Full Moon Press
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Full Moon Press was a small press
publishing company that specialized in signed limited and lettered edition book
s in the horror
and speculative fiction
genres. It was started, owned, and operated by former NFL
player, and author of the children's book The Christmas Chips, Paul Little and his wife Callie Little from 2008 to the start of 2010. On January 22, 2010 it was announced that the ownership of Full Moon Press changed hands over to Jason Stallingsworth, but by January 23, Full Moon Press closed its doors. This was due to Paul Little's severely declining health issues during his fight with Lyme disease
. Altogether, Full Moon Press only released two books, The Wildman by Rick Hautala
in 2008 and Carmilla
/The Evil Guest by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in 2009.
Full Moon Press released their books in four different formats:
While starting up, Full Moon Press offered Lifetime Memberships for their Lettered Editions, Limited Editions, and Trade Editions.
series:
series. Ronald Kelly is adding exclusive additional novellas in each of the Essential volumes. Each one includes characters from the original novels and are linked to the original storyline somehow:
's Gabriel Rush series.
Small press
Small press is a term often used to describe publishers with annual sales below a certain level. Commonly, in the United States, this is set at $50 million, after returns and discounts...
publishing company that specialized in signed limited and lettered edition book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
s in the horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
and speculative fiction
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
genres. It was started, owned, and operated by former NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
player, and author of the children's book The Christmas Chips, Paul Little and his wife Callie Little from 2008 to the start of 2010. On January 22, 2010 it was announced that the ownership of Full Moon Press changed hands over to Jason Stallingsworth, but by January 23, Full Moon Press closed its doors. This was due to Paul Little's severely declining health issues during his fight with Lyme disease
Lyme disease
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States, whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii cause most...
. Altogether, Full Moon Press only released two books, The Wildman by Rick Hautala
Rick Hautala
Rick Hautala is best known as a speculative fiction and horror writer. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1974 where he received a Master of Art in English Literature. Rick arrived on the horror scene in 1980 with many of his early novels published by Zebra books. He has written and...
in 2008 and Carmilla
Carmilla
Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla...
/The Evil Guest by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in 2009.
Full Moon Press released their books in four different formats:
- Signed Lettered Edition Hardcovers - Limited to as many as 52 copies with extra features like full leather bindings, satin ribbon page markers, full color frontis pieces, extra artwork, traycases made of leather or wood and lined in velvet, and more
- Signed Limited Edition Hardcovers
- Signed Remarqued Limited Edition Hardcovers- this was part of a special deal for certain lifetime memberships. They are virually the same as the Signed Limited Editions but with an extra original drawing, or "remarque," on the signature page
- Trade HardcoversHardcoverA hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
While starting up, Full Moon Press offered Lifetime Memberships for their Lettered Editions, Limited Editions, and Trade Editions.
Non-series titles
- The Wildman by Rick HautalaRick HautalaRick Hautala is best known as a speculative fiction and horror writer. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1974 where he received a Master of Art in English Literature. Rick arrived on the horror scene in 1980 with many of his early novels published by Zebra books. He has written and...
(artwork by Alan M. ClarkAlan M. ClarkAlan Marshall Clark is an author and an artist who is best known as the illustrator and book cover painter of many pieces of horror fiction. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel for his 2005 book Siren Promised .He has won the World Fantasy Award for his illustrations ,...
) (2008) - Killer's Diary by Brian PinkertonBrian PinkertonBrian Pinkerton is an American author of fiction in the suspense, thriller, mystery and horror genres. He received his B.A. from the University of Iowa and Master's Degree from Northwestern University.-Novels:...
(artwork by Zach McCain) (cancelled; acquired and released by King's Way Press) - Pandora Drive by Tim WaggonerTim WaggonerTim Waggoner is the author of numerous novels, two short story collections, and over one hundred published stories in the Fantasy, Horror, and Thriller genres. He graduated from Wright State University in 1989 with a Master of Arts in English with a Creative Writing Concentration...
(scheduled, but cancelled) - New Moon on the Water by Mort CastleMort CastleMort Castle is a horror author and writing teacher, with more than 350 short stories and a dozen books to his credit, including Cursed Be the Child and The Strangers. Castle's first novel was published in 1967. Since then he has had pieces published in all sorts of places ranging from traditional...
(scheduled, but cancelled) - The Spectre of Death by J. N. WilliamsonJ. N. WilliamsonGerald Neal Williamson wrote and edited horror stories under the name J. N. Williamson.Born in Indianapolis, IN he graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism at Butler University. He published his first novel in 1979 and went on to publish more than 40 novels and 150 short...
, with an introduction by Mort CastleMort CastleMort Castle is a horror author and writing teacher, with more than 350 short stories and a dozen books to his credit, including Cursed Be the Child and The Strangers. Castle's first novel was published in 1967. Since then he has had pieces published in all sorts of places ranging from traditional...
