Delirium Books, launched in the summer of 1999 by Shane Ryan Staley, is a horror publisher in the collector's market, producing low print-run limited editions intended for both collectors and readers alike. Delirium Books first published The Rising, the first book in a series of zombie-themed horror novels written by author

Brian Keene Brian Keene (born September 22, 1967) is an American author and podcaster, primarily known for his work in horror, dark fantasy, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won the 2014 World Horror Grandmaster Award and two Bram Stoker Awards. In ad ...

, winning the

Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel The Bram Stoker Award for First Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an author's first horror novel. Winners and nominees References {{Bram Stoker Award Firs ...

in 2003 and helping to usher in the new era of zombie popularity in the mid-2000s. In 2005, Delirium Books won the prestigious

Bram Stoker Award The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing. History The Awards were established in 1987 and have been presented annually since ...

for Excellence in Specialty Press Publishing, presented by the HWA (Horror Writer's Association). The same year, Delirium took home the first annual Shocker Award for Small Press of the Year, presented by Shocklines.com, one of the biggest independent horror booksellers in the U.S.

Magazines

Some of the first offerings from Delirium Books were magazines, all

digest-sized Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately , but can also be and , similar to the size of a DVD case. These sizes have evolved from the printin ...

with color covers. The print run for these magazines is unknown. * ''Delirium #1'' ( Winter 1999) * ''Delirium #2'' (

Summer 2000 Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...

) * ''Delirium #3'' ( Fall 2000) * ''Delirium #4'' ( Winter 2001)

Chapbooks

* ''Burnt Offerings'' by Shane Ryan Staley (

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

): Published as a 150-copy limited soft cover. * ''Human Oddities'' by

Barbara Malenky Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...

( Winter 2000): Published as a soft cover with an unknown print run. * ''Chocolate Jesus and Other Weird Perversions'' by Shane Ryan Staley ( Spring 2000): Published as a soft cover with an unknown print run. * ''Shuggoth Cacciatore and Other Eldritch Entrees'' by

Mark McLaughlin Mark McLaughlin (born 2 December 1975) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Since turning senior in 1999, McLaughlin has played over 100 games for both Clyde and Hamilton Academical. He has also played for Greenock Morton and Dumbar ...

( Spring 2000): Published as a soft cover with an unknown print run. * ''Smoke Signals'' by Octavio Ramos Jr. ( Winter 2001): Published as a soft cover with an unknown print run. * ''Tales of Love and Death'' by W. H. Pugmire ( Spring 2001): Published as a soft cover with an unknown print run. * ''The Rising: Necrophobia'' by

Brett McBean Brett McBean is best known as an award-winning Australian horror, thriller and speculative fiction writer. He was born and raised in Melbourne. He is also a drummer and has an Advanced Diploma from Box Hill College of Music McBean's novel '' ...

, Michael Oliveri, and

John Urbancik John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Seco ...

( May 2004): Published as a 26-copy limited hardcover and 500-copy soft cover.

Hardcover Line

Delirium's Hardcover Line features first-edition titles produced in limited editions with full-color dust jackets. Delirium produces true limited-edition hardcovers, as the runs in this line are signed and numbered from less than 50 to 500 copies. The first five Hardcover Line books were released without dust jackets. Beginning in September 2008, the Hardcover Line is published as a subscription of 150 copies.

1999

* ''The House Spider and Other Strange Visitors'' by Kurt Newton ( August 1999): Published as a 50-copy limited hardcover. Approximately 40 copies were actually printed. * ''Demons, Freaks, and Other Abnormalities'' by

Michael Laimo Michael Laimo (born 1966 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American horror author. He has been nominated for several Bram Stoker Awards. Two of his works, '' Deep in the Darkness'' and ''Dead Souls'', have been made into feature films; his short stor ...

( October 1999): Published in as a 150-copy limited hardcover. Approximately 100 copies were actually printed.

