06/14/2025 Uncomfortably Dark Special Report
- Candace Nola
- Jun 14
- 5 min read
This week's recap includes our 30-Day Top Titles recap, Industry news from around the web, and our new release news. Be sure to also check out the link to our special author interview this week with Adam Cosco.
Thanks for joining us in the Dark!
UNCOMFORTABLY DARK 30-DAY TOP TITLES RECAP
TOP FOUR SALES/ORDERS/PROMO DOWNLOADS
COME OUT & PLAY/CREMATED REMAINS/STORYSLAVE/CUCKOO
TOP FOUR AMAZON KU PAGE READS
CUCKOO/ FULL THROTTLE/ THE BAKER'S DOZEN/ THE VET
Thank you to everyone for sharing our free book week news on your socials!
COME OUT & PLAY is our currently free book: free until June 16, so far resulting in over 400 downloads!
Be sure to keep an eye out for our next free book week coming in July!
Please remember to say 'Thanks' by leaving a review for this incredible story anywhere that you review books!
Also, we greatly appreciate it when readers post our titles on social media and say if they enjoyed it, when they tell a friend, or when they share the cover in a book group with their 'star' rating!
Recent Releases from Uncomfortably Dark! Have You Missed Any?
In recent months, we have released the below titles under Uncomfortably Dark & Kindness in the Dark, the imprint from Candace Nola.
See below for links to order signed copies direct from the store! All orders come with bookmarks, free UD swag, and signed bookplates or personally signed by Candace Nola, (for her titles).
UNCOMFORTABLY DARK SHOP
ORDER THE FULL THROTTLE LIMITED-EDITION HARDCOVER NOW-ORDERS CLOSE MAY 31, 2025:
AUTHOR INTERVIEW & ESSAY FROM ADAM COSCO
Check out this week's special author interview with best-selling and award-winning author Adam Cosco. He approached Uncomfortably Dark for a review request for his new novel THE DREAM KILLER and also offered a guest post detailing how he got the idea for it.
There is also a short interview with Adam on his novel, his writing, and his thoughts on current trends in the industry.
About THE DREAM KILLER:
The Dream Killer is a cerebral body horror novel that blends psychological dread with a surreal, dream-logic structure. It centers on a man haunted by recurring nightmares of murder, only to discover those murders are happening in the real world, suggesting he may not be the person he thinks he is.
INDUSTRY NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB!
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK!
ONLINE SITES/ ARTICLES/ INTERVIEWS
Be sure to check out THE LINEUP for a ton of information within the industry, including book releases and reviews, new horror movies, and more!
THE LINEUP HOME PAGE
HORROR BOOK PAGE
JUMPSCARES by Emily Hughes just announced their list of June New Releases! Check that out below and be sure to check out her full site for tons of horror news, lists, and more.
Check out Emily's book while you are on the site too! It's a great resource for the more mild-mannered horror fan in your family!
THIS IS HORROR
Over on the THIS IS HORROR website, run by Michael David Wilson, a page has been started to spotlight upcoming horror books! Be sure to check that out on a regular basis to see what's new & what's next for the industry! Stay on the site to browse hundreds of interviews, articles, reviews, and more!
Join their Patreon here:
PODCASTS
Somer Cannon, Mary San Giovanni, and Matt Wildasin are back with a new podcast, GHOST HOSTS MOVIE NIGHT, where they watch weird movies, so we don't have too! check that out below and be sure to subscribe!
THIS IS HORROR PODCAST
Michael David Wilson also hosts the THIS IS HORROR podcast. Check it out on YouTube, be sure to subscribe and get listening to hundreds of your favorite horror authors discuss books, horror, the craft, and the industry. Get tips, get motivated, and get inspired!
CREEPY Podcast
Creepy is one of my favorite horror fiction podcasts, having been a long-time listener long before I started my writing career. You can listen free, get bonus episodes by becoming a Patreon, get cool merch, and submit stories directly to them to be narrated if you are an author. I do know they are currently looking for female & nonbinary led stories to balance out their upcoming season, but they do accept stories from everyone, from all walks of life.
Creepy is one of my Top Five Favorite podcasts to listen to. Get all the details on listening, subscribing, or submitting at the link below!
KNIFEPOINT HORROR
I occasionally need to mention this podcast, as this is my number 1 favorite horror fiction podcast. The stories are generally written, narrated, and produced by one man by the name of Soren Narnia. In recent years, he's added a few longer stories with full cast and audio production, but most of the stories are simply him and his microphone.
Imagine your favorite uncle standing in front of the campfire or pulling up the rocking chair on the front porch on a quiet summer night, the sound of crickets in the air, stars above you, and the most soothing voice you ever heard, telling you a story creepy enough to send shivers up your spine. I listen to this podcast on repeat to go to sleep at night. I listen to it while I work or while I walk. There is just something so perfect about his delivery, about the stories themselves, and yes, his voice, that I have yet to find anything to top it, for a fiction telling podcast.
There is a Patreon to support Soren, but you can also listen free. Stories are produced roughly once a month, but the Patreon folks do get a few bonus episodes and early access.
Listen Free:
Knifepoint Patreon
THE NO SLEEP PODCAST
Also, on my Top Five list for horror fiction podcasts, The No Sleep Podcast has been on my daily rotation since 2014. This is a fully produced story podcast with full cast, special effects, and music to deliver well-balanced stories that will keep you up at night staring at that shadow in the corner. They do take story submissions, and I know several indie authors that have been featured on the show.
There is a free option, which delivers roughly an hour of stories to your podcast app every week as well as on option to subscribe which gets you more than two hours of stories a week, plus bonus episodes.
Check them out below and get the details on listening, subscribing, supporting or submitting, you won't regret it.
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 19-20, 2025: Texas Author Con & Book Festival returns to Dallas on July 19-20! Join us for a weekend of books, panels, readings, and more! Come meet your favorite authors at this multi-genre event!
August 1-3, 2025: KillerCon & The Splatterpunk Awards kicks off in Austin, Tx! Come on down to meet and mingle with your favorite horror authors, join some awesome presentations, and watch the awards in person!
August 1-2, 2025: Books & Brews 2.0 presented by Books of Horror. The second gathering of this horror-centric author book signing and sales event located in Noblesville, IN.
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