One of the most prolific modern Lovecraftian authors, Peter Rawlik has established a catalog of horrific tales spanning numerous universes, often paying homage to the titans of horror fiction. With over fifty short stories to his name and several novels, Rawlik has amassed an astounding bibliography that is rivaled by few. In his debut collection, readers will find the very best of Rawlik's massive body of work. From Lovecraftian horror to gothic tales; visions of Herbert West: the Reanimator to Frankenstein, Little Red Riding Hood, and other entirely original horrors, Rawlik's debut collection is not just one of nightmares, but serves as a reminder to all who dare to explore its pages exactly where the roots of the genre began, and how with the right voice, these horrors can be reimagined and relived again and again. With an introduction by Brian M. Sammons.
Peter Rawlik is the author of more than fifty short stories, the novels REANIMATORS, THE WEIRD COMPANY, and REANIMATRIX, and THE PEASLEE PAPERS. As editor he has produced THE LEGACY OF THE REANIMATOR and THE CHROMATIC COURT. His short story "Revenge of the Reanimator" was nominated for a New Pulp Award. He is a regular member of the LOVECRAFT E-ZINE PODCAST which in 2016 won the This is Horror Non-Fiction Podcast of the year award. He is a frequent contributor to the NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION.
"Rawlik is one of today's great conjurer's of mythos, magic, mayhem, and monsters. Disregard the trail of green foul smoke that emanates when you open the covers of STRANGE COMPANY, because buried (unburied?) inside are creatures that would just as soon cheat at cards as detonate the universe into dust. Monsters and mythologies pulled from the silver screen blend with great literary beasts, a battle that shakes the foundations of reality. Readers beware - these tales will suck you in with razor-tipped claws and fling you carelessly into the void." - Philip Fracassi, author of BEHOLD THE VOID
"Is Lovecraftian pulp-punk a thing? Because that's what Rawlik's doing here, at its action-packed, cinematic best!" - Christine Morgan, THE HORROR FICTION REVIEW
Author Biography
Five years ago when my wife shamed me into picking up my pen again, one of the first things I started writing was a mash up novel of Lovecraftian characters, and I really wanted Herbert West to be part of that team. Unfortunately, I'm a stickler for established chronologies, and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't tell the story I wanted to tell with West in it. Enter Dr. Stuart Hartwell. He was the perfect solution, he had all of West's skills, but his timeline was mine to play with. But, I didn't know who he was, or what motivated him. So I wrote a story about him, and another, and then another. Quickly the mash up novel was set aside and all my time was spent focused on Hartwell. Those stories became the novel Reanimators. Now, just a year later that mash up novel I wanted to work on. The one that was called at various times The League of Lovecraftian Gentlemen, The Miskatonic Club, The Miskatonic Men's Aide Society, The Arkham Oddfellowes - well that became The Weird Company and that hits the streets in September. Hartwell is back, but this time he's not alone, he and his cohort have been recruited by . . . Well you'll just have to read the book now won't you. This is the book I wanted to write from the start, and if you liked Reanimators, you will adore The Weird Company.