2000

* ''I Love You and There is Nothing You Can Do About It'' by Gerard Houarner ( January 2000): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover. Approximately 125 copies were actually printed. * ''Terror Incognita'' by Jeffrey Thomas ( March 2000): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover. Approximately 125 copies were actually printed. * ''Up, Out of Cities that Blow Hot and Cold'' by

Charlee Jacob Nell Anne 'Charlee' Jacob (June 2, 1952 - July 14, 2019) was an American author specializing in horror fiction, dark fantasy, and poetry. Her writing career began in 1981 with the publication of several poems under the name Charlee Carter Broach. ...

( May 2000): Published as a 20-copy leather-bound hardcover (''Delirium's first leather-bound'') and a 300-copy limited hardcover. Approximately 200 copies of the limited hardcover were actually printed. * ''Cage of Bones and Other Deadly Obsessions'' by

John Everson John Everson (born March 14, 1966) is an American author of contemporary horror, dark fantasy, science fiction and fantasy fiction. He is the author of thirteen novels and four short fiction collections, as well as three mini-collections, al ...

( October 2000): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover.

2001

* ''Cobwebs and Whispers'' by Scott Thomas ( June 2001): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''Heretics'' by Greg F. Gifune ( August 2001): Published as a 50-copy limited hardcover. * ''4 x 4'' by

, Geoff Cooper, Michael Oliveri and Michael T. Huyck Jr. ( October 2001): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. Initially, the printer balked at including the signature sheets, because the authors scrawled obscene messages on many of them.

2002

* ''Dark Testament'' edited by Shane Ryan Staley ( January 2002): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover and a 100-copy trade hardcover. * ''Dark Demons'' by Kurt Newton ( March 2002): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Maternal Instinct'' by

J. F. Gonzalez Jesus F. Gonzalez was an American author, primarily of horror fiction (writing under the pseudonym J. F. Gonzalez). He has written many notable novels and has done collaborations with Bram Stoker Award winners Mike Oliveri and Brian Keene. H ...

( April 2002): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Guises'' by

( June 2002): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Atmosphere'' by

( July 2002): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 300-copy limited hardcover. ''Delirium's first full-length novel.'' * ''Visions Through A Shattered Lens'' by Gerard Houarner ( September 2002): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 300-copy limited hardcover.

2003

* ''Mean Sheep'' by

Tom Piccirilli Thomas Piccirilli (May 27, 1965 – July 11, 2015) was an American novelist and short story writer. Career Piccirilli sold over 150 stories in the mystery, thriller, horror, erotica, and science fiction fields. Some of his stories were include ...

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January 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 400-copy limited hardcover. * ''The Rising'' by

( April 2003): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover, and a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Sesqua Valley and Other Haunts'' by W. H. Pugmire ( July 2003): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''No Rest At All'' by

( August 2003): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''The Bleeding Season'' by Greg F. Gifune ( October 2003): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''All the Lonely People'' by

David B. Silva David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

( December 2003): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 300-copy limited hardcover.

2004

* ''Dreadful Delineations'' by

John Maclay John Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel, (26 October 1905 – 17 August 1992) was a British politician, sitting as a National Liberal and Conservative Member of Parliament before the party was fully assimilated into the Unionist Party in Sco ...

( January 2004): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''The Attraction'' by

Douglas Clegg Douglas Clegg (born April 1, 1958) is an American horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing. He maintains a strong Internet presence through his website. Early life Born in Alexandria, Virginia to a "family of a ...

( March 2004): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 500-copy limited hardcover. * ''Fear of Gravity'' by

( March 2004): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 400-copy limited hardcover. * ''Nether: Improper Bedtime Stories'' by Scott Thomas and Jeffrey Thomas ( June 2004): Deluxe edition of ''Honey is Sweeter Than Blood'' and ''Shadows of Flesh''. Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover. * ''Honey Is Sweeter Than Blood'' by Jeffrey Thomas ( June 2004): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''Shadows of Flesh'' by Scott Thomas ( June 2004): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''New Dark Voices'' by Michael Oliveri,

Gene O'Neill Gene O'Neill is best known as a multi-award nominated writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction. O'Neill's professional writing career began after completing the Clarion West Writers Workshop in 1979. Since that time, over 100 of ...

and

( August 2004): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Deathrealms'' edited by Stephen Mark Rainey ( September 2004): Published as a 350-copy limited hardcover. * ''Covenant'' by

( November 2004): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''Sleepwalker'' by

( November 2004): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''Sympathy For The Devil: The Best of Hail Saten Vol. 1'' by

( December 2004): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover.

