We All Fall Before the Harvest is resurrected on Jan. 15th 2026!
I love this book so much, and am thrilled to see it back in print from Broken Brain Books. And check out that gorgeous cover! Oil painting by Samina Raza.
A cursed painting. Otherworldly beings. Criminals. Cults. And a large, foreboding city. Basically, this is what you would have gotten had Lovecraft written Sin City!
It’s the spookiest time of year and to celebrate, both my books through Eerie River Publishing are on sale! You can get Infested and The Roots Run Deep for just 99 cents each! The sale runs through to the end of the month.
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Earlier this year (May 1st, to be exact) my novella We All Fall Before the Harvest went out of print. The book was originally published with Timber Ghost Press and they were absolutely fantastic to work with. But, after 3 years, I felt my little cosmic horror/noir book had gone as far as it could there.
The plan, at the time, was to leave it on the shelf for a bit. I certainly was in no rush to find it a new home. One day, yes, but not today. However, a friend sent me a message saying that they had some connections and would love to put me in touch with said connections. I figured what the hell, and said sure.
Flash forward a bit and I’m signing a contract with Broken Brain Books. Which means (as the title of this post said) We All Fall Before the Harvest is back! Or, to be more precise, will be soon. When exactly? Dunno. But soon.
I should have more info in the coming weeks (including a brand-spanking-new cover) so stay tuned!
Heads up, Windsor, I’ll be talking all things spooky with author pals Nick Cutter, Ainslie Hogarth, and Ian Rogers this Thursday, June 26th.
The event will be held at Chapter Two Brewing and runs 7pm until 9pm.
Admission is free! Hope to see you there!
The Evil Grows.
A young couple, enjoying a day in paradise, make a horrifying discovery on the beach after a terrible storm. A cable repairman must descend into the very earth itself to answer a call he may never come back from. A single dad loses his child in the neon guts of a fast food playland. The midnight shift at a county greenhouse turns violent thanks to some especially aggressive moths. A criminal from Detroit tries to rob the wrong donut shop. Children on their way to summer camp find a new mother in the unforgiving woods. A woman, lost in her own grief, must face her sorrow before it devours her. Fifteen stories of horror, fear, and dread that proves the roots of evil run deep.
“The Roots Run Deep is a hard-hitting collection of cosmic, weird, and fresh short horror fiction. C.M. Forest really brings it with one—a welcome sucker-punch of a book I never saw coming.”
CALEB STEPHENS
Award-winning author of
The Girls in the Cabin and Feeders
“I’m not sure I’ve ever read a collection that taps into such sheer variety of fears. He showed his talent with Infested, and it’s clear he’s taking his writing to the next level. Forest is one of the most imaginative writers in horror today.”
DREW STARLING
Bestselling author of
Sentinel, Nothus, and After
“The Roots Run Deep is a horror snack in all the best ways, Bite-sized, incredibly addictive short stories that’ll have you promising yourself that you’ll only indulge in one, only to find you’ve devoured the whole thing in a single sitting. Each tale was unique, engaging, and deliciously twisted. Not only that, they showed Forest’s evolution into the fantastic horror author he’s become. This collection was a treat.”
SHELLY CAMPBELL
Author of
Gulf and Breach
“This collection is an unsettling and evocative cornucopia of fears, some familiar, along with many brand new. Thanks to these stories, I have added quite a few items to my list of “hell no” places, creatures, and occurrences. The most noteworthy: moths, donut glaze, disappearing from existence, black slime covering the earth, and McDonald’s playland. If you’re looking for something refreshing in horror, just in time for spooky season, add this one to the TBR.”
BEN YOUNG
Author of Stuck
The Roots Run Deep is available now!
I’m very excited to announce that my short story collection, The Roots Run Deep and Other Stories, has been acquired by Eerie River Publishing for publication in the fall of this year! Stay tuned for updates!
I’ll be returning to the fantastic Little Ghosts Bookstore for a book signing on Sept. 21st. The event goes from 1pm to 3pm. Little Ghosts only carries horror fiction (which is awesome as hell) and, as if that wasn’t good enough, they also have an incredible cafe with many an option to keep you caffeinated.
