COLD, BLACK & INFINITE is available now!
Touch the abyss. It's waiting...
Todd Keisling's latest horror collection, Cold, Black & Infinite: Stories of the Horrific & Strange, is available now from Cemetery Dance wherever books are sold.
THERE IS NO LIGHT, THERE IS NO BOTTOM
Down here in the dark lies a vast and twisted landscape where the wicked, wistful, and profane coalesce. This is where the lonely and lost face their demons, where anxious paranoias are made manifest, and where mundane evil wears a human face. For readers, the sixteen stories found within Cold, Black, & Infinite serve as a harrowing glimpse into the nightmarish imagination of Todd Keisling, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Devil’s Creek and Scanlines.
Visit a town where the residents are slowly being replaced by mannequins in “We’ve All Gone to the Magic Show.” Go for a drive and discover your favorite radio host is still transmitting from beyond the grave in “Midnight in the Southland.” Laugh at Karen’s misfortune when she learns necromancy isn’t the best way to raise a child in “Afterbirth.” And uncover the true motivation behind one man’s historical betrayal in “Gethsemane.”
Featuring three previously unpublished stories and an introduction by Bram Stoker Award-winner John Langan, Cold, Black & Infinite establishes Keisling as a leading voice in contemporary indie horror.
Cast your doubts aside and take the plunge. Touch the abyss. It’s waiting.
Advance Praise
“Utilizing well-trod Horror tropes like liminal spaces, haunted house, slashers, and body horror, he probes seriously scary topics like insatiable corporate greed, bullying, and mental health struggles in refreshing ways […] Standouts include ‘Midnight in the Southland,’ featuring an otherworldly radio show, ‘Annie’s Heart is a Haunted House,’ a teenage revenge slasher like you’ve never read, and ‘We’ve All Gone to Crooked Town,’ a nightmare on the page. The result, a collection of meaty, thought provoking, and terrifying tales that readers will happily sink their teeth into.” —Becky Spratford, Booklist
“Take a journey through infinite loops, lonely roads, and supermarket aisles, through disquiet, disenchantment, and dismemberment, to the place where nightmares dwell, in this sublime collection by Todd Keisling. Cold, Black and Infinite is a compelling cocktail of American folklore, gothic hauntings, and urban myth, served up with Keisling’s consummate flair and garnished with a swirl of blood. Resounds with everyday terror.” —Lee Murray, four-time Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of Grotesque: Monster Stories
“Todd Keisling is a cosmic cartographer forging through the darkest depths of our nightmares. He is a bard of the abyss, a voice from the void, and the horrors he's charted within this unforgettable collection will change the literary map for generations to come.” —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters and What Kind of Mother
“Filled with anxiety, anguish, and grief, Cold, Black & Infinite tips, bends, and spins reality. This is Keisling at his best.” —Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of Loteria and The Shoemaker’s Magician
“It is rare for something so human to feel so uncanny, for something with so much heart and humor to be soaked with so much dread. These stories are indeed cold and infinite--but there's warmth here, too, to lure you into the void.” —Sarah Read, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of Root Rot
“Todd Keisling’s stories creep up on you and pounce before you even realize you’ve been stalked head on. From siren song radio broadcasts across time to blasphemous gospels and the unflinching judgment of the child you always wanted more than anything, Cold, Black & Infinite is the kind of book that feels like wet breath on your neck in the instant before the tiger's jaws close. Intimate and deadly.”
—Bracken MacLeod, Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author of 13 Views of the Suicide Woods and Closing Costs
In Conversation
Join authors Todd Keisling and Robert P. Ottone as they discuss all things Cold, Black & Infinite tonight at 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT. Streaming simultaneously to YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
“Midnight in the Southland” w/ Gus Guthrie
Listen to a playlist of selected tunes which Todd curated to capture the range of moods found within the collection. Sleep Token, Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Gunship, and more. Give it a listen!
Merch
A variety of CBI-themed merchandise is available on Todd’s website, from T-shirts to prints of the cover artwork.
Last Words
Hey, folks. Todd here. I wanted to drop a quick note and say thanks for checking out my latest collection, liking and sharing about it on social media, and for reading my work in general. I hope your trip into the abyss leaves you breathless.
Until next time,
TK
Congrats on the launch, Todd. I’m really looking forward to the read!
Woooo! Congrats, brother!