Selling Some Books
Posted on January 3, 2026 Leave a Comment
I’m selling a bunch of my signed, limited, and otherwise collectible books on Ebay. I’m also liquidating a lot of my other books (paperbacks and hardcovers) so if you’re looking for something in particular, email me or DM me. Happy New Year! https://www.ebay.com/str/vintagevaluesmodernmemorabilia
Best Horror 17 is OUT TODAY, with my story “Sunk.”
Posted on December 16, 2025 Leave a Comment
Best Horror 17 is out today, and it includes my story, “Sunk.” Pick up your copy ASAP.
Cover Reveal for BEST HORROR #17, Which Includes My Story, “Sunk.”
Posted on April 17, 2025 Leave a Comment
Super creepy story, thrilled to have my story, “Sunk” in here, in great company.
My Story “Sunk” Will Be in The Best Horror of the Year, #17, Out Later This Year.
Posted on April 9, 2025 Leave a Comment
I’m thrilled to announce that my story, “Sunk” will be in the Best Horror of the Year, Volume #17, out later this year. It originally appeared in The Off-Season: An Anthology of Coastal New Weird. This is my second time in TBHOTY (the first time in Volume #11 for a co-written story, “Golden Sun” with Michael Wehunt, Damien Angelica Walters, and Kristi DeMeester)—but the first time for something that’s entirely my work. Can’t believe it’s been SIX YEARS since #11.
Thank you to Ellen Datlow, Marissa van Uden, and Dark Matter for your support. Full TOC (in great company) below. Congratulations to everyone that got in.
The Cleaner by Victoria Dalpe
Summer Bonus by Lee Murray
Like Furies by Ephinany Ferrell
Body Worlds by Tom Johnstone
An Act of Sorrow by James Cooper
Fancy Dad by David Nickle
Only Children by Gemma Files
The Rock Statue by Mark Falkin
In Flickering Light by Dan Coxon
Davidson’s Son by Charles Wilkinson
The Boy in the Close by Douglas Ford
Blessed Mary by Stephen Volk
Mrs Crace by Cliff McNish
A Lullaby of Anguish by Marie Croke
Drive by Brian Evenson
Archies by Paul Tremblay
Sunk by Richard Thomas
Less Exalted Tastes by Gemma Amor
The Ribbon Rule by Mae Jimenez
The Night Birds by Premee Mohamed
Pages From a Diary by Steve Kilbey
Broken Back Man by Lucie McKnight Hardy
I Love the Very Flesh Off You by Robert Shearman
New Story Out—”Naomi Ascends” in Neutral Milk Hotel anthology, And One Day We Will Die
Posted on January 14, 2025 Leave a Comment
It’s release day for this amazing Neutral Milk Hotel-inspired anthology. My story, “Naomi Ascends” is in here—a puritanical witch story with a twist ending. Pick up your copy today. Congratulations, Patrick Barb! https://patrickbarb.com/and-one-day-we-will-die-order
Featuring fiction by:
Lillah Lawson
Helen Victoria Murray
M. Lopes da Silva
Camila Hamel
Briar Ripley Page
Joe Koch
Tiffany Morris
D. Matthew Urban
Christi Nogle
Tim Major
Dan Coxon
Matthew Kressel
Lindz McLeod
Erin Brown
Brian Evenson
Edward Barnfield
Dale Light
Corey Farrenkopf
Ai Jiang
Michael Horita
Richard Thomas
John Langan
And a Foreword by Adam Clair
November Issue of Gamut is Out
Posted on November 1, 2024 Leave a Comment
Issue Eleven Intro
November 2024
As the seasons change, and the colors come out, so many interesting creatures and stories lurk in the woods, waiting to pounce. We have four fascinating new stories in this issue: “Had You Been a Dragonfly” by Charlotta Amato explores strong emotions as the title contemplates how things might have been different; “She-Wolf” by Arden Powell is a gruesome and original take on Little Red Riding Hood; “Families Are All Alike” by Kristin Peterson explores the manipulation and gaslighting of a charismatic cult leader; and “Aardvark” by Jackson Vrana taps into the uncanny for an original story about tiny elderly people hatched from eggs. As for reprints, we have three very cool stories: “Nelly’s World” by Arthur H. Manners explores grief and loss in a powerful tale about fatherhood; “Pepper Honey and Cedar Smoke” by K. S. Walker is an intense folk horror story; and “Mr. and Mrs. Kett” by Sam Hicks is a surreal, unsettling story—one of my favorites in recent memory. We have two original non-fiction essays this month: “El Rumbo de la Muerte” by Jess Simms, which explores the Day of the Dead and “My Greatest Irrational Fear: When Proteins Turn—The Insidious Horror of Prion Disease” by Veda Villiers which is a fascinating essay that really got under my skin (pun intended). And finally, our two non-fiction reprints are: “13 Tourist Destinations for Horror Lovers” by Annie Neugebauer, showcasing some captivating and haunted places around the world, as well as “In Defense of Anti-Science” by J.H. Siegal a controversial essay about science and anti-science that asks some compelling questions. Cover art this month is once again by the talented Lynne Hansen. Enjoy!
