COMING SOON: CLASSIC MONSTERS UNLEASHED FROM JAMES AQUILONE AND CRYSTAL LAKE PUBLISHING

Crystal Lake publishing has just announced details of their latest anthiology, Classic Monsters Unleashed and in it, readers will see monsters and villains reimagined and subverted by a diverse roster of authors. To whet your appetite, here are some of the featured authors,  Seanan McGuire has a story about a female mad scientist, and Dracula is reimagined with an Indigenous twist by Owl Goingback. Speaking of Dracula, Classic Monsters Unleashed also has a Dracula story by Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker!

Be sure to scroll to the end of the article for some high rez images of the artwork in the book 

Here are a few things to know:

• Stories will include icons such as Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, the Headless Horseman, Dr. Moreau, the Invisible Man, and many others.
• Classic Monsters Unleashed has new stories by Jonathan Maberry, Ramsey Campbell, Maurice Broaddus, Linda Addison and even four of the 2020 Stoker finalists: Mercedes Yardley, Tim Waggoner, Monique Snyman, and Alessandro Manzetti.
• Classic Monsters Unleashed is edited by James Aquilone, managing editor of Weird Tales Magazine.
• The gorgeous cover and some interior illustrations are by Colton Worley (Dynamite Entertainment), with cover design by Shawn T. King, and there are other interior illustrations by the legendary Frank Frazetta.
• There are other interior illustrations by the legendary Frank Frazetta and Sam Shearon (Clive Barker's Hellraiser and Books of Blood).

The book itself will be published in October 2021 no matter what, however the publisher is using a Kickstarter, happening in March, as a way to handle pre-orders and to offer some amazing perks for backers. Here's the scoop on that.

As usual, the book can be pre-ordered, but backers will have the chance to get a licensed, limited-edition, high-quality Frank Frazetta art print featuring a new poem by award-winning author Alessandro Manzetti. There will also be a level where backers can get an illustration of themselves as the monster of their choice. Oh -- and stunning, exclusive art postcards by Sam Shearon are another possible perk some backers can grab -- one of those is attached as well.

The Kickstarter live  dates are March 8 to April 7.

But you can check out a preview here 
​https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manbomb/classic-monsters-unleashed-anthology.