<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Blood Bound Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blood Bound Books has been publishing the best dark fiction from authors around the globe.since 2009.]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/news-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:37:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dark Romance Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 2013, we released 400 Days of Oppression  by Wrath James White as an erotic horror title. It was brutal, uncompromising, and fit the Blood Bound Books mold perfectly.]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/dark-romance-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ce96e4535e7bcd26983992</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:23:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Bark Than Bite - Short Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE SPLATTER CLUB  presents More Bark Than Bite Robert Essig I was hanging out with Haloran Fritz smoking a fatty when the idea struck me. We had nothing better to do. No one knew much about Malcolm, but he went to work every day and had been a widower going on, hell, who knew how many years. I hadn’t seen his wife Lucretia since I was a kid. By the time we got down to the roach end of the joint, I was feeling pretty good, but Fritz and I agreed that we’d feel a whole lot better if we had...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/more-bite-than-bark-free-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a4ea9b9ce6f6e8f2e1de87</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories - Initiate]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:30:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_25e006418d05412ea1bcb2f517559ce3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 1: Soft as a whisper...]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOFT AS A WHISPER I should have known by the smell that there was a dead guy in apartment 24, but there was no way I could have guessed...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/chapter-1-soft-as-a-whisper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6490b8e519180cd660f3afbc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:56:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_81ca7b1c01564e20b711ff8731bbfcb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haven't read Chapter 1 yet? Get it here Chapter 2. “In the beginning, a single desire drew together three friends. Create music to change...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/chapter-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6478135df2f21b8d2cf298f9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_b07251f078704710bd3da233522e55d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAPTER 2: THE RITUAL]]></title><description><![CDATA["Carnal, spellbinding, explosive—Joseph Sale wields his blazing prose to pierce the shadow of the human soul and immerse us in a story of...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/chapter-2-the-ritual</link><guid isPermaLink="false">646e2b5777c1b3c10de7a545</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 15:37:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_e9cbb58ebd2b4062984654510b5c41c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAPTER 1: THE BLACK STAR]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Joseph Sale has written one of the most beautifully detailed stories I’ve ever read. THE CLAW OF CRAVING is immersive, captivating and...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/chapter-1-the-black-star</link><guid isPermaLink="false">646e26234488d62fa2893b81</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 15:20:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_e9cbb58ebd2b4062984654510b5c41c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 1]]></title><description><![CDATA["On June 6th, 2006, three friends entered a pact with a succubus. Musical fame and fortune would be there's provided the women could...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/suck-u-bus-chapter-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645d3172ccec368c9569c4cc</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories - Initiate]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 18:59:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_b07251f078704710bd3da233522e55d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Takes a Beast - Short Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brought to you in part by Don't Fall Asleep  Scary stories, creepypastas and dark fiction narrated by Spencer Dillehay It Takes a Beast D.A. Latham The moon was high and glowing. Its light shone down on the man as he circled the woman chained to the tree. She pulled against the metal collar around her neck and hissed profanities. He simply smiled, aroused by the sight.  She had led him on a grand chase, crashing through the woods, thinking she would escape. The astonishment on her face as he...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/it-takes-a-beast-free-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">644736dcb52fb12acceac515</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2023 23:11:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_cabe0040ebd04f4f8ced40f890ccebd8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Murder Stage - Short Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brought to you in part by Cold Case Corpse  Alex Cole - part private investigator, part mercenary - no job too violent, no fee too big, no moral unbendable. Paranormal and interdimensional work accepted. Deities slain. Reasonable rates . The Murder Stage Kristopher Rufty The text message told Garret the club was on Eleventh Street, but all he saw were rundown buildings and shops that went out of business at the dawn of time. Nobody was wandering about, no line of customers to be let in...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/the-murder-stage-free-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64017c349213ca7b5c31ff5f</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories - Initiate]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:02:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_d5cb7422dc9140abacb89adbc15e5c8d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_421,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men of Their Word - Short Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Presented by THE SPLATTER CLUB                                                                                                                            For the very first time, I was disappointed in my dad. It hurt to admit this, but the way he surrendered to such a grave injustice struck me as downright weak. I'd never considered my father weak, but he’d placed his bet on a legal system that had failed him, failed my sister, failed us all. We now had every right to seek our own brand of...