(scheduled, but cancelled)
Anthologies
- Somewhere South of Hell: Tales of Southern Horror, edited by Ronald KellyRonald KellyRonald Kelly is best known as a speculative fiction and "southern-fried" horror writer. His tales are usually set in the Southern United States and feature language and actions that are associated with those regions.-Biography:...
(scheduled, but cancelled) - Attack Of The Killer B's, edited by Zach Powell (late 2010). Featuring new novellas by Brian KeeneBrian KeeneBrian Keene is an American author, primarily of horror, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won two Bram Stoker Awards.- Background :Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he...
, Brian CartwrightBrian CartwrightBrian G. Cartwright is a senior lawyer and former astrophysicist. From 2006 he was General Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission of the USA.-Career:...
, and Brian FreemanBrian FreemanBrian James Freeman is an author whose fiction has been published in magazines and anthologies including Borderlands 5, Corpse Blossoms, and all four volumes of the Shivers series. His first novel, Black Fire, was written under the pseudonym James Kidman...
, and a reprint of a Brian LumleyBrian LumleyBrian Lumley is an English horror fiction writer.Born in County Durham, he joined the British Army's Royal Military Police and wrote stories in his spare time before retiring with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 in 1980 and becoming a professional writer.He added to H. P...
novella. Featuring artwork by Alex McVeyAlex McVeyAlex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
and Zach McCain (scheduled, but cancelled)
Definitive Classics Edition series
Full Moon Press also releases titles under a Definitive Classics Edition label. These are usually books that are already well established as classic literature.- CarmillaCarmillaCarmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla...
/The Evil Guest by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (2009) - Introduced and Signed by Scott Nicholson and artwork by Glenn ChadbourneGlenn ChadbourneGlenn Chadbourne is an American artist. He lives in Newcastle, Maine. He is best known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres, having created covers and illustrated books and magazines for publishers such as Cemetery Dance Publications, Subterranean Press, and Earthling Publications. Mr...
, Alex McVeyAlex McVeyAlex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
, and Josh Thompson - DraculaDraculaDracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
by Bram StokerBram StokerAbraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
(2010) - Introduced and signed by Brian LumleyBrian LumleyBrian Lumley is an English horror fiction writer.Born in County Durham, he joined the British Army's Royal Military Police and wrote stories in his spare time before retiring with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 in 1980 and becoming a professional writer.He added to H. P...
(scheduled, but cancelled) - FrankensteinFrankensteinFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
by Mary ShelleyMary ShelleyMary Shelley was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus . She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley...
(2010) - Introduced and signed by Dean KoontzDean KoontzDean Ray Koontz is a prolific American author best known for his novels which could be described broadly as suspense thrillers. He also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. A number of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with...
(scheduled, but cancelled)
Essential David Niall Wilson series
The following titles were announced for the Essential David Niall WilsonDavid Niall Wilson
David Niall Wilson is an American writer primarily known for his works of horror, science fiction, and fantasy fiction.-Background:...
series:
- Maelstrom (artwork by Alex McVeyAlex McVeyAlex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
) (scheduled, but cancelled) - Sins of the Flash (scheduled, but cancelled)
Essential Ronald Kelly series
The following titles have been announced for the Essential Ronald KellyRonald Kelly
Ronald Kelly is best known as a speculative fiction and "southern-fried" horror writer. His tales are usually set in the Southern United States and feature language and actions that are associated with those regions.-Biography:...
series. Ronald Kelly is adding exclusive additional novellas in each of the Essential volumes. Each one includes characters from the original novels and are linked to the original storyline somehow:
- Undertaker's Moon (formerly Moon of the Werewolf), plus novella: The Spawn of Arget Bethir, artwork by Alex McVeyAlex McVeyAlex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
(scheduled, but cancelled) - Pitfall, plus novella: Last of the Chupacabra, artwork by Alex McVeyAlex McVeyAlex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
(scheduled, but cancelled) - Burnt Magnolia (formerly The Possession), plus novella: The Conflict, artwork by Alex McVeyAlex McVeyAlex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
(scheduled, but cancelled) - Twelve Gauge (formerly Father's Little Helper), plus novella: Killing Time (scheduled, but cancelled)
- Fear, plus novella: The Seedling (scheduled, but cancelled)
- Hindsight, plus novella: Potter's Field (scheduled, but cancelled)
- Restless Shadows, plus novella: Thine Eyes Be Opened (scheduled, but cancelled)
- The Dark'Un (formerly Something Out There), plus novella: Of Crows & Pale Doves (scheduled, but cancelled)
- Blood Kin, plus novella: The Wanderer of Twilight Mountain (scheduled, but cancelled)
Steven Savile's Gabriel Rush series
The following titles have been announced for Steven SavileSteven Savile
Steven Savile is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Stockholm, Sweden...
's Gabriel Rush series.
- Snuff (scheduled, but cancelled)
- Hate Mail (scheduled, but cancelled)