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Charnel House

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U.S. horror fiction publishing house

Charnel House is a horror fiction publishing house, specializing in limited edition books noted for their craftsmanship. Examples being The Regulators (1996, by Stephen King writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) which featured bullets protruding from the front board and Last Call (1992, by Tim Powers) which featured endpapers made from untrimmed sheets of American dollar bills. Several of their releases are unavailable in any other format.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1989Founded1
  • Industrypublishing1
  • HeadquartersCatskill1

Charnel House is a horror fiction publishing house, specializing in limited edition books noted for their craftsmanship. Examples being The Regulators (1996, by Stephen King writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) which featured bullets protruding from the front board and Last Call (1992, by Tim Powers) which featured endpapers made from untrimmed sheets of American dollar bills. Several of their releases are unavailable in any other format.2

The story

2008

Odd Hours by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2007

The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz, 350 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

The Good Guy by Dean Koontz, 350 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore, 250 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2006

Forever Odd by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

The Husband by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

Brother Odd by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2005

Velocity by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

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Frankenstein by Dean Koontz, 750 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2004

Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

The Taking by Dean Koontz, 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2003

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

The Face by Dean Koontz, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

The Book of Counted Sorrows by Dean Koontz, 1250 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2001

From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

2000

My Own Choice by Keith Reid, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1996

The Regulators by Stephen King as Richard Bachman, 500 numbered copies and 52 lettered copies

1995

Where They Are Hid by Tim Powers, 350 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1994

Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1992

Beastchild by Dean Koontz, 750 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

Last Call by Tim Powers, 350 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1991

The New Neighbor by Ray Garton, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

1989

The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers, 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies

From Wikipedia’s article on Charnel House (publisher), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

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Timeline

  1. 1989Founded Founded1