Charnel House (publisher)

For the building used to house skeletal remains, see Charnel house

Charnel House

Type	Private
Industry	Publishing
Genre	Horror
Founded	Catskill, New York, U.S. (1989)
Founder(s)	Joe Stefko
Headquarters	Catskill, New York, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Limited edition books
Website	CharnelHouse.com

Charnel House is a horror fiction publishing house, specializing in limited edition books noted for their craftsmanship.^[1] Examples being The Regulators (1996, by Stephen King writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) which featured bullets protruding from the front board and Last Call (1992, by Tim Poweres) which featured endpapers made from untrimmed sheets of American dollar bills.^[2] Several of their releases are unavailable in any other format.

Works published by Charnel House

2008

• Odd Hours by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2007

• The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz, 350 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• The Good Guy by Dean Koontz, 350 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• You Suck by Christopher Moore, 250 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2006

• Forever Odd by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• The Husband by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• Brother Odd by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2005

• Velocity by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• Frankenstein by Dean Koontz, 750 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2004

• Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• The Taking by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2003

• Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• The Face by Dean Koontz, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• The Book of Counted Sorrows by Dean Koontz, 1250 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2001

• From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2000

• My Own Choice by Keith Reid, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1996

• The Regulators by Stephen King as Richard Bachman, 500 numbered copies and 52 lettered copies

1995

• Where They Are Hid by Tim Powers, 350 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1994

• Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1992

• Beastchild by Dean Koontz, 750 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies
• Last Call by Tim Powers, 350 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1991

• The New Neighbor by Ray Garton, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1989

• The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

References

1. ^ Levin, Barry R.. "Barry R. Levin, Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature". http://www.raresf.com/bcat.html. Retrieved 2008-05-31. "Charnel House is the foremost publisher of finely printed and bound horror books in the country today." 
2. ^ Milroy, Rollin (10 2006). "The Architecture of Charnel House". Amphora. The Alcuin Society. http://www.alcuinsociety.com/amphora/144/Charnel.html. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 

• Stefko, Joe. "CharnelHouse.com". Charnel House. http://www.charnelhouse.com/. Retrieved 2008-04-16. 
• Hansen, Chris (2007-09-20). "Charnel House Bibliography". Dark Devotee. http://www.darkdevotee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=119. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 

External links

• CharnelHouse.com — Official website