Delirium Books

It used to be that unless your name was King or Koontz (or Bachman, for the purists who will get it), Dark Fiction, Horror and Supernatural authors need not apply. As it was, Bram Stoker or Richard Matheson might have transacted with the mainstream publishing houses, but anyone else, especially those whose creativity leans towards “fringe”, a slush pile graveyard or rejection letter was in their future.

And then there was the rise of “Indie”, the very word that causes executives of record labels, movie studios and publishing houses to shudder more violently than any ghost story.

Count Delirium Books amongst the ranks of mainstream assassins.

Delirium Books hit the scene in 1999, quickly emerging as one of the horror genre’s premier specialty presses. Proving that the literary world does NOT revolve around New York City, the Northern Indiana based Delirium Books has sprouted a reputation for introducing fresh, deliciously twisted crafters of morbid fantasy and terrifying prose, authors such as Brian Keene, Michael McBride and Greg F. Gifune. Already entrenched novelists such as James Morrow, Brian Lumley and David B. Silva also headline the marquee at Delirium, these creators of gritty fear the torch carriers of the Stephen King niche. And as the writing game evolves and the limits of taboo are shattered, the next-gen roster at Delirium continue to shock and terrorize their readers in a way that no “safe” publishing house would ever dare.

This is not your average fright-mare anymore.