Farthest Star Publishing: “The New York Monster Hospital” – Lawrence Dagstine NOVELLA!

Posted on June 19, 2026

Hello, readers. I’m pleased to announce the release of my sixth lengthy novelette and novella these past few years. This time I’m back with the same publisher as Small Favors and The Paraplegic. Farthest Star Publishing. And boy, do they put out a lot of these fun little books that range between 10,000 and 20,000 words in length. What they call their Quick Reads Selections (aka Longer Stories). The kind of genre literature you could read on a single commute to work, in bed before you call it a night, take with you camping, or just take to the beach with you. The Farthest Star collection is basically sci-fi and horror that is meant to be read in one day, one sitting. They release these small singular titles in a cozy “chapbook format.” Like you’d find at vendor tables at small cons. The Paraplegic and Small Favors received an excellent reception, making it into the TOP 200 for Classic Horror on Amazon when they debuted. Can we strike lightning thrice? This time I’m taking you to a very spooky place with a somewhat ancient past. Set in my hometown, during the Great Depression. A novella about a mysterious Monster Hospital. And the little darling creatures that exist there, just waiting to take a bite out of you! Introducing my next novella, for 2026: “The New York Monster Hospital.” Links and pics shall be below, so just scroll down. It is available in print and Kindle formats. The best of both worlds.

Farthest Star Publishing presents…

The New York Monster Hospital by Lawrence Dagstine

Edited by Donald D’Amico

SAMPLE THE NOVELLA OR BUY IT ON AMAZON KINDLE:

ALSO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY PREVIOUS TWO CHAPBOOKS

FROM FARTHEST STAR PUBLISHING: “The Paraplegic” & “Small Favors”

Farthest Star Main Website – (click link, be redirected):

https://www.fartheststarpublishing.com/

Farthest Star Amazon Store – (click link, scroll down):

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CV4K4M22

Other New Entries: “Books & Anthos” and “Digital Credits”

Stygian Lepus Magazine: Spring 2026, Issue #33 – new story by Lawrence Dagstine

Posted on April 7, 2026

I have a new story in Issue #33 (April/Early Spring) of Stygian Lepus Magazine. This would be my third credit with them, third time gracing the journal’s pages these last few years. They are a monthly primarily focused on speculative fiction that is “beyond dark.” Even somewhat cosmic. This time around I have a tale which is one part religious horror, the other part medical horror. Think Robin Cook meets Ira Levin meets T.M. Wright (I used to know him 20+ years ago on a place called Shocklines). What happens when a doctor takes up residency in a rural hospital mysteriously funded by the local church? Who are these cardinals coming in the middle of the night with garbage bags, donning gold crosses? Why are there hundreds of pregnant women lined up outside the hospital’s emergency room all hours of the day? What’s going on in this medical facility? And what exactly is being born in the basement, which requires a special keycard to access? Check out my story in the latest issue of Stygian Lepus: “The Jesus Engine.”

Stygian Lepus Magazine – Issue #33

Available for Amazon Kindle (300+ page ebook) – and a MASSIVE paperback!

STYGIAN LEPUS ON AMAZON – Sample Now, Click Below

STYGIAN LEPUS MAGAZINE HOMEPAGE

(subscriptions, submissions, where to buy, etc)

CLICK LINK, BE REDIRECTED: https://www.stygianlepus.com/

Edited to Add: I’m pleased to announce that, as of this website post, the print version of Stygian Lepus No. #33 has cracked the TOP 100 spot (in preorders, for April 8th 2026). At Number 29 in Psychological Horror. It’s a biggie. I do recommend checking it out.

Other New Entries: “Magazines”

“Pocket Full of Posies, Shadow Children” – CHILDREN’S HORROR ANTHOLOGY!

Posted on August 25, 2025

Pleased to announce I have a new novelette of gothic horror (a period piece) in the latest Wicked Shadow Press anthology, Pocket Full of Posies – Shadow Children! This is children’s horror, so it is themed. Think adolescent monsters. Think kid vampires. Think werewolf cubs. Think zombie teenagers. This anthology is all about horrific minors, and they’re not to be trifled with. There are actually three books in the Pocket Full of Posies series. The other anthologies are “Paper Tombs” and “Silent Cradle.” I’m in Shadow Children, so remember that. My story takes place in a monster hospital with nuns (and there’s more to this hospital than meets the eye). Read my lengthy tale, “The Nursery Floor.” Pictures and links to everything will be down below, as always.

Pocket Full of Posies – Shadow Children Anthology

Published by Wicked Shadow Press – Edited by Parth Sarathi Chakraborty

Featuring Dagstine story: “The Nursery Floor”