campaign, you might take a gander to see if there's anything extra you'd like on top of your original pledge + all your bonuses! (Though you'll also have a chance to browse the add-ons with your post-campaign survey!)
Our available add-ons include:
AND MORE!!!!!
Be sure to browse the add-on selection once you make your pledge, and we'll certainly have even MORE extra items available too when we send out our post-campaign surveys, so keep those eyes PEELED....
Here are two more GREAT campaigns running right now we think you'll also LOVE!!!
A 32-page bi-lingual picture book full of the magic, mythology, and mystery of the Pacific Islands written by the real life Moana...
You can find out more about this GORGEOUS project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burningspearcomix/adventures-of-nakoa-and-nohea-journey-to-ikua
A light-hearted cozy mystery series about starting over in life, reconnecting with magic once left behind, and murder!
Check out this fabulous series right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/authorleigh/cauldron-of-crime-a-paranormal-womens-fiction-cozy-mystery
Oh my... oh dear... those beasties are getting hungry... I'd better run again to get them taken care of, they can be quite cranky when they get hungry...
Only a few hours left now, my dear Summoners, and our labors will be complete!
Stay strong, hold fast, it shall all be over soon, and let's finish STRONG!!!!
We'll see you on the Other Side...
-- Jeni
Greetings, friends!
I have ventured back from a peek beyond the Veil and I am here to tell you... we are SO VERY CLOSE to unlocking our next BIG stretch goal!!!
We already have our human artist hard at work on those creature sketches so the entire army of 17 monsters, myths, and legends will be ready and waiting for you to select which two you would like to take home with you--whether that's as a physical 5x7 postcard or a digital download!!! ^_^
I wanted to take this time to introduce you to our artist... James Johnson! Better known as Wilkolence!
And here is a little sneak peek of a few of the drawings he's done for us so far!!! These are not QUITE the final versions as he'll do a polish on all of them once he gets them knocked out, but this gives you a good idea of what will soon be available!
Whoooo!!!! We LOVE them so far and can't wait to see what other horrors he brings to life in the near future!!!
There are also MORE weekly bonus backer perks this week... all of you who have already backed this project will automatically be eligible to receive these bonuses, along with any others we release next week, too!
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Alone by Courtney Konstantin:The world has fallen into apocalypse.
Flesh-eating zombies run rampant.
And the kids are on their own.
Easton and Candace Reynolds have been separated from their makeshift family. They have no food, no transportation— and have become targets for more than just zombies. A dangerous group of survivors are hunting the siblings, and they’re looking to kill them before the elements or starvation does.
To survive, Easton and Candace have to make some tough decisions. Is sacrificing their humanity worth their lives? Can they outlast the zombies and predators? Or is there truly no escape for the Reynolds kids?
Will they be forced to live out the end-of-the-world, ALONE?
A man and his dog on a nighttime stroll.
A streak across the sky.
A farmer with a shotgun.
Charlie McCallum, a cop transplanted to a small town in SW Wisconsin, sees what he thinks might be a private plane crash while walking his dog late one frigid February night. As a first responder, he goes to investigate - and gets far more than he bargained for.
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My oh my those certainly sound like some EPIC reads!!! And we will have yet more on offer for you next week! We are so very happy with how this summoning has gone thus far, and we are overjoyed to have all of you along with us on this journey!
One more week to go, my friends... LET'S SMASH THROUGH OUR NEXT GOAL!!!!
In the meantime, we've found a few more fantastically witchy campaigns we thought you might also love! Our anthology will feature a short story about Baba Yaga, the infamous witch... but if you are a particularly devout fan of the Slavic folklore, or just want to know more about this dynamic witch, look no further than this campaign right here, which is entirely dedicated to Baba Yaga!
If you've said yes, then A Study of Baba Yaga is the perfect book to bring out your inner witch.
Go here to check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ronesa-aveela/a-study-of-baba-yaga
Or if you're more a cozy mystery fan and want something a little less possibly terrifying... you might like this one....
Smart women and small town charm abound in this complete series collection of five clean cozy mysteries with one quirky amateur sleuth....
Do you enjoy clean cozy mysteries?
Are smart amateur sleuths your jam?
Do you adore small-town charm with a comic and gaming culture flare?
Then you'll love my Geeks and Things cozy mystery series.
Small-town life brings big-city problems...
Kalina Greystone’s return home to Ellesworth, MA to take over the family's comic book shop brings back old friends and even older secrets. From the suspicious death of her great aunt to an old friend framed for murder, Kalina can't help digging into mysteries that her business-minded brain has no business touching. And when those in her community come under attack, Kalina will fight to find the truth, no matter the cost...
You can check that one out right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sarahbiglowauthor/geeksandthingsseries
And with that, we must get back to our summoning circle... these creatures won't manifest themselves!
We hope you have a frightfully delightful weekend ahead, and thank you again for joining us on this adventure!
-- Jeni