We’re thrilled to announce author Patrick Barb for our upcoming horror anthology, Of Dread, Decay, and Doom! Patrick has contributed the short story “Did You Hear the One about the Girl with the Spider in Her Brain?” to the anthology. Jendia’s note: I may have made loud screeching noises while reading this, in the best way!

Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and spooky tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the novel Abducted, the dark fiction collections The Children’s Horror and Pre-Approved for Haunting, the novellas The Nut House, The Big One, Turn, JK-LOL, and Night of the Witch-Hunter, as well as the novelette Helicopter Parenting in the Age of Drone Warfare. He is the editor and publisher of the anthology And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel. His 2023 short story “The Scare Groom” was selected for Best Horror of the Year Volume 16 and he received an honorable mention for his short story “The Mommy, The Daddy, The Brother, and The Me Outside My House” in Best Horror of the Year Volume 17.

Learn more about Patrick Barb on the his website, and follow him on social media on Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky.

Our third anthology, Of Dread, Decay, and Doom, features fantastic authors from around the world, writing unsettling horror tales! Publishing June 16, 2026. Help back our campaign for this book!