The Healing Monsters

So here's something that might be of interest to some of you...



The Healing Monsters is a benefit anthology being published by Despumation Press. (Yes, it's a book, but it fits in this forum.) It features work by yours truly and another HoM member, Shiney, among many other, more noteworthy individuals. Read a bit about it below:

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As some of you may or may not know, Metal Maniacs co-founder and former editor, Katherine Ludwig, has been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and dark fiction writer, screenwriter, and metal/hardcore enthusiast, Dustin LaValley, has been struggling with some very serious Crohn’s/IBD issues. These things cost money, and I don’t know about you, but I can’t recall the last time I had the cash to just throw at some monster threatening your life, trying to bribe it to go away.

A little while ago, Shawn Macomber (Decibel, Fangoria, Rue Morgue, etc.) approached me with the fantastic idea of potentially putting together a benefit anthology for these two individuals who’ve given the metal and horror communities so much. Although we hadn’t planned quite yet to start releasing books apart from the usual Despumation mag issues, how could we say no to this? We couldn’t.

The full list of contributors is as follows:

Dustin LaValley (Human Wreckage,  Despumation 1)
Katherine Ludwig (Metal Maniacs)
Mike IX Williams (Corrections House, EYEHATEGOD)
Adam Cesare (The First One You Expect)
Sean Frasier (Hipster Massacre, Decibel)
Brian Serven (Backstabbers Inc)
Mathias Jansson (Despumation 1 & 2)
Jesse Bullington (Brothers Grossbart, Despumation 1)
Dean Swinford (The Inverted Katabasis, Despumation 1)
JR Hayes (Pig Destroyer)
James Newman (Ugly As Sin)
Shawn Macomber (Fangoria, Decibel, etc.)
Stephanie M. Wytovich (HYSTERIA, Mourning Jewelry)
Tim Deal (Shroud Publishing)
Shane Mehling (Decibel)
Marc Ciccarone (Blood Bound Books)
Ryan McKenney (Trap Them)
Matthew Widener (Cretin)
Kriscinda Lee Everitt (Despumation Press)
John Boden (Dominoes, Shock Totem)
John Edward Lawson (Tempting Disaster, Raw Dog Screaming Press)
Andrew Bonazelli (Decibel)
Jeremy Wagner (The Armageddon Chord, Broken Hope)
Karyn Crisis (Gospel of the Witches)
Dutch Pearce (Decibel)
Billups Allen (Razorcake)
K. Allen Wood (Shock Totem)
John Palisano (Nerves)
Jessica Pimentel (Alekhine’s Gun, Orange is the New Black)
Lewis Dimmick (This Music)
Larissa Glasser (Hekseri)

Unfortunately, as many of you may know, Katherine Ludwig passed away recently. Maybe you've never heard of her until now, but few metal fans haven't been touched by her work and longtime dedication to the metal community.

Anyway, it'll be out soon. I'll update this thread when it is available. In the meantime, if you're interested, you can read more about it at FANGORIA'S and DECIBEL'S websites...