Centipede Press

09/01/2021

We are down to our last 10 copies of this year's edition of Weird Fiction Review and only 25 copies of Dark Star remain.

We also have a number of new listings on the site from the John Pelan collection, including some rare signed editions from Jack Williamson, such as a signed 1948 edition of "Darker Than You Think" from Fantasy Press. Take a look at our Williamson page here:

http://www.centipedepress.com/pelanwilliamson.html

Or visit our main page to check out other items from our Pelan collection or pick up a copy of Weird Fiction Review or Dark Star.

Thanks for looking!

The items below marked "John Pelan Collection" are all wrapped in plastic. All used books are in new condition unless otherwise noted, wrapped up in a nice clear bag. All paperbacks and hardcovers listed are either first editions or first printings. John had excellent taste and when he bought a book...

05/23/2020

A few copies remain of Thomas Cullinan’s marvelously sinister novel, The Bedeviled.

http://www.centipedepress.com/horror/bedeviled.html

Limited to 300 signed copies, the Centipede Press edition has new artwork by Christopher Shy and a new introduction by Thomas W. Cullinan, the author’s son. There are 300 signed copies available, each signed by Shy and Thomas W. Cullinan, with a facsimile signature by the author. The book is bound in cloth, with two color foil blocking on the front cover, a handsome color dustjacket, color and black & white interior illustrations, rare photographs of the author, and ribbon marker.

03/20/2020

We’re very excited to announce that Bird Parade by Patrick Loehr has been nominated for a 2020 Colorado Book Award in the Pictorial category. The book, loaded with gorgeous full-page, full-color prints, includes an introduction from Nathan Ballingrud.

http://www.centipedepress.com/art/birdparade.html

We have a few copies remaining at $25, signed by both Loehr and Ballingrud.

The Centipede Press edition is the first publication of this outstanding work. Aside from the author’s promotional copies, it has never before been published.

The Colorado Book Awards celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of Colorado's authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers.

11/17/2019

We have a few copies left of the newest release in our artist’s series: Denis Tiani.

http://www.centipedepress.com/art/denistiani.html

Tiani’s legendary work, which includes hundreds of idiosyncratic, highly individual artworks published in Witchcraft & Sorcery, Nyctalops, Weirdbook, Whispers and other seminal small press publications, is now collected for the first time in a well-printed, 350+ page book, including a generous selection of his color artworks and sculptures. There is a fine introduction by Jason Van Hollander, and a warm tribute afterword by Harry O. Morris.

This edition is similar in size to our other books in the Artists Series. It is cloth bound with stamping on the spine and front, four-color endpapers, heavy matte art stock, and a handsome dustjacket. The book also has head and tail bands and a ribbon marker. Each copy is signed by Denis Tiani and Jason Van Hollander.

08/10/2019

We’ve recently updated the Centipede Press scratch and dent page:

http://www.centipedepress.com/scratchanddents.html

We have some great Centipede Press titles available that you might have missed. We have also listed a variety of items from our personal collection, including books from Subterranean Press, Ex Occidente, and The Yolla Bolly Press. Please stop by and take a look!

07/28/2019

We have some unsigned copies of Fritz Leiber’s Swords Against Death and Swords in the Midst available:

http://www.centipedepress.com/horror/fgm2unsigned.html

http://www.centipedepress.com/fantasy/fgm3unsigned.html

In the annals of heroic fantasy one epic tale stands head and shoulders above the rest, spanning sixty years in the telling, the saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser has captivated fans ever since Fritz Leiber’s first tale of the duo appeared in the August, 1939 issue of Unknown. The story of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser is among the most enduring in modern fantasy, and Centipede Press is releasing the first of what will be the definitive eight-volume set comprising not only all of the stories by Fritz Leiber (and his friend Harry Fischer), but also the brilliant epilogue to the series, Swords Against the Shadowland by Robin Wayne Bailey.

Swords Against Death features an introduction by Steve Rasnic Tem and artwork by Dominick Saponaro. It features five interior illustrations, a full-color frontispiece, full color wraparound dustjacket, and custom illustrated endpapers. The book includes all of the stories that make up Swords Against Death along with Fritz Leiber’s introduction to Bazaar of the Bizarre, some movie notes by Fritz Leiber, and a rare bonus essay, “Lankhmar and Lands Around.”

Swords in the Midst includes a rare photograph of Fritz Leiber, plus Leiber’s introduction from Night’s Black Agents, an essay by Fritz Leiber called “H.P. Lovecraft meets Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser,” some story fragments and a “Few Fafhrd & Gray Mouser Firsts,” and H.P. Lovecraft’s letters to Fritz Leiber regarding “Adept’s Gambit.” It features an introduction by Tim Powers and artwork by Grant Griffin, including six color interior illustrations, a full-color frontispiece, full color wraparound dustjacket, and custom illustrated endpapers, and all of the stories that make up Swords in the Midst.

