They Hunt By Night Is Here
They Hunt By Night has arrived from Camden Park Press.
This is a collection of 13 historical horror tales, and it includes Sidney’s “Red Moon Over Manhattan,” a novelette.
Set in 1948 New York City, the tale follows a Navy veteran as he seeks to navigate a treacherous business world while concealing the fact he’s a werewolf..
Check it out in trade paper and ebook formats here.
GNELFS are back with Original Cover art
GNELFS are back. They’re half-gnomes and half-elves from a children’s cartoon show infiltrated by insidious symbols that inadvertently link to dark spirits.
Crossroad Press has released an all-new trade paperback via its Macabre Ink imprint with the original cover art from Richard Newton who illustrated many classic horror novels.
Formats and links are here:
Other eBook retailers: https://books2read.com/b/3GGpyd
Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/Gnelfs/dp/B007IOCBSK
New NSFW-ish Horror Falsh
A new bit of flash fiction, or microfiction or whatever you want to call a very brief tale, has just gone live over at the site Horror Sleaze Trash.
The story’s dubbed “Sum of the Parts” and it was little extreme-ish for a Facebook author page post.
Check it out if you have a couple of minutes.
Death Knell Spotlight and Preorder Links
Preorder links are here for Dark Corners of the Old Dominion. It includes the Sidney Williams tale “Odditorium” and many other horror stories set in Virginia plus a foreword by Brian Keene.
All proceeds from the book go to benefit Scares that Care, an IRS approved, 501(c)(3) charity. Founded in 2006, “Scares That Care!” to date has raised and donated over $300,000 to organizations and families with a child affected by illness, burns or women fighting breast cancer.
Long Waltz – Goodreads Giveaway – Aug. 25, 2023
Enter now for a chance to win one of four trade paper copies of Long Waltz on Goodreads.
The giveaway will run July 25-August 25, 2023.
In this second adventure for Si Reardon, he faces quirky movie stars, threatening gangsters and incredible forces of nature.
Visit the Long Waltz Goodreads page now to enter.
Dark Corners of the Old Dominion anthology features the Sidney Williams short story “Odditorium”
Sidney’s story “Odditorium” will be included in the upcoming charity anthology Dark Corners of the Old Dominion.
Published by Death Knell Press, the anthology was developed by a group of Virginia horror writers to benefit the Scares That Scare cancer charity. Scares That Scare is a 501(c)(3) charity.
Dark Corners includes stories by a host of writers from Virginia including Stephen Mark Raine, Bryan Nowak, Sonia Tailor, Joseph Madderly, Michael Rook, D. Alexander Ward, Brad Center, Sirrah Medeiros, María Badillo and many more. Check the full TOC at the Death Knell site. A pre-order link is coming soon.
All Things Writing Podcast Interview Re: Long Waltz
Author Bryan Nowak welcomed Sidney back to the All Things Writing Podcast for a chat about Long Waltz, Dark Corners of the Old Dominion and more.
Check out the episode wherever you listen to podcasts or click here:
“By Side-Saddle Appears in Unknown Superheroes
The all new historical horror novelette “By Side-Saddle” appears in the anthology Unknown Superheroes vs. the Forces of Darkness edited by Will Jacques and Steve Dillon. Will also illustrated the book, which includes stories by many great writers including Lee Murray, Owl Goingback, Jonathan Mayberry, Will Murray and more.
“By Side-Saddle” introduces Cilla Frane, a Georgian-era traveller who encounters a mysterious and dangerous figure at the old Roman baths in Bath, UK.
Available in trade paper, hardback and ebook, Unknown Superheroes can be ordered here from Amazon.
Fool’s Run Named to December/January #TopIndieFavorites
Fool’s Run has been named one of Barnes & Noble’s handpicked #TopIndieFavorites from independent publishers.
They said: “we know you’ll love; the hottest pre-orders and top new releases everyone is reading on NOOK!”
Check the whole list here:
Or if you want to see Fool’s Run in context jump to Page 4.
New Short Story Publication
The latest issue of the new incarnation of Sanitarium magazine has just been released.
It features my short story, “The Fury.”
It’s a tale of suburban revenge. Neighbors can drive each other crazy after all, and frustrations of the job can carry over to other areas of life.
Guest Blog Post
Visit Charles Gramlich’s Razored Zen blog for the Sidney Williams guest blog post:
Six of my favorite hardboiled detective heroes
Some you may know. Some may surprise you.
Fool’s Run Giveaway
Fool’s Run will release Nov. 24, 2020. Enter now to win one of three signed print editions of the new book.
The giveaway’s going now through Nov. 21.
Cover Reveal
Release Date: November 24, 2020 for ebook and trade paper. From Gordian Knot Books, an imprint of Crossroad Press. Preorder now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FYSMYXP
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fools-Run-Si-Reardon-Novel-ebook/dp/B08FYSMYXP/
Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fools-Run-Si-Reardon-Novel-ebook/dp/B08FYSMYXP/
Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/Fools-Run-Si-Reardon-Novel-ebook/dp/B08FYSMYXP/
Get the Cats Bundle With Great Ebooks
For a limited time you can get the Cats! Bundle which includes Cat Ladies of the Apocalypse with my story – “The Witch of Washington Park.” See the full offer for details.
Holiday Gift
Read a free story just in time for the holidays:
This was created for a holiday blog tour a few years back. Enjoy this little thriller tale anew this holiday season.
Spooky Empire
I’ll be at Spooky Empire over the weekend starting with a panel and signing at the Creator’s Track book table Oct. 26.
Copies of Dark Hours and Disciples of the Serpent will be available as well as paper editions of Quoth the Raven and Infernal Ink magazine featuring two new short stories, “A Cooler of Craft Brew” and “What the Black Water Knows.”
Look for me amid all the other excitement.
New Stories
Two new stories are arriving, just in time for Halloween.
A Cooler of Craft Brew, my retelling of an Edgar Allan Poe Tale is featured in the new anthology Quoth the Raven from Camden Park Press. The collection features poems and stories that update Poe’s tales for the 21st Century. Order here.
What the Black Water Knows is a very dark, erotic Lovecraftian tale included in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of Infernal Ink magazine. Order here.
New Cover – Bob Eggleton
Here’s the cover on my new book. It’s a 70,000-word Lovecraftian novel. Design is by David Dodd of Crossroad Press with art by multiple Hugo-winner Bob Eggleton.
Horror Flash Reading
At W.T. Bland Public Library’s DreadFest recently reading some wicked bits of flash fiction with my friend Tom Lucas, author of Pax Titanus.
Custom Scent in Sanitarium.
I have a brief tale called “Custom Scent” in the new issue of Sanitarium magazine, a really interesting little publication that carries its theme throughout. Artwork includes case files wrapped around each story, and there’s much more. Get it here.
Interview about the short thriller Dark Hours
Mercedes Fox was kind enough to interview me about Dark Hours, my new novella.
You can read it here.
Matty Loves Podcast and talk of Night Brothers and Other novels
My second visit to the Matty Loves podcast is here featuring October and Halloween talk and discussion of some of my work including my vampire novel Night Brothers.
Speaking at the Florida Writer’s Conference
A snap of me talking about monsters at the Florida Writer’s Association 2015 Conference.
Painted Moonlight – dark surreal mystery
“Painted Moonlight,” a surreal and dark mystery, can now be read for free at the J.J. Outré Review. It’s a tale that I’m pretty happy with, though it might not be to all tastes.
It will also be in the J.J. Outré annual “best of” anthology coming soon in ebook and paper formats.
Sid is Alive 