2005

* ''City of the Dead'' by

( January 2005): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Scarecrow Gods'' by

Weston Ochse Weston Ochse (born 1965 in Gillette, Wyoming) is an American author and educator. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for his short fiction. His novel SEAL Team 666 is currently being ...

( March 2005): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Broken Angel'' by Brian Knight ( May 2005): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''My Eyes are Nailed, but I Still See'' by

David Niall Wilson David Niall Wilson (born 1959 in Clay County, Illinois) is an American writer primarily known for his works of horror, science fiction, and fantasy fiction. The Academic Study of Wilson's Novels Scholars such as A. Asbjørn Jøn, at the Univer ...

and

Brett Alexander Savory Brett Savory is a freelance writer, editor, and web designer. He lives in Canada with his wife, writer and editor, Sandra Kasturi. Bibliography Novels * ''A Perfect Machine'' (Angry Robot Books, February 2017) * ''In and Down'' (Brindle & Gla ...

( July 2005): Published as a 220-copy limited hardcover.

did a chapbook in late August 2005 to accompany this book, but it is not a Delirium publication. * ''Vestal'' by

( September 2005): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''Earthworm Gods'' by

( September 2005): Published as a 400-copy limited hardcover. * ''Earthworm Gods'' by

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October 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; " Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discover ...

): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover. * ''Deep Night'' by Greg F. Gifune (

November 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered i ...

): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Night of the Daemon: Night Trilogy Part 3'' by Harry Shannon ( December 2005): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 174-copy limited hardcover.

2006

* ''Thirteen Specimens'' by Jeffrey Thomas ( January 2006): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover. The leather-bound hardcover was packaged with an exclusive 30-copy hardcover chapbook entitled ''Thirteen More Specimens''. * ''Running With The Devil: The Best of Hail Saten Vol. 2'' by

( January 2006): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''In Delirium'' edited by

( January 2006): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound and a hardcover 274-copy limited hardcover. * ''The Pines'' by

Robert Dunbar Robert Dunbar (December 13, 1812 – September 18, 1890) was a mechanical engineer. He designed the first steam-powered grain elevator in the world and the majority of the first grain elevators in Buffalo, New York City, and Canada. Early l ...

( May 2006): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 240-copy limited hardcover. * ''Blindsided'' by

Barry Hoffman Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 1950 ...

( May 2006): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover ( June 2006 and a 185-copy limited hardcover. * ''Scary Rednecks and Other Inbred Horrors'' by

and David Whitman ( June 2006): Published as a 220-copy limited hardcover. * ''Hacks'' by Brian Knight ( July 2006): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover (

September 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 FIFA ...

) and a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''His Pain'' by Wrath James White ( November 2006): Published as a 245-copy limited hardcover. * ''Demon!'' by

William F. Nolan William Francis Nolan (March 6, 1928 – July 15, 2021) was an American author who wrote hundreds of stories in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction genres.Jason V. Brock, "Finding Sanctuary: Running from the Zone to Logan" i ...

( November 2006): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. Reprint. * ''Collected Tales of the Baja Express'' by

( November 2006): Published as a 237-copy limited hardcover. Limited to preorders. * ''Clickers'' by

( December 2006): Published as a 344-copy limited hardcover. Limited to preorders.

2007

* ''The Rising: Death in Four Colors'' by

( February 2007): Published as a 500-copy limited hardcover. * ''Recalled to Life: The Cycle of the Aegis Trilogy Book 1'' by

( September 2007): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 500-copy limited hardcover. * ''The Sinister Mr. Corpse'' by

Jeff Strand Jeff Strand (born December 14, 1970) is an American writer, best known for his works of horror-comedy. He has written novels, short stories, screenplays and comedy sketches. In addition to his adult-oriented horror works, Strand also writes you ...

