R. David Fulcher’s ASTEROID 6 Wins Wild Card Award at the 2025 Halloween Book Festival

We’re thrilled to share that R. David Fulcher’s short story collection, ASTEROID 6 AND OTHER TALES OF COSMIC HORROR, has been awarded the 2025 Halloween Book Festival’s Wild Card Award.

Hosted annually in Hollywood, the Halloween Book Festival celebrates the best and scariest works of the season, honoring excellence in genres ranging from horror, science fiction, and fantasy to unconventional romance, children’s literature, and beyond. The Wild Card category—where “anything goes”—recognizes outstanding books that defy genre boundaries, and Fulcher’s chilling collection is a perfect fit.

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Published by Gravelight Press (an imprint of Current Words Publishing that specializes in producing quality horror fiction) ASTEROID 6 AND OTHER TALES OF COSMIC HORROR is a masterful exploration of the unknown, blending classic Lovecraftian atmosphere with original visions of dread and wonder. Across these stories, Fulcher captures both the awe and terror of humanity’s place in the vast, indifferent universe. The collection is part of a two-book series by Fulcher which began with the 2023 collection, THE PUMPKIN KING AND OTHER TALES OF TERROR.

Each year, the Halloween Book Festival’s panel of industry judges evaluates submissions for storytelling ability and their potential for adaptation into other media. Winners are selected for general excellence and innovation, helping draw well-deserved attention to authors during the height of the autumn book season.

Please join Current Words and Gravelight in congratulating R. David Fulcher on this outstanding achievement. We also wish to thank the organizers of the Halloween Book Festival for recognizing such a unique and imaginative voice in cosmic horror.

ASTEROID 6 AND OTHER TALES OF COSMIC HORROR is available now from major online retailers including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.