Author: Gerry Huntman

spec-fic writer and publisher

New Acquisition: Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories by Matt Tighe

IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Matt Tighe’s collection of dark fiction, Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories. “We have published Tighe’s short fiction in some of our award-winning anthologies ,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and we knew that getting a distillation of his best in a single…

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Cover Reveal: A Touch of Death by Shaun Meeks

IFWG is super-pleased to reveal the cover of Shaun Meeks’ fifth instalment in his horror-detective-noire Dillon the Monster Dick series, A Touch of Death. The amazing artwork and design is by the incomparable, California-based Steve Santiago. Shaun Meeks is the author of the Dillon the Monster Dick series (The Gate at Lake Drive, Earthbound and…

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Cover Reveal: Azathoth and Other Horrors by Leigh Blackmore

IFWG is very pleased to reveal the cover of Leigh Blackmore’s collection of poetry, Azathoth and Other Horrors, beautifully rendered and designed by UK-based Luke Spooner. What makes this cover somewhat unique is the inclusion of the words inscribed on a book central to the collection, but the absence of the formal title and poet…

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Cover Reveal: Demoniacs by Craig Cormick

IFWG is very pleased to reveal the cover of Craig Cormick’s upcoming novel, Demoniacs (The Revelationary War: Book 1 ), which we greedily snapped up in 2022 because it blends what is a rare combination: narrative interspersed with vignette (but essential) mini-comics. While mashing narrative and graphics is common, it is much less so to…

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Cover Reveal: Three Curses and Other Dark Tales by Leanbh Pearson

IFWG is pleased to reveal the front cover of Leanbh Pearson’s upcoming dark fantasy collection, Three Curses and Other Dark Tales. This is a bonus achievement, as we just revealed the cover of Cursed Shards, edited by Pearson yesterday. The cover art and design was fantastically crafted by Greg Chapman. We will reveal more about…

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New Release: Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite

IFWG is delighted to announce the world-wide release of its latest short fiction anthology, Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite, edited by Deborah Sheldon. The evocative cover art and design is by author/artist/designer, Greg Chapman. Australia: the land where everything wants to kill you. A continent filled with some of the deadliest animals…

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Cover Reveal: Approaching the Source by Cary J Lenehan

It is with great pleasure that we can now reveal the front cover of Cary J Lenehan’s upcoming novel, Approaching the Source, book 7 (of 8) in his amazing Warriors of Vhast fantasy (with a smattering of sci-fi) series. It leaves off, of course, from book 6 (Following the Braid). This journey with Lenehan is…

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Mother’s Day Celebration (for a week!)

THIS OFFER HAS NOW EXPIRED We publish a fair bit of horror in many sub-genres, and celebrating Mother’s Day shouldn’t be exempt from our itinerary! We see a number of activity lines converging to today(ish) – just a few days over two years ago we published Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies,…

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Cover Reveal: Midnight Masquerade by Greg Chapman

IFWG is very pleased to reveal the front cover of Greg Chapman’s upcoming collection of short horror fiction, Midnight Masquerade. As a skilled and talented artist in his own right, it is only appropriate that he rendered the art and design himself – with spectacular effect. This will be the first of two collections IFWG…

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New Acquisition: Quake City by Deryn Pittar

IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Deryn Pittar’s young adult post-apocalyptic novel, Quake City, sequel to her well-received The Carbonite’s Daughter. “We have been on a most enjoyable journey with Pittar,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG. “When we published our long-running SQ Mag online journal, we had an annual short…

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Cover Reveal: Dream Weaver by Steven Paulsen

IFWG is pleased to reveal the front cover of Steven Paulsen’s young adult historical fantasy novel, Dream Weaver. The wonderful art and design is by Steve Santiago. Anatolia – Autumn, 1405 AD.The Ottoman Sultan and the barbaric Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur Lenk are both dead. The empire is on the verge of collapse, caught up in…

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Forthcoming IFWG titles: to June 2024

With IFWG’s significant step-up in its distribution network, and transition to the network’s scheduling requirements, we have had to make changes to our title release dates. Here is the link to our Forthcoming Titles page, to keep up to date. A snapshot is as follows: May 2023 June 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023…

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Acquisition of Fantasy Anthology: Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore

IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of a dark fantasy short fiction anthology titled Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore, edited by Leanbh Pearson. “This is an announcement quite long in the coming,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “but well worth the wait. For some time we wanted to add more…

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New Acquisition: The Ghost Warrior by Leanbh Pearson

IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of a novel by Leanbh Pearson titled The Ghost Warrior. “We were very impressed with Pearson’s manuscript,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and in particular the blending of fantasy with a number of contemporary themes.” When gifted with extraordinary powers by a ghost warrior, Wolf-heart…

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IFWG Publishing Announcement

We had announced ten days ago that IFWG had signed a contract with Independent Publishers Group (IPG, based in the US) for world-wide distribution rights. This new announcement provides a little more information about the deal, and also what it means for us, our authors and readers, in coming months. IFWG previously had global distribution…

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