New Deal Announcement – SLEEP ALONE

Today we are excited to announce the Bram Stoker Award nominated Sleep Alone by J.A.W. McCarthy is coming to Shortwave in January!

In Sleep Alone, merch girl Ronnie is trapped cleaning up after a band of hungry succubi, leaving bodies in the wake of their shows, until a mysterious disease devouring succubi from the inside out starts infecting its members.

“J.A.W. McCarthy is a spectacular rising star in the horror genre, and Sleep Alone is a fantastic entry in her indelible and growing body of work. This fast-paced and creepy tale will rock your world and keep you on the edge of your seat. Highly recommended!” —Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author

🥇 Award Finalist

Sleep Alone

J.A.W. McCarthy

January 29, 2026

Cover Reveal – THE LAST HOUSE ON EARTH / DEATH WALKS SOUTH BOSTON

Today we are revealing the cover wrap for Christoph Paul’s double creature feature The Last House on Earth / Death Walks South Boston…

January 26, 2026

Stephen King calls Nat Cassidy’s I KNOW A PLACE “F*cking Great”

A new collection of short stories by bestselling author Nat Cassidy has received a rave review from modern horror literature’s biggest legend, Stephen King. I Know A Place is a collection of short stories that will be published by Shortwave Publishing on May 5th. The collection includes Cassidy’s novella Rest Stop, a 2024 Bram Stoker Award finalist, as well as a number of other new original stories…

December 10, 2025

New Deal Announcement – SEAFOAM SHALLOWS

Today we are excited to announce we’ve acquired Seafoam Shallows, a new novel by Emma E Murray, author of When the Devil…

December 6, 2025

Shortwave Books Named LIBRARY JOURNAL’s BEST HORROR BOOKS OF 2025

Huge congrats to Todd Keisling and Laurel Hightower, whose books were both featured on Library Journal’s Best Books of 2025 list…

December 5, 2025

New Deal Announcement – AS YET UNTITLED

Today we are excited to announce we’ve acquired As Yet Untitled, a new novel by L. Marie Woods, President of the Horror Writers Association and author of The Open Book…

December 3, 2025

Cover Reveal – SLEEP ALONE

Today we are revealing the cover wrap for J.A.W. McCarthy’s novella, Sleep Alone…

December 1, 2025

Cover Reveal – NEUROTICA

Today we are revealing the cover for Maxwell I. Gold’s new poetry collection, Neurotica…

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