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Bestselling Horror Books for April 2010

by The Undead Rat on May 11, 2010

This entry is part 5 in the series Bestselling Horror Books: 2010

Let’s continue our look at the bestsellers at the Horror Mall, here are the bestselling horror book in April 2010.

With the opening of the new horror apparel store, called The Bag and the Crow, at Horror Mall, you’ll begin to see T-shirts and other clothing make the list of Horror Mall Book Bestsellers. At this time there is no Special list for products that aren’t truly books.

There is some precedent for this. Remember when the pre-order list for December 2009 included the Morning Star Subscription and the Delirium 2009 Slipcase, Volume 2? Neither were books, strictly speaking. But they sold enough to make the list.

I expect that you’ll be seeing more of The Bag and the Crow products on this list in the future since even the most jaded horror fiction reader likes to wear clothes. And if the clothing reflects some of your favorite horror books and movies, so much the better.

Horror Mall’s Bestselling Books for April 2010

  1. Postcards from Purgatory by Sam W. Anderson
  2. Blood Spring by Erik Williams
  3. Clickers III: Dagon Rising by J. F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene
  4. Dust of the Dead by C. David Conner
  5. The Face That Must Die by Ramsey Campbell
  6. Within His Reach by Steve Gerlach
  7. The Bag and the Crow T-Shirt
  8. The Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene
  9. Animal Behavior and Other Tales of Lycanthropy by Keith Gouveia
  10. Zombie Apocalypse T-Shirt

Bestselling Books: Detailed Information

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Postcards from Purgatory by Sam W. Anderson is a horror short story collection published by Sideshow Press

Postcards from Purgatory

Author: Anderson, Sam W.
Cover Art: Tom Moran
Format: Trade Paperback
Type: Horror Short Story Collection
Page Count: 210pp.
Pub. Date: April 26, 2010
Publisher: Sideshow Press

Book Three in the First Cut Series

Sideshow Press is proud to present Postcards from Purgatory, an exciting and eclectic collection of 16 tales of horror, madness, and the bizarre by Sam W. Anderson.

Included in this collection, and published for the first time, are three stories from Anderson’s genre-bending The Money Run mythos. It’s a bizarre underworld of drugs, gambling, human trafficking, and . . . midget tossing found on America’s lost highways and dark corners.

Features an introduction from acclaimed horror author Thomas Tessier.

This edition is limited to 100 signed and numbered trade paperbacks. A hardcover edition will be made available at a later date.


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Blood Spring by Erik Williams is a horror novella published by Bad Moon Books

Blood Spring

Author: Williams, Erik
Artist: Jill Bauman
Format: Trade Paperback
Type: Horror Novella
Page Count: 114pp.
Pub. Date: April 2010
Publisher: Bad Moon Books

Henry just wants his garage back.

Well, he wants his wife back, too.

He lost both six months ago when Claire helped an injured deer on the side of the road. In went the deer and out went the BMW. Their marriage went on hold to save what some would consider a damn good meal.

But the day has come to return everything back to normal. The deer is healthy and Henry and Claire spend a quiet spring morning releasing it in the woods. Serenity soon turns to terror as they realize they are lost in the labyrinth of the forest with no food and hardly any water.

Food and water are the least of their worries. In these woods a long forgotten god is worshiped. Its followers believe in sacrifice, and Henry and Claire have stumbled into their dark world.


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Clickers III: Dagon Rising is a damp new horror novel by J. F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene available at the Horror Mall

Clickers III: Dagon Rising

Author: Gonzalez, J. F. and Brian Keene
Cover Art: Dave Kendall
Format: Limited Edition Hardcover
Type: Horror Novel
Page Count: 244pp.
Pub. Date: April 27, 2010
Publisher: Delirium Books

They thought it was over, but the second wave was only the beginning.

In the aftermath of the Clickers and Dark Ones’ siege and a coup against an insane President, America rebuilds. Change has come, and a better future is promised to all. But promises can be broken and there may be no future at all because deep beneath the ocean, a new terror awaits.

Dagon, god of the Dark Ones, is waking up . . . and if humanity doesn’t stop him, then mankind will face extinction.

