Simon Strantzas
@strantzas.bsky.social
Author of BURNT BLACK SUNS. Editor of AICKMAN'S HEIRS. Finalist for four Shirley Jackson Awards, two British Fantasy Awards, and the World Fantasy Award. Probably won’t follow you back.
🌎 https://strantzas.com
📘 OTHER SIDES: https://tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
🌎 https://strantzas.com
📘 OTHER SIDES: https://tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
I probably shouldn't have but I did.
August 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I probably shouldn't have but I did.
“Just finished OTHER SIDES by [Simon Strantzas]. Another stellar collection of dark reveries.” — Michael Kelly, editor of THE BEST WEIRD FICTION OF THE YEAR
Amazon link: www.amazon.com/Other-Sides-...
Amazon link: www.amazon.com/Other-Sides-...
August 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Just finished OTHER SIDES by [Simon Strantzas]. Another stellar collection of dark reveries.” — Michael Kelly, editor of THE BEST WEIRD FICTION OF THE YEAR
Amazon link: www.amazon.com/Other-Sides-...
Amazon link: www.amazon.com/Other-Sides-...
Fresh outta the box! Still got that "new book" smell!
August 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Fresh outta the box! Still got that "new book" smell!
My new collection, OTHER SIDES, concludes with the novella "Interior Designs". A young, troubled woman is employed to prepare a home for a notorious star. But there's something amiss about that old wooden door and that weird shape that's following her.
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August 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My new collection, OTHER SIDES, concludes with the novella "Interior Designs". A young, troubled woman is employed to prepare a home for a notorious star. But there's something amiss about that old wooden door and that weird shape that's following her.
Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The penultimate story in my new collection, OTHER SIDES, is "The Somnambulists". Is it horror? Is it weird? Is it fantasy? Who the fudge knows, but I think you'll like it. It was first published in Shadows & Tall Trees 8.
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Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
July 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The penultimate story in my new collection, OTHER SIDES, is "The Somnambulists". Is it horror? Is it weird? Is it fantasy? Who the fudge knows, but I think you'll like it. It was first published in Shadows & Tall Trees 8.
Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The twelfth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is “The Beautiful Fog Ascending”. First published in Joshi’s SEARCHERS AFTER DARKNESS, it's the uplifting story of an elderly man whose family have all deserted him, so he goes for a walk.
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Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
July 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The twelfth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is “The Beautiful Fog Ascending”. First published in Joshi’s SEARCHERS AFTER DARKNESS, it's the uplifting story of an elderly man whose family have all deserted him, so he goes for a walk.
Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The eleventh story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is “Shepherd Not Sheep”. It’s a weird tale that falls in that liminal space between fantasy and horror. No surprise, considering it was originally published in the fantastic Bourbon Penn.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The eleventh story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is “Shepherd Not Sheep”. It’s a weird tale that falls in that liminal space between fantasy and horror. No surprise, considering it was originally published in the fantastic Bourbon Penn.
Order OTHER SIDES now!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Order OTHER SIDES now!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The tenth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is "Everything is White". It's a new story, and frankly one of my favorites. It's also one of my oldest—I started working on it in the 90s, after reading the work of Kenneth J. Harvey.
OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
July 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The tenth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is "Everything is White". It's a new story, and frankly one of my favorites. It's also one of my oldest—I started working on it in the 90s, after reading the work of Kenneth J. Harvey.
OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The ninth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is "The Needle Song". Originally published in Northern Nights, it's about a group of young boys on a field trip, but it's also about how some mysteries in life and death are best left unsolved.
OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
July 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The ninth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is "The Needle Song". Originally published in Northern Nights, it's about a group of young boys on a field trip, but it's also about how some mysteries in life and death are best left unsolved.
OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Mom leans downs and says "My sentiments exactly."
June 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Mom leans downs and says "My sentiments exactly."
“[A] Strantzas story feels painfully, achingly, uncompromisingly human.” — Brian Evenson
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June 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“[A] Strantzas story feels painfully, achingly, uncompromisingly human.” — Brian Evenson
OTHER SIDES
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OTHER SIDES
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"That House" is the eighth story in my new collection, OTHER SIDES. Originally published in the fine journal, Bourbon Penn, it's the kind of haunted house story that makes you ask your family and friends, "Do you think this is a haunted house story?"
