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Rhythm & Mucous Out Now: Buy it for 33% Off This Weekend Only

Terror House Press is pleased to announce the release of its 29th book: Rhythm & Mucous by Mather Schneider. Rhythm & Mucous is a poetry…


Karma for Idiot Dogs

“You did not choose me, but I chose you.” --- John 15:16 “...but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” --- Exodus 4:10 It’s a habit of yours. Checking…


Down in the High Desert: An Interview with Mather Schneider

Tomorrow, Terror House Press will release its 29th book: Rhythm & Mucous by Mather Schneider, a poetry chapbook examining working-class life,…


Intrusion

He shut the door and let out the breath he had been holding. He hated being out there. He was so glad to be home. The others, out there, didn’t…


“Some Transient Life,” “Untouched,” “Epitaph,” and “A Harp of Burma”

Some Transient Life In Hell light is dark And the weak are turned Stark One is left with naught But thought And so free goes the heart When all eyes…


The Engineers, Part 1

“To choose ways of not acting was ever the concern and scruple of my life.” --- Fernando Pessoa I. When I returned home, the door was locked, exactly…


Terror House Radio, Episode #65: The Electric Eye

On this episode of Terror House Radio, Matt Forney and Bryden Proctor discuss literature, philosophy, film, music, and more. The show will air live…


The Bad Samaritan

A full moon hung heavy in the sky as the clock tower struck half-past midnight. The wind rustling through the icicle-laden trees and the hooting of…


“Bad Days and a Burning Tree,” “Being Suicidal,” and “Blood and Rose”

Bad Days and a Burning Tree The bad days were like molten iron. But they passed Like the blurring of lights after waking up That no one remembers.…


The Shadow Men, Part 6 — Excerpt 2

Alexander Shukhov stared at John Savage, wondering what thoughts now tormented his mind. Savage carefully masked his emotions, as was expected. He…