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November 13, 2023

CANDY CAIN KILLS is the #1 Horror title week of release!

Today we are thrilled to share that Brian McAuley‘s Candy Cain Kills, the second entry in our Killer VHS Series, is the #1 horror title on all of Ingram.

Ingram is Shortwave’s distributor, and the largest distributor in the world with over 7.5 million titles.

It’s been a long and exciting road getting here, and the early reviews have been immensely encouraging. Thank you all for your support.

Candy Cain Kills is available to pre-order in paperback and ebook ahead of its release tomorrow!

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