( February 2007): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover (

March 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakis ...

) and as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''Ghoul'' by

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): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 400-copy limited hardcover. * ''Sacrifice'' by

(

): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. Sequel to Covenant. * ''Clickers II: The Next Wave'' by

and

(

April 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 500-copy limited hardcover. * ''The Shore'' by

( May 2007): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover (

June 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutt ...

) and a 500-copy limited hardcover. * ''Demogorgon'' by

Brian Lumley Brian Lumley (born 2 December 1937) is an English author of horror fiction. He came to prominence in the 1970s writing in the Cthulhu Mythos created by American writer H. P. Lovecraft but featuring the new character Titus Crow, and went on to ...

( May 2007): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover (

) and a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Dominion'' by Greg F. Gifune (

): Published as a 275-copy limited hardcover. * ''God's End'' by Michael McBride (

): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover ( July 2007) and a 500-copy limited hardcover. * ''The New Fear: The Best of Hail Saten Vol. 3'' by

( July 2007): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Dead Sea'' by

( September 2007): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover ( October 2007) and a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''In Delirium II'' edited by

( December 2007): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 274-copy limited hardcover.

2008

* ''The Infected'' by Michael McBride ( February 2008): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover ( April 2008) and a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Blood in Electric Blue'' by Greg F. Gifune ( March 2008): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover ( May 2008) and as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''Gleefully Macabre Tales'' by

( March 2008): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Saying Uncle'' by Greg F. Gifune (

June 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. Reprint of December Girl Press trade paperback. * ''Dead and Gone'' by Harry Shannon ( August 2008): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover and as a trade paperback in the Paperback Book Club. * ''The Golden Thread: The Cycle of the Aegis Trilogy Book 2'' by

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September 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

): Published as a 250-copy limited hardcover. * ''Passenger'' by Ronald Damien Malfi (

): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover and as a trade paperback in the Paperback Book Club. * ''Ghost Walk'' by

(

): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Manhattan Grimoire'' by Sandy DeLuca ( October 2008): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover.

2009

* ''New Dark Voices 2'' edited by

( February 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Children of Chaos'' by Greg F. Gifune ( February 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Bloodletting'' by Michael McBride ( March 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Unhappy Endings'' by

(

April 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Pr ...

): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover. * ''Benjamin's Parasite'' by

(

May 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Pr ...

): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Reservoir Gods'' by Brian Knight ( June 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Primitive'' by

( July 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''The Girl In The Woods'' by David Jack Bell ( August 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''From Ashes'' by Sandy DeLuca ( September 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Long After Dark'' by Greg F. Gifune ( October 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Devil-Tree'' by

Steve Vernon ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form ( hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Stev ...

( November 2009): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover.

Trade Paperbacks

* ''The Dead Inn'' edited by Shane Ryan Staley ( January 2001): Published as a 500-copy trade hardcover. ''Delirium's first anthology.'' * ''Heretics'' by Greg F. Gifune ( August 2001): Published as a 250-copy limited trade paperback. * "I'll Be Damned" by Shane Ryan Staley ( September 2001): Published in September 2001 as a 250-copy limited trade paperback and a 500-copy trade paperback. * ''4 x 4'' by

, Geoff Cooper, Michael Oliveri and Michael T. Huyck Jr. ( October 2001): Published as a 400-copy limited trade paperback. Initially, the printer balked at including the signature sheets, because the authors scrawled obscene messages on many of them. * ''The House Spider and Other Strange Visitors'' by Kurt Newton (

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...

