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Category Archives: Classic Fiction
Happy 150th Anniversary, Carmilla Karnstein!
In 1871, J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic vampire tale, Carmilla, debuted in serialized form in the pages of the magazine Dark Blue and was then reprinted in Le Fanu’s short story collection, In a Glass Darkly, published in 1872. But why wait another 9 months … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Illustrated Classics, Publishing, Vampires
Tagged carmilla, eliseu gouveia, horror classics, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, vampire fiction
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What Are SWC Horror Bites?
“Short tales to appease your monstrous hunger for suspense” is how we describe SWC Horror Bites, our digital-chapbook series. Basically, they’re classic horror tales, both familiar and unfamiliar, presented as downloadable chapbooks. Some are by well-known authors; others may not be … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Publishing
Tagged clemence annie housman, horror classics, horror fiction, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, washington irving, white fell the werewolf
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Happy Women in Horror Month 2021!
Women in Horror Month is here again, that annual celebration that shines the spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought thrills and chills to generations of … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Events
Tagged clemence annie housman, e-books, horror classics, horror fiction, swc horror bites, white fell the werewolf, women in horror month, women writers
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Prepare for the Ultimate Monster Mash With SWC’s King Kong the Illustrated Classic!
This past Sunday, Legendary Pictures released the trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong, the much-anticipated latest entry in Legendary’s “Monsterverse,” which includes 2014’s reboot of Godzilla, 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, and 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters (which brought us rebooted versions of King Ghidorah, … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Illustrated Classics
Tagged delos w. lovelace, e-books, edgar wallace, godzilla vs kong, illustrated classics, king kong, merian c. cooper, shameless plugs
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Welcome to StarWarp Concepts!
In case you’re wondering who we are, StarWarp Concepts is a publisher of dark-fantasy and fantasy novels, comic books, and graphic novels that are available for sale in brick-and-mortar stores and through select online booksellers and distributors (as well as our … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sketchbooks, StarWarp Concepts, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged starwarp concepts backlist
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Happy Science Fiction Day 2021!
According to the National Day Calendar, National Science Fiction Day was launched in 2011 and was meant to correspond with this being the birth date of legendary sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov—author of the Foundation Trilogy (now the basis for the upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Princess of Mars, Science Fiction
Tagged a princess of mars, dejah thoris, edgar rice burroughs, holidays, illustrated classics, john carter, national science fiction day, science fiction, starwarp concepts backlist
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Happy Red Planet Day 2020!
According to the calendar site Happy Days 365, Red Planet Day “honors the launch of the spacecraft Mariner 4, a robotic interplanetary probe on 28th November 1964 by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). In the eight months it was on its … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Princess of Mars, Publishing, Science Fiction
Tagged a princess of mars, dejah thoris, edgar rice burroughs, holidays, illustrated classics, john carter, mariner 4, mars, red planet day, science fiction
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Now On Sale!
Halloween is just three days away, and so the timing couldn’t be better for fans of the Spooky Season than right now for the release of our latest SWC Horror Bite: Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow! The tale of … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Halloween, Publishing
Tagged e-books, halloween, headless horseman, horror classics, ichabod crane, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, washington irving
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Time to Get Back to Publishing
The coronavirus pandemic certainly did a job on the publishing industry this year, forcing massive changes in scheduling as work-from-home changes emptied out offices and books meant to come out in the spring and summer had to be moved to … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Publishing
Tagged christmas, christmas horror, e-books, halloween, horror classics, john kendrick bangs, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, the water ghost of harrow by hall, washington irving
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