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/men-of-their-word-free-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a92fd2bd3c87ab743bfaf6</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories - Initiate]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_fbdebed711fd49e38312a25ea9c9edfd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_620,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spreading Hope Through Dark Fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your signed copy here Blood Bank is more than just an anthology. It’s a milestone for Blood Bound Books. A symbolic culmination in an...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/spreading-hope-through-dark-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6281a207af409f28c2d4a1c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 01:03:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_ac2ab0b0d5c142b7a10fa754a5e29bc0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Submissions - Splatter Club ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to The Splatter Club Vol. III is now open to submissions. This anthology is only open to members of the club. It's an anthology...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/open-submissions-audio-narration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6256e5c656cf94d78ab4d21a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:16:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shoe Box Challenge - FREE Fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[It happened because in-line skating made its first appearance in the Olympics that year. That’s what the old folks said. The ones that...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/the-shoe-box-challenge-free-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">619594038c4b0600175071ae</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories - Initiate]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:07:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_557031c769a74cd5a1bd4c9a240e1104~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_700,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horror Haiku]]></title><description><![CDATA[In August, we ran a haiku contest with Absolute Underground Magazine! The winning poem will be featured in Welcome to the Club Vol. II, a...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/horror-haiku</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6182b450e3e3360016ed304c</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories - Initiate]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:38:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_8ae5ed92eab94d3386cbb3ffc4569720~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Second Transfusion!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We just got another transfusion of authors! Please welcome Livia Llewellyn, Kristopher Triana, Kealan Patrick Burke, Mona Kabbani, Max...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/the-second-transfusion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">616c805e46879300160e8008</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:11:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_ce33a2c1960840aeb233d79b83ad106a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Was There - 3rd Place Winner Gross-Out Contest 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA["I Was There" Jay Wilburn Performed Live at Virtual KillerCon 2021 - 3rd Place Winner I was there when Brian Keene  got his second vaccine shot, and it did not go the way the government would have you believe. First of all, he lost his shit. Literally. Like a fecal canon, he blasted down the walls of his observation pod and drenched the innocent patients and staff. I don’t know what the hell he ate, but I saw something akin to lettuce or coleslaw in there. Definitely, gas station sushi,...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/i-was-there-3rd-place-winner-gross-out-contest-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613d20548d27a7001678cce2</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories - Initiate]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:46:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e02d13_80c603091dcf49ab9986ad47fe51b5b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_620,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nougat -  2021 Gross-Out Contest Submission]]></title><description><![CDATA[**Note** There is no "Honorable Mention" category at KillerCon. As attendees, two Splatter Club admin were thoroughly grossed out by this performance and we asked to feature Carr's  submission. "Nougat" Benji Carr Performed Live at Virtual KillerCon 2021  The handsome blonde chap—that one from the dance floor who now had me pinned in the booth—stopped exploring my chest and neck with his mouth and moved in the direction of my ear, while grinding warm and slow against my now totally-unbuttoned...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/nougat-2021-gross-out-contest-submission</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613d26698aab6800167e23d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories - Initiate]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:46:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e02d13_1e340e345a3a4aafae4a4db2344eb4e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_620,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blood Bound Books is proud to announce our first charitable anthology: Blood Bank! Charity is a cornerstone of our company, and our three...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/blood-bank</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612bde6ac773990017cb06ac</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e02d13_3b4192c0c5a4434eb76e3c3a0c9b9969~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Wings - Short Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The girl knocked back a shot of tequila, burped loudly and slammed the shot glass down on the scarred oak bar top. She was a standard-issue biker chick—dirty blonde hair, scuffed leather boots, tight jeans, cropped tank top with no bra, hard eyes. What my college roommate would have described as rode hard and put away wet . 	She hopped up on the bar, legs parted and feet dangling, facing the crowd. 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Fifteen Years Later - A look Back at...]]></description><link>https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/where-the-monsters-lie</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60746e826bfbb9009b4521db</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:57:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/672a2a_bbe3b55db26c49dc84252c4bc250ae4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Blood Bound Books</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>