): Unknown print run. * ''Demons, Freaks, and Other Abnormalities'' by

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): Unknown print run. * ''I Love You and There is Nothing You Can Do About It'' by Gerard Houarner (

): Unknown print run. * ''Terror Incognita'' by Jeffrey Thomas (

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

): Unknown print run. * ''Up, Out of Cities that Blow Hot and Cold'' by

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): Unknown print run. * ''Dark Demons'' by Kurt Newton ( March 2002): Published as a 500-copy trade paperback. * ''Maternal Instinct'' by

( April 2002): Published as a 500-copy trade paperback. * ''Guises'' by

( June 2002): Published as a 500-copy trade paperback. * ''Host'' by Bryan Eytcheson ( August 2005): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. First book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''Fear of Gravity'' by

(

): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Second book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''Sympathy For The Devil: The Best of Hail Saten Vol. 1'' by

( January 2006): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Third book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''Slime After Slime: A Short Story Collection'' by

( May 2006): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Fourth book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''Deep Night'' by Greg F. Gifune ( May 2006): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Fifth book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''Running With The Devil: The Best of Hail Saten Vol. 2'' by

( July 2007): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Sixth book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''No Further Messages'' by

( November 2007): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Seventh book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''Oogie Boogie Central'' by M. Stephen Lukac ( February 2008): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Eighth book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World'' by

( July 2008): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Ninth book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''Clickers'' by

and Mark Williams ( July 2008): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Tenth book in the Trade Paperback series. * ''Saying Uncle'' by Greg F. Gifune ( August 2008): Published as a 1500-copy trade paperback. Eleventh book in the Trade Paperback series.

Paperback Book Club

* ''The Bleeding Season'' by Greg F. Gifune ( October 2007): First book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Dreadful Delineations'' by

( November 2007): Second book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Broken Angel'' by Brian Knight ( December 2007): Third book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''The Condemned'' by David Jack Bell ( January 2008): Fourth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Oogie Boogie Bounce'' by M. Stephen Lukac ( February 2008): Fifth book in the Paperback Book Club. Original. * ''Dominion'' by Greg F. Gifune ( March 2008): Sixth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Daemon'' by Harry Shannon ( April 2008): Seventh book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Scarecrow Gods'' by

( May 2008): Eighth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Thirteen Specimens'' by Jeffrey Thomas (

): Ninth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Clickers II: The Next Wave'' by

and

( July 2008): Tenth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Dead and Gone'' by Harry Shannon ( August 2008): Eleventh book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Passenger'' by Ronald Damien Malfi (

): Twelfth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Manhattan Grimoire'' by Sandy DeLuca ( October 2008): Thirteenth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''New Dark Voices 2'' edited by

( February 2009): Fourteenth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover. * ''Children of Chaos'' by Greg F. Gifune ( February 2009): Fifteenth book in the Paperback Book Club. Reprints hardcover.

Ultra Editions

Delirium publishes the Ultra Series, genuine leather books housed in a leather hinged box. Buyers have the option to personalize their copies by getting their names on a special "thanks" page from the author, as well as having their book personally inscribed. Only 26-36 copies are produced of each title. * ''Mean Sheep'' by

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): Published as a 6-copy ultra hardcover, an early prototype for the Ultra Collector's series. * ''The Rising'' by

( April 2003): Published as a 6-copy ultra hardcover, an early prototype for the Ultra Collector's series. * Book #1: ''Punktown'' by Jeffrey Thomas ( May 2003): Published as a 26-copy ultra hardcover. ''Delirium's first official release in the Ultra Collector's series.'' * Book #2: ''Broken On The Wheel Of Sex'' by

Jack Ketchum Dallas William Mayr (November 10, 1946 – January 24, 2018), better known by his pen name Jack Ketchum, was an American horror fiction author. He was the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. His novels incl ...

( July 2003): Published as a 26-copy ultra hardcover. * Book #3: ''The Logan Chronicles'' by

( October 2003): Published as a 26-copy ultra hardcover. Included a signed drawing by

Nolan Nolan may refer to: People *Nolan (surname) *Nolan (given name) * The Nolans, an Irish all-female band Places ;Canada * Nolans Corners, Ontario ;United States * Nolan, Texas * Nolan County, Texas * Nolan River, in Texas * Nolan, West Virginia See a ...

