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Cargo Cult Press

Publisher of limited-edition horror novels

Cargo Cult Press was launched in 2008 by Brian and Beth Cartwright to publish limited edition books in the horror genre. Cargo Cult Press is particularly notable for bringing to the collector's market writers such as Andersen Prunty and Gina Ranalli, known primarily in for their work in the Bizarro genre. Cargo Cult Press titles were distributed only through the Horror Mall website and a small number of specialty booksellers.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Cargo Cult Press was launched in 2008 by Brian and Beth Cartwright to publish limited edition books in the horror genre. Cargo Cult Press is particularly notable for bringing to the collector's market writers such as Andersen Prunty and Gina Ranalli, known primarily in for their work in the Bizarro genre. Cargo Cult Press titles were distributed only through the Horror Mall website and a small number of specialty booksellers. Despite the low print runs typical of the small press, their first publication, "Population Zero", was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in Superior Achievement in Long Fiction.2

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Originally proposed in March 2009 (20 March 2009) with the first title, "Sex, Death, & Honey" by Brian Knight, to be released in September 2009. The Six Little Friends imprint was to cater to the high-end collector's market, with low limitations, rare materials and the finest craftsmanship on par with such publishers as Infernal House and Charnel House. The press was subsequently put on hiatus on 31 March 2009 due to the late-2000s recession causing extremely low preorders where "Within four days all sales ceased" and vocal criticism on Horror Mall's The Haunt forum of the high price, $175 for the limited edition and $500 for the lettered edition, three times the price of a standard Cargo Cult limited and double the price of a Cargo Cult lettered edition.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cargo Cult Press, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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