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May 17, 2024

Cover Reveal – CICADA

Today, we are revealing the cover for Tanya Pell‘s CICADA, the fourth novella in our popular Killer VHS Series.

Cicada - Tanya Pell

Ash is stranded at a rural horror film festival about a giant killer cicada and can’t decide what’s worse, the movie or her idiot boyfriend, until she realizes she’s starring in the bloody sequel when people start dying and the locals won’t let them leave.

Pre-orders are now available for paperback (directly from our shop) and eBook (Amazon), from all major booksellers.

CICADA will be released worldwide on September 24, 2024.

The cover design by Alan Lastufka.

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