Covered in this update: Baal, Bethany’s Sin, NOS4A2, Phantoms, Why I Love Horror, Dead Silence, The Passage, The Night Boat, and They Thirst, along with Lettered Editions of The Ferryman, Baal, Bethany’s Sin, and Phantoms.
Hi Folks!
We have a lot of news to report, so let’s get rolling:
* Slipcases for Baal by Robert McCammon should arrive in late November, and our shipper for this project will have their hands full. There are a lot of orders to ship and it might take two full weeks to complete that process, but we cannot wait for you to get this first book in the Robert McCammon Library in your hands. Here’s a sneak peek at the slipcase for those who selected that edition:
* The second book in the Robert McCammon Library is Bethany’s Sin, and those books are already printed and the slipcases are nearly done — but we won’t be taking preorder until early December. Stay tuned!
* NOS4A2 by Joe Hill is due to be finished at the bindery in the next few weeks, so that slipcase should start production here in November. Those slipcases should be completed in February if all goes well, so the orders can be shipped in March.
* Phantoms by Dean Koontz has been completed at the printer and slipcases are now in production, so we’re aiming to ship the Limited Edition in mid-December.
* Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes has been completed at the printer and slipcases are now in production, and mid-December also looks very likely for this Limited Edition.
* Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature edited by Becky Siegel Spratford has been completed at the printer and slipcases are now in production, and we’re aiming to have these out the door to wrap up December.
* The Passage by Justin Cronin went to the printer two weeks ago, with an estimated completion date of February for the book printing. (Their schedule is really stretching out now, unfortunately, but they’ve been doing really good work for us.) That schedule would put the slipcases in our hands in late April if all went well.
* The Night Boat by Robert McCammon (not yet available for preorder) was started at the printer last week, and They Thirst (not yet available for preorder) will be started in very early December to try to get ahead of the printer’s new, slower schedule.
* The Ferryman Lettered Edition will be completed at the printer soon, and then we can get the clamshell cases started.
* Speaking of Lettered Editions, the clamshell cases for Phantoms, Baal, and Bethany’s Sin (not yet available for preorder) are all in production now.
We’ve gotten into a little bit of an ebb and flow production cycle again, even though we tried to time when we sent the projects to the printer so they’d be nice and spaced out. Unfortunately, the books got bunched together at the printer anyway, which means now they’re all bunched together with the slipcase maker, but everyone is doing their best.
The good news is, 2026 will absolutely be our most productive year to date by far. I’ll do a full recap in late December, but we’re really pleased with everything we’re accomplishing.
Thank you, as always, for your continuing support and enthusiasm. More news soon!
Best wishes,
Brian James Freeman
Publisher