Trapped on a South Pacific Island, the cast of Clickers and Clickers 2: The Next Wave join forces with a mysterious group of occult agents to face off against the Clickers, the Dark Ones, Dagon and an all-new threat — the deadly obsidian Clickers. The stakes have never been higher. Dagon is rising… and humanity will fall.

Clickers III: Dagon Rising — It’s more giant monster carnage and B-movie fun as only J. F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene can bring you.


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Dust of the Dead is a new horror novella available at the Horror Mall

Dust of the Dead

Author: Conner, C. David
Illustrator: Tony Karnes
Format: Trade Paperback
Type: Horror Novella
Page Count: 170pp.
Pub. Date: February 26, 2010
Publisher: Sideshow Press

Arizona, 1538

A relentless drought has dogged the region, driving local Native American tribes to war with their neighbors. Fearing an eminent attack from a local Apache tribe, a desperate Hopi medicine man sprinkles his warriors with dust from a mysterious meteor. He hopes it will aid them in battle.

It’s a slaughter.

The battle-hardened Apache quickly decimate the peaceful Hopi tribe and set to scavenging for food in their dwellings. But the battle is far from over. The butchered Hopi begin to rise, and the triumphant Apache soon find themselves facing a new enemy . . . a dead enemy.

Arizona, 1867

Dustin DeWind is a loner — a gunslinger used to sleeping under the stars with only his trusty steed and two pistols as company. When he approaches the tiny mining town of Saddleback, he hopes to find a bed, a bath, and a warm meal.

What he finds is death.

The local miners dug too deep, and what they unleashed has all but consumed the local population. Dustin soon finds himself holed-up in the local saloon with a handful of survivors and a trio of desperados.

With a hungry horde of reanimated corpses outside scrambling for entrance, it will take all his cunning and skills to survive.

Dust of the Dead is the first book in Sideshow’s Dark Canvas series, a new line of books with an increased emphasis on stunning horror illustrations. Dust of the Dead will be offered in a 7″ x 9″ signed and numbered softcover and later as a signed and numbered deluxe hardcover limited to only 30 copies.

  • Oversized Trade Paperback
  • Over a dozen full-page illustrations
  • Printed on glossy paper
  • Signed by author and artist


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The Face That Must Die is a classic horror novel by Ramsey Campbell restored and corrected and now available at the Horror Mall

The Face That Must Die

Author: Campbell, Ramsey
Cover and Interior Art: J.K. Potter
Format: Limited Edition Hardcover
Type: Horror Novel
Page Count: 312pp.
Pub. Date: 2009
Publisher: Centipede Press

Ramsey Campbell’s daring look into the mind of a psychotic killer was published in truncated form in 1979; an expanded edition was later published in 1982. The paranoid outlook of the book’s main character, Horridge, is a grim commentary on a bleak Liverpool suburb and Thatcher-era England.

This edition has the corrected text by Campbell and the compelling photographs of J.K. Potter, with a new introduction by Poppy Z. Brite, a bonus short story, and a new afterword by Campbell.

The Potter photographs are printed so fine that Potter himself called us when the book was published, stating that their austere, full-page, full-bleed presentation was the finest presentation and reproduction of these works that he had ever seen.

The hardcover edition is limited to just 300 copies and is signed by Campbell, Potter, and Brite. Bound in cloth with a handsome dustjacket.

The Undead Rat’s Note: The price at Horror Mall this month (May, 2010) reflects a %50 reduction. I do not know how long copies will last.


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Within His Reach is a horror novel of emotional terror by Steve Gerlach available at the Horror Mall

Within His Reach

Author: Gerlach, Steve
Art: Alan M. Clark
Format: Trade Paperback
Type: Horror Novel
Page Count: ???pp.
Pub. Date: April 2010
Publisher: Tasmaniac Publications

Arnold Enright has been a prisoner for the past six years, confined to a cell not of his own making.

Sentenced to viewing his world’s reflection in a mirror and with little hope of escape, he is a man whose whole existence can be measured in feet and inches, his only companion the relentless wheeze of an iron lung.

