Phantom Constellations: Strange Tales and Ghost Stories releases November 15, 2025
Order direct from the publisher here:
https://www.cemeterydance.com/PhantomConstellations.html
Press kit and full information in previous post below.
Phantom Constellations: Strange Tales and Ghost Stories
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2025 by bloodandstardustAuthor Biography and Author Photo
Posted in Uncategorized on October 27, 2025 by bloodandstardustPlease use this author photography and biography. Feel free to modify the biography for space and word count needs. Also feel free to contact me if a specific length or word count is needed or required for your purposes.
About the Author
DANIEL BRAUM writes short stories that explore the tension between the psychological and the supernatural.
He intentionally adopts the term “strange tales” for his Twilight Zone-like stories in homage to author Robert Aickman and the intentional ambiguities of his work.
His latest books are the short story collections Phantom Constellations: Strange Tales and Ghost Stories from Cemetery Dance Publications and Creatures of Liminal Space an illustrated edition from Jackanapes Press.
His stories have appeared in places ranging from the The Best Horror of the Year Volume 12 edited by Ellen Datlow to Shivers 8 edited by Richard Chizmar.
His short fiction can be also found in his collections Underworld Dreams (2020) from Lethe Press, the illustrated chapbook Yeti Tiger Dragon (2016) from Dim Shores, The Wish Mechanics (2017) from Independent Legions as well as his debut short story collection The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales from Cemetery Dance Publications
He is the host of the Night Time Logic reading and interview series. Find him at bloodandstardust.wordpress.com.
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Launch Event for CREATURES OF LIMINAL SPACE coming on July 15, 2025
Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2025 by bloodandstardustComing July 15, 2025
Celebrate the release of Daniel Braum’s short story collection of strange tales CREATURES OF LIMINAL SPACE. Authors Michelle Souliere and Rudi Dornemann join Daniel Braum in a discussion on cryptids, all things liminal, as well as readings from their work to mark the release of the book.
Online only and free.
Join us live on You Tube or come back and watch at any time.
Cross Over Into the Braum Zone
Posted in Uncategorized on June 27, 2025 by bloodandstardustThank you to my friend and colleague, Jacques Messerau author of the Evil Exists Trilogy, for posting the first review of Creatures of Liminal Space on Amazon
“In his latest book of stories, Creatures of Liminal Space, word artist Daniel Braum’s sherpas the reader of open mind to dream worlds and cosmic borderlands. Once in ‘the Braum Zone’, your conscious self can connect to the invisible subconscious, revealing things you know, but never knew.”
Discussion of CREATURES OF LIMINAL SPACE on Jason’s Weird Reads
Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2025 by bloodandstardustI was fortunate enough to speak with host Jason White about Creatures of Liminal Space over at Jason’s Weird Reads.
We spoke about Dan Sauer’s wonderful art. I read from the book and more.
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Author Daniel Braum returns to Weird Reads to discuss his latest collection, Creatures of Liminal Space.
In this episode, we delve into the dreamlike, slow-burn nature of Braum’s horror stories, exploring how he utilizes atmosphere and ambiguity to build dread, and what “liminal horror” truly means. We also explore how his work blends speculative elements with emotional realism, and why the scariest things are sometimes the least explained.
If you’re into quiet horror, ghostly metaphors, and stories that linger long after the last page, this one’s for you.
Listen to the Weird Reads Podcast wherever you download your podcasts from!
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Link to the You Tube iteration of the podcast is here but you can find it on both Spotify and Apple as well.
Creatures of Liminal Space is out now wherever you buy books.
Posted in Uncategorized with tags book-review, books, fantasy, Horror, writing on June 25, 2025 by bloodandstardustDaniel Braum’s Creatures of Liminal Space explores the spaces in between places and the strange, weird, and numinous encounters you might have there. In this collection, you will find three short story length selections of Braum’s hallmark strange tales (including one original to this book), interspersed among twelve dark and wondrous flash fiction length selections. Braum and illustrator Dan Sauer invite you to traverse these labyrinths of the liminal, and join them on a phantasmagoric journey replete with dark and ethereal denizens haunting exotic borderlands far-flung and shadowy corners just next door.
Discover the heartbreaking secrets of a Loch Ness Monster sighted in the lush jungles of Central America.
Learn who or what the enigmatic Jaguar King is protecting with the wild cats of a remote swath of tropical forest.
Traverse patterns of love and loss and time—and learn if our friendships and truths, like constellations of stars, are real or perceived.
Ghosts. Hauntings. Monsters. Creatures. Cryptids. Fear. Darkness. Loss. Wonder. Heartbreak. Mystery. The Strange. The Uncanny. The Liminal. The Interstitial. Labyrinths of time. Love and Desire. The edges of civilization. Longings for the lost.
Braum’s intentionally ambiguous stories are akin to those you might find in the original Twilight Zone show, and will delight readers of Ray Bradbury, Lucius Shepard, Robert Aickman, and Tanith Lee.
“Emotionally complex, character-driven stories of wanderers, people far from home and far from comfortable in their own skin. Not since Lucius Shepard has a North American fantasist written so deftly about Central America. Braum’s superb stories are well worth the read.” —BRIAN EVENSON, Author of Good Night, Sleep Tight and Song for the Unraveling of the World
Review of Creatures of Liminal Space at Cemetery Dance online.
Posted in Blood and Stardust, Creatures of Liminal Space, My Fiction with tags Horror, Stardust on June 22, 2025 by bloodandstardustHere is an excerpt from Joshua Gage’s recent review of CREATURES OF LIMINIAL SPACE at Cemetery Dance online.