If you’re Toronto on the 21st, stop in to Little Ghosts and say hi!
Little Ghosts Bookstore is located 930 Dundas St. W.
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As I said in my last post, my novel (tentatively titled They Crawl Within) was suddenly without a home. As luck would have it, the stars aligned, and the universal decided to smile upon me, and so, I’m happy to announce that it has been scooped up by Eerie River Publishing!
I’ve been following Eerie River for a little while now and have been impressed with their books, to say the least. And bonus, they are from my home province of Ontario!
The novel is currently scheduled for a fall 2022 release. Stay tuned for updates.
In the meantime, give Eerie River some love and check out their socials.
-Christian (C. M. Forest)
So, it’s been awhile since I’ve checked in here. My bad. It’s not that I don’t want to update the page, it’s just that things move at such a glacial pace in the literary world that, sometimes, there’s just nothing to report. However, with that said, I do have a few bits to share.
First, I have recently submitted a trio of short stories to various publications that I admire quite a bit. As always, competition is fierce, so nothing is set in stone. I’m very picky about who I submit to (stupid, I know), but I feel that my work has value, and as such, I want a publisher than can properly showcase my talent. When submitting shorts, it is truly a waiting game, as they (the publisher) have a shit-ton of fiction to wade through. These things take time.
Second, there is my novel. This book, which is out in the ether at the moment, means a lot to me; but I am a realist, and so am not expecting anything soon. That doesn’t bother me as much as you may think. You see, I am always writing. I have a second horror novel in the works, as well as a literary fiction novel (both in the second draft phase). My brain may not be good for much, but it loves telling stories. There’s no shortage of ideas floating around in there.
Lastly, I’ve been reading a lot of fantastic novellas recently (The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper, Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling and Break/Interrupt by Ben Van Dongen to name a few) and have been inspired. I’m, as of this writing, almost finished the second draft a horror novella which has been a blast to write. Truly, this story has been the most fun I’ve had in front of my computer in ages. There is a publisher in mind for this one, but they have a very limited release schedule, so it might get shopped around a bit. I will, as always, keep you updated.
Besides that, I’ve been reading a lot. Finally checked out Stephen King’s On Writing. It is weird coming to this book twenty years after its release. It’s so famous, that I’ve heard most of its advice second hand years ago. Still, if there is a person alive who knows what the hell he’s talking about, it’s King, so I was happy to absorb.
Anyway, that’s it from me. Be back soon,
Christian
Hey! 2020 is behind us! We made it!
Last year was not exactly ideal (says captain obvious). All the plans were scuttled…seriously, all of them. The various book signings and conventions I had lined up to promote the re-release of The Space Between Houses vanished. I’m not complaining about this, mind you. It sucks, don’t get me wrong, but we were all in the same boat, so I’m not going to make it into a one-man pity party.
On a positive note, I did get some writing in, and even managed to sell four short stories (three have been released, the last coming this fall), with a fifth out in the ether as we speak.
I also managed a couple new drafts on my second horror novel, as well as a first draft on a literary fiction book I’m working on. That latter project will come to completion first, but then it’s back to the scary for me.
Another thing 2020 allowed me time for was a re-write of my first horror novel. Basically, after talking to some friends in the industry, I decided that there needed to be some changes to the story (mostly pacing). Ultimately, I am much happier with the novel now, and have recently started sending it out to agents and publishers (fingers crossed).
Looking ahead to this year, besides finishing those two books, I’m also going to try and squeeze in another four or five short stories as well as a mystery project (more on that soon).
With any luck, we’ll all be able to return to some semblance of normal in 2021 and we can start going outside again (I’m almost a mole-person at this point so it can’t happen soon enough). I miss the conventions and signings so much! Meeting new folks is the highlight of this wacky career I’ve chosen.
Anyway, that’s enough out of me for now.
Cheers!
-Christian
C.M. Forest 