Welcome to Clifton Heights, New York, an average Adirondack town. It's nice enough in its own right, except after dark, under the pale light of the moon. Or on a road out of town that never ends, or in an old house on the edge of town with a will of its own.
Maybe you shouldn't have left the interstate, my friend. Maybe you should've driven on to the next town. But you didn't. You saw our sign, turned down our road, figuring on just a short stay. And maybe it will be.
Or maybe you'll never leave.
Anyway, pay a visit to The Skylark Diner. I'll be there. Pull up a chair and let me tell you about our town. It's nice enough, it really is.
Except after dark...
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Meet Chris Baker, the new sheriff of the quiet Adirondack town of Clifton Heights. As one inexplicable case after another forces him to confront the townsfolk in The Skylark Diner, it’s the furtive Gavin Patchett that hands Chris a collection of not-so-fictional short stories that tumbles him into a world of monsters, ageless demons, and vengeful citizens.
"Lucia writes tales that stick with you, that are memorable. And believe me, they are the best kind." - USA Today Bestseller Tom Monteleone
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Sheriff Chris Baker and Father Ward meet for a Saturday morning breakfast at The Skylark Dinner to once again commiserate over the weird secrets of their town. Sheriff Baker shares with Father Ward the story of a journal discovered in the ruins of what was once an elaborate koi pond and flower garden, which regales a tale of regret, buried pain, and unfulfilled debt. Father Ward reveals the story of a tortured man from the nearby town of Tahawus, who visited his confessional seeking solace from a cosmic horror he can never outrun.
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"Devourer of Souls further cements Kevin Lucia as a distinctive voice in horror and the fantastic, and it's as good a place as any for new readers to jump in. Recommended." - Hellnotes
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Arcane Delights. Clifton Heights' premier rare and used bookstore. In it, new owner Kevin Ellison has inherited far more than a family legacy, for inside are tales that will amaze, astound, thrill...and terrify.
An ancient evil thirsty for lost souls. A very different kind of taxi service with destinations not on any known map. Three coins that grant the bearer's fondest wish. A father whose crippling grief gives birth to something dark and hungry.
Every town harbors secrets.
Kevin Ellison is about to discover those that lurk in the shadows of Clifton Heights.
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“Literate and stylish, yet fast-paced and accessible, Through A Mirror, Darkly is a thoroughly engrossing read. Kevin Lucia is a major new voice in the horror genre.” - Jonathan Janz, author of The Nightmare Girl
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Old Webb, an abandoned grammar school just outside Clifton Heights, is the place to be late summer nights in Webb County. A gathering place for friends to be themselves, away from grownups who have forgotten what it means to be young and free.
The summer of 1992, Kevin Ellison spent his Saturday nights there like everyone else. Everything was running according to plan: a college basketball scholarship, school, all the things everyone expected of him.
Then he met a girl named Michelle Titchner, and everything changed...
" At its heart, A Night At Old Webb is about transition, about standing on the precipice of change, plagued by uncertainty, yet trusting yourself to find the best lit path to where you're meant to be." - Joshua Black, Hellnotes
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Choices are like roads, taking us to destinations both planned and
unexpected, but lofty thoughts like that are of no concern to young
Kevin Ellison, who only cares about his dreams of basketball glory. One day, however, while riding his bicycle to shoot baskets with his
best friend, he comes across a side-road he doesn't recognize,
curving away into the woods. Intrigued, he rides down this unmarked
road and encounters something both wonderful and quietly terrible,
something that forever changes his understanding of the world...Kindle / Limited Edition Hardcover
"So clearly and elegantly written that I couldn’t help but read the whole thing in one sitting." - Mike Thorn, author of Shelter for the Damned
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Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need.
"This is Death of a Salesman written for the horror market. The stories are flawless and original, avoiding the usual, hackneyed tropes, with no weak links between them. A thoroughly enjoyable read for the longer autumnal nights." - Horroraddicts.net ________________________________________________
October nights here are long and strange, filled with both dread and transformation, and in these four tales of Halloween horror, you'll encounter things both wondrous and terrifying, in equal measure:
A priest hears a ghostly confession on Halloween night which will mark him forever. A young man is offered a supernatural chance to remake his fortune, at the risk of losing everything.
A pastor fleeing the death of his daughter comes to Clifton Heights to face his fears, but finds himself living a nightmare instead. Two people with supernatural talents face-off with an engine of darkness and pain on Halloween night.
Four connected Halloween tales, taking place in a town where every day is All Hallow's Eve.
"These four tales are somewhat interwoven and yet completely stand up on their own. There is a delicate balance of creepiness, dread, surprise, and hope that Kevin Lucia has executed with genius."—Bridget Brenmark, Lovecraft Ezine
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For most of her life, Grace Donaldson's passion has been running. As a star in Cross Country and Track and Field, Grace ran to win, because losing wasn't an option. For her, running was freedom, and she was only ever her true self when racing toward the finish line.
Her senior year, that all changed. Afterward, instead of running toward something, Grace started running away. From her pain, her anger, and her guilt. Now, as her younger sister lies on her deathbed from attempted suicide and Grace's darkness threatens to consume her, she discovers The Night Road, and the chance to run toward something again, instead of away...if she's willing to pay a terrible price.
Forthcoming April 2022
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Today in Clifton Heights, a farmer discovers a box of books at the landfill, with ancient knowledge which might help his ailing crops; the kind of knowledge which can't be found in the Farmer's Almanac. *NOTE: This novella is part of Things You Need.
Kindle
"Lucia is a true craftsman of the horror story." - Norman Prentiss, Bram Stoker Award Winner
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All
Andrew wanted to do was pay his NYSEG bill and go home. Go home, and
try and forget the ruin his life had become. But he's repressed his
grief for far too long. and it's unleashed something dark, and
angry...and hungry, and now it wants to feed... NOTE: This novella is part of Through a Mirror, Darkly.
Kindle
Today in Clifton Heights, a farmer discovers a box of books at the landfill, with ancient knowledge which might help his ailing crops; the kind of knowledge which can't be found in the Farmer's Almanac. *NOTE: This novella is part of Things You Need. 
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