New editing gig: SAMHAIN SCREAMS!

Some exciting news!

I’ve joined forces with Black Beacon Books and and co-editor and publisher Cameron Trost to put together an anthology of new original fiction centred around Halloween, called SAMHAIN SCREAMS.

This will be my second venture into editing an anthology-style publication, the first being Midnight Echo 17 a few years ago. I’m really looking forward to working with Cameron and Black Beacon Books on this anthology and bringing readers some truly terrifying Halloween stories.

In addition to co-editing the anthology, I’ve also created cover art (check out the below image!) and some internal illustrations – as well as a brand-new Halloween story.

Details of the anthology are below and you can also learn more at the Black Beacon Books website:

ANTHOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENT

“SAMHAIN SCREAMS”

Edited by Greg Chapman and Cameron Trost for Black Beacon Books

Halloween.

So much more than costumes and candy, it’s the time when the veil between our world and the other side is at its thinnest. The hour when dark forces come into the light in search of innocent souls. A time of blood and evil.

Australian Shadows Award-winning and multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated author and artist Greg Chapman, and acclaimed author Cameron Trost, are seeking new original Halloween tales for this anthology, planned for release in October 2025.

We want memorable, character-driven stories set on, or near, the last night of October. Give us ghosts, serial killers, rituals and monsters, heroes and villains, but most of all give us the true dark side of Halloween – and make it terrifying.

Payment is $50 for stories up to 5,000 words. Contributors will also receive a complimentary print and digital copy.

The anthology will feature original cover art and internal illustrations by co-editor Greg Chapman.

The submissions window opens March 1^st and closes midnight May 30^th. Send all submissions to samhainscreams@hotmail.com Story submissions should follow the Shunn format.

For more information visit www.blackbeaconbooks.com