{"product_id":"hot-iron-and-cold-blood-an-anthology-of-the-weird-west-paperback","title":"Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenzie Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJill Girardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDrew Huff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Each short story is unique, carefully crafted, and memorable. A fun read from cover to cover.\" - MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesperados and yellow-bellies be warned: These ain't your typical westerns...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Herein find legendary masters of anomalous Western and Horror stories--along with a posse of budding word-slingers--who all bring you an \u003ci\u003eelectrifying\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003efrightening\u003c\/i\u003e collection of extraordinary tales set in the Old West and beyond... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Within these pages, the improbable is made real: cowboys encounter a chimeric critter of the night; dinosaurs return as massive poltergeists; Chinese railroad workers are haunted by invisible frights; outlaws experience Cronenbergian body-horror; fallen-light stalks mother and daughter upon a wintry prairie; a headless horseman roams the badlands; otherworldly creatures hunt within our domain; screaming spectral birds nest within the damned; and gunslinging women with murderous skills annihilate foolish notions of a man's world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These are just a handful of the offerings in this body of macabre lore. So, mount your saddle-horse and join this gang of rogue authors for a ride down dark trails of terror and unsettling thoroughfares that lead deep into strange, nightmarish territory. Here you gallop through places where law has no dominion and Death constantly deals a grim hand--and where the iron is red-hot and the blood drips ice-cold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing stories by \u003c\/b\u003eJoe R. Lansdale, Edward Lee, David J. Schow, Jill Girardi, R.J. Jackson, Vivian Kasley, Owl Goinback, Kenzie Jennings, Jeff Strand, Wile E. Young, and more. Edited by Patrick R. McDonough with an introduction by R.J. Joseph \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenzie Jennings \u003c\/b\u003eis an English professor residing in the sweltering tourist pocket of central Florida. She is the author of the Splatterpunk Award nominated books \u003ci\u003eReception\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed Station\u003c\/i\u003e (Death's Head Press). Her short horror fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Avarice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaker's Dozen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlash-Her: An Anthology of Women In Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlice Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorst Laid Plans: An Anthology of Vacation Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDig Two Graves, Vol. 1.\u003c\/i\u003e Twitter: @kenzieblyjay \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill Girardi\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-nominated, internationally best-selling author of\u003ci\u003e Hantu Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e. A film based on the book with the same title is currently in the works (directed by Aaron Cowan, a senior member of the visual effects team that won four Oscars for \u003ci\u003eAvatar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e.) Jill is also the founder of Kandisha Press, an independent publishing company dedicated to promoting women horror authors around the world. She is currently working on \u003ci\u003eHantu Macabre 2\u003c\/i\u003e, a short story collection, and a novella titled \u003ci\u003eMangrove Jack\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrew Huff\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFree Burn\u003c\/i\u003e, coming out on March 2024. Born and raised in eastern Washington, she enjoys writing stories that explore the intricacies of trauma, body horror, and fear. Her short fiction, \"Word of Nellie,\" is the closing story in Darklit Press's \u003ci\u003eThe Sacrament\u003c\/i\u003e anthology. Another short story was included in Hungry Shadow Press's anthology, \u003ci\u003eIt Was All a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, and another short story, \"Old World Birds\" is being featured in Death's Head Press's anthology, \u003ci\u003eHot Iron and Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a native of New Orleans, author and illustrator\u003cb\u003e L.M. Labat\u003c\/b\u003e weaves her artwork into horror, occult, and historical fiction stories. With accolades and origins stemming from biology, psychology, and fine art, she continues to fuse her collective knowledge and skills into her work. She debuted with her novel titled \u003ci\u003eThe Sanguinarian Id\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at http: \/\/www.lmlabat.com Twitter: @LMLabat \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRhonda Jackson Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e, AKA \u003cb\u003eRJ Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e, is an award winning, Stoker Award(TM) nominated, Texas based academic and creative writer\/professor whose writing regularly focuses on the intersections of gender and race in the horror and romance genres and popular culture. She has had works published in various applauded venues, including the 2020 Halloween issue of \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Streaming of Hill House: Essays on the Haunting Netflix Series\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut horror collection, \u003ci\u003eHell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted\u003c\/i\u003e was released in August 2022 by The Seventh Terrace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWile E. Young\u003c\/b\u003e is from Texas, where he grew up surrounded by stories of ghosts and monsters. During his writing career he has managed to both have a price put on his head and win the 2021 Splatterpunk Award for Best Novel. He obtained his bachelor's degree in History, which provided no advantage or benefit during his years as an aviation specialist and I.T. guru. His longer works includes \u003ci\u003eCatfish in the Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eThe Perfectly Fine House \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eThe Magpie Coffin\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eShades of the Black Stone\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eClickers Never Die\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), and \u003ci\u003eDust Bowl Children\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Strand\u003c\/b\u003e is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of over 50 books, including \u003ci\u003ePressure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClowns Vs. Spiders\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Anniversary Screening\u003c\/i\u003e. He has never participated in a railroad heist or been thrown out of the front window of a saloon, but he did visit Tombstone. Several of his books are in development as motion pictures...a slow and maddening process. He won the Splatterpunk Award twice and lost one other time, but the loss was to Jack Ketchum, so it's all good. He also lost the Bram Stoker Award to Peter Straub, Jonathan Maberry, and Stephen King (twice) before his eventual victory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Allen Champion\u003c\/b\u003e is a native Texan and writer of frequent western-themed stories. From Texas to California, Jesse has worked at dude-ranching, theatre management, technical writing, and editing. 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