Once again, I am indebted to the brilliance of cover designer Ruth Anna Evans:
Horrific Scribblings is publishing a second edition of my surreal horror novel Crazy Time. I adore the new cover and am happy to have made the book better in other, subtler ways. The story is not splatterpunk or “extreme” in the subgenre sense, but it is transgressive and very, very dark. People have been offended (yay!) and found it too damned weird (yay!), but otherwise, I haven’t had many complaints. But I haven’t had many readers, either, so I’m hoping this new edition will find Lily Henshaw, the main character and possibly my favorite creation, many new admirers.
Reviewers are at work! More information is coming!
Oh, what’s the book about?
On a dark urban highway, bright, introspective thirtysomething Lily Henshaw survives a brutal attack by men who announce that “It’s Crazy Time!” and kill her friends. Months later, still crushed by survivor’s guilt, Lily suffers another serious trauma—and another, and another, and another. Deaths, especially suicides, surround her, as do strange occurrences that, despite her agnosticism, seem to have Biblical import. She becomes convinced she is cursed like Job from the Bible, but unlike Job, she doesn’t assume God is the good guy. While intense stresses foster an unlikely romance with her boss, she goes on a quest for answers that involves a psychic, a Satanist, a Protestant preacher, and others, gaining resolve and a destination: the skyscraper where she might confront the supernatural forces aligned in a conspiracy to destroy her life.
If you haven’t read it–and chances are, you haven’t–prepare for a dark treat. The new edition drops November 18, 2025 in e-book and paperback. For sale now on Amazon.