In this hopeless life of scientific dead-ends, Arnold Enright is left to ponder, to regret, to constantly remember what was, and what might have been. Forever praying for an escape route and a way to end it all, Mr Enright is about to discover his prayers have been answered, but in a way he could never have imagined.


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The Bag and the Crow T-Shirt/Moon Blood Red horror apparel available at Horror Mall

The Bag and the Crow T-Shirt/Moon Blood Red

Store: The Bag And The Crow

The Bag And The Crow / Moon Blood Red (Men’s) T-shirt

The Bag And The Crow is truly proud to present its First Exclusive T-Shirt — Moon Blood Red. The Bag And The Crow is more than just a shop name. It is a brand. This shirt is the first offering of The Bag And The Crow brand.

High quality seven color design. The moon is glow-in-the-dark!

6.1 oz., 100% preshrunk cotton. Seamless collar. Double-needle stitched. Taped shoulder-to-shoulder.

Generous Fit. High quality, heavyweight t-shirt at a great price.


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The Conqueror Worms is a damp horror novel by Brian Keene available at the Horror Mall

The Conqueror Worms

Author: Brian Keene
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Type: Horror Novel
Page Count: 326pp.
Pub. Date: May 2, 2006
Publisher: Leisure Books

One day the rain just didn’t stop.

As the flood waters slowly rose and coastal cities and towns disappeared, some people believed it was the end of the world. Maybe they were right.

But the water wasn’t the worst part.

Even more terrifying was what the soaking rains drove up from beneath the earth—unimaginable creatures, writhing, burrowing . . . and devouring all in their path. What hope does an already-devastated mankind have against . . . The Conqueror Worms.

The Undead Rat’s Note: The Horror Mall is sold out of the The Conqueror Worms

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Animal Behavior and Other Tales of Lycanthropy is a new horror short story collection of furry tales by Keith Gouveia available at the Horror Mall

Animal Behavior and Other Tales of Lycanthropy

Author: Gouveia, Keith
Format: Trade Paperback
Type: Horror Short Story Collection
Page Count: 192pp.
Pub. Date: March 2010
Publisher: Coscom Entertainment

An excommunicated priest who hides a dark secret, one not even the dead will be able to keep.

The grisly death of a high profile doctor leads to an investigation into one man’s psyche, and poses the question if he is a man at all.

A lone wolf whose only wish is to be a mother, but how far will she go?

After losing his beloved daughter, a man hunts the beast responsible, but soon realizes things aren’t always black and white, and dark choices must be made.

For some, prom night is a chance to shine amongst peers, even get lucky, but for Steve Figura it’s a chance to put an old myth to the test and exact some vengeance in the process.

Born a werewolf, Murphy Crane is about to discover there is something far deadlier stalking the streets of Homestead, Florida, than the beast scratching under his skin, yearning to be free.

A man searches for his missing brother, but finds a centuries-old curse instead.

Marcus’s time in boot camp is coming to an end and in order to make the cut he’ll need to find that animal instinct within, one primed for war.

When a young man takes his girlfriend to a nearby cabin for some alone time, they find a woman caged like an animal. Two’s company. You know the rest.

Nicky and Jonah are just a couple of best pals looking to score the best Halloween costumes money can’t buy. The price: one’s life.

When Victor Bianchi’s goons catch up to Jesse Barnes, he finds a kindred spirit in an unlikely place.

The moon is full. The beast is restless. Are you brave enough to answer the call?

Table of Contents:

  • Introduction
  • The Beast of Garden Row
  • Lycanthropy
  • The Wolf Maiden
  • The Guardian
  • Dance of the Wolf
  • Voodoo Moon
  • Lady of the Forest
  • War Dog
  • Shadows of the Wolf
  • Animal Behavior
  • Mind, Body and Soul

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Zombie Apocalypse T-Shirt horror apparel available at Horror Mall

Zombie Apocalypse T-Shirt

Store: The Bag And The Crow

I’m ready for the zombie apocalypse!

The question is….Are you ready?

Show your love for zombies with this great looking T-Shirt

Limited quantities of this great shirt. High Quality Handmade Design


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