07/13/2019

We have a few unsigned copies available of Wilum Pugmire’s “An Ecstasy of Fear.”

http://www.centipedepress.com/horror/ecstasyoffear.html

Our second collection of stories by Wilum Pugmire contains the author’s hand-picked greatest stories and prose poems (and no overlap with our first collection, The Tangled Muse). Profusely illustrated by Tom Brown, the book also features a dustjacket by Camille Alquier, frontispiece by Matthew Jaffe, and an interior illustration by Gwabryel.

The book measures 6 1/2 by 11 inches and comes with a ribbon marker, head and tail bands, and a deckled edge. Each copy is signed by Wilum Pugmire, S.T. Joshi, Camille Alquier, Tom Brown, and Matthew Jafffe. The table of contents is available at the link above.

06/22/2019

Centipede Press is pleased to present Bird Parade, a new graphic novel by Patrick Loehr, with an introduction by Nathan Ballingrud. The richly illustrated volume is awash in muted textures of brown and gray, a visually appropriate setting for this dark, thought provoking, and timely tale.

http://www.centipedepress.com/art/birdparade.html

Set in rural Colorado, the story exposes a somber world wherein notions of strength and maturity are deeply intertwined with the mystique of fi****ms and family legend. The young narrator’s eagerness to grow up — to complete a rite of passage — compels him towards actions that ultimately shatter his childhood.

Patrick Loehr has contributed illustration and design work on several Centipede Press publications, including Blackwater by Michael McDowell. He has written and illustrated two children’s books for HarperCollins Publishers.

This is the first publication of Bird Parade. Aside from the author’s promotional copies, it has never before been published. It is signed by both Patrick Loehr and Nathan Ballingrud and printed entirely on on Mohawk Superfine paper.

05/11/2019

Find out why Michael Dirda of The Washington Post says “No devotee of dark fantasy or of “strange stories” should miss the spring 2019 bumper issue of Weird Fiction Review (Centipede Press), edited by S.T. Joshi. “

http://www.centipedepress.com/anthologies/wfreview9.html

This issue features fiction by Caitl’n R. Kiernan, Laird Barron, Victor LaValle, Stephen Graham Jones, Scott Bradfield and others, and articles by Stefan Dziemianowicz (an illustrated history of Gnome Press), Adam Groves (on surrealist horror novels), John C. Tibbetts (on Marjorie Bowen), as well as verse and other essays and fiction. The feature of the issue is Chad Hensley’s outstanding article on H.R. Giger-inspired Alien toys. The front and back cover, and inside covers, are by artist Colin Nitta.

04/16/2019

We have a few copies remaining of the Don Punchatz Artist Portfolio. This small, handsome book of 240 pages includes a generous selection of Don’s art, along with a thorough gallery of his book and magazine covers and some very rare works.

To view additional pages from this volume, please visit http://www.centipedepress.com/art/donpunchatz.html.

Limited to 300 copies, the book is fully cloth bound, with silver stamping on the front board and spine, and a paste-down image on the front. The book has a gorgeous full color dustjacket showing some of Don’s highlights and there are printed endpapers, too.

The book also features a new introduction by Don’s son, Gregor Punchatz, and is signed by him as well. Two of Don’s colleagues have written touching and heart-felt tributes to Don and his work and the SketchPad Studios that served an illustration house and training ground for young artists.

03/07/2019

The Howling: Studies In The Horror Film by Lee Gambin has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award in the “Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction” category and a Rondo Award in the “Book of the Year” category. Congratulations to Lee Gambin!

If you haven’t picked up this fantastic volume yet, you can find ordering information here:

http://www.centipedepress.com/studieshorror/howling.html

Nat Brehmer of Diabolique magazine has this to say:
“I can’t stress enough how much of a must-read this book is for any fan of The Howling. In fact, I wouldn’t hesitate to say it’s the kind of book fans of the film have been dreaming of.”

02/13/2019

The ninth volume of the Weird Fiction Review is now shipping.

This year’s offering comes in at over 400 pages and includes fiction by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Laird Barron, Victor LaValle, Stephen Graham Jones, Scott Bradfield and others, as well as articles by Stefan Dziemianowicz (an illustrated history of Gnome Press), Adam Groves (on surrealist horror novels), John C. Tibbetts (on Marjorie Bowen), as well as verse and other essays and fiction. The feature of the issue is Chad Hensley’s outstanding article on H.R. Giger-inspired Alien toys. The front and back cover, and inside covers, are by artist Colin Nitta.

To order, please visit http://www.centipedepress.com/anthologies/wfreview9.html.