Monthly Submissions are Open & Showmen’s Rest

  It was a wild year end. We are excited to enter another year here at Burial Day and look forward to reading all of your tales. For those of you who have yet to receive a submission status for our monthly posting we will send you a status this week. Thank you for your…

GBB IV: THE FOLKLORE EDITION is now on Kindle

GOTHIC BLUE BOOK IV: THE FOLKLORE EDITION is now available on Kindle! Featuring new fiction by New York Times bestselling author JayBonansinga, author of the Walking Dead novels, and Bram Stoker and Pushcart Prize winning author Bruce Boston! The print edition is to follow.

Jack the Ripper “Unmasked”

  Jack the Ripper’s identity may finally be revealed, bringing a new level of horror to the story. I should preface by saying that my attitude toward the recent mitochondrial DNA evidence is one of cautious optimism. Disregarding for the moment that the evidence has yet to undergo peer review, it’s a bit shocking to…

Folklore, Legends, and Myth

Now that the media stories behind the brutal stabbings in Wisconsin have somewhat quieted, I wanted to spend some time discussing legend, urban legend, folklore and myth since we have heard these words very often these past few weeks. http://time.com/2817725/slender-man-killing/   However, first and foremost, as a publisher of horror we want to say that we…

Happy birthday to the fantastic, Mr. Vincent Price!

When many of us think of Vincent Price our memories turn to the brilliant, and often, diabolical characters he played in film, on the stage and on television.   Below is a list compiled on Wikipedia of Price’s films. Which ones have you seen? Which ones are your favorites? If it’s been a while since…

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Ghost Ships

I’m scared of large bodies of water. What terribly scares me about large bodies of water is being near them, at night. There’s something quite frightening about being around a lake or beach in the late hours. The sounds of the lapping waves almost gives the hint of something approaching from somewhere beyond. You never…