My very first horror short story “Gray Rock Method” is forthcoming later this year in Chromophobia: A Strangehouse Anthology by Women in Horror, edited by Sara Tantlinger and published by Rooster Republic Press. While the launch is a couple of months away, the marketing for the anthology kicked into high gear last month, showcasing all the different authors and providing sneak peeks of the amazing stories that have been selected for the anthology.

In the first author roundtable, contributors were asked what fictional character they’d most like to have dinner with (Chromophobia Author Roundup 1). This was followed by why authors are drawn to the horror genre (Chromophobia Author Roundup 2). We were also asked to name some of our favorite women horror writers (Chromophobia Author Roundup 3). Finally, we were asked to talk up our stories for the anthology (Chromophobia Author Roundup 4). I had a blast coming up with my answers to these thoughtful questions and reading the responses of my fellow contributors, so be sure to check them out.

Also, in order to whet your appetite for the anthology, you can also read teasers from each story (including mine!)—just follow the links below:

• “Rainbow of the Macabre” Introduction by Sara Tantlinger
• “Hei Xian (The Black Thread)” by Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito
• “Stygian Blue” by Jo Kaplan
• “Eat Your Colors” by Sonora Taylor
• “Nesting” by Ali Seay
• “Toxic Shock” by Chelsea Pumpkins
• “Achromatica” by Pippa Bailey
• “Hollow Bones” by Jess Koch
• “The Gray’ by G.G. Silverman
• “Red Light/Green Light” by EV Knight
• “Golden Hour” by Kathryn E. McGee
• “The Dyer and the Dressmakers” by Bindia Persaud
• “The Copper Lady” by Jaye Wells
• “Gray Rock Method” by Lauren C. Teffeau
• “Double Happiness” by Geneve Flynn
• “Tangerine Sky” by Red Lagoe
• “The Color of Friendship” by KC Grifant
• “The Oasis” by Christa Wojciechowski
• “Greetings from Sunny Daytona Beach!” by Christine Makepeace
• “From These Cold Murky Depths” by K.P. Kulski
• “Bluettes” by Jacqueline West
• Burn the Witch (Red) by Lillah Lawson
• “Hope in Her Devouring” By Tiffany Morris
• “Five Stars” by J.B. Lamping
• “Wheels” by Jeanne E. Bush
• “Elegy” by Nu Yang

If you think that’s all, the publisher will be showing off the interior art for the anthology over the course of April:

Posts over at Rooster won't be as wall-to-wall as last month, but there's still plenty of promo left for CHROMOPHOBIA. We'll be showing off interior art on Mondays and Fridays in April, and today we put up an except from Sara Tantlinger's introduction.

Good stuff! https://t.co/8mEPBojvjq

— NicholasDay (@nickdayonline) April 4, 2022

SO, all this to say, stay tuned for more Chromophobia goodness! Pre-orders for the hardcover version of the anthology are happening now.