I have a new horror flash fic over at Dream of Shadows. You can read “All the Hated Creatures” right now, and then imagine what it’s like to be loved by beautiful, prismatic Aartaan of the Nine Sky-Worms.
Women in Horror Month Interviews
I am once more a little late on the update. I was fortunate to be interviewed twice more for Women in Horror Month.
First, Sonora Taylor interviewed me for her blog! We talked The Possession of Natalie Glasgow, LGBTQ+ horror, and more!
Then Brennan LaFaro interviewed me at Dead Head Reviews! We talked novella reinvention, cinematic horror, and more!
“Candyland” in Twisted Love
Bronzeville Books has released a new anthology, Twisted Love, stuffed with tales of affection gone wrong. Plenty of fantastic authors on this TOC!
My story tackles glamor, ambition, and puts a critical eye to how adolescent girls are cast in ominous shadows. Check out “Candyland” in Twisted Love.
Also:
Small update, for those who want to support indie bookstores, here are links to my available novellas on Bookshop.org: The Possession of Natalie Glasgow and Benny Rose, the Cannibal King.
Ink Heist Podcast 2.07 – Journey to the Weird Places with Hailey Piper
Curious about Benny Rose, the Cannibal King? My writing process? The ghosts of my hometown? Hints of what’s to come in The Verses of Aeg?
I talk these topics and many more with Shane, Laurel, and Rich on the Ink Heist Podcast Episode 2.07 – Journey to the Weird Places with Hailey Piper. You can listen their web site, or click the link on their page that’ll take you to Spotify.
“Song of Silver, Tooth and Claw” in The J.J. Outre Review
Happy Women in Horror Month! There are loads of incredible women writing horror stories, so seek them out!
We’re three days in, and I have a new story out in The J.J. Outre Review, Volume 5, Issue 1. A folk horror flash fic, “Song of Silver, Tooth and Claw,” sees Svetlana flee from her father’s home and into the dark woods on a night like no other.
Benny Rose, the Cannibal King – new novella
Finally, it’s release day!
Unnerving’s Rewind or Die series is off to the races, and my new novella, Benny Rose, the Cannibal King, has been unleashed in both Kindle edition and paperback!
Praise from these incredible horror authors:
“Hailey Piper is a major new voice in the horror genre, and Benny Rose, the Cannibal King is the perfect place to start with her work. A short and magnificent shock to the system, this one has got everything: great characters, fantastic vintage horror vibes, and a terrifying urban legend at the center of it all. Keep an eye on Hailey’s work; she is seriously going places.”
–Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens
“A good urban legend has a way of seeping into your bones and refusing to crawl out; Hailey Piper’s Cannibal King is certainly one of those that will be creeping into my mind, late at night and unbidden, for a long time to come. Benny Rose is an unforgettable terror, rivaled only by the gutsy teens who dare to go up against him.”
–Claire Holland, author of I Am Not Your Final Girl
“I see your slumber party massacre and raise you a taste of human tragedy, a funhouse ride of plot twists, and a heaping side of gore. Hailey Piper has the audacity to write teenage mean girls as thinking, feeling, bad-ass human beings.”
–Joanna Koch, author of The Couvade
“Sometimes when we tell ourselves stories, we unwittingly awaken and summon the very monster we thought only lived in our minds…. Witness a brilliant cast of characters take a chomping bite out of a local folk story that proves itself all too real. With haunted hearts and burning teeth, Piper’s sharp prose delivers a whirlwind tale; here, we peel back the layers of our strong, female leads and root for them to conquer the night.”
–Sara Tantlinger, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Devil’s Dreamland
“Demons of Particular Taste” in The Arcanist
My first fiction of 2020 appears is a horror-comedy flash fic appearing today on The Arcanist! It’s a little saucy and a lot of love … and possession, too. They have it up on audio as well. Check it out!
“Crowning the Cannibal King” on Ginger Nuts of Horror
We’re about a week away from the release of my new horror novella, Benny Rose, the Cannibal King.
Anyone fiending for a few morsels of info should look to “Crowning the Cannibal King,” an article published today on Ginger Nuts of Horror, where I cover nostalgia, story roots, and give a glimpse of the characters, among them Benny himself.
“Last on Santa’s List” on Daily Science Fiction
On this dark Christmas morning, my final published story of 2019, “Last on Santa’s List,” has published on Daily Science Fiction. Drabbles aside, it’s also my shortest story this year.
That about does it for 2019; onward to 2020! I’ll have lots of new stories being published on sites, in anthologies, and a couple in audio form, too! Benny Rose, the Cannibal King releases on January 23 from Unnerving (less than a month now!) and I’ll have a couple other big projects to announce as the year goes on. Thank you to everyone who’s read my work this year. I’ve had tremendous support and warm responses, particularly to The Possession of Natalie Glasgow, which found renewed love this year. My best to everyone; there are exciting things ahead.
See you in the ’20s!
“Hairy Jack” in Monsters in Spaaaace!; “I’m Not a Chainsaw Kind of Girl, But …” in Vulture Bones
Another weekend double story update!
First, Monsters in Spaaaace! has been unleashed, a anthology about classic monsters in space, on star colonies, spaceships, all over the place. My tale, “Hairy Jack,” follows the aftermath of a witch hunt on a colony ship, where a folkloric creature may be the key to saving an innocent woman’s life. It’s available in print and ebook!
Second, horror-comedy story “I’m Not a Chainsaw Kind of Girl, But …” appears in issue 7 of Vulture Bones. Zoe’s sick to death of her best friends’ boyfriends. It’s break-up night, one way or another. Though it says pre-order, the issue becomes available once purchased.
There should be one more story this month and an announcement of things to come in the new year, so stay tuned!