. * Book #4: ''Sixteen Sucking Stories'' by

( January 2004): Published as a 35-copy ultra hardcover. Included an audio CD of Lumley reading "The Mirror of Nitocris". * Book #5: ''Crota'' by

Owl Goingback Owl Goingback (born 1959) is an American author of horror fiction. Works He served as a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force. In 2020 Goingback's novel ''Coyote Rage'' was awarded the Bram Stoker Award for Novel. Bibliography Novels *''Cro ...

( May 2004): Published as a 26-copy ultra hardcover. * Book #6: ''The Parasite'' by

Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...

( October 2004): Published as a 26-copy ultra hardcover. * Book #7: ''Far Out: The Incredible Adventures of Sam Space'' by

( January 2005): Published as a 26-copy ultra hardcover. * Book #8: ''My Soul to Keep'' by

Tananarive Due Tananarive Priscilla Due ( ) (born January 5, 1966) is an American author and educator. Due won the American Book Award for her novel ''The Living Blood''. She is also known as a film historian with expertise in Black horror. Due teaches a course ...

( December 2006): Published as a 26-copy ultra hardcover.

Dark Homage Series

Volume One: Lovecraft

* Book #1: ''Epiphany: A Flying Tiger's Story'' by Stephen Mark Rainey ( September 2003): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #2: ''The Seventh Victim'' by

( November 2003): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #3: ''The Man Who Killed Kew Gardens'' by Brain Lumley ( January 2004): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #4: ''The Arms of the Sun'' by Jeffrey Thomas ( March 2004): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #5: ''The God of Foulness'' by Matt Cardin ( June 2004): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #6: ''An Outsider'' by

John Pelan John C. Pelan (July 19, 1957 – April 12, 2021) was an American author, editor and publisher in the small press science-fiction, weird and horror fiction genres. He first founded Axolotl Press in 1986 and published several volumes by authors su ...

( September 2004): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover.

Dark Essential Series

This series focuses on titles that have never before seen print in hardcover. In each limited-edition hardcover, Delirium includes special original bonus material not found in the original paperbacks. Each book is signed by the author and limited to no more than 200 copies. At the end of each year, Delirium offers custom-made slipcases to house the entire volume of books. This slipcase features the Dark Essentials logo as well as the volume lineup.

Volume One

* Book #1: ''Dragonfly'' by Brian Knight ( October 2003): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #2: ''Hexes'' by

( December 2003): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover and 100-copy limited hardcover.

Volume Two

* Book #1: ''Soma'' by

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February 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover. * Book #2: ''Grave Markings'' by

Michael Arnzen Michael A. Arnzen (born May 17, 1967) is an American horror writer. He has won the Bram Stoker Award three times. Early life and education Arnzen was born on May 17, 1967, in Amityville, New York. After a brief stint in the United States Army ...

( April 2004): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover. * Book #3: ''Ravenous Ghosts'' by

Kealan Patrick Burke Kealan Patrick Burke (born in Dungarvan, Ireland) is an author. Some of his works include the novels ''Kin'', ''Currency of Souls'', ''Master of the Moors'', and ''The Hides'' (Bram Stoker Award nominee), the novellas ''The Turtle Boy'' (Bram S ...

( July 2004): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and 150-copy limited hardcover. * Book #4: ''The Many'' by

( August 2004): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover. * Book #5: ''The Deceased'' by

( October 2004): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover. * Book #6: ''AAAIIIEEE!!!'' by Jeffrey Thomas ( December 2004): Published as a 15-copy leather-bound hardcover and a 150-copy limited hardcover.

Volume Three

* Book #1: ''Hush'' by

Tim Lebbon Tim Lebbon (born 28 July 1969, London) is a British horror and dark fantasy writer. Life Lebbon was born in London. He lived in Devon until he was eight and then in Newport until the age of 26. He now lives in Goytre, Monmouthshire with his ...

and Gavin Williams ( April 2005): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover. * Book #2: ''Deathgrip'' by

Brian Hodge Brian Hodge is a prolific writer in a number of genres and subgenres, as well as an avid connoisseur of music. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, where he is working on his latest novel. Brian Hodge's novels are often dark in nature, containing t ...

