Never Too Old to Save the World: An Anthology

Tales From the Weird West @ 90% with Two Days to Go!
almost 3 years ago – Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 03:46:40 PM

Hello folks!

We're down to the last two days on the Jonathan Maberry weird west anthology, The Good, The Bad, & The Uncanny and we have 10% to go to fund! 

So, if you've been waiting, holding out, or on the fence, now's the time to jump in and help us push this over the finish line!

This book is amazing, with a stellar cast of authors with new stories you absolutely don't want to miss out on! 

Go back the campaign now! Thanks!

Welcome to the Weird West
almost 3 years ago – Thu, Jun 08, 2023 at 08:40:09 AM

Hello chosen backers!

I wanted to drop you a line to let you know that Maurice Broaddus, who brought us "Big Momma Saves the World" in Never Too Old, also has a story in Outland's upcoming Weird Western anthology, The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny.

Here's a bit about the project:

Gunslingers. Lawmen. Snake-oil Salesmen. Cowboys. Mad Scientists. And a few monsters.

The Old West has never been wilder!

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNCANNY presents sixteen original and never-before-published adventures by some of today’s most visionary writers who have spun wildly offbeat tales of gunmen, lawmen, magic, and weird science.

Saddle up with Josh Malerman, Scott Sigler, Keith DeCandido, Cullen Bunn, R.S. Belcher, Greg Cox, Jeffrey Mariotte, Laura Anne Gilman, Aaron Rosenberg, Maurice Broaddus, John G. Hartness, Carrie Harris, James A. Moore, Marguerite Reed, C. Edward Sellner, Carrie Harris, and Jennifer Brody! These tales twist the American West into a place of darkness, shadows, sudden death, terror in the night, bold heroism, devious magic, and shocking violence.

Each story blazes a new trail through very strange territory –discovering weird science, ancient evil, mythic creatures, and lightning-fast action.

Edited by Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of GHOSTWALKERS: A DEADLANDS NOVEL, the Joe Ledger Thrillers, V-WARS, and KAGEN THE DAMNED.

Sound interesting? Pop by the Kickstarter and check it out! (We've had at least one Never Too Old backer already stop and say hi!)

Thanks, always, for working to save the world, no matter how many apocalypses we have to face.

-Alana

Scourge of the High Seas Pirate Board Game!
almost 3 years ago – Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 12:15:28 PM

Hello folks!

Just a quick note to let you all know about a new board game we just launched! If you love board games like we do and you also love pirates, Scourge of the High Seas might just be the game for you!

Scourge of the High Seas is played over five rounds where players will move their ship to attack  merchants, islands, navy, or other players in order to gain supplies to  sell at market in trade for money. Once sold, bury the money and  treasure to keep it safe for the end of the game. Whoever has the most  points at the end of the game wins.

Don't miss out! Check out the campaign and back it now!

Thanks!

Outland's Newest Anthology: Swords in the Shadows
almost 3 years ago – Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 08:33:54 AM

Hello chosen backers!

Outland has about a week left in our newest anthology, from our brand new horror imprint Outer Shadows, curated by Cullen Bunn. Swords in the Shadows features 22 brand new stories from authors Stephen Graham Jones, Brian Keene, Jonathan Maberry, Allison Pang, Justin C. Key, Wile E. Young, Glenn Parris, Hailey Piper, Heath Amodio, Josh Roberts, Jonathan Janz, Mary SanGiovanni, L.C. Mortimer, Mike Oliveri, Scott Schmidt, JimmyZ Johnson, Charles R. Rutledge, James A. Moore, Steven L. Shrewsbury, Rena Mason, Aaron Conaway, and Joe R. Lansdale.

It was an age of adventure.

An age of sorcery.

An age of unrelenting horror.

Sword and sorcery and pulp horror go hand-in-hand. Sinister enchanters working  foul magic. Hideous beasts lurking in shadowy dungeons. Blasphemous elder gods uncoiling from forgotten and forbidden temples.

SWORDS IN THE SHADOWS, the first anthology from the Outer Shadows imprint of Outland Entertainment, features twenty-two stories with a bloody stake driven into the heart of both the horror and fantasy camps. Herein, you will find fantasy worlds, brave warriors, fabulous creatures, wondrous magic. But you will also uncover bloodcurdling chills, spine-tingling horror, and an examination of those things that truly terrify.

Each story features a unique take on the sword, sorcery, and horror genre. New heroes. New terrors. New worlds of high adventure and loathsome terror.

Within the pages of this tome you will find:

• Undead legions
• Restless horrors
• Shapechangers
• Fiendish sorcerers
• Sorcerous fiends
• Unspeakable monsters
• Undaunted warriors
• Magical swords
• Magical wrenches
• And much, much more

New visions of adventure and horror await within the pages of this one-of-a-kind anthology!

We hope you'll pop over to the Kickstarter page and check it out!

'Til the next apocalypse,

-Alana

Library Journal's Pick of the month!
about 3 years ago – Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 09:04:53 AM

Hey there chosen backers!

I wanted to share some amazingly cool news with you: Never Too Old to Save the World was featured in Library Journal as their "Pick of the Month"! Yesterday, I visited the local library where I worked years ago, and one of the librarians, a former co-worker, pulled it out to show me—she's the one who underlined my name. Here's the review:

I am so, so tickled that people are finding this anthology and loving it. Thank you all for being part of making that happen!

If you're curious what Outland Entertainment has been up to lately, and you'd like to take your own mid-life call to adventure in a city rife with thieves and scoundrels (including the players), please check out our newest tabletop role playing game, Ocarus: The Crescent City. I had a blast working on this, and I think it has the same brand of humor found in some of the stories in the Never Too Old anthology. If you're interested in rpgs, I hope you'll give it a look!

Meanwhile, keep on saving the world, staving off one apocalypse at a time!

-Alana