COVER REVEAL: MISERY AND OTHER LINES BY C. C. ADAMS

26/8/2022

"Adams knows how to make your skin crawl... He can change a scene from normality and mundanity of life to open-mouthed terror in seconds." - David Watkins, author of The Exeter Incident

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In a horror scene currently in love with the rural mysteries of the folk horror sub-genre, the Sinister Horror Company and C. C. Adams bring you a short story collection from the heart of a city, chronicling the shadows in the twisting labyrinth of the London Underground.

The Sinister Horror Company are proud to reveal the cover of our forthcoming title Misery and Other Lines by C. C. Adams which will be released on the 14th October 2022, with an early launch event at Fantasy Con in London over the weekend of 17th – 18th September 2022.

C. C. Adams is no stranger to the Sinister Horror Company and has featured in our very own The Black Room Manuscripts Volume Three with his story Deceitful.

The cover, revealed below, was designed by C. C. Adams and J. R. Park, and created by J. R. Park.

C. C. Adams has this to say about the new release:

“With a couple of exceptions, all my published work has been set in London. As someone born and raised in the capital and proud of it, I really can't think of anywhere else I'd prefer to set my work. It's the capital, it's the home of everything from Leicester Square in Zone 1 - where the red-carpet film premieres are - to Heathrow airport in Zone 6 - which has been cited as Europe's busiest airport; also one of the busiest in the world.

The more people follow my work, the more they tell me how the get a feel of an authentic London in the stories, whether it's scenery, architecture, food and drink, art, entertainment, sport, music, fashion - you name it. Let's not forget the populace; the young, the old, and those in between, and the racial diversity, cultural diversity, sexual orientation, etc. - all these things that make the city a vast tapestry rich in detail. All of that I craft is intentional, so it's humbling and cool that it's received so well in my work. More and more readers say they get that sense of London almost as a supporting character.

But, right now, that character - and one particular aspect of it - will get a lead role.”

Author headshot: courtesy of Clem Onojeghuo at http://www.clemono.com

Misery and Other Lines blurb:

Welcome to Halloween in the capital.

No matter where you need to get to, whether you're going out, going somewhere, or going home, London Underground is at your disposal. Teeming with passengers, just like you; many of them masked, made up or in costume to celebrate the Hallowed Eve.

But some of them are different; sly and sinister. Wearing masks of humanity. Or, sometimes, no mask at all.

Keep your wits about you, watch your step, and maybe you'll survive the night.

Maybe.

"Adams knows how to make your skin crawl... He can change a scene from normality and mundanity of life to open-mouthed terror in seconds." - David Watkins, author of The Exeter Incident

London native C.C. Adams is the horror/dark fiction author behind books such as But Worse Will Come, Forfeit Tissue and Downwind, Alice. A member of the Horror Writers Association, he still lives in the capital. This is where he lifts weights, cooks - and looks for the perfect quote to set off the next dark delicacy. Visit him at http://www.ccadams.com, or on Twitter - @MrAdamsWrites

Misery and Other Lines will be available on Kindle and Paperback from Amazon and the Sinister Horror Company website from the 14th October 2022.
An early release launch party will be happening at Fantasy Con in London over the weekend of 17th – 18th September 2022.

Pre-orders to go live on Amazon and the Sinister website in due course.

For any enquiries or further information visit:
SinisterHorrorCompany.com