( June 2005): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover. * Book #3: ''A Lower Deep'' by

( August 2005): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover. * Book #4: ''Prodigal'' by

Melanie Tem Melanie Tem (née Kubachko; April 11, 1949 – February 9, 2015) was an American horror and dark fantasy author. Melanie Kubachko grew up in Saegertown, Pennsylvania. She attended Allegheny College as an undergraduate, and earned her master's in ...

( December 2005): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover. * Bonus Book: ''The Wishnik'' by Kurt Newton ( October 2006): Offered free with subscription to the Dark Essentials, Vol. 3 series. Published as a 115-copy limited hardcover.

Volume Four

* Book #1: ''Excavation'' by

Steve Rasnic Tem Steve Rasnic Tem (born 1950) is an American author. He was born in Jonesville, Virginia. Rasnic attended college at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and also at Virginia Commonwealth University. He earned a B.A. in English educ ...

( August 2006): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover. * Book #2: ''Untigahunk: Stories and Myths of the Little Brothers'' by

Rick Hautala Rick Hautala (February 3, 1949 – March 21, 2013) was an American speculative fiction and horror writer. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1974, where he received a Master of Art in English Literature. Rick arrived on the horror sc ...

( February 2007): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover. * Book #3: ''Prototype'' by

( September 2007): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover * Book #4: ''Demonologist'' by

( December 2007): Published as a 200-copy limited hardcover.

Exclusives Series

Delirium Books Exclusive Series (known as the X-series) are extremely limited-edition hardcovers that are only sold in preorder, within a reservation period of 1–3 months. The total number of books ordered in the reservation period becomes the total print run. * Book #1: ''Host'' by Bryan Eytcheson ( January 2004): Published as a 50-copy limited hardcover. * Book #2: ''Down To Sleep'' by Greg F. Gifune ( May 2004): Published as a 77-copy limited hardcover. * Book #3: ''Motivational Shrieker'' by

( September 2004): Published as an 82-copy limited hardcover. * Book #4: ''Body Counting'' by David Whitman ( April 2005): Published as a 92-copy limited hardcover. * Book #5: ''Descent'' by Sandy Deluca ( July 2005): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #6: ''Slime After Slime: A Short Story Collection'' by

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): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #7: ''The Dark Underbelly of Hymns'' by Martin Mundt ( April 2006): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #8: ''Jigsaw'' by

Gord Rollo Gord may refer to * Gord (archaeology), medieval Slavic settlement * Gord (given name), people and characters with the given name * Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), a stomach disorder * Ken Gord (born 1949), Canadian film and television p ...

( October 2006): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #9: ''No Further Messages'' by

( November 2007): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #10: ''The Condemned'' by David Jack Bell ( November 2007): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover. * Book #11: ''Broken Shadows'' by

Tim Waggoner Tim Waggoner is the author of numerous novels and short stories in the Fantasy, Horror, and Thriller genres. Education Waggoner graduated from Wright State University in 1989 with a Master of Arts in English with a Creative Writing Concentrat ...

( February 2009): Published as a 100-copy limited hardcover.

Special Edition Series

* Book #1: ''A Puppet Show For No One'' by Jeffrey Thomas ( March 2004): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover. Included a puppet by Jesse Wroblewski and Florence Ivy * Book #2: ''Scary Rednecks: The Appalachian Omnibus'' by

and David Whitman ( November 2004): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover. * Book #3: ''The Doll Who Ate His Mother'' by

( September 2005): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover. Included a doll created by Jesse Wroblewski of Puppet Terrors and Florence Ivy. * Book #4: ''The Rising: Selected Scenes From the End of the World'' by

( March 2006): Published as a 32-copy leather-bound hardcover with two addition copies produced (one for the publisher and one for the author). Also published as a 500-copy limited hardcover ( October 2007). A reprint trade paperback published in ( July 2008). * Book #5: ''Earthworm Gods: Selected Scenes from the End of the World'' by

( July 2008): Published as a 32-copy leather-bound hardcover with two addition copies produced (one for the publisher and one for the author). Also the same month published as a 500-copy limited hardcover. A trade paperback was scheduled but cancelled before release.

