James G. Carlson

About James G. Carlson

James G. Carlson is an award-winning author and editor of horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy. His short stories have appeared in various anthologies from small presses. He has released four collections of dark fiction: Seven Exhumations, The Ever-Descending Staircase, Underwater Typewriter and Other Tales, and The Legion Machine and Other Abominations. He has also released a few novellas, including Midnight in the City of the Carrion Kid (nominated for a Splatterpunk Award) and Red Falls. In 2023, he collaborated on a project with fellow author Michael R. Collins, titled Miracles for Masochists. In 2024, he released a new novel, The Eleventh Door, with Gloom House Publishing. Also in 2024, a book James edited, We're Here: An Anthology of LGBTQ+ Horror, won a Splatterpunk Award for Best Anthology and a Sinister Scoop Award for Best Charity Anthology. James's latest book, The House on Dark Hollow Road, combines horror noir, bizarre sci-fi, and cosmic splatter. From the weird state of Pennsylvania, James drinks too much coffee and writes at a desk surrounded by animals and family in the mad zoo he calls home.

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