—Richard Thomas
Editor-in-Chief / Creative Director
New Story Out in The Off-Season
Posted on October 29, 2024 Leave a Comment
Today, The Off-Season is out. It contains my 2,001-word, one sentence story, “Sunk.” A great TOC. Pick up your copy today. Thank you, Marissa van Uden and Dark Matter. Pick up your copy today.
Advanced Creative Writing Workshops—2025
Posted on October 26, 2024 Leave a Comment
I’ve added some Advanced Creative Writing Workshops to my 2025 calendar. If you would like to join us, please drop me an email to richardgthomasiii@gmail.com. I’m offering this to my students, peers, and friends before I open it up to the world. For more information on what the classes entail, click over. These workshops are small—eight students—and we read The Best Horror of the Year, The Best American SF&F, and The Best American Short Stories (literary) and workshop four of your stories over 16 weeks. It’s all about critical analysis. Come on in, the water’s fine.
https://storyvilleonline.com/advanced-creative-writing-workshop-1
October Issue of Gamut is Now Out!
Posted on October 2, 2024 Leave a Comment
We have a lot of creepy unsettling stories and essays for you this month. We have four amazing new stories in this issue: “What is Lost, What is Claimed, What Remains Unretrieved” by Avra Margariti—a harrowing clown story; “Momentary Brightness” by Robert Helfst—a stargazing body horror tale that is quite original; “Pile” by Martin Cahill—a truly unsettling bit of body horror; and “The Amassing Man” by David Corse—a fascinating weird western rippling with horror. You may be sensing a theme this month. As for reprints, we have three fantastic stories: “You Must Cut It From You” by Andrew Kozma—a visceral ghost story; “B Sharp Minor, or The Suicide Choir: An Oral History” by Gemma Files—a recent favorite of mine, so unique and one of the best epistolary stories I’ve read in some time; and “In Pursuit of the Black Chuck Wagon” by Michael Boulerice—a brutal folk horror woven into a terrifying western. We have two original non-fiction essays this month: “Horror and Romance in Films: The Perfect Marriage” by Emma Cole and “The Horror of Isolation: Exploring Solitude and Madness in Horror Fiction” by Staci Layne Wilson. Both essays are fascinating reads. And finally, our two non-fiction reprints are: “Mastering the Metaphor” by Melissa Burkley and “You Are Not Your Writing” by Angela Slatter. Great advice from both authors here. Cover art this month is by the always exciting, and perennial favorite, Lynne Hansen. Enjoy!
—Richard Thomas
Editor-in-Chief / Creative Director
Incarnate Gets a Great Review in THE NEW YORK TIMES!
Posted on September 28, 2024 Leave a Comment
Incarnate got a great review in THE NEW YORK TIMES! Thank you, Gabino Iglesias. In great company, too. “This is a must-read for fans of strange, surreal horror.”
- Richard Thomas - 