Today Mallory McCartney, Anuci Press,
and Rockstar Book Tours are
revealing the cover for THE EXCHANGE & OTHER CALAMITIES, her Horror
Anthology book which releases July 22nd! Check out the awesome cover and enter
the giveaway!
On to the reveal!
Title: THE EXCHANGE & OTHER CALAMITIES
Author: Mallory McCartney
Pub. Date: July 22, 2025
Publisher: Anuci Press
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Find it: Goodreads
Evil lurks in the darkness, clawing its way towards unsuspecting victims…
A woman living with fibromyalgia finds an artifact that unleashes a reality she never thought possible… at a steep price.
Two high school seniors take part in a tradition that brings them face to face with the monstrous truth behind a haunting dark urban legend.
The face behind a popular Youtube ghost hunting show travels to the scene of a horrific event to find fresh horrors await there.
Fate takes a bite out of a young woman who ventures into the wilderness to grieve her mother.
Best-selling author, Theo Anderson, takes part in a sleep study that turns her into the very thing she fears.
Hold your breath as you immerse yourself in five harrowing stories
written by best-selling author, Mallory McCartney. Fans of her gripping Black
Dawn Series will be kept on the edge of their seat by this horror
collection inspired by real life events!
"Mrs. McCartney has boldly taken her first foray into
horror, and I'm proud to say it's ridiculously fun. I've read my fair share of
horror, but McCartney writes in a way that made even my stomach turn at points.
It takes a lot of skill to successfully create an atmosphere suitable for the
horrific things happening throughout this book, but she does it here and then
some, making you feel like you're smackdab in the middle of it all. By the time
I turned the last page I felt like I'd been put through the wringer, and I
can't wait to see what she comes up with next." -Patrick Delaney author of Witch
13, The House that Fell from the Sky
Excerpt:
“I shut the mirror with a click and froze. Fear dripped
through me, starting at the crown of my head and dousing my body so completely,
my mind went blank. A scream lodged firmly in my throat—I couldn’t utter a
sound. Fire and ice raced through my veins, churning my stomach, and bile rose
in my throat.
Fingers had appeared from thin air, and they grew and morphed
into inky claws. They curled over my shoulder and gripped it hard. Then, with
pallid skin, the rest of the intruder appeared.”
“The creature’s grip only hardened.
My eyes rolled back. My lungs screamed for oxygen, for
release. In our reflection, which I caught in blurred moments, my face was
purple, my mouth hanging open in a silent scream. The creature pulled me
closer. Its other arm wrapped around my waist. Where before it had no defined
eye sockets, there now sat two massive orbs.
And they burned red.”
“Something moved to my left. My steps faltered, and my
response faded. It was the middle of the day, but in the hallway, the shadows
deepened. On the wall in front of me, the painting was of a man wearing a
collared shirt and a serious expression. His gaunt cheekbones made his eyes
look more sunken. The bland yellow background with nothing in it drew the
viewer in, but cast a greenish hue to the whole picture. He looked sick. The
whole painting did.
My bottom lip trembled and I bit it so hard, the metallic
taste of blood filled my mouth.
Stepping closer to the painting, I watched as blood—real
blood—poured from this man’s eyes, words appearing to write themselves along
his chest:
You are mine now.”
About Mallory:
Mallory McCartney currently lives in Sarnia, Ontario with her
husband, their dachshunds Link, and Leonard and their sphynx cats Luna,
Legolas, Ivy and Lily. When she isn’t working on her next novel or reading, she
can be found day dreaming about fantasy worlds or bingeing her favorite horror
movies.
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Giveaway Details:
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Ends February 11th, midnight EST.
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