# Lurking Fear Publishing

> Independent publisher of dark fiction, horror, subculture non-fiction, dystopian sci-fi, pulp-inflected genre work, and genre-defying books from independent authors.

Site: https://lurkingfear.com
Canonical domain: https://lurkingfear.com

## Core Pages

- [Home](https://lurkingfear.com/): Full catalog of books, blog previews, search and category browsing.
- [Blog](https://lurkingfear.com/blog): Articles, genre histories, author interviews, and book marketing resources.
- [Shop](https://lurkingfear.com/shop): Purchase Lurking Fear titles in print and digital formats.
- [About](https://lurkingfear.com/about): About Lurking Fear Publishing.
- [Contact](https://lurkingfear.com/contact): Contact the publisher.

## Featured Blog Articles

- [The History of Avalon Hill](https://lurkingfear.com/blog/history-of-avalon-hill): 3,000-word definitive history of Avalon Hill — Charles S. Roberts, Tactics, Squad Leader, Diplomacy, The General magazine, and the 1998 Hasbro sale.
- [The History of Dystopian Fiction](https://lurkingfear.com/blog/history-of-dystopian-fiction): 2,000-word history of dystopian literature from Zamyatin and Orwell to the climate and surveillance dystopias of 2026.
- [Pulp Fiction 1950s–1980s](https://lurkingfear.com/blog/pulp-fiction-50s-to-80s): 4,000-word deep dive into vintage genre paperbacks and their modern descendants.
- [2026 Author Email Marketing Best Practices](https://lurkingfear.com/blog/author-email-marketing-best-practices-2026): Definitive playbook for indie author email marketing.
- [Skinhead Alternative Culture in Fiction](https://lurkingfear.com/blog/skinhead-alternative-culture-fiction)
- [The Sovereign Citizen — Press Release](https://lurkingfear.com/blog/sovereign-citizen-press-release)
- [Best Coming-of-Age Books 2025](https://lurkingfear.com/blog/best-coming-of-age-books-2025)

## Games & RPG Modules

- [Avalon Hill History](https://lurkingfear.com/games/avalon-hill): History of Avalon Hill, landmark titles, FAQ, and Lurking Fear releases in the Avalon Hill category.
- [SPI History](https://lurkingfear.com/games/spi): History of Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) — Dunnigan, Simonsen, Strategy & Tactics, monster games, and the 1982 TSR takeover, plus Lurking Fear releases in the SPI category.
- [Stars Without Number Adventures](https://lurkingfear.com/games/stars-without-number): Original one-shot adventures and campaigns for Stars Without Number: Revised Edition.
- [Gamma World Modules](https://lurkingfear.com/games/gamma-world): Post-apocalyptic Gamma World adventure modules.
- [The Long Game: The History Of Avalon Hill](https://lurkingfear.com/book/long-game) by Joe Murphy — definitive book-length history of Avalon Hill.
- [Breakout at Kestrel's Claw](https://lurkingfear.com/book/breakout-at-kestrels-claw): Cinematic extraction adventure module for Stars Without Number: Revised Edition.
- [Hexes of History: The Rise and Fall of SPI](https://lurkingfear.com/book/hexes-of-history-rise-and-fall-of-spi): The untold story of Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI), the company that changed wargaming forever.


## Featured Dystopian Titles

- [Black Planet](https://lurkingfear.com/book/black-planet)
- [Last Memory of Earth](https://lurkingfear.com/book/last-memory-earth)
- [The Hive](https://lurkingfear.com/book/the-hive)
- [Iron Lung](https://lurkingfear.com/book/iron-lung)
- [The Eve Project](https://lurkingfear.com/book/eve-project)
- [The Fifth Ship](https://lurkingfear.com/book/fifth-ship)
- [Architect's Dawn](https://lurkingfear.com/book/architects-dawn)
- [Year of Arrival](https://lurkingfear.com/book/year-of-arrival)
- [Vanguard Incident](https://lurkingfear.com/book/vanguard-incident)
- [Star Man](https://lurkingfear.com/book/star-man)
- [Silent Spring](https://lurkingfear.com/book/silent-spring)
- [Song of Silence](https://lurkingfear.com/book/song-of-silence)

## Indexing

- [Sitemap](https://lurkingfear.com/sitemap.xml)
- [robots.txt](https://lurkingfear.com/robots.txt)

## Attribution

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