Chapbooks Series

Starting in the Fall of 2005, Delirium began publication of signed, limited hardcover chapbooks. As of September 2008, the Chapbook Series has been placed on hiatus. * Book #1: ''Failure'' by

( January 2006): Published as a 500-copy limited hardcover. * Book #2: ''Imprint'' by Patrick Lestewka ( June 2006): Published as a 500-copy limited hardcover. * Book #3: ''Pickman's Motel'' by

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): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover. * Book #4: ''Blood Wish'' by Michael McBride ( October 2007): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover. * Book #5: ''Divagations'' by

( May 2008): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover. * Book #6: ''Suckers: An Andrew Mayhem/ Harry McGlade Thriller'' by J. A. Konrath and

( May 2008): Published as a 300-copy limited hardcover.

Subsidiary Presses

Corrosion Press

* ''Luster'' by Shane Ryan Staley ( February 2002): Published as a trade paperback. * ''Confessions of an Archivist'' by Patrick Lestewka ( March 2003): Published as a trade paperback. * ''Dead Santa'' by Shane Ryan Staley ( December 2005): Published as a softcover chapbook. * ''Corrosion: Volume 1'' by Shane Ryan Staley ( April 2006): Published as a trade paperback. * ''Corrosion: Volume 1'' by Shane Ryan Staley ( June 2006): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Where's Bin Laden?'' by Shane Ryan Staley (

): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover and as a trade paperback. * ''Ugly Heaven, Beautiful Hell'' by

Carlton Mellick III Carlton Mellick III (born July 2, 1977) is an American author currently residing in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. He is best known as one of the leading authors in the Bizarro fiction, Bizarro movement in underground literature. Mellick's ...

and Jeffrey Thomas ( November 2007): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover. * ''Ugly Heaven, Beautiful Hell'' by

and Jeffrey Thomas ( December 2007): Published as a trade paperback. * ''Monster Behind the Wheel'' by

Michael McCarty Michael McCarty (September 7, 1946 - September 26, 2014) was an Americans, American movie, television, and stage actor. He was known for his roles in ''Casper (movie), Casper'' (1995), ''Dead Man'' (1995), and in ''The Legend of Bagger Vance'' ( ...

and

Mark McLaughlin (author) Mark McLaughlin (born 2 December 1975) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Since turning senior in 1999, McLaughlin has played over 100 games for both Clyde and Hamilton Academical. He has also played for Greenock Morton and Dumbarton ...

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): Published as a 150-copy limited hardcover.

December Girl Press

* ''Saying Uncle'' by Greg F. Gifune (

February 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; ...

): Published in as a trade paperback. * ''Settling in Nazareth'' by Sandy DeLuca ( August 2003): Published as a trade paperback.

Dimension House

The Godhead Trilogy

* Book #1: '' Towing Jehovah'' by

James Morrow James Morrow (born March 17, 1947) is an American novelist and short-story writer known for filtering large philosophical and theological questions through his satiric sensibility. Most of Morrow's oeuvre has been published as science fiction ...

( March 2004): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover. * Book #2: ''Blameless in Abaddon'' by

( May 2004): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover. * Book #3: ''The Eternal Footman'' by

( July 2004): Published as a 26-copy leather-bound hardcover. * Supplemental Volume: ''Reflections and Refractions'' by

(

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

): Published as a 26-copy limited hardcover chapbook.

The Dreamlands Series

* Book #1: ''Hero of Dreams'' by

( October 2004): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover. * Book #2: ''Ship of Dreams'' by

( February 2005): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover. * Book #3: ''Mad Moon of Dreams'' by

( June 2005): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover. * Book #4: ''Iced on Aran'' by

( December 2005): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover. * Book #5: ''Questers for Kuranes: Two Tales of Hero and Eldin'' by

( April 2006): Published as a 52-copy leather-bound hardcover. American speculative fiction publishers Delirium Books Horror book publishing companies Publishing companies established in 1999 American companies established in 1999