“Creatures of Liminal Space is a collection of short stories, mainly flash fiction, focused on interstitial creatures. Most of these tales are short, no more than a page or two, but that doesn’t stop them from being ethereal and effective. Braum is able to craft tight stories that are both haunting and deliberately abstract, almost gothic in their mystery. Many of these tales revolve around travelers and explorers in distant, remote locations; Braum is able to tap into the cultural shifts faced by these narrators and expound them into otherworldly strangeness. Whether it’s the Costa Rican jungles of “Boon of the Monkey God” or the markets of India in “In Search of Elephant Corners,” Braum’s protagonists are thrust into the unfamiliar, which Braum twists into something more strange and haunting with his writing.”
Posted in Appearances, Blood and Stardust, Creatures of Liminal Space, My Fiction on March 25, 2025 by bloodandstardust
Announcing the CREATURES OF LIMINAL SPACE lettered edition.
Jackanapes Press has created a special uncorrected proof edition exclusively for the Scares that Care Authorcon 5, in Williamsburg which runs March 28-30, 2025.
This edition is limited to 26 lettered copies, with two contributor copies and one promotional copy. It can only be purchased at the convention.
This edition is illustrated by Dan Sauer and signed by me.
At the Jackanapes Press website one can order the trade paperback edition and or a signed edition at a 30 percent discount until April 1.
Dan Sauer did an amazing job creating this beautiful book. I am so happy to be able to share it with you very soon.
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Here is some info about the book:
PREORDER NOW- WIDE RELEASE IN MAY 2025. Preorders from the Jackanapes Press site will ship before the official release.
Daniel Braum‘s intentionally ambiguous stories are akin to those you might find in the original Twilight Zone show, and will delight readers of Ray Bradbury, Lucius Shepard, Robert Aickman, and Tanith Lee.
Creatures of Liminal Space explores the spaces in-between, and the numinous encounters one may have there In this collection, you will find three short story length selections of Braum’s hallmark strange tales (including one original to this book), interspersed among twelve dark and wondrous flash fiction length selections. Braum and illustrator Dan Sauer invite you to traverse these labyrinths of the liminal, and join them on a phantasmagoric journey replete with dark and ethereal denizens haunting exotic borderlands far-flung and shadowy corners just next door.
Discover the heartbreaking secrets of a Loch Ness Monster sighted in the lush jungles of Central America. Learn who or what the enigmatic Jaguar King is protecting with the wild cats of a remote swath of tropical forest. Traverse patterns of love and loss and time—and learn whether our friendships and truths, like constellations of stars, are real or perceived.
“Emotionally complex, character-driven stories of wanderers, people far from home and far from comfortable in their own skin. Not since Lucius Shepard has a North American fantasist written so deftly about Central America. Braum’s superb stories are well worth the read.” —BRIAN EVENSON, Author of Good Night, Sleep Tight and Song for the Unraveling of the World
Trade paperback – 6×9 inches
Approx. 140 pages – Fully illustrated
CONTENTS:
Kookaburra
Breathstealer
“Go.”
Where the Jaguar King Lives in the Dark Heart of the Wood
Boon of the Monkey God
Matthias and the Sentinel
The Moalai
A Loch Ness Monster Under the Light of the Southern Cross
On Darkened Lawns
In Search of Elephant Corners
Human Impersonation Day
Phantom Constellations
The Walking Man
A Picture of Zurich
Houdini’s Grave
A Sneak Peek at CREATURES OF LIMINAL SPACE on the Horror From the High Desert Podcast: March 21, 2025
Posted in Uncategorized with tags author-interview, books, fiction, Horror, writing on March 21, 2025 by bloodandstardustAuthor and Host Scotty Milder had me back on his Horror From the High Desert Podcast that aired on March 21, 2025. The episode was a special book club episode where we took a deep dive into The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard. And gave a hearty sneak peek at CREATURES OF LIMINAL SPACE.
I read two selections from the book. “Breathstealer” and “Go” which you can hear on the episode. Following my introduction I’ve put the show notes and links Scotty created along with the promo-graphics
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SHOW NOTES:
On this second installment of the Horror from the High Desert Podcast “Book Club,” author Daniel Braum (“The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales,” “The Serpent’s Shadow”) joins Scotty to talk about celebrated speculative fiction author Lucius Shepard and his seminal collection of weird stories “The Jaguar Hunter” (1985, Arkham House). They consider Shepard’s unique legacy in the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror canons, and discuss the ways Shepard redefined their perception of what makes a piece of fiction “horror.”
They also talk about Daniel’s brand new collection from Jackanapes Press, “Creatures of Liminal Space,” illustrated by publisher Dan Sauer.
https://podcasts.apple.com/…/horror…/id1686537767…
https://open.spotify.com/episode/51DLDglgT7WnkcX1yCQsIX…
You can find Daniel online at https://bloodandstardust.wordpress.com
You can learn more about Lucius Shepard at http://www.lucius-shepard.com
You can buy a copy of “The Jaguar Hunter” at https://www.amazon.com/Jaguar-Hunter…/dp/0948893370/ (Be sure to look for the complete edition!)
You can pre-order “Creatures of Liminal Space” (and see Dan Sauer’s illustrations) at https://www.jackanapespress.com/…/creatures-of-liminal…
East Coasters! Meet Daniel at Authorcon V: Scares That Care, and get a SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION copy of “Creatures of Liminal Space.” You can find more information at https://scaresthatcare.org
You can read Scotty’s story “It Stares at Me” in “Horror USA: Washington” from Soteira Press. You can get a copy at https://www.amazon.com/HORROR-USA…/dp/B083PRNSVB/
And be sure to check out Daniel ‘s YouTube series “Night Time Logic.” You can tune in on Daniel’s You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838
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