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June 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"That House" is the eighth story in my new collection, OTHER SIDES. Originally published in the fine journal, Bourbon Penn, it's the kind of haunted house story that makes you ask your family and friends, "Do you think this is a haunted house story?"
Now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
🎈🎈🎈🎁🎉HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to me!!🎉🎁🎈🎈🎈
OTHER SIDES is now available for all you good-looking people. Buy your friends a copy. Buy your enemies two!
OTHER SIDES is now available for all you good-looking people. Buy your friends a copy. Buy your enemies two!
June 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🎈🎈🎈🎁🎉HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to me!!🎉🎁🎈🎈🎈
OTHER SIDES is now available for all you good-looking people. Buy your friends a copy. Buy your enemies two!
OTHER SIDES is now available for all you good-looking people. Buy your friends a copy. Buy your enemies two!
"Stemming the Tide" is the seventh story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection. This is my most reprinted story, appearing in two best-of anthologies, in a student textbook, and elsewhere. A young, unhappy man begrudgingly takes his girlfriend to see the sights.
Now available!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Now available!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
June 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"Stemming the Tide" is the seventh story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection. This is my most reprinted story, appearing in two best-of anthologies, in a student textbook, and elsewhere. A young, unhappy man begrudgingly takes his girlfriend to see the sights.
Now available!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Now available!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
"Still Packed" is the sixth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection due this month. First published in Looming Low II, it tells the story of a woman whose marriage is dying, and a husband who desperately wants to bring new life into it.
Please order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Please order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
June 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"Still Packed" is the sixth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection due this month. First published in Looming Low II, it tells the story of a woman whose marriage is dying, and a husband who desperately wants to bring new life into it.
Please order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Please order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The fifth story in OTHER SIDES, my imminent new collection, is the previously unpublished “Not the Same Place”. A vacationing couple trying to reconnect makes the mistake of entering a strange house that's intent on keeping them apart.
Order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
June 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The fifth story in OTHER SIDES, my imminent new collection, is the previously unpublished “Not the Same Place”. A vacationing couple trying to reconnect makes the mistake of entering a strange house that's intent on keeping them apart.
Order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The fourth story in OTHER SIDES, my upcoming new collection, is “Jason's in the Garden”. A young boy wants friends so badly that he starts making up stories. Or does he? First published in NIGHTSCRIPT.
Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
May 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The fourth story in OTHER SIDES, my upcoming new collection, is “Jason's in the Garden”. A young boy wants friends so badly that he starts making up stories. Or does he? First published in NIGHTSCRIPT.
Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The third story in OTHER SIDES, my upcoming new collection, is “Showing”, a previously unpublished story. And story is the operative word here. It’s a tour of a house with a particular past and perhaps even a worse future.
Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
May 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The third story in OTHER SIDES, my upcoming new collection, is “Showing”, a previously unpublished story. And story is the operative word here. It’s a tour of a house with a particular past and perhaps even a worse future.
Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The second story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection due next month, is “Witch’s Clutch”. A gangly professor with aspirations goes looking for something he probably shouldn’t, and enters a folk horror nightmare.
You can order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
You can order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
May 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The second story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection due next month, is “Witch’s Clutch”. A gangly professor with aspirations goes looking for something he probably shouldn’t, and enters a folk horror nightmare.
You can order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
You can order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
The first story in OTHER SIDES (due next month) is "The Nineteenth Step", a story inspired by Straub's introduction to an anthology he edited for the HWA. A young couple buys a new house, and they find some things inside don't always add up.
You can buy the collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
You can buy the collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
May 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The first story in OTHER SIDES (due next month) is "The Nineteenth Step", a story inspired by Straub's introduction to an anthology he edited for the HWA. A young couple buys a new house, and they find some things inside don't always add up.
You can buy the collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
You can buy the collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty
Pretty excited about this. City of Glass was adapted by Mazz et al. 25-ish years ago. Now they’ve gone and done the whole trilogy. Can’t wait to dig in!
April 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Pretty excited about this. City of Glass was adapted by Mazz et al. 25-ish years ago. Now they’ve gone and done the whole trilogy. Can’t wait to dig in!
Me at every Horror Convention.
March 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Me at every Horror Convention.
