J H Schiller

Against a fiery--and possibly paranormal--threat, a witch becomes Earth's last hope, in the second book of this witty and sharp urban fantasy series.Tophet County's Midnight Carnival has it all: a mesmerizing (literally) Ph ras Wheel, the racy delights of Sphinxter's All-Archonic Peep Show, and the lip-smacking lure of "things which never should have been fried." It's the perfect prelude to the witch's romantic night with her boyfriend, Chad . . . until a creepy fortune teller makes dire predictions with an enchanted deck of Garbage Pail Kids cards, an otherworldly pyromaniac sets the moon on fire, and a shipload of pasta-faced beasties from Lovecraft's backlist lands on the Dunwich Park softball field.These unsettling events are only the beginning of the witch's troubles. Soon, a series of homicides-by-grievous-immolation sets off a county-wide panic. Then Chad starts keeping secrets and avoiding the witch like a plague of haunted warts. And her good friend Hank O'Brien, aka Deputy Eye Candy, is getting hotter by the hour. The icing on the ghoul-cake? The human mayor has resurrected the Witch's Task Force and forced her to partner up with the ghost-obsessed Dread Lord of Human Resources to investigate. Yes, things are heating up in Tophet County. The witch will have to tread carefully as she takes on mysterious murders, lunar refugees, and superstitious eldritch abominations--or she might just get burned.Blending the out-of-this-world intrigue of supernatural procedurals like The X-Files with the quirky characters and relatable awkwardness of Parks and Recreation, Playing with Fire is the twisty and fun continuation of a must-read horror comedy series.The second volume of the hit horror fantasy series--with more than 100,000 views on Royal Road--now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook

The last witch on Earth takes on interdimensional invaders, tentacled overlords, and local politics in this fun, funny, and fast-paced urban fantasy series. The witch of Tophet County has three primary preoccupations: Kentucky bourbon, Amish romance novels . . . and protecting her true identity from the chthonic monsters who rule humanity with an iron tentacle. Despite her best efforts to get fired, the witch is trapped in a draconian, century-long contract that condemns her to work for the Archons of the Nether Realms in the banal misery of county government. But when she accidentally pleases her many-armed overlords, the Dread Lord of Human Resources curses her with an unwanted promotion. And it involves meetings. As she enters a new bureaucratic hellscape, the witch is assigned to lead a task force investigating recent attacks on senior Archons. Fortunately, her boss has offered her a deal: if she solves the case, they'll knock fifteen years off her sentence. And if that doesn't work out, well, she just might have to find a way to help take down the tentaclarchy-or else be doomed to permanent civil servitude . . . Filled with quick-witted banter, hilariously relatable office politics, and fantastically original characters, The Witch of Tophet County is Lovecraft meets Parks and Recreation-an explosive start to a new series guaranteed to have you glued to your seat until the very last page. The first volume of the hit horror fantasy series-with more than 100,000 views on Royal Road-now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible

Featuring: V. George, Mar lia Bonelli, Anne Johnston, Jacob Stilby, A. Howitt, Jora Dublinn, Autumn Shah, Debra Presser, J. H. Schiller, Thomas Brown, J. Powell Ogden, Chris Vannes, Stephen Woodfall, Richard Gerlach & Rami Ungar What lurks in the cold light and even colder darkness of winter?In this frightful, third anthology presented by the Dublin Creative Writers Cooperative, you will face starvation, ghosts, bloodthirsty creatures and the darkest magic.One rash decision leads to ruin or death.To survive, sacrifices must be made. Lessons must be learned.Winter holidays and religious fervor carry some through...and others too far.Love saves the lucky few and abandons the rest. DEAD OF WINTER: An Anthology is a collection of short stories & flash fiction written by established and emerging writers of the Dublin Creative Writers Cooperative of Dublin, Ohio. Spanning a range of genres from creative nonfiction to dark fantasy and splatterpunk horror, various styles, and perspectives, these works seek to shine a light on the things we fear and the love we cling to during the darkest days of winter in worlds both real and imagined.