Castle of Horror Anthology Volume Three: Summer Lovin’
Featuring “Blood, Sweat, and Tears” by Alethea Kontis
“Angelica gets sick so she asks her best friend Desi to write for her using her secret weapon that made all her books bestsellers: her own blood, sweat and tears. ‘Blood, Sweat, and Tears’ was amazing. It was dark, twisted and filled with so many emotions.”
~Jodie Cook, Amazon Reviewer
Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 4: Women Running from Houses
Featuring “A Poor Man’s Roses” by Alethea Kontis
Horrorbuzz
“A Poor Man’s Roses by Alethea Kontis: Probably my favorite of the book, this story blends far future sci-fi worldbuilding with the gothic “woman in peril” seamlessly. The author has a strong voice and uses an inner monologue which may not be for everybody, but it was definitely a high point for me. The conclusion is especially impressive, as advanced technology allows for some grandiose imagery which would otherwise feel forced or hand wave-y were it not for the subtle aforementioned worldbuilding.”
Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 5: Thinly Veiled: the ’70s
Featuring “Confessions of the Ex-Future-Mrs. X” by Alethea Kontis
a close-up interview with the unique woman who almost married Willy Wonka.
Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 7: Love Gone Wrong
Featuring “The Witch of Black Mountain” by Alethea Kontis
a tale of love, loss and what one young woman does for revenge, based on Black Mountain in Harlan County, Kentucky
Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 8: Thinly Veiled: the 80s
Featuring “The Way of the Restless” by Alethea Kontis
a humorous SF tale about a clone of Elvis acting as a troubleshooter in a world where soap opers stars have been cloned over and over again.
Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 9: YA
Featuring “Blood from Stone” by Alethea Kontis
“This tale was excellently executed. Ms. Kontis takes the real historical character who was the alleged basis for the fabled Bluebeard, Baron Gilles de Rais, and seeks to explain just what turned him into that legendary monster. The story was well-told, very evocative and frankly disturbing–how could it not be, given the subject matter?”
Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 10: Thinly Veiled: Saturday Mournings
Featuring “The Chaos Crushers’ Day Off” by Alethea Kontis
a band of unlawful D&D characters play a fairy tale RPG on one of their down days.
Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 11: Revenge
Featuring “Pocket Full of Posey” by Alethea Kontis
a queer genius attends her 10 year high school reunion to face her “Kill List,” the terrible people who bullied her for years.
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