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Sometime in 2006, two writers spoke in hurried whispers… what could cause the wretched insomnia that had taken them over, compelling them to write words of horrors never seen, only imagined? What could keep them from finishing their works, from containing the monsters within, from binding them with one simple word? How could they find their way out of the darkness they called home…into a darkness of release at Morpheus’ hands?

An idea was born that night. It grew into one monster after another until finally it has broken free.

Featuring stories by M.R. Sellars, Geoffrey Girard, Angela Gray, Ann Tupek, Louise Bohmer, Brandon Layng, Bruce Barber, Camille Alexa, Jeff Parish, Kevin J. Hurtack, Donna Shelton, and David de Beer, Case Files by Rhada McKai and Jodi Lee with an introduction by New York Times Bestselling author, Alethea Kontis.

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The first project for Belfire Press will be Courting Morpheus, the long awaited anthology of short stories set in the fictional town of New Bedlam.

“As small towns go, New Bedlam is at once comfortable and familiar, but in the shadows there is something more… something malefic and hungry. Once you open this book, you’ll not be able to put it down, and who knows, perhaps once you’ve finished and set it aside, beyond your own door you’ll discover that you were in New Bedlam all along.”
—Bob Freeman, author of Descendant

“Courting Morpheus is a potent, visceral nightmare, and one you don’t want to wake up from.”
—Jeremy C. Shipp, author of Vacation, Sheep and Wolves, and Cursed

After a very long wait, Courting Morpheus will see publication in limited edition hardcover January 1st 2010, with trade paperback release February 2nd 2010.

Pre-orders for the limited edition hardcover will begin November 20th.